Join My Lileigh Pad for an interactive Halloween Storytime with hands-on sensory stations that inspire creativity and support fine motor development! Please note : Sensory materials may include small pieces that can pose a choking hazard. Adult supervision is required at all times. Registration is not required, but seating is limited to room capacity. Generously sponsored by the Walnut Creek Library Foundation.
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Join us for reading and crafts in the Nook with Miss Marie! — Join us for a morning of imagination and creativity! Miss Marie, the Children’s Education Manager, will read a nature-themed book, sing songs, and lead a craft activity related to the book of the week. The Ruth Bancroft Garden is not only an extraordinary li…
Practice your English conversation skills with other adult ESL learners in a comfortable and friendly setting. We meet in person, upstairs, in the Oak View Room at the Walnut Creek Library. Please drop in, no registration is required, and all abilities are welcome.
Join Ruth Bancroft Garden horticulturalist, Michael Rada as he shares adventure stories and pictures of botanical finds from his (mostly) on foot circumnavigation of the mountains surrounding the Central Valley of California. Hiking, biking, and bushwhacking over 2,000 miles through California’s rugged Coast Ranges, Ca…
Storytime at Concord Library is a fun and engaging experience designed to support young children as they build language, early literacy, and social skills. Children will enjoy stories, songs and movement created especially for ages 1–5. After Storytime, families are invited to stay and enjoy a 20-minute play session th…
Storytime at your local library! Enjoy lively songs and stories that inspire a lifelong love of learning and support Early Literacy . Stay after to play together. Program details: Free No registration Kids of all ages and abilities welcome, with their caregivers. Supported by the Walnut Creek Library Friends and the Wa…
Parents and caregivers with a baby aged 0-1 are invited for songs, fingerplays, and lap bounces! Stay after to play together. No registration is required.
Garden Buds is a program where your child will meet the same friends each week and practice social skills in an outdoor setting while developing an interest in nature with hands-on activities. — NOVEMBER THEME: CREATE WITH NATURE November 4, 11, 18 | Wednesdays at 9:30AM-10:15AM Do you have a child 18-36 months old? Ar…
Fill out an entry slip with your best guess for the title of the banned book in the jar, everyone who guesses right will be put in a drawing for prizes. Prizes will be drawn in the last week of October. For Teens Grades 6-8 Program made possible by the Clayton Community Library Foundation.
Try a new puzzle challenge each Tuesday in the Teen/Young Adult book area. Solve the puzzle to uncover a hidden four-digit code, then visit the Prize Puzzler box near the 3D printer by the Service Desk. Enter your code to unlock the box and win two fun prizes! This program is for Grades 9-12.
Find the images of stories within Latinx & Hispanic culture hidden in the Children's Area to receive a prize. Pick up a game sheet at the front of the library or at the Study Area/Discovery Zone counter to get started. Important: One entry per month. This program is made possible by the Clayton Community Library Founda…
Join us on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month for an informal meetup of young families with babies and toddlers. Make connections with each other and allow time for the little ones to build school readiness skills with shared toys and early literacy games provided by the library. Play Pals on the first Thursdays in S…
Ages : 3-5 From herbivores to carnivores and everything in between, learn with us as we explore the eating habits of wild animals in California. Our animal ambassadors are ready to show you and your little ones what they eat and how they like to eat it. Our preschool workshops are designed for budding nature lovers 3 t…
