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National Traveling Exhibit Coming to the Walnut Creek Library: “Lincoln: the Constitution and the Civil War”
The Walnut Creek Library Foundation and Walnut Creek Library are partnering with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National Constitution Center (NCC) in Philadel...
Dec 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Contra Costa County Library Receives Two Awards for Snap & Go
Contra Costa County Library's Snap & Go program is the recipient of two prestigious awards – one for libraries nationwide and one for libraries within California. The American Library Association's...
Dec 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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WINTER PRUNING OF ROSES, DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS: A PROGRAM FOR HOME GARDENERS AT THE SAN RAMON LIBRARY
On Thursday, January 12 at 6:30 pm, the San Ramon Library hosts the Contra Costa Master Gardeners for a lecture on winter pruning. Master gardener Lorraine Frey will present pruning techniques to...
Dec 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kindle joins growing list of eReader devices with access to Contra Costa County Library's free eBook Collection
Contra Costa County Library continues to spread the word about the growing list of eReader and mobile devices now compatible for use with its Downloadable Media Collection. The Amazon® Kindle join...
Oct 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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National Friends of Libraries Week October 16 – 22, 2011
The Contra Costa County Library honors and celebrates the outstanding efforts of the Friends of the Library groups and Library Foundations that have supported Contra Costa County Library’s communit...
Oct 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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DECLUTTER AND SIMPLIFY YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE
Keisha Gallegos, Martha Beck Life Coach, and Bill Wostenberg, financial planning consultant, will talk about how to "Declutter and Simplify Your Financial Life" on Saturday, October 29, 1:00-3:00pm...
Oct 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Author Talk: Mary Jo McConahay
Join us in welcoming author Mary Jo McConahay, who will speak at Ygnacio Valley Library on November 12, 2011, at 2 pm. She will focus on her recently-released book, Maya Roads: One Woman’s Journey ...
Oct 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pasadena Farm, a model of Slow Food Movement: Film to be shown at Walnut Creek Library
The third and final film to be shown at the Walnut Creek Library in association with Delta Diablo Slow Food is “Homegrown: 21st Century Family Farm” on Saturday, October 22, at 4 pm. The library i...
Sep 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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