Events

Look for colorful covers by Black authors and illustrators, posted around the children's section. When you find all of them, return to the desk for a bookmark and a chance to win a free book by Phelicia Lang! For ages 3-12. 

Black recording artists have influenced American music in powerful ways, creating and shaping many styles we hear today — jazz, blues, gospel, rock, R&B, hip-hop, and pop. This February, children are invited to celebrate Black History Month…

Enjoy a nature walk with a Naturalist followed by storytime with a Librarian! This program is part of a special partnership between the Contra Costa County Library and the East Bay Regional Parks.

This event will be located at the Lafayette…

Get ready to wiggle and giggle in Peek-A-Book Storytime, where we practice early literacy skills through sharing books, singing songs and moving around. This 20-minute Storytime is followed by 40 minutes of Stay & Play. Best for…

Join your friends at the Dougherty Station Library for fun and engaging stories, music, fingerplays, action rhymes, and felt board activities on Tuesdays at 10:15am.

Following this storytime, early learning toys will be set…

Enjoy bounces, songs, and more with your little one. Please, no more than two children per lap; there will be a lot of caregiver/child interaction, so large groups are not a good fit for this storytime. The storytime targets children ages…

Warm up for a craft by playing with early literacy toys at the library and socializing with other children. Please, no large groups since this activity will require a lot of parent/caregiver help and interaction. The activity…

Join us for baby storytime! Parents and caregivers with a baby aged 0-1 are invited for stories, songs, and lap bounces! Stay after the stories to play.

No registration is required.

For special accommodations, please contact the Library…

Reading stories and singing songs together is a wonderful opportunity for young children to develop early literacy skills. Join us at The Orinda Library for Preschooler Storytime, Tuesdays at 3:30pm. 

Come for stories, songs, and…

Lunar New Year Family Storytime! Celebrate and learn about Lunar New Year at El Sobrante Library on Tuesday, Feb. 10th at 6pm with Storytime and a craft! This event is a collaboration with El Sobrante Library Youth Services and…

Lots of picture books, songs, rhymes, and fun! Stuffed animals & pajamas welcome.

Phelicia Lang, local educator and author of the Tay and Friends book series, joins us for a Black Children's Book Week storytime! Phelicia will read stories about playful Tay and his science-empowered friend, Aleeyah, and kids can enjoy a…

Stories and songs for 1 to 3 year olds and their caregivers.  No registration needed.

Join us for songs, stories, and movement! Stay after the stories to play! Most appropriate for ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome.

For special accommodations, please contact the Library with 72 hours notice.

Join us at the San Pablo Library for Storytime on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Stories and songs for children 0-3 followed by free play time.

Stories and songs for 1 to 3 year olds and their caregivers.  No registration needed.

Join us on Wednesdays at 10:30 for a fun Family Storytime with themed songs, movement, rhymes, stories and literacy building activities! 

Read! Talk! Sing! Play! Join us for storytime on Wednesdays at 10:30 with Ms. Jennifer. Library storytime is a great way to practice early literacy skills through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement. 

All ages and abilities…

Join us at The Moraga Library for a 20 minute storytime on Wednesdays at 10:30am.

Reading stories and singing songs together is a wonderful opportunity for young children to develop early literacy skills. Come for stories, songs, and…

Enjoy storytime and a craft for toddlers and preschoolers provided by I Heart Art.

No registration necessary. All ages and abilities welcome. For special accommodations, please contact the Library with 72 hours notice.