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Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation Great minds and great communities start here! Check out our calendar for upcoming events:
http://www.lafayettelib.org/calendar/

The LLLC Foundation provides more than 52% of the Lafayette Library operating budget. In collaboration with community partners, sustains the LLLC as a community place and regional resource that offers enriched experiences for all ages.

🤝Lafayette is a community of involved citizens bound by shared passions, and we’re passionate about the Lafayette Librar...
10/23/2026

🤝Lafayette is a community of involved citizens bound by shared passions, and we’re passionate about the Lafayette Library and Learning Center!

📚At the Lafayette Library Foundation, we're proud to fund the people and programs that make our library extraordinary. Your donation helps to provide opportunities for learners of all ages — from young readers discovering their first favorite book at story time to community members of all ages engaging in thought-provoking conversations and innovative programs. Thanks to you, the Library remains a vibrant resource for thousands of patrons who rely on it.

Learn more about what we do and ways to give on our website, lllcf.org

Join us for an intimate look at the career of Lafayette’s own Joyce Maynard. From capturing national attention at age 18...
10/22/2026

Join us for an intimate look at the career of Lafayette’s own Joyce Maynard.

From capturing national attention at age 18 with her seminal New York Times cover story to her celebrated work as a journalist, NPR contributor, and performer for The Moth, Joyce has spent decades shaping the American literary landscape. Don't miss this unique opportunity as she discusses the art of storytelling, her novels, memoirs and her latest book, In Wonderland.

📆 Tuesday, November 10 | 7:00 PM
🎟️ LLLCF.org/programs or Givebutter.com/JMaynard

10/22/2026

📚Another fantastic program for the books!

Thank you to for joining us for an overview of the November ballot. Program attendees had a chance to chat with one another, interact with voting resources, and ask questions 📧

Interested in civic conversation series programs? Join us for our upcoming program with acclaimed librarian and local historian, Dorothy Lazard on November 5th at 7:00 PM. Learn more at lllcf.org/programs.

Have you purchased tickets for our upcoming programs?We have three amazing speakers coming to the Library in November!No...
10/20/2026

Have you purchased tickets for our upcoming programs?

We have three amazing speakers coming to the Library in November!

November 5: Dorothy Lazard 📚 Acclaimed author, librarian, and local historian.
November 6: Nick Epley 🧠 Scientist and author featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Wired, TED, and NPR, among others.
November 10: Joyce Maynard 📘 Celebrated and bestselling author of 17 books.

Get your tickets today! Only a few weeks until we welcome these wonderful authors to the Lafayette Library. Learn more on our website, LLLCF.org.

📚What do Catherine de Medici’s high heels have to do with Black postmasters of the 19th century? Join us as we welcome a...
10/19/2026

📚What do Catherine de Medici’s high heels have to do with Black postmasters of the 19th century? Join us as we welcome acclaimed librarian and local historian Dorothy Lazard to find out!

🌳Following the success of What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World, her new memoir delights and inspires readers with powerful firsthand accounts of the Oakland Main Library and the diverse patrons whose lives are transformed there. Lazard spent years on the front lines facing challenges such as budget cuts and book bans, never losing faith in the Library as a place of both knowledge and refuge.

📚Publishers Weekly enthused, “Lazard delivers an ode to public service that brims wth communal feeling.” Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the author herself!

🧠We know that social connection enriches our lives — so why do we hesitate to connect? In A Little More Social, acclaime...
10/17/2026

🧠We know that social connection enriches our lives — so why do we hesitate to connect? In A Little More Social, acclaimed author and behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley explores why we need connection yet often behave unsocially.

🎞️ Advocating for small, but impactful acts, Epley demonstrates that bridging the gap between two people is easier, and often more successful, if we seize the small moments and choose to be a little more social. Epley’s research has been featured by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Wired, and NPR, among many others. Books are available for purchase with tickets and at the event courtesy of Orinda Books.

💚Because of your support, the Foundation helps to provide opportunities for learners of all ages — from young readers di...
10/16/2026

💚Because of your support, the Foundation helps to provide opportunities for learners of all ages — from young readers discovering their first favorite book at story time to community members of all ages engaging in thought-provoking conversations and innovative programs.

📚Join us at the library this week!

Did you know? You can host an event on the Library's patio/amphitheater!📸☀️Located off of First Street, the expansive Am...
10/16/2026

Did you know? You can host an event on the Library's patio/amphitheater!📸

☀️Located off of First Street, the expansive Amphitheater and Patio features a partial-shade trellis and terraced hardscape. This venue is popular for outdoor parties, performances, and community events.

🔗Learn more about booking your next event at the library by visiting our website, lllcf.org/rent-a-room

In an era of technological innovation, how can AI supplement and support our healthcare system? Join VP and Chief Medica...
10/15/2026

In an era of technological innovation, how can AI supplement and support our healthcare system? Join VP and Chief Medical Information Officer Priti Patel, MD, for an informative discussion on how John Muir Health uses AI to aid patient care and increase workplace efficiency in a safe, ethical, and effective way.

📆 Wednesday, October 28 @ 7:00 PM
📚 Don Tatzin Community Hall
🎟️ Tickets: Free!

Register at lllcf.org/Programs

🏡What does it mean to be a good neighbor?Join Friends of the Library for Sweet Thursday with author Vanessa Hua 📚🌾Whethe...
10/06/2026

🏡What does it mean to be a good neighbor?

Join Friends of the Library for Sweet Thursday with author Vanessa Hua 📚

🌾Whether between humans or wildlife, watching territorial battles has preoccupied author Vanessa Hua in her writing. Set in the fictional Bay Area community of El Nido, Hua’s Coyoteland follows a Chinese American family whose arrival sets off a series of scandals as a coyote rampages through the hills of Berkeley. Urgent, riveting, and deeply heartfelt, Coyoteland unflinchingly explores our current moment.

🎟️Tickets are available at Tinyurl.com/sweet-oct2026

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3491 Mt Diablo Boulevard, Ste 214
Lafayette, CA
94549

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Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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