Free2...
Free2 is a new bay area campaign that celebrates how libraries help give us the freedom to explore, imagine, connect, create and succeed. Learn more at www.wearefree2.org. Posted 4/15/08
Read Because You Can, Teach Someone Who Can't
Help an adult to read, write and spell better. Become a volunteer literacy tutor. Training begins Wednesday evening April 30th and continues during the day on Saturday, May 3rd and 10th. For more information email Project Second Chance (PSC), the library's adult literacy program, or watch this short video about one of PSC's success stories. Posted 4/4/08
"A candle which lights another candle does not lose its light."
Note: This tutor session is full. Information about future tutor trainings will be posted to the Project Second Chance web site.
Free wireless is available at all Contra Costa County Libraries
If your computer or PDA is Wi-Fi enabled you can connect to the Internet wirelessly at the Library free of charge. Check out our FAQs for more information or contact your community library. Posted 1/30/08
More New Libraries in our Future
As Contra Costa County grows, so does the Library system. Use these links to follow the progress of the new Lafayette Library and Learning Center, and Walnut Creek's New Downtown Library Project.
National Volunteer Recognition Week
The Contra Costa County Library thanks the more than 1,300 library volunteers, 200 Project Second Chance adult literacy tutors and 25 Friends of the Library and Library Foundation groups for their tireless support of community libraries and support of literacy throughout the year. Together, these individuals and groups volunteered over 90,000 hours in 2007. Read more. Posted 4/28/08
Contra Costa County Library Releases Visual Catalog
Visual Catalog Improves Search Experience
The Contra Costa County Library is pleased to introduce a new online catalog, called the Visual Catalog, which will be available on April 7, 2008. Library customers can begin searching now by going to: http://catalog.ccclib.org. Powered by the AquaBrowser Library ®, the Visual Catalog is a revolutionary library catalog developed specifically to enhance the searching experience. This new Visual Catalog makes searching the catalog as easy as searching the Internet, but also transforms the search experience in the library into an adventure comparable with "browsing the shelves." With its appealing interface and animated word cloud, the Visual Catalog is clearly designed with the library customer in mind, using three very simple concepts: Search, Discover, and Refine. Read more. Posted 4/2/08
The Contra Costa County Library today announced the first-ever countywide Contra Costa County Library Reading Festival. To be held May 16 – 18, 2008, the Reading Festival celebrates the importance of reading and libraries by bringing 50 authors into 25 community libraries for a weekend of free and fun programs. The Reading Festival will offer something for readers of all ages and interests and promote discovery in every chapter of life. Please visit the Library’s website at ccclib.org/reads for information on specific authors and Reading Festival events. Read more. Posted 3/26/08
The list of conveniences for those who live life on the go is about to grow. The Contra Costa County Library is expanding services and improving accessibility by making its popular collection available to people at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations and local shopping centers. The Contra Costa County Library is proud to be the first in the nation to offer the public book lending machines under a new program called Library-a-Go-Go. Read more. Posted 2/12/08