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Our Programs
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center has a reputation for hosting exceptional programs throughout the year. The Library is proud to share the voices of notable, award-winning authors, as well as journalists, filmmakers, scientists, physicians, artists, athletes, cultural critics, activists and others, with the community.
All Lafayette Library programs are supported by LLLC Foundation. The Foundation provides valuable marketing for every Library program, funding for event staff, and facility upgrades including the latest audio/video equipment in each room. In addition, the Foundation produces and hosts programs including the Distinguished Speaker Series, and the SWELL program for tweens and teens, and partners with community groups like Lamorinda Village to offer Senior SWELL for folks 65+.
Thanks to sponsors and donors, the Library Foundation also offers free community events including Day at the Library, a 15th Anniversary Program Series, and Novel Beats: Live Music at the Library.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
Even before the Library doors opened in 2009 the Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) welcomed Louis Zamperini, an American Work War II veteran and POW, Olympic distance runner, and the subject of the 2014 film Unbroken.
Over the years DSS has hosted conversations with award-winning authors including the U.S. Poet Laureate, Olympic athletes and sports writers, a bank robber, the Ultramarathon Man, an astrologist, artists, musicians and more.
Foundation programs include conversations with award-winning scientists, activists, journalists, chefs, historians and more. ​ An archive of past speakers is available HERE.
A selection of program recordings is on the Lafayette Library YouTube Channel.
Our program partners
In the spirit of our mission, the Lafayette Library Foundation strives to reflect the values, interests and passions of the community. We welcome the opportunity to become Community Partners with like-minded organizations.
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