Authors and Lecturers

Upcoming programs
  • Sweet Thursday presents (Rescheduled!) : Dave Zirin: "The Kaepernick Effect. Taking a Knee, Changing the World"
    Sweet Thursday presents (Rescheduled!) : Dave Zirin: "The Kaepernick Effect. Taking a Knee, Changing the World"
    Thu, May 26
    ZOOM
    May 26, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    ZOOM
    In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By "taking a knee," Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes.
    Share
    RSVP
  • From Europe With Film: European Directors who Made it Big in Hollywood - Casablanca
    From Europe With Film: European Directors who Made it Big in Hollywood - Casablanca
    Wed, Jun 01
    Lafayette Library - Don Tatzin CH
    Jun 01, 1:00 PM
    Lafayette Library - Don Tatzin CH, 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA 94549, USA
    Share
    RSVP
  • From Europe With Film: Bunny Lake is Missing
    From Europe With Film: Bunny Lake is Missing
    Wed, Jun 08
    Lafayette Library - Don Tatzin CH
    Jun 08, 1:00 PM
    Lafayette Library - Don Tatzin CH, 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA 94549, USA
    Share
    RSVP
  • WOW presents deYoung Museum - The Obama Portraits
    WOW presents deYoung Museum - The Obama Portraits
    Wed, Jun 08
    ZOOM
    Jun 08, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    ZOOM
    Join us in the seven-US-city tour of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery official portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama. The tour highlights the power of portraiture and its potential to engage communities. This webinar discusses the artists behind the portraits!
    Share
    RSVP
  • Sweet Thursdays presents: Marion Nestle
    Sweet Thursdays presents: Marion Nestle
    Thu, May 12
    ZOOM
    May 12, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    ZOOM
    A James Beard Award-winner and the author of What to Eat and Soda Politics, leading nutritionist Marion Nestle exposes how the food industry corrupts scientific research for profit.
    Share
    Details

Click here for the Contra Costa County Library Program Calendar 

Archive of exceptional programming

LLLC Foundation has a rich history of great programs and special events.

An archive of our Distinguished Speaker Series, is available HERE.

​

A selection of past program recordings is available on the Lafayette Library YouTube Channel.  

AuthorVideo.png