Career Online High School Program Available for Free to Residents The Contra Costa County Library is offering qualified community members the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate through Career Online High School. The program is specifically designed to reengage adults into the education system and prepare them for entry into post-secondary career education […]
The Contra Costa County Library and the City of Concord have approved a two-week closure as part of a facility refresh project for the Concord Library at 2900 Salvio Street. The Library will close from August 22 through September 5. During the closure improvements will include replacing the carpet and new paint in several areas. […]
A County Read about our Veterans’ Experience Come fall, the Contra Costa County Library will host a county-wide read to explore the experience of our veterans as part of Cal Humanities’ statewide read War Comes Home. The Library will distribute books by two New York Times bestselling authors: Karl Marlantes’ What It Is Like to Go to War and […]
A County Read about our Veterans’ Experience Come fall, the Contra Costa County Library will host a county-wide read to explore the experience of our veterans as part of Cal Humanities’ statewide read War Comes Home. The Library will distribute books by two New York Times bestselling authors: Karl Marlantes’ What It Is Like to Go to War and Luis […]
Remember & Go: Memories of a Lifetime in Contra Costa County Library embarks on a local history digitization project The Contra Costa County Library is the recipient of a $49,000 Library Services and Technology Act grant awarded by the California State Library to create Remember & Go, a database of historical photographs, artifacts, and other important items […]
An eBook platform developed by libraries, for libraries.      Contra Costa County Library and the Califa Library Group are pleased to announce the beta launch of enki Library (enkilbrary.org), a library-driven and library-developed open source eBook platform which expands the Douglas County (CO) model to serve multiple libraries in California. Frustrated […]
New Facebook page includes Interactive local history:          Contra Costa County Library recently launched a new Facebook page called Memories of a Lifetime in Contra Costa County. The page allows residents and anyone interested in the history of Contra Costa County to contribute to a fun and interactive local history initiative […]