Storytime
2025-12-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-01-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-01-03 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
STORYTIME
MOST FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
10:30-11

Join us for some fun stories, fingerplays and songs.
Storytime is for kids and their grown-ups.
Stories are geared for the 0-6 age range but older siblings are always welcome.

Elf on the Shelf Pop-Up Boutique
2025-12-07 10:00 - 15:00
Friends of the Fort Bragg Library’s
Elf on the Shelf Holiday Boutique
Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 10-3
(Saturday Members Only Pre-Sale, 9-10 am)
Elf on the Shelf Holiday Boutique will feature unique items for sale, such as Pottery by renowned artist, Diana Leon, Rock and Roll posters from the 1960s, art featuring local artists, and an array of select books for sale. There will also be a raffle featuring baskets filled with locally donated goods and services.
Join us for this festive holiday sales event.

LEGO® Block Party
2025-12-09 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-16 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-23 14:00 - 17:00
LEGO® Block Party
Most Tuesdays
2-5 pm
Kids and families!
Check the calendar for updates.

Creative Writing Workshop
2025-12-10 14:00 - 15:30
Creative Writing Workshop
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
This month: DRAMA—Write a Ten-Minute Play, Win a Contest and Get it Published with Phil Zwerling
Writers of the Mendocino Coast are providing free monthly creative writing workshops for adults. All workshops are lead by published authors and will feature different genres and themes each month.
No sign-up is required. Just bring yourself, your BFF, your notebook and your pen.
For more information about the writing workshops, contact Writers of the Mendocino Coast at info@writersmendocino.org. You can also visit their website at writersmendocino.org.

Philip Zwerling has authored or edited six books: Nicaragua: A New Kind of Revolution, After School Theatre Programs for At Risk Teenagers, The CIA on Campus: Academic Freedom and National Security, The Theatre of Lee Blessing and Eyes on Havana; Memoir of An American Spy Betrayed by the CIA, Locked. Coming in 2024: In Search of The Thin Man: Dashiell

Library at Farmer's Market
2025-12-10 14:30 - 16:30
Library at Farmer’s Market
Most 2nd and 4th Weds of the month
Downtown, Franklin St
(Inside the Old Rec Center Gym if it is raining)

Fort Bragg Branch Library is at the Farmers Market most 2nd and 4th Weds of the month. Stop by our table, say hi and check out all the happenings at the library! You might even get a free book!

See you at the Farmers Market!

Poetry Writing Workshop
2025-12-11 15:00 - 16:30
Poetry Writing Workshop
Second Thursday of the month,
3-4:30 pm

Notes on the Art of Poetry
I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-on
in the world between the covers of books,
such sandstorms and ice blasts of words,,,
such staggering peace, such enormous laughter,
such and so many blinding bright lights,
splashing all over the pages
in a million bits and pieces
all of which were words, words, words,
and each of which were alive forever
in its own delight and glory and oddity and light.
Dylan Thomas

Poetry writing is often referred to as the “effort to provide insight into the human spirit”. It encourages us to free our imaginations and express the human spirit in our own unique style.
The Fort Bragg Library Poetry Writing Workshops will include samples of the various styles and techniques of poetry writing, displays of published works, in-session writing exercises along with readings and discussions of individual works produced during the workshops.
Join us the second Thursday of the month, 3-4:30 pm, to find your hidden poet within! Workshops are free. For Adults and older Teens.

Tech Help at Redwood Senior Center
2025-12-12 13:00 - 15:00
TECH HELP AT REDWOOD COAST SENIOR CENTER
SECOND FRIDAYS OF EACH MONTH, 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Get help with:
► laptops / cell phones / tablets
► email & social media
► basic software & internet help
These events will be taught by staff from the Mendocino County Library at Redwood Coast Senior Center, 490 N. Harold St, Fort Bragg.
Bring your device/s and your login information.
Have questions? Please contact Nayo or Lily at the Library: (707) 234-2861

Donation Acceptance Day
2025-12-13 12:00 - 15:00
Friends of the Fort Bragg Library Donation Acceptance Day
The Friends accept donations the 2nd Saturday of every month, 12-3, in the alley west of the library.
Please check HERE for what is accepted and what is not before you bring your donations. Thank you.

Nailed It! Adult Crafting with Amie
2025-12-13 14:00 - 16:00
Nailed It! Adult Crafting with Amie
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
Project: TBD
*Space is limited. Sign-ups are required. To sign up, call 707-964-2020 or drop by the library during open hours. (Reservations will close 1 week before the event to allow us to purchase materials)
Nailed It! is a program for those of us who aren’t comfortable with our crafting skills and just want to have fun attempting something new.
Sr. Library Tech, Amie, is admittedly crummy at crafting but loves to try anyway and she knows there are others out there with similar sentiments. So the only measurement for success at Nailed It! is to strive to do better than your host and, trust me, you’ve got this. By the end of each session you will be able to hold your head high and, without one iota of pretentiousness, be able to exclaim NAILED IT!
Supplies are provided so all you need to bring is your creative self.

Teen D&D
2025-12-17 15:00 - 17:00
Teen D&D
(ages 12-18)
First & Third Wednesdays
3-5 pm

Bring yourself, bring a friend to Teen D&D @Fort Bragg Branch Library. No experience is necessary but if you’re already a master, you can still have fun creating characters and participating in the campaign with the newbies to the game. Don’t know how to play? Not to worry. We’ll teach you!
Materials and snacks provided by Friends of the Fort Bragg Library.
Space is limited so it’s best to sign-up ahead of time.
See you at the Castle…er…Library!

Adult Book Group
2025-12-18 15:00 - 16:00
Adult Book Group

Last Thursday of the month (except Nov/Dec)
Winter 3-4 pm, DST 4-5 pm
Are you interested in reviewing and discussing intriguing contemporary fiction and nonfiction books on a variety of topics? Then you will love our Adult Book Group!
Join us as we explore books of all kinds—fiction, special interests, current and past affairs, fun trends, memoirs, etc. The goal of the Adult Book Group is to offer readers a fresh approach to the traditional book club.
For placement on the reserve list, send an email to Branch Librarian, Dan Hess, hessd@mendocinocounty.org. You can also stop by the library or give us a call to reserve a copy of the monthly selection, 707-964-2020.
We look forward to sharing a reading adventure with you!

Winter Holidays Crafts
2025-12-20 11:00 - 15:00
Winter Holidays Crafts & Snacks
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 11-3
All ages welcome.
Drop-in. No sign-up necessary.
All supplies and snacks provided by Friends of the Fort Bragg Library.

Closed for Winter Holiday
2025-12-24, 2025-12-25, 2025-12-26, 2025-12-27, 2025-12-28, 2025-12-29, 2025-12-30, 2025-12-31 and 1 more date
December Holiday Closure
All branches of Mendocino County Library will be closed December 24 thru January 1, 2026.
We will re-open for regular hours beginning January 2, 2026.
For your convenience, our digital library is open 24/7 and our book drop is always open when we are closed.
Have a wonderful, safe holiday season!

Kids Craft Time
2026-01-03 11:00 - 12:00
Kids Craft Time
Most first and third Saturdays, 11 am – 12 pm at Fort Bragg Library.
All supplies provided.
You bring your enthusiasm, we’ll do the rest!
