Fort Bragg Library

Library at Farmer's Market
2025-06-25 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
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!

Lunch with the Library at Fort Bragg Summer School
2025-06-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Lunch with the Library at Fort Bragg Summer School
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 11 am – 12 pm
at Redwood Elementary School
324 S Lincoln St, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
The Fort Bragg Branch Library is pleased to announce that we are collaborating with the Fort Bragg Unified School District (FBUSD) Summer Food Program at Redwood Elementary School. For those who don’t already know, FBUSD provides free lunches to all children ages zero to eighteen, weekdays from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Redwood Elementary School, during summer school.
The Fort Bragg Branch Library will be joining in the fun! Come visit us Thursdays, June 26, July 3 and July 10 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., where we will provide free access to crafts, games, stories and more.
Lunch at the Library is a project of the California State Library, supported with funds from the State of California. For more information, please contact FBUSD.

Adult Book Club
2025-06-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
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!

Storytime
2025-06-27 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-06-28 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-07-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-07-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-07-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-07-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-07-19 10:30 - 11:00 | 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.

Kids Coding ~ a Summer Reading event
2025-06-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Kids Coding
a Summer Reading event
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 2-3 pm
Young tech enthusiasts, ages 8 to 16, will explore the fun and exciting world of coding with Scratch. All materials will be provided and no experience is necessary, but space is limited, so please sign up in advance.

LEGO® and Games
2025-07-01 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-08 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-15 14:00 - 17:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
LEGO® & Games
Most Tuesdays
2-5 pm
Kids and families!
Check the calendar for updates.

Teen D&D
2025-07-02 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
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!

Open Mic Poetry
2025-07-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Open Mic Poetry
First Thursday, 7-8 pm
In person
Poets and Friends,

Readers and Audiators (Ear Gladiators game to listen)~Mark your calendars! Furst Thursday, er, First Thirsday, yes, FIRST THURSDAY is our newly proclaimed Poetry Open Mic in Fort Bragg.
Dan, the librarian at Fort Bragg Public Library, has already reserved us a Room for First Thursdays, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Let me state all that info again for people who prefer it in columnar format:
Poetry Open Mic
First Thursdays
7:00- 8:00 PM
Join us to read your original poetry aloud, or maybe other authors’ work you are moved to share. Come to listen, come as moral support, or just come as you are.

Contact Dan Hess, Branch Manager, for more information and the ZOOM link hessd@mendocinocounty.org.

Closed
2025-07-04 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY
The library will be closed all day, Friday, July 4th, for the Holiday. We will be open our regular hours on Saturday, July 5th.
Have a safe and sane holiday!
Reminder: The digital library is always open at www.mendolibrary.org. and you can return your items in the book drop to the right of the front door.

Kids Craft Time
2025-07-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
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!

Where's Waldo in the Library? ~ a Summer Reading event
2025-07-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Where’s Waldo in the Library?
a Summer Reading event
Saturday, July 5, 2-4 p.m
Find the little cardboard Waldo hiding in the library, and win stickers.

Creative Writing Workshop
2025-07-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Mendocino Coast Clinics Meeting Room, 205 South St., Fort Bragg, CA, 95437, United States
CHANGE OF VENUE JULY 2025 ONLY!
Due to a scheduling conflict, Creative Writing Workshop will be held at 205 South Street (West Entrance) July 9th 2-3:30 pm
We’ll return to the library for our August meeting. Thank you for your patience

Creative Writing Workshop
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
This month: SHORT FICTION with Kailyn McCord
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.

About Kailyn McCord:
Kailyn writes fiction and nonfiction in Fort Bragg, California, where she also teaches writing at Mendocino Community College. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares, Literary Hub, Brevity, The Believer, The Cincinnati Review, The Master’s Review, Alta Journal, Pleiades, and New York Magazine, among others. She holds a BA in English literature from Reed College and an MFA in fiction from the University of New Orleans, where she was the editor of Bayou Magazine.
With support from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Ucross Foundation, Writing by Writers, and the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, Kailyn writes about land, the West, fire, addiction, and true love. When not writing, she likes to be outside. (bio courtesy of https://kailynmccord.com)

Library at Farmer's Market
2025-07-09 14:30 - 16:30 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Library at Farmer’s Market
Most 2nd and 4th Weds of the month
Downtown, Franklin St

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
2025-07-10 15:00 - 16:30 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
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
2025-07-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
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

Fall & Winter Garden Prep
2025-07-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Fort Bragg Seed Library Presents
Fall & Winter Garden Prep
with Sakina Bush
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 10 am – 12 pm
Join us for a discussion about Fall & Winter Gardening. Sakina will go over the basics for prepping our Fall/Winter gardens, and much, mush more!

Giant Pac-Man ~ a Summer Reading event
2025-07-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Giant Pac-Man
a Summer Reading event
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Become Pac-Man and the ghosts, in a walkable maze, and try to get the high score! For ages 8 and up.

Teen D&D Lock-In
2025-07-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Teen D&D Lock-In
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 6-9 pm
Attention, wizards and warriors! The library will transform into a castle, with monsters to defeat and treasure to gain. Pizza and other provisions provided. You must sign up for this adventure by July 18.
