Storytime
2025-10-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-31 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-07 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.

Tech Help at Redwood Senior Center
2025-10-10 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

Donation Acceptance Day
2025-10-11 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-08 12:00 - 15:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
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
2025-10-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
THIS EVENT IS CLOSED—ALL SPACES HAVE BEEN FILLED
Nailed It! Adult Crafting with Amie
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
Project: PAPER PUMPKINS
*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.

Tuesday Closure ~ Indigenous People's Day Holiday
2025-10-14 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Indigenous People’s Day Holiday
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
All branches of Mendocino Library will be closed to observe the holiday. We will reopen for regular hours on Weds., Oct 15.
As always, the book drop is open when we are closed and our digital content is available 24/7.

Annex Benefit at Café 1
2025-10-15 08:00 - 14:00 | Café 1, 753 N Main St, Fort Bragg, CA, 95437, United States
Annex Benefit at Café 1
Friends of the Fort Bragg Library
753 N Main St, Fort Bragg, CA
Thursday, October 16, 2025
8 am – 2 pm
Featuring the music of Aaron Ford from 10-noon
Great food and great music for a great cause!
Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Fort Bragg Library Annex (aka Expansion) Fund.

Teen D&D
2025-10-15 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-05 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!

Four Shillings Short
2025-10-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT
A SAMHAIN/HALLOWEEN CONCERT:
Music, Poetry & Folklore for the Celtic New Year
FRIDAY: OCTOBER 17, 2025
6:00 – 7:30pm
FREE Family Concert
ABOUT FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT: https://www.4shillingsshort.com
Four Shillings Short, the husband/wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California, bring together music, stories and folklore from the Celtic lands to celebrate the Ancient Celtic Bonfire festival of Samhain, known as Féile na Marbh (the Feast of the Dead). Samhain (pronounced ‘sow-in’ meaning ‘the Summer’s end’) marks the end of harvest, beginning of Winter and the Celtic New Year. Traditionally celebrated at the end of October/beginning of November it is the origin of Halloween/All Hallows Eve, All Souls Day and Dia de los Muertos.

It is believed that on Samhain or ‘Ancestor night’, the border between the world of the living and the dead is thinnest. Candles are lit at the graves of loved ones, offerings of food and drink left out for the Ancestors and bonfires lit throughout the countryside. Many of our modern day customs are based on Samhain including ghost stories, Halloween costumes, bobbing for apples, and the jack-o-lantern.
Touring in the US & Ireland since 1997, Four Shillings Short are international folk-artists who perform 100 concerts a year, have released 13 recordings and live as full time Troubadours traveling from town to town performing at music festivals, theatres & performing arts centers, folk societies, libraries, house concerts and schools. Their music is a mix of Traditional and Original songs and instrumentals from the Celtic lands, Medieval & Renaissance Europe, India and the Americas on a fantastic array of instruments (over 30) including Hammered & Mountain Dulcimer, Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Tinwhistles, Recorders, Medieval and Renaissance Woodwinds, North Indian Sitar, Charango, Bowed Psaltery, Banjo, Bodhran, Guitar, Percussion, vocals and even a Krumhorn.

Kids Craft Time
2025-10-18 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!

LEGO® Block Party
2025-10-21 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
LEGO® Block Party
Most Tuesdays
2-5 pm
Kids and families!
Check the calendar for updates.

Library at Farmer's Market
2025-10-22 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-12 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
(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!

Adult Book Group
2025-10-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Adult Book Group

Thursday, October 23, 2025
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!

Spooktacular Halloween
2025-10-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Spooktacular Halloween at Fort Bragg Library

Saturday, October 25, 2025
Kids! Wear your costume and have some fun!
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Spooktacular Storytime
10:30-11 am
Spooktacular Halloween Carnival
11 am—12:00 pm
Spooktacular Trick or Treat
1-5 pm

Open Mic Poetry
2025-11-06 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.

Tech 101 for Seniors Workshop
2025-11-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Tech 101 for Seniors Workshop
Friday, November 7, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
Tech expert, Frank Hirata, will be helping seniors stay connected, healthy, and confident with technology.
Included in the workshop will be sessions on Staying Connected (email basics, texting, video calls), Healthcare Technology Basics (using patient portals, telehealth visits, health tracking devices), Online Safety and Staying Organized & Independent (using calendars for meds and appt. tracking, apps, how to back-up photos, etc).
No sign-up is required. Bring a pen and paper for note taking. You can bring your laptops, tablets or phones, but it isn’t required.

Firefighter Story Time
2025-11-08 10:30 - 11:00 | CA
Firefighter Story Time
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10:30-11
Kids! Join us for the fun as Firefighters from Cal-Fire read stories and talk about fire safety.

Veterans Day Holiday Closure
2025-11-11 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Veterans Day Holiday Closure
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
All branches of Mendocino County Library will be closed Tuesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. We will be open regular hours the rest of the week.
For your convenience, our digital library is open 24/7 and our book drop is always open when we are closed.

Creative Writing Workshop
2025-11-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Fort Bragg Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
Creative Writing Workshop
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
This month: POETRY—Beloved Madness: Freeing the Creative Spirit with Elizabeth Vrenios
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.

Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios’ third book of poetry, A Concerto for an Empty Frame, was released by Kelsay books and her fourth, Ra-ven, coming in July. Nominated for Pushcart and Best of Net numerous times, she has poems published in anthologies and journals, is Professor Emerita from American University and spent much of her life as a singing artist.
