Fort Bragg Library Mendocino County, California
June 2020
CANCELED ~ Library @ the FB Downtown Farmers Market
Fort Bragg Branch Library is at the Farmers Market every 1st & 3rd Weds. Stop by our table, say hi and check out all the happenings at the library! See you at the Farmers Market!
Find out more »CANCELED~Poetry Open Mic
Mark your calendars! Every First Thursday of the month is Poetry Open Mic at Fort Bragg Library, 6-8 pm. All ages welcome. Come 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.
CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »CANCELED – The Play’s the Thing ~ an audience participation reading
The Play's the Thing, an audience participation reading, Second Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED~Farmers Market
Fort Bragg Branch Library is at the Farmers Market every 2nd and 4th Weds. Stop by our table, say hi and check out all the happenings at the library! See you at the Farmers Market!
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Library @ the FB Downtown Farmers Market
Fort Bragg Branch Library is at the Farmers Market every 1st & 3rd Weds. Stop by our table, say hi and check out all the happenings at the library! See you at the Farmers Market!
Find out more »CANCELED – Friends of the Fort Bragg Library Board Meeting
Board Meetings (usually held at the library in the Community Room) : Friends meetings are very informal and anyone who is interested in supporting the library through the Friends should consider attending. Updates on what is happening and how Friends' contributions help the library plus discussions regarding the library expansion project, future fundraising efforts, committee reports and current projects are held.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Poetry Writing Workshop
Poetry Writing Workshop includes samples of published works, in-session writing exercises, then readings and discussion of individual works produced. Workshops are free and all ages are welcome.
Find out more »CANCELED – Poetry Writing Workshop
Poetry Writing Workshop includes samples of published works, in-session writing exercises, then readings and discussion of individual works produced. Workshops are free and all ages are welcome.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED – Brew Pub Book Club
Stop by Overtime Brewing Co., located at 190 Elm St., Fort Bragg, every 4th Wednesday of the month, 7-8:30ish pm for a fun discussion.
Find out more »CANCELED – Adult Book Club
Join us as we explore books of all kinds—contemporary fiction, special interests, current and past affairs, fun trends, memoirs, etc. The purpose of the Adult Book Club is to offer readers a fresh approach to the traditional book club. The last Thursday of each month @ 6 pm @ Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »July 2020
CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Library @ the FB Downtown Farmers Market
Fort Bragg Branch Library is at the Farmers Market every 1st & 3rd Weds. Stop by our table, say hi and check out all the happenings at the library! See you at the Farmers Market!
Find out more »CANCELED~Farmers Market
Fort Bragg Branch Library is at the Farmers Market every 2nd and 4th Weds. Stop by our table, say hi and check out all the happenings at the library! See you at the Farmers Market!
Find out more »CANCELED~Poetry Open Mic
Mark your calendars! Every First Thursday of the month is Poetry Open Mic at Fort Bragg Library, 6-8 pm. All ages welcome. Come 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.
CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Coventry and Kaluza ~ a Summer Reading Event
Award-winning circus comedians, Coventry & Kaluza, bring interactive fun for the whole family! Saturday, July 11, 2020, 3-4 pm
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »CANCELED – The Play’s the Thing ~ an audience participation reading
The Play's the Thing, an audience participation reading, Second Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Library @ the FB Downtown Farmers Market
Fort Bragg Branch Library is at the Farmers Market every 1st & 3rd Weds. Stop by our table, say hi and check out all the happenings at the library! See you at the Farmers Market!
Find out more »CANCELED – Friends of the Fort Bragg Library Board Meeting
Board Meetings (usually held at the library in the Community Room) : Friends meetings are very informal and anyone who is interested in supporting the library through the Friends should consider attending. Updates on what is happening and how Friends' contributions help the library plus discussions regarding the library expansion project, future fundraising efforts, committee reports and current projects are held.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED – Poetry Writing Workshop
Poetry Writing Workshop includes samples of published works, in-session writing exercises, then readings and discussion of individual works produced. Workshops are free and all ages are welcome.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED – Brew Pub Book Club
Stop by Overtime Brewing Co., located at 190 Elm St., Fort Bragg, every 4th Wednesday of the month, 7-8:30ish pm for a fun discussion.
Find out more »Adult Book Club on ZOOM
ZOOM in to our Adult Book Club, Thursday, July 30, 2020, 4 pm via ZOOM. This month's selection is In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »CANCELED – LEGO Block Party
LEGOs Block Party every Tuesday 3-4 pm at Fort Bragg Branch Library. Kids of all ages invited to join in the fun.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Adult Zen Coloring
Adult Zen Coloring--find your inner balance every 1st Weds 10:30-11 am and every 3rd Friday from 4-4:30 pm @Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED – Adult Book Club
Join us as we explore books of all kinds—contemporary fiction, special interests, current and past affairs, fun trends, memoirs, etc. The purpose of the Adult Book Club is to offer readers a fresh approach to the traditional book club. The last Thursday of each month @ 6 pm @ Fort Bragg Branch Library.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Friday morning @ 10:15 am @Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »August 2020
CANCELED ~ Storytime
Join us for Storytime every Saturday morning @ 10:30 am.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Kids Craft Time
Kids Craft Time, Saturdays, 11-12 at Fort Bragg Library. You bring the enthusiasm, we supply the rest.
Find out more »CANCELED ~ Is This Thing Even On?
Is This Thing Even On? Guided tech help every Tues from 1-3 pm at the library for those who are device challenged.
Find out more »Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Adult Book Club on ZOOM
A small-town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. Join us for a rousing discussion, Thu, Aug 27, 4 pm via ZOOM.
Find out more »September 2020
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Adult Book Club via ZOOM
Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Club September 24, 2020, 4 pm via ZOOM This month's selection: Akin by Emma Donoghue Join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9748647159 Hope to see you there! Summary: (taken from the Find! catalog) This "soul stirring" novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Room (O Magazine) is one of the New York Post's best books of the year. Noah Selvaggio is a retired chemistry professor and widower living on the Upper West Side, but born in the South of…
Find out more »October 2020
Follow Your Dream of Higher Education! Pt. 1 Basics of Financial Aid
Follow Your Dream of Higher Education! Presenter: Mary Gill, Retired Higher Education Administrator UPDATE: Thanks to all who attended the first presentation. To have a more orderly meeting, the future sessions will not be open to the public. They will be arranged by invitation only with links sent by high schools cosponsoring the workshop. Mendocino High School, Fort Bragg High School and the Fort Bragg Library invite you to a financial aid presentation by Zoom. There will be time for…
Find out more »Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Closed! for Indigenous People’s Day
County holiday, Indigenous People's Day. We'll be back to Curbside Pickup and Returns on Tuesday, October 13th.
Find out more »Adult Book Club via ZOOM
Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Club October 29, 2020, 4 pm via ZOOM This month's selection: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9748647159 Hope to see you there! Time: Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9748647159 Meeting ID: 974 864 7159 One tap mobile +16699009128,,9748647159# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253…
Find out more »November 2020
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Adult Book Club via ZOOM
Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Club via ZOOM !!CHANGE IN DAY DUE TO THE HOLIDAY!! Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 4 pm This month's selection: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9748647159 Hope to see you there! Synopsis: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before…
Find out more »Closed for Thanksgiving
Fort Bragg Library will halt Curbside Pick-ups and Returns at 3 pm on Wednesday, November 25th then start up again on Monday, November 30th at our regular times. Have a wonderful, safe holiday everyone!
Find out more »December 2020
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Adult Book Club via ZOOM
Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Club Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 4 pm via ZOOM This month's selection: H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald Join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9748647159 Hope to see you there! Synopsis: H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald "As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as…
Find out more »Closed for Winter Holidays
Curbside Pick-up and Returns will be closed beginning at 3 pm Wednesday, December 24, 2020 and remain closed through January 1, 2021 for the Winter Holiday.
Curbside Services will resume Monday morning, January 4, 2021 at 10 am.
Have a wonderful, safe holiday season everyone!
January 2021
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Closed for the Holiday
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 18, 2021, curbside services will be closed at Fort Bragg Library.
Find out more »Adult Book Club
Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Club Thursday, January 28, 2021 @ 4 pm via ZOOM This month’s selection: The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith Set in 1636, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos reimagines the Dutch golden age through a haunting landscape painting and three interwoven characters, timelines, and locales. About The Author Dominic Smith grew up in Sydney, Australia and now lives in Austin, Texas. Smith earned an MFA in writing from the Michener…
Find out more »February 2021
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Adult Book Club
The Yellow House, a memoir by Sarah M. Broom...The story of a mother's struggle against a house's entropy, and that of a prodigal daughter who left home only to reckon with the pull that home exerts, even after the Yellow House was wiped off the map after Hurricane Katrina.
Find out more »March 2021
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Adult Book Club
Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Club Last Thursday of the month @ 4 pm via ZOOM This month’s selection:
Find out more »April 2021
Poem in Your Pocket Video/Document Submissions Begin
Poem in Your Pocket ~ Poetry Month April is poetry month and you know what that means? Poem in Your Pocket time! Yessiree! And this year’s theme is WILDFLOWERS. Is there a poem about wildflowers that really makes you feel awake and alive, one you would carry with you to share with a friend? Well, April 29th is Poem in Your Pocket Day and Fort Bragg Library would love to share your poem! Here’s what we’d like you to do: Film…
Find out more »Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »Me & My Shadow ~ a virtual shadow puppet show
Me & My Shadow~Shadow Puppet Nursery Rhymes, a virtual event. April 15-30, 2021.
Find out more »Poem in Your Pocket Video/Document Submissions END
Poem in Your Pocket ~ Poetry Month This is the last day to send your video or document. April is poetry month and you know what that means? Poem in Your Pocket time! Yessiree! And this year’s theme is WILDFLOWERS. Is there a poem about wildflowers that really makes you feel awake and alive, one you would carry with you to share with a friend? Well, April 29th is Poem in Your Pocket Day and Fort Bragg Library would love to…
Find out more »Poem in Your Pocket Video available for viewing
Poem in Your Pocket ~ Poetry Month Join us as we celebrate Poetry Month with Poem in Your Pocket, 2021. Between April 1st and April 25th, we accepted videos & documents of poetry about this year's theme, WILDFLOWERS. Our Branch Librarian, Dan Hess, then put all the submissions together in a video. Check them out on our Fort Bragg Library Youtube channel beginning today.
Find out more »Adult Book Club
Fort Bragg Library Adult Book Club Thursday, April 29, 2021 @ 4 pm via ZOOM This month’s selection: American Gospel by Lin Enger American Gospel is the story of an old man waiting for the Rapture, his skeptical journalist son facing the story of a lifetime and a beautiful actor who loves them both—all moving to a conclusion that will take you by surprise. This riveting novel is set during the Nixon trials, a time when America was filled with…
Find out more »May 2021
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry
Come 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. Join our ZOOM meetings the First Thursday of each month, 7 pm. All ages welcome.
Find out more »