Here's a cute book box right near downtown Walnut Creek! I had no idea there was a tract of homes…read morethis close to downtown. The owner of the book box explained that this is one of the original tract of homes in Walnut Creek. While you are here checking out the book box, check out this wonderful cute neighborhood as well. The book box is sort of a dark rustic red with a black metallic roof. The box is very well-constructed. I believe it is based on one of the plans from the little Free Library organization. What makes this box interesting is that there's two stories! The lower story is for magazines and kids books, and the upper compartment is for regular books. It's really close to Lesher theater in Walnut Creek. Just a few houses down on allmond Avenue. Look for the intersection of Almond court and Almond Avenue. You can't miss it! While I was here visiting the book box, I could hear lots of music coming from downtown. Seems like a really fun place! I had a chance to meet the nice owner of the book box and she explained how the box came to be. A neighbor actually gave her the equipment and helped install it for her. The neighbor even dug the hole and put the cement in for the post! Wow I wish I had neighbors like that! None of my neighbors have ever dug post holes for me! So all in all a very nice Community book box. Pleasant location, Pleasant people. t is also a popular book box, as kids walk by frequently.

Well this is a fun little Free Library, but the challenge is getting to it! From Larkey Lane you…read moreactually have to drive up or walk up this rough driveway. Since it was raining I decided to drive up. Of course the problem is once you're up there how do you get your car back down. It's very tight to turn around up there so probably best to just walk. It's a narrow tall wood box number of books inside. I contributed some brand new business books to make it even more complete. The box is reasonably well constructed, and looks like it will last quite a few years. I was a little confused by the prior photos for this box, since the Box looks completely different. I wonder if the box was recently refurbished? This is really a fun, older part of Walnut Creek. The roads are quite a bit different than you might expect. This is definitely the most fun I've had getting to a little Free Library.

Physical Location: 2422 Larkey Lane…read moreWalnut Creek, CA 94597 While waiting for my mother's birthday party to start, the honey and I decided to do a little Little Free Librarying in the area. As we usually do when we have time to kill in a new spot. This little book box is up a small road that looks like a simple stone driveway - we reccomend parking on the street and walking up (it's the road to the right). This locale housed mostly mystery (Agatha Christie) and was rather small but had a lot of pizazz. Yay! Little Free Library

Wow--Walnut Creek seems to have a lot of extremely well-constructed little free library book boxes…read more This one is at the corner of a somewhat busy intersection in a roll part of Walnut Creek. It is very sturdy and on a solid wood post. There's actually a little bench right next to the box. I assume this is for patrons to sit down and read. Remember this is sort of a busy intersection so just be careful if you cross the street. This box might be about the sturdiest I have seen in awhile. It was filled with all kinds of hard cover as well as as well as soft cover books. I put one in to add to the collection. Whilst I was there I found a James Patterson novel. Yay!

​This is one of my favorite used book stores in Contra Costa County. When I'm in the area, I try…read moreto stop by to check out their inventory. Other patrons often leave bags of donations, so the shelves are stocked frequently. The store is well organized, with all the categories clearly labeled. The store is always clean and each item is clearly priced on the bag. There is a little of everything in this store, between fiction, non-fiction and children's books, as well as a decent selection of games. Along the front wall are a selection of coffee table and new(ish) books, and in the middle are tables with seasonal or topical books (including a table with President Jimmy Carter's biographies soon after he passed away). Most books are priced around $5 or less, and very few items are more than $10. On our last visit, my wife and I purchased 6 books and paid less than $30 total. There is a parking lot on site, and the volunteer staff are always very friendly and helpful.

Walked in and was not greeted by the blue haired woman at the front desk while she did for others…read moreso the customer service desperately needs improvement. While I was there the classic books were interesting reasonable prices I would have spent money if I had felt welcomed but would I come back? No. I would have had a better time at half priced books or Barnes and noble.

On a really hilly part of Walnut Creek one finds yet another well-constructed little free library…read morebook box. There's plenty of spaces to park right around this book box, which is at the bottom of a house driveway. The day that I checked out the box, it was filled with mostly kids books, perhaps even coloring books. I plan to add a large book, but it was so crammed with other books I could not even add mine! Well constructed. Looks like it will last for many years.

This brown little library (#64694) has a small selection of children's. fiction, & nonfiction…read morebooks. reads: : "The boxcar children:Houseboat Mystery" (gertrude chandler warner). the boxcar children (henry, jessie, violet,& benny) have moved into an housboat in a small town. they noted with curiousity how seemngly random facts seem related: -why was a horse looking so thin, malnourished? -why a man was being extorted $$? what secret was he trying to hide? -why was a vase stolen from an auction? is the strange behavior of a boy who bought a box of clothes related? -a missing clock. discovering the stolen vase in their houseboat. is the "break-in of their houseboat related? -is the mysterious black car with 2 men part of the puzzle? -the adults in the story soon find a connection with random facts that stood out. *story may be simplistic, geared for young readers,. in a small town, it wasn't "rocket science".

this large blue and white framed library (#90076) is located in front of the Monument Crisis…read moreCenter, design is unique. inside is mostly children's book in english & spanish. reads: "Esperanza Rising" (Pam Munoz Ryan) *novel is a fictionalized version of her grandmother's experience living in Mexico, then moving to the U.S. it describes an immigrant's trials & tribulations. -when wealthy Papa is murdered by bandits in Mexica, Experanza's mom declines to marry a "corrupt" uncle banker. he wanted her status so he could attain political office. -Mom's entourage escaped secretly to California. mom subsequently get's sick from valley fever, then influenza. -Experanza ,while still a minor, decides to do manual labor to support the family. -Grandma is also smuggled out of Mexico a year later, re-uniting the family.

Wow what a pleasant surprise!…read more On a busy street in Benicia is one of the more cute little free library boxes I've seen. There's even a little faux white picket fence on the side which makes it especially cute. It's very well-maintained, and appears to be mostly wood with perhaps some vinyl. The day that I visited it was well stocked with both soft covers and hard covers. This street is one of the more cute streets in town. Check out the fun lawn ornaments at the house next door.

This is perhaps the only book box that I have seen that is actually not on a wood post. It's sort…read moreof a roughly constructed box that sitting on a stone retaining wall. The book box is constructed entirely of wood and painted light blue. It has a nice plaque on top which states take a book to enjoy leave a book to share. Nicely stated! It was quite filled with books today I visited but I contributed some brand new books. It's pretty much crammed full now! The box is pretty weather beaten and could use a coat of paint, but it's still in good service.