1st Wednesday of every month, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Lottery sign-up by 5:45 pm.
Tax Assistance
February - April every year, senior citizens priority access.
Volunteer @ the Main Library
We welcome volunteers when there are available jobs. Contact the appropriate volunteer site: the Children's Room (238-3616), the Information Desk (238-3134), or the Oakland History Room (238-3222).
Oakland Public Library Administration Offices (510-238-3283) are also at the Main Library. They are open from 8:30 - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday.
Collections
Located between downtown and Lake Merritt, Oakland's Main Library is one of the largest public library facilities in the Bay Area. In addition to large collections of over 350,000 reference and circulating non-fiction and fiction books, the Main Library offers hundreds of current and historic magazines and newspapers, a major collection of sheet music and thousands of maps. There are federal, state and local government publications and a large collection of compact discs, videocassettes, DVDs and audiobooks. We also are home to the Oakland History Room, a significant resource on the history of our area, a large and active Children's Room, and the TeenZone.
Computers
Thirty-three (33) computers with Internet access are available for public use. Most of these can be reserved with your Library card. Please call the Information Desk (510-238-3134) for more information, or click here to make a reservation. Oakland Public Library’s Internet policies and procedures are here.
Adaptive technology is available, including screen readers and enlargers for those who are blind or who have low vision or learning disabilities. Please call the Information Desk (510-238-3134) for more information or to schedule training.
Meeting Room Information
Meeting Room Capacity: 121 people. Collapsible tables and chairs, podium. For information about policies and rental fees, click here.
Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts (formerly known as the Alice Arts Center) 1428 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94612 510-238-7219
http://www.aliceartscenter.com/
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, California 94607
510-238-2200 http://www.museumca.org/
Oases (Oakland Asian Students Educational Services)
196 10th Street
Oakland CA 94607
510-891-9928
Lincoln Elementary School
225 11th St
Oakland, CA 94612
510-879-1330
Franklin Elementary
915 Foothill Blvd.
510-879-1160
Westlake Junior High
2629 Harrison
Oakland 94610
510-879-2130
Directions & Public Transit Information
The Main Library is at 125 14th Street between Oak and Madison.
By Car:
HWY. 80 (from Bay Bridge, or heading South):
Follow 80 to 580 East to 980 (toward Downtown) to 880 South; take Jackson St. exit as 980 becomes 880. Turn left on Jackson, then right on 14th.
(NOTE: Do NOT get onto 880 South directly from the Bay Bridge - you will miss the Jackson St. exit.)
HWY. 880 (heading North) :
Take Oak Street exit. Turn right on Oak, then left on 14th.
By Bus & By BART:
By Bus:
14th and Oak: Bus #13
12th and Oak: Bus #1, #1R, #14, #18, #40, #88, #618
11th and Jackson: Bus #59, #59A
By BART:
Lake Merritt Bart Station: Bus#11, #62 (in front fo Oakland Museum
and across from Laney College)
Click here to plan a trip to the Main Library. If bus schedules or bus maps are needed, you can contact Dennis Lim, Marketing Intern dlim@actransit.org. The website for AC Transit is www.actransit.org or you can also go to www.nextbus.com.
