Have you seen The Sun? It is a magazine for writers and, also, it is a magazine for readers. Specifically, it is a magazine for readers looking for “emerging and established artists who are striving to be thoughtful and authentic.”
Blogs from the Oakland Public Library
The Reading Minute Presents: The SUN on a Rainy Day
The SUN Magazine: "PERSONAL. POLITICAL. PROVOCATIVE. AD-FREE."
Last Minute Gift Ideas
Need last minute gifts? It's not too late to make something unique!
Are you struggling with last minute gifts? Tired of spending your time at the mall? Oakland Public Library can help you create something unique to give this season. Here are some suggestions for making your own gifts. Enjoy!
Q&A: Patrons ask; librarians answer: What’s your opinion on this movie?
Children’s Librarians talk with parents, caregivers, and children all day, every day. Sometimes our help is needed to make serious ethical decisions...What movie should we watch tonight?
Q: What do you think about this movie for my kids?
A: Here’s what goes through my mind when I hear this question, which happens a few times a week:
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I really appreciate your effort to figure out what’s best for your children!
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Heartburn by Nora Ephron and Leaving Mother Lake by Yang Erche Namu, A Lakeview Book Club Report
Lakeview Book Club Report on the discussion of Heartburn by Nora Ephron and Leaving Mother Lake by Yang Erche Namu.
Eight of us met to discuss these two quickly read books. Heartburn had been on our list for a long time, but we added Leaving Mother Lake, because we wanted to discuss another book with a strong woman. Heartburn was fiction based on fact and Leaving Mother Lake was a memoir, "as told to" anthropologist, Christine Mathieu. Christine Mathieu also added her anthropological analysis of Yang Erche Namu's community in Yunan Province. Our discussion leader for Leaving Mother Lake shared very thorough notes, which brought us all up on the major details.
Yang Erche Namu was born in 1966 in a very remote village in the mountains of Yunnan Province, China. Her isolated community developed a "matrilineal" society over hundreds of years. Anthropologist, Christine Mathieu, conjectures that this evolved
Travel Books for Kids
A list of recommended travel books for children available at the Oakland Public Library.
If you’re looking for a little adventure this season, check out the library’s selection of travel books for kids! They describe lands both near and far, highlighting aspects of each destination that young readers are especially interested in exploring. Take an armchair tour through California, Mexico, and beyond with some of these exciting informational books:
For younger readers
Family Programs This Thursday
Most children's programs will continue at the library tomorrow despite the schools' closure, but children should not be left unattended for long periods, and children 7 and under must be attended at all times.
OUSD has decided to close tomorrow due to the storm. Your libraries will be open, and most of our regularly scheduled programs will proceed, but we include some updates and advice here.
Please come with your children to events tomorrow if you decide it is safe to travel. Please do not leave your children unnattended at the library.
We cannot supervise children, and all children become bored, restless, or hungry at the library after a certain amount of time. Children 7 and under must be supervised at all times by a parent or responsible caregiver.
Mitali Perkins' appearance at the Dimond library has been cancelled.
New DVDs for December 2014 @ Oakland Public Library
New DVDs coming to Oakland Public Library in December 2014.
Books for Wider Horizons - The Anniversary Celebration Continues
Books for Wider Horizons has graduated a new class of volunteer storyreaders, developed a new logo, and is planning a party!
Books for Wider Horizons has had a busy couple of months.
Congratulations Class of 2014!
Our
21st class of Books for Wider Horizons volunteers graduated in November. These hardy souls spent 21 1/2 hours in training and observing, only to commit to spending 2-3 hours per week preparing and presenting storytimes at Oakland Head Starts, OUSD Childhood Development Centers, and other preschool sites for the rest of the school year. Gluttons for punishment, some of this year's volunteers actually came to both graduation days, so they could get more ideas on what books to choose, songs to sing, and ways to present!
Volunteering for BWH does take commitment and time and enough energy to
Dora, Hello Kitty and Malcolm X - What We've Found
Check out our latest found items.
Here are some more things we've found in library books lately! Make sure you flip through the Dora book - the contents are a delight!
10 Great Reasons to Read Fiction in December 2014
Ready to curl up with some great stories? Here are 10 books to look forward to this December.
