Upcoming Events

The list below shows all the currently scheduled library events. If you want to see a list of events happening at a specific OPL location, you can filter the list using the menu below. To see upcoming library events happening out in the community rather than at our branches, visit our offsite events page.

Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Free Computer Help! 1:30pm West Oakland Branch
ESL Conversation Club 2:00pm Main Library
Harm Reduction, HIV Prevention and Education 2:00pm Main Library
Youth Chess Club with Mr. Marc 3:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
Fur, Scales and Tails Animal Show!!! 3:00pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
All Knit 3:30pm Lakeview Branch
Game Day 3:30pm Dimond Branch
A Beautiful Mess / Desorden Magnifico 3:30pm Melrose Branch
GameZone 3:30pm Eastmont Branch
Annual Paper Airplane Contest 3:30pm Rockridge Branch
ESL Conversation Club / Inglés como Segundo Idioma (ESL) Club de Conversación 4:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Veterans Services 4:00pm Main Library
Lawyers in the Library 6:00pm Main Library
Friday, July 27th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Summer Produce Stand with Mandela Marketplace 11:30am Main Library
BANANAS Playgroup! 12:00pm West Oakland Branch
Grupo de apoyo para Latinas con Cáncer/ Latinas with Cancer Support Group 12:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Veterans Services 1:00pm Main Library
Fresh Air Fridays 1:30pm Main Library
Fix and decorate your bicycle 2:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
Videogames in the TeenZone 2:00pm Main Library
Get Your Game On (Video Games for Teens) 2:00pm Asian Branch
eBook Help 2:00pm Rockridge Branch
Henna for Teens! 2:00pm Golden Gate Branch
Let's Meet in the 'Zone at Melrose! 2:30pm Melrose Branch
Friday Fun-Day! 3:00pm Martin Luther King Jr. Branch
Cardboard Creatures 3:00pm West Oakland Branch
Build Fridays 3:30pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
Build / Make / Play 4:00pm Montclair Branch
Saturday, July 28th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Veterans Services 10:00am Main Library
Scientific Adventures 10:00am Dimond Branch
Baby Café! 10:15am Melrose Branch
Family Storytime 10:30am Lakeview Branch
Toddler Storytime 10:30am Main Library
Family Story Time 10:30am Rockridge Branch
Baby Café 10:30am Piedmont Avenue Branch
Homemade Kaleidoscopes 10:30am Golden Gate Branch
Meditation Mix - Multiple Methods to Vacationing on the Inside 10:30am Melrose Branch
Family Storytime 11:00am Asian Branch
Chess at Chavez 11:00am César E. Chávez Branch
Melted Crayon Art 11:00am Lakeview Branch
Social Workers in the Library 11:00am Main Library
Zine Bike Launch party at Pedalfest! 11:00am Jack London Square
Mindfulness for Everyone 11:00am Rockridge Branch
Job Club 12:30pm 81st Avenue Branch
African American Quilt Guild of Oakland Monthly Meeting 1:00pm West Oakland Branch
Poetry Reading and Publishing Panel Featuring Northern California Poets 1:00pm Dimond Branch
Yu Gi Oh! Game Club 2:00pm Melrose Branch
The Beat Within - Writing Workshop for Teens 2:00pm Main Library
Tight Knitters at Chavez / El Grupo de Tejer 2:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Melrose Teen Gaming 2:00pm Melrose Branch