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TeenZone at Main Library |
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Have a question, a suggestion or want to
comment on your branch's teen collection?
Contact your branch's Teen Specialist:
Main Library TeenZone – Brian
81st Ave. - Eric
Asian Branch – Vicky
Brookfield Branch – Vicky
César E. Chávez Branch – Ivan
Dimond Branch - Brian
Eastmont Branch – Xochitl
Elmhurst Branch - Amy
Golden Gate Branch - Amy
Lakeview Branch - Vicky
Martin Luther King Jr Branch - Brian
Melrose Branch – Vicky
Montclair Branch - Susy
Piedmont Branch - Susy
Rockridge Branch – Susy
Temescal Branch - Xochitl
West Oakland Branch – Xochitl |
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Brian Boies bboies@oaklandlibrary.org 238-7232
Brian Boies has been a teen librarian for over ten years in New York and California. He is the President of the Bay Area Young Adult Librarians Association and a member of a national Intellectual Freedom Committee. He is passionate about exploring and finding out things, this involves a lot of walks and a lot of reading. |
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Ana Lara-Franco alara@oaklandlibrary.org 238-7332
Hi I'm Ana, library assistant at the TeenZone for the past seven years. I've been with the Oakland Public Library for 10 years and really enjoy working with teens. I am Oakland born and raised and I love coffee, reading to my girls and hanging out with my family. |
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Katrina Deans kdeans@oaklandlibrary.org 238-7332
My name is Katrina. I’ve been working in the TeenZone for the past year. I’m in my senior year at Cal State East Bay majoring in Theater Arts with a concentration in Dance. I enjoy listening to all kinds of music from old school R&B to Gospel, dancing, musicals, watching TV., movies and traveling. I love kicking it with my family and friends. |
81st Avenue Branch Library |
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Eric Hannan ehannan@oaklandlibrary.org 510-615-5823
My name is Eric Hannan and I am the Teen Services Librarian at the 81st Avenue Library in East Oakland. I have been working in Bay Area public libraries with teens and young people since I was a high school teen myself. Unlike high school, however, I am now stoked to wake up early every morning and come to work because I love my job. Aside from my library work, my life revolves around music. I enjoy playing guitar, bass, drums, and anything else that makes noise. I have one of the coolest analog synthesizer collections around (just ask me!) and I love making strange sounds with them. Sometimes they’re even musical. I also enjoy reading, yoga, cooking, hiking, and doodling. I am really excited about the bright future of the 81st Avenue Library and I am very proud to work with the youth of East Oakland. Come by and say hi!
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Asian Branch Library |
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Vicky Chen vchen@oaklandlibrary.org 238-3400
I am the Teen Librarian at the Asian Branch, located in Oakland Chinatown. I have a degree in Library Science from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Before coming to the Asian
Branch, I was the Teen Librarian at the Eastmont Branch. I am always looking for interesting new materials for our collection. In my spare time I enjoy reading, watching movies, and hiking. I like to welcome and talk with teens who visit our library.
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Cesar Chavez Branch Library |
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Ivan Silva isilva@oaklandlibrary.org 535-5620
Ivan Silva was born in the Cape Verde Islands and moved to the US in 1993. He graduated from Curry College, in Boston, with a BA in Sociology concentrating in community services. Following college, Ivan spent a year in Mozambique teaching young adults in a rural vocational school. He returned to the Boston area to work with young adults in the foster care system. Since then, he has moved to California, received his Masters in Library Information Sciences, and practiced librarianship in a variety of settings, including freelance web projects. He has worked for the Oakland Public Library since 2009.
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Rockridge Branch Library |
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Susy Moorhead smoorhead@oaklandlibrary.org 597-5017
I love graphic novels, manga, and horror movies. I live with my two adorable cats – Rupert and Kobra – and my husband Ricardo. I like riding my motorcycle, bicycle, and vacationing in warm places. I like to feast on tacos and pizza. |
Eastmont Library |
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Xochitl Gavidia xgavidia@oaklandlibrary.org 615-5726
Hi! My name is Xochitl and I am the Teen Librarian at the Eastmont Branch. I have a lot of experience working with youth, mostly in the non-profit world, and enjoy it immensely. I look forward to serving the teens in the East Side and hope to host some fun events in the library. Before coming to Eastmont I worked at the Main Library for three years in the Circulation Department. I am a native Oaklander and am thrilled to be part of the library system I have used all my life.
When I am not at work I love spending time with my family (especially my new baby son,) traveling, cooking for friends/family, watching food network/ crime shows/ reality TV, going to the movies, reading true crime novels, going for long walks, and reading to my baby." |
| Teen Outreach Librarian |
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Amy Sonnie asonnie@oaklandlibrary.org 238-7233
Amy is the Teen Outreach Coordinator. She spends part of her day working in the TeenZone and the rest collaborating with amazing youth organizations, artists, schools and community groups to bring library services to all corners of Oakland. Amy coordinates the library’s Youth Leadership Council and teen volunteers. Before becoming a librarian she was Associate Director of the Center for Media Justice/Youth Media Council. She loves writing, technology, tea and bike rides. |
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