JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER

February 2012

Popular Tax Help Program Returns to the Oakland Public Library

January 2012

E-Government Literacy at the Library

AAMLO Primed for In-Depth Discussion of the Civil War

Job On! The Oakland Public Library Offers Free Series of Job Searching Classes

October 2011

Luis Rodriguez at Chavez

September 2011

Peter Y. Sussman to Give Talk on Jessica Mitford at Main Library

Black Panther Film Festival

AAMLO Receives NEH Grant to Participate in ALA Lecture Series about the Civil War

Creative Power Exhibition, Featuring Artwork by Detained Youth, at Main Library's TeenZone

Join 100 Thousand Poets in Reading at Main Library, September 24

August 2011

Friends of the African American Museum & Library Seeks to Enlist Members, Elect Board

July 2011

Oakland Public Library 81st Avenue Branch to Stay Open Late on Fridays and Saturdays

Oakland Public Library and Oakland Museum Team Up to Celebrate with Young Summer Readers

Oakland Public Library Event Examines the Art and Culture of Burning Man

Budget Spares Library

81st Avenue Branch Library to Open on Friday and Saturday Nights as Part of Mayor’s Teen Initiative

June 2011

Covered Wagon Replica, a Symbol of African American Pioneers, on Display at African American Museum & Library

Children's Summer Reading Program Kicks Off June 18 at the Oakland Public Library

May 2011

West Oakland Branch to Close Temporarily

April 2011

Brookfield Branch Library Will Re-open on May 3

Isabel Wilkerson, Author of The Warmth of Other Suns, to speak at AAMLO May 25

January 2011

January 19, 2010 - New 81 st Ave. East Oakland Community Library Opens January 29
Public Invited to Grand Opening Festivities

December 2010

December 02, 2010 - PEN Oakland Awards Announced; Ceremony at Rockridge Branch Library

November 2010

November 15, 2010 - Brookfield Branch Library to Close Temporarily

October 2010

October 26, 2010 - Oakland Public Library LAUNCHES the Oakland ePORT

October 25, 2010 - AAMLO presents “ MEMORY AND PASSION: MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS BY HAWA KABA”

October 1, 2010 - Oakland Public Library to Update all Patron Records

September 2010

September 29, 2010 - Of Crime and Wine: OAKLAND PUBLIC Library Presents A Toast to Mystery

September 28, 2010 - Author Mary Roach to Speak at Dimond Branch Library

September 24, 2010 - Films Uncover Worldwide Influence of Black Panthers, at Oakland Public Library
Black Panther Party International Film Festival

September 13, 2010 - Get Inspired to Take a “Stay-cation” with Annalee Allen

September 3, 2010 - Museum of Children ’s Art and Oakland Public Library Team Up for Afterschool Art Programs

August 2010

August 12 , 2010 - Tool Lending Library Reopening 8/14

July 2010

July 29, 2010 - Status of the Tool Lending Library

July 7, 2010 - Golden Gate Branch Library Celebrating 20 Years of Summer Jazz

June 2010

June 28, 2010 - Holidays and Budget Cuts Behind 3-Day Hiatus

June 10, 2010 - “Make a Splash” by Joining the Oakland Public Library’s

April 2010

April 30, 2010 - Oakland Public Library Offers Parenting Workshops, Fun Playtimes in May and June
Grant-funded Rockin’ Robins Program Kicks off May 15

April 29, 2010 - Oakland Word, Writing Program at the Oakland Public Library, Announces Student Reading

April 14, 2010 - Archway School Presents Leadership Award to the Piedmont Ave. Branch of the Oakland Public Library

April 12, 2010 - Get a Brand New Bag at the Oakland Public Library on Earth Day

April 8, 2010 - Learn to Live Your Life - Not Your To-Do List!

February 2010

February 19, 2010 - Melrose Branch Library to Close Temporarily for Major Window Preservation Work

February 03, 2010 - Deadline Approaching for Patron Verification

January 2010

January 25, 2010 - Oakland Public Library and AARP Offer Free Tax Assistance

December 2009

December 21, 2009 - Oakland Public Library to Close for Holiday Week

December 4, 2009 - Access to Life Exhibit at the African American Museum

December 4, 2009 - Oakland Public Library to Update all Patron Records

November 2009

November 19, 2009 - Extended Closure for Thanksgiving Weekend at the Oakland Public Library

October 2009

October 26, 2009 - iPOD-COMPATIBLE AUDIOBOOKS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM OPL WEB SITE

September 2009

September 3, 2009 - Feng Ru: Conquering Pacific Skies

September 3, 2009 - HOT TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY LIBRARY CLOSURES IN OAKLAND

July 2009

July 29, 2009 - Pullman Porters Subject of New Play by Judith Offer

July 23, 2009 - Oakland Public Library's Summer Reading Program to Close with Fun Finale at the Oakland Museum

July 16, 2009 - OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHES WILL SHIFT TO FIVE DAYS PER WEEK STARTING AUGUST 1, 2009

June 2009

June 9, 2009 - Montclair Branch Library Set to Reopen July 6, 2009

May 2009

May 21 , 2009 - Oakland Public Library’s Summer Passport Program Encourages Teens to Get Out to Bay Area Hot Spots

May 13 , 2009 - Oakland Public Library's 2009 Summer Reading Program

April 2009

April 29, 2009 - Lakeview Branch Library Commemorates 60th Anniversary

April 21, 2009 - Oakland’s Connection to 140TH Anniversary of the Golden Spike Explored at
MAY 10TH Event

April 8, 2009 - Hospitalized Teens at Children's Hospital Oakland Will Benefit From“OPERATION TEEN BOOK DROP”

April 8, 2009 - Poets of the Library Celebrate National Poetry Month

April 1, 2009 - Travel Series Returns to Oakland Public Library

March 2009

March 18, 2009 - Oakland Public Libraries = Free Wifi Hotspots

March 10, 2009 - Kids Get in the Action for National Library Week Celebration at the Oakland Public Library

March 04, 2009 - Montclair Library Temporarily Shuttered for Mold Abatement

March 01, 2009 - Oakland Library Presents "Culture Clash at 25"

February 2009

February 14, 2009 - Bone Marrow Drive at Asian Branch Library Set

February 11, 2009 - Guitar Hero III Champs to Rock the Oakland Public Library

February 11, 2009 - Make Manga Magic at the Oakland Public Library

January 2009

January 14, 2009 - Black History Month Means Family Fun at the Oakland Public Library

January 14, 2009 - Fun and Enlightening Events Mark Black History Month

January 14, 2009 - State-of-the Art TeenZone Opens at Oakland Main Library

January 5, 2009 - New Digital Storytelling Station Comes to the Eastmont Branch Library

December 2008

December 19 , 2008 - Oakland History Room Presents "Filipinos in the East Bay", a Talk by Authors of Arcadia Press Publication

December 13 , 2008 - Oakland Public Library Announces Winter Holiday and Business Shutdown Schedule

November 2008

November 25, 2008 - Bond of Perpetuity: Oakland and the Lincoln Legacy

November 25, 2008 - Oakland Public Library Provides New Resources for Grant Seekers

November 7, 2008 - Winter Programs Bring Holiday Cheer to Oakland Libraries

November 13, 2008 - Temescal Branch Library Celebrates its 90th Year with Month of Festivities and Exhibits

October 2008

October 31, 2008 - PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Awards

October 08, 2008 - Eastmont Branch Library Celebrates Ten Years in
Current Facility with Open House

October 01, 2008 -Tracing Your Native American Family Roots is Theme of
Native American Culture Day at the Oakland Public Library

September 2008

September 24, 2008 - Oakland Public Library to Provide Free Election Literature

September 19, 2008 - Scary Events Ahead for Halloween and Day of the Dead at the Oakland Public Library

September 17, 2008 - Hindu Festival of Lights Celebration Features Renowned International Dancer Purnima Jha

September 04, 2008 - Get Answers to your Medicare Questions at the Oakland Public Library's Dimond Branch

September 04, 2008 - Banned and Recovered Exhibit Opens at African American Museum and Library

August 2008

August 29, 2008 - High Temperatures May Close Libraries

August 29, 2008 - Randy Rutherford’s Singing at the Edge of the World

August 28, 2008 - Homework Assistance Program (HAP) Helps Teens; Seeks Volunteer "Homework Helpers"

August 28, 2008 - Preschool Story Reader Training Begins September 23 at the Oakland Public Library

August 14, 2008 - Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship

July 2008

July 23, 2008 - Teen Slam Jam will Rock the Oakland Public Library, Courtesy of Youth Speaks and BUMP Records

July 22, 2008 - The Oakland Public Library Presents Hitler’s Assault on Humor, a Discussion with Roswitha McIntosh

July 15, 2008 - Oakland Public Library’s Summer Reading Program to Close with Fun Finale at the Oakland Museum

July 03, 2008 - Graphic Novel set in Oakland Public Library is Real Thriller –Author to Return to Scene of Crime for Presentation

May 2008

May 30, 2008 - Children’s Summer Reading Kick-Off: Dunk a Librarian Booth, Music and Free Hot Dogs

May 29, 2008 - The Oakland History Room Presents: Jonah Raskin on The Radical Jack London

May 28, 2008 - Oakland Public Library Breaks Ground on New East Oakland Community Library

May 12, 2008 - Oakland Public Library Announces Inaugural Adult Summer Reading Program

May 11, 2008 - Oakland Public Library Celebrates LGBT Pride Month with Lavender Scrolls, Family Storytime

May 02, 2008 - Book A Librarian Provides One-on-One Extended Reference Help

May 02, 2008 - Catch the Reading Bug at Oakland Public Library’s 2008 Summer Reading Program

May 02, 2008 - Come Celebrate the Groundbreaking for the East Oakland Community Library @ 81st Avenue

May 01, 2008 - Lakeview Branch Library To Close for New Carpeting

April 2008

April 15, 2008 - The A’s: Still in Oakland After 40 Years – An Exhibition in the Oakland History Room, April 28, 2008 – August 29, 2008

April 14 , 2008 - What Are You Free2 Do — Or Be — Thanks to Your Local Library?

April 11 , 2008 - Oakland Public Theater Presents Richard Wright Centennial Project

April 4 , 2008 - Poets Of The Library Celebrate National Poetry Month

March 2008

March 21, 2008 - Oakland Public Library Announces Upcoming System Maintenance

March 06 , 2008 - Paul Robeson to be the Subject of West Oakland Library Exhibi

February 2008

February 29, 2008 - Legendary Poet And Activist Nikki Giovanni Headlines Annual National Library Week Celebration

February 11, 2008 - Reception and Gathering for Educate to Liberate: the Schools of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton Exhibitions

January 2008

January 18, 2008 - Black History Month Means Family Fun at the Oakland Public Library

January 14, 2008 - Oakland Public Library to Provide Free Election Literature

January 09, 2008 - Teens Invited to Enter Manga Art Contest at the Oakland Public Library

January 03, 2008 - Educate to Liberate: The Schools of the Black Panther Party, 1969-1982

December 2007

December 28, 2007 - Turn’s Bill Busters Arriving In Oakland Libraries

December 07, 2007 - Final Week to Clear Library Fines and Fees - Successful Program Ends December 14

December 05, 2007 - Free West Oakland Library Shuttle Encourages Low-income Children to Use the Library

December 04, 2007 - Oakland Bookmobile Gets A New Look!

November 2007

November 16, 2007 - Design And Make Your Own Jewelry! (Workshops For Teens)

November 16, 2007 - Holiday Events Light Up The Oakland Public Library

November 1, 2007 - Get A Fresh Start! Oakland Public Library’s Fines & Lost Books Forgiveness, November 24 – December 14, 2007

October 2007

October 17, 2007 - Oakland Public Library Celebrates Children’s Book Week In November

October 8, 2007 - Meet Gene Yang, Award-Winning American Born Chinese Graphic Novelist

September 2007

September 27, 2007 - "Sacred Ground, Sacred Sites" Theme Of Native American Culture Day

September 14, 2007 - Oakland Public Library Celebrates Halloween And Day Of The Dead

September 05, 2007 - Sports and Entertainment in Emeryville: 1870-1970

September 04, 2007 - Martin L. King Library Will Now Reopen on Thursday, September 13

August 2007

August 17, 2007 - Teenzone Rocks Out With Bump Records And Youth Speaks

August 15, 2007 - Want to Help Improve Oakland's Literacy? Become a Volunteer Storyreader

August 10, 2007 - Get Homework Assistance For Teens @ Your Oakland Library

August 6, 2007 - Family Explorations/End Of Summer Reading

August 3, 2007 - Martin L. King, Jr. Branch Library Temporarily Closes For First Phase Of Renovation

July 2007

July 19, 2007 - StoryCorps Griot Project to Record African American Oral Histories in Oakland

July 17, 2007 - "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows" Midnight Release Party

July 13, 2007 - End of Summer Slam Jam for Teens Features Youth Speaks and BUMP Records

July 11, 2007 - Late Fines Increase At Oakland Public Library

July 05, 2007 - "Oakland Paws To Read” Brings Canine Friends To Lakeview Branch Library

July 09, 2007 - "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows" Knight Bus Tour Arrives At The Oakland Public Library On July 11, 2007

June 2007

June 20, 2007 - Oakland Public Library Announces Out Loud Literary Series Schedule

June 15, 2007 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Knight Bus Tour Kicks Off a Month of Magic at the Library

May 2007

May 15, 2007 - Thacher Hurd Mural Celebration And Summer Reading Kick-Off

May 10, 2007 - Get a Clue and Catch a Free Show When Oakland's Summer Reading Program Starts June 9

April 2007

April 26, 2007 - Asian Pacific Heritage Month at the Oakland Public Library

April 12, 2007 - Demolition or "Civic Pride through Civic Improvement" Exhibit Opens April 15, 2007

April 04, 2007 - Teenzone Extreme Makeover Begins

March 2007

March 27, 2007 - New Lonely Planet Travel Writer Series Starts April 18

March 26, 2007 - Bay Area Libraries Celebrate National Library Week, April 15-20, With Click It! Campaign

March 13, 2007 - Read To Achieve - Golden State Warriors' Program Comes To Oakland's Dimond Library

March 9, 2007 - PEN Oakland And Oakland Public Library Launch Oakland Out Loud Literary Series

March 7, 2007 - Original Manga/Anime Drawing Contest for Teens!

March 1, 2007 - Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma Author, Headlines National Library Week

March 1, 2007 - African American Basketball Pioneers Subject Of Exhibition And Panel Discussion

February 2007

February 26, 2007 - African American Museum And Library Invites Public To View New Master Plan

February 20, 2007 - Meet the Authors of Three Books Documenting Oakland

February 9, 2007 - Oakland Public Library Presents Workshop on Making Sense of the Medicare Enrollment Period

February 9, 2007 - East Oakland Youth Offered Free Tutoring and Chess Mentoring at Eastmont Town Center

January 2007

January 30, 2007 - African American Museum and Library Announces Black History Month Programs

January 9, 2007 - Looking for Hope: Paintings About Oakland By Daniel Camacho

January 9, 2007 - African American History Month Brings Programs That Honor, Inform, Celebrate & Inspire

January 2, 2007 - Free Tax Help at Your Oakland Library

December 2006

December 29, 2006 - A Deluxe Autonomy: Piedmont’s First 100 Years

December 27, 2006 - Real Stories, Original Music Bring Oakland's Locomotive Legacy to Life in More Rail

December 21, 2006 - Volunteer Storyreaders Needed: Help Improve Oakland's Literacy

November 2006

November 27, 2006 - Historic Images of Oakland Posted to Online Archive of California

November 22, 2006 - Craft a Gift, Catch a Show, and Check Out the Holiday Spirit at Oakland Libraries

November 9, 2006 - Work on Critical Improvements Continue in Wake of Measure N's Narrow Defeat

October 2006

October 20, 2006 - Teen Summer Reading Program Raffle Winner Takes Home Brand New PC

October 20, 2006 - Native American Culture Day Looks at Immigration and "Natives Across the Americas"

October 20, 2006 - Multicultural Youth Troupe to Perform Traditional Indian Dances Celebrating Diwali

October 18, 2006 - Picture Books Take Center Stage For Annual Children’s Book Week Celebration

October 11, 2006 - Second Lonely Planet Travel Writer Series Starts October 26

October 10, 2006 - Black Panther Reunion Picnic at West Oakland Branch Library/DeFremery Park

October 4, 2006 - New Millenium Catalog Goes “Live” on Halloween!

September 2006

September 27, 2006 - Art for Health’s Sake: Milton Bowens Exhibit Displays Need for Bone Donors

September 26, 2006 - Secret Security Staff Member To Speak About Identity Theft on October 11

September 22, 2006 - Teen Rap & Poetry Contest Announced: Plus Free Workshops to Prepare Submissions

September 19, 2006 - Framing the Struggle: Photographers to Speak About Their Black Panther Pictures

September 15, 2006 - Check Out These Legal E-Books 24-7

September 13, 2006 - Volunteer Storyreaders Needed: Help Improve Oakland's Literacy

August 2006

August 22, 2006 - Oakland Library to Provide Free Election Literature About Issues and Candidates

August 21, 2006 - Fictional History of the U.S. Panel Discussion with Authors

August 21, 2006 - Black Panther News Service is the Topic of a New Exhibit Opening September 2

August 14, 2006 - Chinese Now Available on Oakland Public Library's Web Site

August 11, 2006 - Last Chance For Teens to Win Free Computer by Participating in Oakland's Teen Summer Reading Game

August 3, 2006 - Tool Library Will Close for Improvements

August 1, 2006 - Library Bond Measure Headed for the November 7 Ballot

July 2006

July 25, 2006 - Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales Summer Reading Finale Celebration Set for August 20

July 5, 2006 - Oakland Public Library Completes Network Upgrade

June 2006

June 9, 2006 - Teen Summer Reading Program Starts July 1

May 2006

May 31, 2006 - Library Open Houses to Discuss Draft Master Plan; New Main in Revitalized Kaiser Center Arena

May 31, 2006 - London Guardian Columnist to Give Book Talk at Oakland Public Library

May 24, 2006 - Celebrate Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Pride Month at Oakland Public Library

May 15, 2006 - Summer Reading Program Gives Kids Plenty of Creepy, Crawly Reasons to Get into the Library and into Books

May 08, 2006 - Oakland Public Library Welcomes the Community to a Series of Open Houses

May 03, 2006 - Making Manga Magic Art Contest Winners to be Announced at Artists’ Reception

April 2006

April 21, 2006 - Farmworker's Daughter Author To Give Bilingual Book Talk

April 13, 2006 - Asian Branch Library 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration

April 7, 2006 -Sharing Watershed: Honoring Birds, Two: A Program Series in Honor of the Bay Area's Shore Birds

April 5, 2006 - Lonely Planet Travel Writer Series Starts April 19

April 3, 2006 - Spanish is Now Available on Oakland Public Library's Web Site

March 2006

March 24, 2006 - Paul Robeson Remembered in New Exhibit at The African American Museum and Library at Oakland, April 8 to July 8

March 10, 2006 - Bay Area Libraries Celebrate National Library Week, April 2 - April 8

March 10, 2006 - Announcing a Manga/Anime Drawing Contest for Teens Entry Deadline: Friday, April 21

March 9, 2006 - Friends of the Asian Library Donate $20,000 to the Asian Branch to Celebrate Its 30th Anniversary

March 1, 2006 - Oakland Public Library Signs Contract With Innovative Interfaces for New Millennium System

February 2006

February 28, 2006 - The Oakland Public Library and Woman's Day Want to Know How the Library Has Changed Your Life

February 27, 2006 - 2006 National Library Week Celebration Features Author Isabel Allende; Teen and Kid Events

March 20 through May 31, 2006 - Exhibit of Origami and Painting Honors Asian Branch's 30th Anniversary

February 3, 2006 - Black History Month Events and Programs at the African American Museum and Library

February 2, 2006 - Free Tax Assistance @ the Oakland Public Library Now through April 17, 2006

Now through April 30, 2006 - Oakland Public Library Exhibit Looks Back at When Oakland's Cityscape was First Formed

January 2006

January 31, 2006 - Call for Volunteers To Tutor High School and Middle School Students

January 25, 2006 - UC Doctor to Speak on Ancient Ayurvedic Medicine

January 25, 2006 - "Mistress of Spices" Author Headlines February One City, One Book Events in Oakland

January 19, 2006 - New Young Adult Services Manager Tracey Firestone Joins Oakland Public Library Staff

January 13, 2006 - African American History Month @ the Library - A February Full of Programs for Adults, Teens & Families

January 13, 2006 - Children's Programs Celebrate African American History Month @ the Library

January 4, 2006 - Inspire the Next Generation of Readers: Become a Volunteer Storyreader

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