Today at the library, handle some Sunday to-do items in our computer lab at the Main Library where volunteers are available to help with basic tasks like job searches and resume building. This & more for FREE!

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With the Palace app you have access to your library’s digital collections in one place. Enjoy thousands of free books from the Palace Bookshelf as well as titles your library has purchased through the Palace Marketplace–available exclusively in the app.

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Today at the library, join us for a book talk and poetry reading from East Oakland author Deyci Carrillo López at César E. Chávez Branch in celebration of #NationalPoetryMonth . This & more for FREE!

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Together STU212 and 81st Ave Library, are providing a safe space for East Oakland teens to explore their creativity, foster positive connections, and boost self-confidence. Join us for an empowering experience!

Today at the library, adults can ask your local experts questions about home ownership at the Rockridge branch, kids can do arts and crafts in the Brookfield branch garden, & teens can play video games at the MLK Jr. branch. This & more for FREE!

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Gov. Newsom proclaims April 7-13, 2024 'California Library Week.'

'...each of our 1,127 public libraries is a critical community hub for education and lifelong learning, health and wellness, civic engagement and workforce and economic development.'

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2023 saw libraries and library workers take action for their communities amid escalated censorship attempts and adverse legislation. Learn more and see this year's #BannedBookList in the 2024 State of America’s Libraries Report. bit.ly/soal-2024 #NationalLibraryWeek

Happy #TakeActionForLibraries Day, a national celebration of library advocacy!

How can you take action this year? By getting #ReaderVoterReady . Join us: Commit to getting informed, getting registered, & getting ready to vote!

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Join Laurie this Saturday, April 13th, from 9 AM to 11 PM to prune mature roses, weed, and pick up litter outside the Melrose Library. 🌹🍂🚮

OR you can drop by the Melrose Library to admire the roses planted on January 6th or the new mosaic art work! 🌹📚🤓

Hip hip hooray for #NLWD24 #NationalLibraryWeek ! 🤸🏽‍♀️I just got back from my favorite library - Rockridge Oakland Public Library and thanked all the librarians.✨

Deyci Carrillo López, as she says it herself, is a proud product of Guanajuato, México & Deep East Oakland, California. Come listen to her talk about her book, Entre la Miel y el Fuego, a spanglish poetry collection at the Chavez branch this Saturday.

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Today at the library, dance at the Soul 4 Kidz family concert at MLK Jr. branch, learn Kumihimo braiding art at Rockridge branch, & practice your English at our English Conversation Club at Main Library. This & more for FREE!

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We've been gifting the love of reading by putting books directly in the hands of children for a long time! #LibraryOutreachDay #NationalLibraryWeek

(photo courtesy of the Oakland History Center )

You won't want to miss this! Critically acclaimed Oakland-based author, musician, filmmaker & dance company co-founder, Brontez Purnell, discusses & reads from his latest book Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse at the Rockridge Branch Library.

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