Oakland Public Library

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Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights! Check out our free community events for #BannedBooksWeek 📚🚫➡️ oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?pr...

Welcome to ominous October at the Oakland Public Library! It's officially spooky season and nothing terrifies a librarian quite like book bans! This month, we're excited to celebrate #BannedBooksWeek, #Halloween and #DiaDeLosMuertos with you.
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love it!

It's Main Library's 75th birthday next year. Not sure how to celebrate yet. Got any suggestions?

Soooooo how's everyone liking Bluesky?

THE OAKLAND HISTORY CENTER 2025 Fall HISTORY Series EXHIBIT ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO BUILD: LOCAL NEWS DIORAMAS TILL NOVEMBER 29 | MAIN LIBRARY, OHC EVENTS CELEBRATE DIORAMAS OCTOBER 4 | 2 - 3:30 PM | MAIN LIBRARY THE SCHOOL: THE LEGACY OF HINTIL KU’U ČA FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION OCTOBER 11 | 3 - 4:30 PM | MAIN LIBRARY THE FRUITVALE HISTORY PROJECT: PANEL DISCUSSION OCTOBER 25 | 1 - 2 PM | CÉSAR E. CHÁVEZ BRANCH MEET THE AUTHOR - ALEX WERTH ON LOOP: BLACK SONIC POLITICS IN OAKLAND OCTOBER 30 | 6 - 7:30 PM | MAIN LIBRARY

The Oakland History Center's 2025 Fall History Series schedule is up! Learn more about each event ➡️ oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/post/2...

#spookyseason 🦇🎃👻

Driven By The Movement: A Book Talk Featuring Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin This October 7, 2025 join the West Oakland Branch as we host an exclusive book talk with Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin for the newly published Driven by the Movement: Reports from the Black Power Era (forward...

Join us for a powerful conversation with Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin on Driven by the Movement, the debut book by JoNina Abron-Ervin, former Black Panther and editor of the Black Panther Newspaper.
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PICK UP A BOX (OR TWO) OF Free N95 masks Cold, flu, and wildfire seasons are upon us. Masks are available to take home. ¡Llévate una caja (o dos) de mascarillas N95 gratis! Ya llegó la temporada de resfriados, gripe e incendios forestales. Hay mascarillas disponibles para llevar a casa. 拿一盒 (或兩盒) 免費 N95 口罩！ 感冒、流感和野火季節即將來臨。口罩可帶回家。

Cold, flu, and wildfire season are here. N95 masks are available to keep you and your family healthy. Pick them up from your local Oakland Public Library branch starting this Saturday, October 4, 2025.

Thank you to our partner Simply the Basics for donating the masks.

OPL staff share why they love having a library card 📚❤️ #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card! 🤩Just ask the @oaklandroots.bsky.social! #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

A free event full of resources and information for fathers and father-figures. Register: www.first5alameda.org/fatherhoodsu...

Join us for a discussion about how activism changed the Fruitvale neighborhood. Learn how the Civil Rights and Chicano Movements sparked the creation of vital public service agencies & how these political movements unfolded in the streets of Oakland.
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Enjoy this selection of books, specially curated for our Spanish readers by the Chávez Branch librarian who leads our monthly Spanish Book Club.

Start reading 📚➡️
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Save money. Get a library card. That little piece of plastic in your wallet is more powerful than you think! Already have a library card? Share this with someone you care about. 📚❤️ oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/post/s...

It's libra season! Drop your book recommendations for this harmonious if somewhat indecisive sign then send this thread to your favorite libra ♎️📚

Attention job seekers! 📢 A role on the Community Relations team is now open. If you're tech savvy, collaborative, and interested in improving user experience, this role may be for you. Apply by 10/12/2025. Description and qualifications here ➡ www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oakl...

A needs-based community care pop-up every Thursday morning in downtown Oakland ♥️

Expertly curated by our Oakland History Center librarian, these books to explore the culture, context, & courage of Hispanic and Latino communities in California and the Bay Area. #HispanicHeritageMonth
📚➡https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1968116439/2835657127

A diorama features a hotel room furnished in a spare but stylish mid-century style features a full-size bed, cheat of drawers, and curtains in desert earth tones. An abstract art piece hangs on a wall. At center, a white, nondescript doll figure with arms outstretched to either side.

Loving the microfiche diorama exhibit at the @oaklibrary.bsky.social, what?!? Another artist beat me to it with a ghost story. Since my great-grandfather helped build the Claremont Hotel, I wonder if he saw the “ghost baby” haunting there?

Love my library!

Check out the headline diorama contest that's up right now at the Main #365DaysInOakland

Now THIS is service to the community! #365DaysInOakland

My library rocks! #365DaysInOakland

Community Line Dance Celebration- Black Cowboy Parade Join us on the Plaza after the Black Cowboy Parade for a line dance class led by Oakland’s own Chrystal Moore. Learn classic and contemporary dances that celebrate Black culture and heritage. Dancers ...

Join us on the Plaza after the Black Cowboy Parade for a line dance class led by Oakland’s own Chrystal Moore. 🤠💃 Learn classic & contemporary dances that celebrate Black culture & heritage. Dancers will receive a free “clack” fan while supplies last.
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Computer Classes in English, Cantones, Spanish, and Mam for adults and seniors

Bridging the digital divide one day at a time and now in more languages! 💻🌎 Attend free computer basics classes taught in English, Spanish, Mam, and Cantonese at your local library. Get the word out! 📣 Help a friend. ❤️🫂
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What’s the coolest thing you’ve checked out with your library card? Comment below 👇

Learn the rules of the road and e-bike need-to-knows in this bike safety workshop lead by @bikeeastbay.bsky.social. 🚲 First 20 participants get a free helmet and a one-month Bay Wheels membership! 🎁

Sign up ➡️ oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a8b...

Join us for an insightful author talk with physician and activist, Dr. Vanessa Grubbs. She will discuss her latest book, "Negligent by Design: Anti-Blackness in American Medicine and How to Address It."

Save your seat ➡️ oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/685de...