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Upcoming Events Mahjong | September 6 (First Sundays 12-5PM) Oakland Works Wednesdays | September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (Wednesdays 11AM-5PM) Free Children's Book Giveaway | September 13 (Second Sundays 11AM-5PM) Monthly Member Sale | September 19 (Third Saturdays 11AM-6PM) Old Oakland Summer Stroll | September 25 (Fourth Fridays 11AM-7:30PM) Check out our seasonal curations in the shop! September is…
Upcoming Events Mahjong | August 2 (First Sundays 12-5PM) Oakland Works Wednesdays | August 5, 12, 19, 26 (Wednesdays 11AM-5PM) Free Children's Book Giveaway | August 9 (Second Sundays 11AM-5PM) Monthly Member Sale | August 15 (Third Saturdays 11AM-6PM) Old Oakland Summer Stroll | August 28 (Fourth Fridays 11AM-7:30PM) Check out our seasonal curations in the shop! August is bumpin' at the Bookmark…
By OPL Advocates The City of Oakland Library Commission. The Friends of the Oakland Public Library. The Youth Leadership Council. Branch Friends groups. Save Oakland Libraries. All of these groups advocate on behalf of the Oakland Public Library. Oakland is beyond fortunate to have so many groups working together to support OPL. But there was a time when these groups knew little of each other and…
Upcoming Events Mahjong | July 5 (First Sundays 12-5PM) Oakland Works Wednesdays | July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (Wednesdays 11AM-5PM) Free Children's Book Giveaway | July 12 (Second Sundays 11AM-5PM) Monthly Member Sale | July 18 (Third Saturdays 11AM-6PM) Old Oakland Summer Stroll | July 24 (Fourth Fridays 11AM-7:30PM) Check out our seasonal curations in the shop! July is beaming at the Bookmark…
Congratulations to Isaiah Kahn, a 16-year-old rising junior at Oakland School for the Arts, named the 2026 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate (OYPL). Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rowena Brown presented the award to Kahn on June 5, 2026 during a live event where all six finalists performed their work. Oakland's 2026 Youth Poet Laureate Isaiah Kahn receives a scholarship from Friends of the OPL with…
Upcoming Events Mahjong | June 7 (First Sundays 12-5PM) Oakland Works Wednesdays | June 3, 10, 17, 24 (Wednesdays 11AM-5PM) Free Children's Book Giveaway | June 14 (Second Sundays 11AM-5PM) Monthly Member Sale | June 20 (Third Saturdays 11AM-6PM) Old Oakland Summer Stroll | June 26 (Fourth Fridays 11AM-7:30PM) Check out our seasonal curations in the shop! June is in full effect at the Bookmark…
The Oakland Public Library has something to celebrate — and so do we. On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, the League of Women Voters of Oakland (LWVO) honored the Oakland Public Library (OPL) with its prestigious 2026 Making Democracy Work Award at a ceremony held at the newly opened Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts. The Friends of the OPL couldn't be prouder. A Standing Ovation — Well Earned When…
Upcoming Events Mahjong | May 3 (First Sundays 12-5PM) Oakland Works Wednesdays | May 6, 13, 20, 27 (Wednesdays 11AM-5PM) Free Children's Book Giveaway | May 10 (Second Sundays 11AM-5PM) Bike to Wherever Day | May 14 (11AM-5PM, Happy Hour on Washington & 10th til 7:30PM) Monthly Member Sale | May 16 (Third Saturdays 11AM-6PM) Check out our seasonal curations in the shop! May is blooming at the…
By Colleen Haikes, Friends of the OPL Director What a milestone! OPL’s Oakland Youth Poet Laureate (OYPL) program turns 15 this year. The OPL was one of the first organizations in the country to launch a city-wide youth poet program. In fact even the national youth poet program started after OYPL, and our OPL Teen Services has advised many other locales in their launches. We caught up with OPL’s…
Upcoming Events Mahjong | Apr 5 (First Sundays 12-5PM) Oakland Works Wednesdays | Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (Wednesdays 11AM-5PM) Free Children's Book Giveaway | Apr 12 (Second Sundays 11AM-5PM) Monthly Member Sale | Apr 18 (Third Saturdays 11AM-6PM) Check out our seasonal curations in the shop! Spring is springing at the Bookmark Bookstore, where we're hosting our next Monthly Member Sale on Saturday,…
