Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops. It takes place, each year, on the first Saturday in May. Stop by any Oakland Public Library location on Saturday, May 2nd, during open hours, and pick up…
May 2026
Music, Memory, and Community with Chinatown Records, free comic books, a cultural preservation workshop and so much more at your library this month.
#TeenTopics: Stargazing
There are so many spots in the Bay to enjoy stargazing, especially this spring and summer. It's a great way to spend an evening watching the nights sky, observing the constellations, and/or watching showers of meteors. Check Out a Telescope Did you know that you can now check out a telescope from the library!?!?! Find…
Get Ready for Summer at Oakland Public Library
From May 23 through August 1, OPL invites the whole community to join a summer filled with books, activities, events, and discoveries. Whether you’re reading at home, attending library programs, exploring a new hobby, or spending time with family at your neighborhood branch, there are so many ways to participate. Everyone Can Join: Summer at OPL…
New Bike Libraries!
Enjoy a little sneak peak of the new bike libraries we're building out of 81st Ave Branch!
Celebrating the Main Library
The Main Library celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2026, but it also celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2028. How is it possible?
Celebrate AANHPI Heritage with Local Documentaries
Learn more about East Bay AANHPI history! The Oakland History Center is excited to showcase two local filmmakers and their recent documentaries. This year’s theme for Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is “Power in Unity: Strengthening Communities Together.” Each of these films explores the connection between personal and public history, uncovering the struggles…
The Right to Read Periodicals: Censorship of Magazines & Newspapers in the U.S.
For Right to Read Day 2026, the Magazines & Newspapers Department is taking a look back at the United States’ long history of stifling free speech and the right to read through the banning and censoring of, you guessed it, magazines and newspapers. While it’s important to document this history, it is also important to…
Share Your Voice: How to Write a Book Review
How to Write a Book Review
Celebrating Immigrant Roots: Art Contest Winners Announced
There’s a special kind of magic that happens when a young person feels truly seen—when their family’s journey, language, and heritage are treated not as a footnote, but as a masterpiece. That’s exactly what we witnessed this spring at the library. For the first time, we invited students in grades 6–12 to participate in a…
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