Upcoming Holiday Closures:
Monday, December 24 & Tuesday, December 25 - All locations closed
Tuesday, January 1 - All locations closed
Upcoming Events
The list below shows all the currently scheduled library events. If you want to see a list of events happening at a specific OPL location, you can filter the list using the menu below. To see upcoming library events happening out in the community rather than at our branches, visit our offsite events page.
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Beat Within - Writing Workshop for Teens | 2:00pm | Main Library |
| Tight Knitters at Chavez / El Grupo de Tejer | 2:00pm | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Melrose Teen Gaming | 2:00pm | Melrose Branch |
| Creative Crafts for Adults | 2:00pm | Dimond Branch |
| Cookie Decorating | 2:00pm | Elmhurst Branch |
| eBook Help | 2:30pm | Piedmont Avenue Branch |
| Game Day | 3:00pm | 81st Avenue Branch |
| The Music of the Word - La Palabra Musical | 3:00pm | César E. Chávez Branch |
| AAMLO Public Tour | 4:00pm | African American Museum & Library at Oakland |
| ESL Conversation Club | 4:00pm | Dimond Branch |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans Services | 1:00pm | Main Library |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Help with substance abuse, mental illness and more | 3:00pm | Main Library |
| Monday Arts & Crafts | 4:30pm | Brookfield Branch |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Toddler Storytime | 10:10am | Lakeview Branch |
| Toddler Storytime | 10:15am | Piedmont Avenue Branch |
| Play Café | 10:15am | Melrose Branch |
| Preschool Storytime | 10:15am | Golden Gate Branch |
| Play Café | 10:15am | Martin Luther King Jr. Branch |
| Toddler Storytime | 10:30am | Temescal Branch |
| Toddler Storytime | 10:30am | Asian Branch |
| Preschool Storytime | 10:30am | Elmhurst Branch |
| Baby Bounce | 11:00am | Lakeview Branch |
| Preschool Storytime | 11:00am | Piedmont Avenue Branch |
| Family Storytime / Hora de Cuentos para toda la familia | 11:00am | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Veterans Services | 12:00pm | Main Library |
| Afterschool Art - Arte Despues de Escuela | 2:00pm | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Let's Meet in the 'Zone! - Craft & Game Day | 2:30pm | West Oakland Branch |
| How Things Work | 3:30pm | Elmhurst Branch |
| TurnUP the Volume | 4:30pm | Main Library |
| Ebook help | 5:00pm | Main Library |
| Mental Health and Recovery with PEERS | 5:00pm | Main Library |
| Lawyers in the Library | 6:00pm | Main Library |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Toddler Storytime | 10:15am | Montclair Branch |
| Play Café | 10:15am | 81st Avenue Branch |
| Toddler Time | 10:15am | Golden Gate Branch |
| Play Café | 10:15am | Elmhurst Branch |
| Toddler Storytime | 10:30am | Temescal Branch |
| Toddler Story Time | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| Preschool Story Time | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| Learn How to Find (and Keep) Housing | 10:30am | Main Library |
| Baby Bounce | 11:30am | Montclair Branch |
| ESL Conversation Club | 1:00pm | Eastmont Branch |
| Free Computer Help! | 1:30pm | West Oakland Branch |
| Thursday Thrills! | 3:00pm | Martin Luther King Jr. Branch |
| Winter Break Chess | 3:00pm | Piedmont Avenue Branch |
| All Knit | 3:30pm | Lakeview Branch |
| Game Day | 3:30pm | Dimond Branch |
| Veterans Services | 4:00pm | Main Library |
| ESL Conversation Club / Inglés como Segundo Idioma (ESL) Club de Conversación | 4:00pm | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Lawyers in the Library | 6:00pm | Main Library |