Help develop and prioritize the job criteria for the next Library Director. Please visit this link to access the survey and provide your input by the close of business on June 22, 2018. Your thoughts and responses will help develop and prioritize the job criteria for our next Library Director, as well as assist in identifying appropriate candidates as the search is being conducted.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toddler Storytime | 10:30am | Temescal Branch |
| Toddler Story Time | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| Preschool Story Time | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| Baby Bounce | 10:30am | Dimond Branch |
| Baby Bounce | 11:30am | Montclair Branch |
| ESL Conversation Club | 1:00pm | Eastmont Branch |
| Free Computer Help! | 1:30pm | West Oakland Branch |
| ESL Conversation Club | 2:00pm | Main Library |
| Harm Reduction, HIV Prevention and Education | 2:00pm | Main Library |
| All Knit | 3:30pm | Lakeview Branch |
| Game Day | 3:30pm | Dimond Branch |
| A Beautiful Mess / Desorden Magnifico | 3:30pm | Melrose Branch |
| Veterans Services | 4:00pm | Main Library |
| Lawyers in the Library | 6:00pm | Main Library |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Grupo de apoyo para Latinas con Cáncer/ Latinas with Cancer Support Group | 12:00pm | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Veterans Services | 1:00pm | Main Library |
| Fix and decorate your bicycle | 2:00pm | 81st Avenue Branch |
| Videogames in the TeenZone | 2:00pm | Main Library |
| eBook Help | 2:00pm | Rockridge Branch |
| Let's Meet in the 'Zone at Melrose! | 2:30pm | Melrose Branch |
| Get Your Game On (Video Games for Teens) | 2:30pm | Asian Branch |
| Friday Fun-Day! | 3:00pm | Martin Luther King Jr. Branch |
| Build Fridays | 3:30pm | Piedmont Avenue Branch |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans Services | 10:00am | Main Library |
| Baby Café! | 10:15am | Melrose Branch |
| Family Storytime | 10:30am | Lakeview Branch |
| Toddler Storytime | 10:30am | Main Library |
| Family Story Time | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| Baby Café | 10:30am | Piedmont Avenue Branch |
| Family Storytime | 11:00am | Asian Branch |
| Chess at Chavez | 11:00am | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Social Workers in the Library | 11:00am | Main Library |
| Job Club | 12:30pm | 81st Avenue Branch |
| African American Quilt Guild of Oakland Monthly Meeting | 1:00pm | West Oakland Branch |
| Tight Knitters at Chavez / El Grupo de Tejer | 2:00pm | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Melrose Teen Gaming | 2:00pm | Melrose 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 |
| Crafting and Jewelry for Teens and Adults / Manualidades y Joyería Para Adolescents y Adultos | 3:00pm | Melrose Branch |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans Services | 1:00pm | Main Library |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Preschool Storytime | 10:30am | Main Library |
| Monday Arts & Crafts | 4:30pm | Brookfield Branch |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Bounce | 10:15am | Main Library |
| Get Help from the Homeless Action Center | 10:30am | Main Library |
| Family Storytime | 11:30am | West Oakland Branch |
| Free Computer Help! | 11:30am | West Oakland Branch |
| Job Help with the EDD | 2:00pm | Main Library |
| STEM Fun! | 4:30pm | Lakeview Branch |
| Pajama Storytime | 7:00pm | Dimond Branch |