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.

Thursday, September 5th, 2019
Event Name Time Location
Sewing Lab 10:30am Asian Branch
Community Produce Stand with Mandela Marketplace 11:00am Main Library
Baby Bounce 11:30am Montclair Branch
Free Computer Help! 1:30pm West Oakland Branch
All Knit 3:30pm Lakeview Branch
Game Day 3:30pm Dimond Branch
Paws to Read: Read Aloud to Scout! 3:30pm Rockridge Branch
TeenScape 3:30pm Rockridge Branch
Veterans Services 4:00pm Main Library
ESL Conversation Club / Inglés como Segundo Idioma (ESL) Club de Conversación 4:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Women* Bike Book Club 6:00pm Golden Gate Branch
Afghan Cycles Film Screening 6:00pm Golden Gate Branch
Friday, September 6th, 2019
Event Name Time Location
eBook Help 2:00pm Rockridge Branch
Alameda Alliance for Health 2:30pm Main Library
DIY Stickers for Teens 2:30pm Asian Branch
Chess Club 3:00pm Rockridge Branch
Build Fridays 3:30pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
LEGO Mania 3:30pm Dimond Branch
TeenScape 3:30pm Rockridge Branch
Peer Circle: A Healing Space for Youth // Círculo de Compañeros: Un Espacio de Sanación para los Jóvenes 4:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Cascada de Flores 4:00pm Elmhurst Branch
Oakland Public Library at Lincoln Summer Nights 5:00pm Lincoln Square Park
Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Performance & Poster Launch! 7:00pm Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe
Saturday, September 7th, 2019
Event Name Time Location
Veterans Services 10:00am Main Library
Yard (work) Party with the Friends of the Temescal Branch Library 10:00am Temescal Branch
Family Storytime 10:30am Lakeview Branch
Family Story Time 10:30am Rockridge Branch
Baby Café 10:30am Piedmont Avenue Branch
Toddler Storytime 10:30am Main Library
Family Storytime 11:00am Asian Branch
Family Storytime 11:00am Melrose Branch
Higher Education Prep: Setting Goals 11:00am César E. Chávez Branch
ARTimatics: Learning Math & Geometry through Art with Jr. Oakland Cubers 12:00pm Temescal Branch
Hiking the Camino de Santiago 1:00pm Lakeview Branch
Chávez Teen Advisory Board // Grupo Consultivo de Jóvenes 2:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
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
Friends of the Lakeview Library Meeting 2:30pm Lakeview Branch
Off the Hook 3:00pm Melrose Branch
A Tour of AAMLO 4:00pm African American Museum & Library at Oakland
ESL Conversation Club 4:00pm Dimond Branch
Sunday, September 8th, 2019
Event Name Time Location
Free Financial Planning 1:00pm Main Library
Clear Your Record with Open Oakland 3:00pm Main Library
Monday, September 9th, 2019
Event Name Time Location
Toddler Storytime 10:30am Main Library
Healthy Teeth, Healthy Communities 12:00pm Main Library
Monday Crafts 1:00pm Martin Luther King Jr. Branch
RJOY Elder Circle 1:00pm Lakeview Branch
Learn How to Find (and Keep) Housing 2:00pm Main Library
A Beautiful Mess / Desorden Magnifico 3:30pm Melrose Branch