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, February 28th, 2019
Event Name Time Location
All Knit 3:30pm Lakeview Branch
Game Day 3:30pm Dimond Branch
Teen 'Scape Program 3:30pm Rockridge Branch
Paws to Read: Read Aloud to Scout! 3:30pm Rockridge Branch
Scientific Adventures: Binary Code Bracelets 3:30pm Golden Gate Branch
Veterans Services 4:00pm Main Library
ESL Conversation Club / Inglés como Segundo Idioma (ESL) Club de Conversación 4:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Conducting African American Research 6:00pm Main Library
Lawyers in the Library 6:00pm Main Library
Main Library Tour 6:00pm Main Library
Friday, March 1st, 2019
Event Name Time Location
"Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon" - Book Discussion and Signing with Author Maxine Gordon 11:00am Brookfield Branch
Will Eisner Week Comic Book Giveaway 12:00pm Lakeview Branch
Fortnite at the TeenZone 1:00pm Main Library
Fix and decorate your bicycle 2:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
eBook Help 2:00pm Rockridge Branch
Friday Afternoon Movies for Teens! 2:00pm Lakeview Branch
Videogames in the TeenZone 2:00pm Main Library
Teen Tech Month :: Experience Virtual Reality 2:30pm Asian Branch
Alameda Alliance for Health 3:00pm Main Library
Afterschool Art With MOCHA 3:00pm West Oakland Branch
Build Fridays 3:30pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
A Beautiful Mess / Desorden Magnifico 3:30pm Melrose Branch
LEGO Mania 3:30pm Dimond Branch
Teen 'Scape Program 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
Family Yoga 4:00pm Dimond Branch
Resistance, Resiliance, & Anticipation! A fresh look at the Black Arts Movement in Oakland - Artist Talks and Film Screenings 5:30pm 81st Avenue Branch
Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
Event Name Time Location
Are You Ready to Become A US Citizen? 10:00am Main Library
Veterans Services 10:00am Main Library
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
English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Club 11:00am Martin Luther King Jr. Branch
ARTimatics: Learning Math & Geometry through Art with Jr. Oakland Cubers 12:00pm Temescal Branch
Ukulele Instruction and Jam 12:30pm Melrose Branch
MPACT/Luna Dance 1:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
Veteran's Services Pop-up 1:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Chavez Teen Advisory Board 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
Virtual Reality Demonstration 2:00pm Dimond Branch
Teen Tech Month :: Experience Virtual Reality 2:30pm Asian Branch
Off the Hook 3:00pm Melrose Branch
Play-Well TEKnologies 3:00pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
Resistance, Resiliance, & Anticipation! A fresh look at the Black Arts Movement in Oakland - Artist Talks and Film Screenings 3:30pm 81st Avenue Branch
AAMLO Public Tour 4:00pm African American Museum & Library at Oakland
ESL Conversation Club 4:00pm Dimond Branch