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.

Friday, December 28th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Grupo de Apoyo para Mujeres con Cáncer en Español 12:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Veterans Services 1:00pm Main Library
eBook Help 2:00pm Rockridge Branch
Get Your Game On (Video Games for Teens) 2:15pm Asian Branch
Alameda Alliance for Health 3:00pm Main Library
Build Fridays 3:30pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
Let's Meet in the 'Zone at Melrose! 3:30pm Melrose Branch
Winter Cookie Decorating 3:30pm Melrose Branch
Adult Yoga 4:00pm Dimond Branch
Saturday, December 29th, 2018
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 Playtime! Snacks for Kids, Coffee and Tea for Grownups! 10:30am Main Library
Family Storytime 11:00am Asian Branch
Chess at Chavez 11:00am César E. Chávez Branch
English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Club 11:00am Martin Luther King Jr. 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
Family Movie / Pelicula en Familia 2:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
eBook Help 2:30pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
What's Cooking Good Looking (Cooking for Teens) 2:30pm Asian Branch
Game Day 3:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
Come and Make a Snow Globe! 3:00pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
Make Some Noise 3:30pm Dimond Branch
AAMLO Public Tour 4:00pm African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Sunday, December 30th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Veterans Services 1:00pm Main Library
Monday, December 31st, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Preschool Storytime 10:30am Main Library
Help with substance abuse, mental illness and more 3:00pm Main Library
Monday Arts & Crafts 4:30pm Brookfield Branch
Oakland Library at Nerd Nite East Bay 7:00pm Club 21
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019
Event Name Time Location
Toddler Storytime 10:10am Lakeview Branch
Toddler Storytime 10:15am Piedmont Avenue 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
Family Storytime / Hora de Cuentos para toda la familia 11:00am César E. Chávez Branch
Preschool Storytime 11:00am Piedmont Avenue Branch
Veterans Services 12:00pm Main Library
Afterschool Art - Arte Despues de Escuela 2:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
MOCHA - art in the library 2:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
Afternoon Crafts and Activities 3:00pm Eastmont Branch
Winter Break Chess 3:00pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
Pop Up Teen Zone 3:30pm Montclair Branch
Art Explorers 3:30pm Elmhurst Branch