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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 |
|---|---|---|
| You CAN Do The Rubik’s Cube! | 3:00pm | Eastmont Branch |
| Melrose Teen Gaming | 3:00pm | Melrose Branch |
| Maker Afternoon Fun! | 3:30pm | Lakeview Branch |
| Teen Terrarium Making Workshop | 3:30pm | Montclair Branch |
| Summer Workshop for Teens - Terarriums | 3:30pm | Montclair Branch |
| Build, Make, Play | 4:00pm | Elmhurst Branch |
| Book Worms Book Club | 4:00pm | Montclair Branch |
| Mental Health and Recovery with PEERS | 4:30pm | Main Library |
| Build, Make, Play | 4:30pm | Brookfield Branch |
| Ebook help | 5:00pm | Main Library |
| Father Circle | 6:00pm | 81st Avenue Branch |
| Emily Butterfly | 6:30pm | Montclair Branch |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Toddler Storytime | 10:15am | Montclair Branch |
| Play Café | 10:15am | 81st Avenue Branch |
| Toddler Storytime | 10:15am | Golden Gate Branch |
| Play Café | 10:15am | Elmhurst Branch |
| Toddler Story Time | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| Preschool Story Time | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| Community Produce Stand with Mandela Marketplace | 10:30am | Main Library |
| Sewing Lab | 10:30am | Asian Branch |
| Baby Bounce | 11:30am | Montclair Branch |
| Game Day | 3:30pm | Dimond Branch |
| Paws to Read: Read Aloud to Scout! | 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 |
| Event Name | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 81st Ave Teen Zone Pop-Up! | 1:30pm | 81st Avenue Branch |
| eBook Help | 2:00pm | Rockridge Branch |
| Alameda Alliance for Health | 2:30pm | Main Library |
| Storybook Science: Engineering by the Book | 3:00pm | West Oakland Branch |
| Build Fridays | 3:30pm | Piedmont Avenue Branch |
| LEGO Mania | 3:30pm | Dimond Branch |
| Peer Circle: A Healing Space for Youth // Círculo de Compañeros: Un Espacio de Sanación para los Jóvenes | 4:00pm | César E. Chávez Branch |
| Build, Make, Play | 4:00pm | Montclair Branch |
| 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 |
| Storybook Science: Engineering by the Book | 10:00am | Dimond 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 |
| Little Explorers Petting Zoo | 10:30am | Rockridge Branch |
| David Grashton: Musician | 10:30am | Main Library |
| Ice Exploration! | 10:30am | Golden Gate Branch |
| Family Storytime | 11:00am | Asian Branch |
| Emily Butterfly | 11:00am | Lakeview Branch |
| Family Storytime | 11:00am | Melrose Branch |
| ARTimatics: Learning Math & Geometry through Art with Jr. Oakland Cubers | 12:00pm | Temescal Branch |
| The Importance of Getting Sleep, Demystifying Falsehoods, and More with Holly Jackson | 12:30pm | Lakeview Branch |
| Kiss My Aztec! Berkeley Rep Docent Talk | 1:00pm | Dimond Branch |