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.

Saturday, May 5th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Melrose Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Martin Luther King Jr. Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Lakeview Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Golden Gate Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Elmhurst Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Dimond Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am César E. Chávez Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Asian Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am 81st Avenue Branch
FREE Comic Book Day! 10:00am Main Library
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
Kamishibai Stories 10:30am Rockridge Branch
Taiko Drumming 10:30am Lakeview Branch
Fiesta de Cinco de Mayo 10:30am Melrose Branch
MPACT/Luna Dance 10:30am West Oakland Branch
Family Storytime 11:00am Asian Branch
Chavez Teen Advisory Group 11:00am César E. Chávez Branch
Read to a Dog 11:00am Elmhurst Branch
Chess at Chavez 11:00am César E. Chávez Branch
Job Club 11:30am 81st Avenue Branch
Rubik's Cube Circle 12:00pm Temescal Branch
Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech 1:00pm Dimond Branch
Family Dance Classes 1:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
Ukulele Meet Up and Instruction 1:15pm Melrose Branch
Get Your Game On (Video Games for Teens) 2:00pm Asian 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
Taiko Drumming 2:00pm Golden Gate Branch
What's Cookin' @ West: Mac & Cheese 2:00pm West Oakland Branch
Free Comic Book Day & Shrinky Dinks 2:00pm Dimond Branch
Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin 2:00pm African American Museum & Library at Oakland
eBook Help 2:30pm Piedmont Avenue Branch
Off the Hook 3:00pm Melrose Branch
Game Day 3:00pm 81st Avenue Branch
Repujados for Teens 3:00pm César E. Chávez Branch
Lift Every Voice Art Opening 3:00pm Main Library
Come Meet The Monk of Mokha 3:00pm Lakeview Branch
Sunday, May 6th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Veterans Services 1:00pm Main Library
Volunteer Information Session 2:00pm Main Library
Help for Renters 3:00pm Main Library
Monday, May 7th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Preschool Storytime 10:30am Main Library
Let's Bike Oakland: Bike Month Celebration 2:30pm Eastmont Branch
Monday Arts & Crafts 4:30pm Brookfield Branch
Bike Tube Jewelry 5:00pm Eastmont Branch
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Event Name Time Location
Baby Bounce 10:15am Main Library
Get Help from the Homeless Action Center 10:30am Main Library