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2026 Pride

Pride Month is a celebration of LGBTQIA++ stories, voices, and histories.

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Celebrating LGBTQ Month at Oakland Public Library, 2026

Below is a list of both fiction and non-fiction books that are held at the Oakland Public Library dedicated to the LGBTQ topics.
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Queer Family: Conception, Birth, Parenting, and Politics

This booklist offers a roadmap for queer and trans people looking for hard-to-find information about parenting.
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Queer x AAPI

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these YA reads featuring LGBTQ+ protagonists.
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Celebrating LGBTQ Month at Oakland Public Library, 2026

Below is a list of both fiction and non-fiction books that are held at the Oakland Public Library dedicated to the LGBTQ topics.
LiladharOPL

Queer Family: Conception, Birth, Parenting, and Politics

This booklist offers a roadmap for queer and trans people looking for hard-to-find information about parenting.
Writtenby_Zoe

Queer x AAPI

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these YA reads featuring LGBTQ+ protagonists.
OPL_Maya

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LGBTQ+

Library material and archival collections related to African American LGBTQ+ communities.

Online Resources

LGBT Videos on Kanopy

Find LGBT movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.

LGBTQ History - Videos and Multimedia

Videos, podcasts, and apps showcasing LGBTQ history.

Teaching LGBTQ History

Instructional resources for California educators, students, & families.

LGBT Videos on Kanopy

Find LGBT movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.

LGBTQ History - Videos and Multimedia

Videos, podcasts, and apps showcasing LGBTQ history.

Teaching LGBTQ History

Instructional resources for California educators, students, & families.

Online Resources

LGBT Videos on Kanopy

Find LGBT movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.

LGBTQ History - Videos and Multimedia

Videos, podcasts, and apps showcasing LGBTQ history.

LGBT Videos on Kanopy

Find LGBT movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.

LGBTQ History - Videos and Multimedia

Videos, podcasts, and apps showcasing LGBTQ history.

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  • Bathrooms are for all genders at these locations:

    • Dimond Branch
    • Eastmont Branch
    • Elmhurst Branch
    • Golden Gate Branch
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch
    • Melrose Branch
    • Montclair Branch
    • Piedmont Branch
    • Rockridge Branch
    • Temescal Branch

    81st Avenue Branch has one all gender bathroom and four gender-specific bathrooms.

    Main Library has all gender bathrooms on the basement level and gender-specific bathrooms on the mezzanine.

    These locations have Men's and Women's bathrooms:

    • African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
    • Brookfield Branch
    • Chávez Branch
    • West Oakland Branch

    At these locations, staff can provide directions to nearby public bathrooms, which are gender-specific:

    • Asian Branch
    • Lakeview Branch

    At the Tool Lending Library, staff can provide directions to nearby public bathrooms, which are for all genders.

  • Public bathrooms are available inside these locations:

    • 81st Avenue Branch
    • African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
    • Brookfield Branch
    • Chávez Branch
    • Dimond Branch
    • Eastmont Branch
    • Golden Gate Branch
    • Main Library
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch
    • Melrose Branch
    • Piedmont Branch
    • Rockridge Branch
    • Temescal Branch
    • West Oakland Branch

    At these locations, staff can provide directions to public bathrooms near the library:

    • Asian Branch
    • Elmhurst Branch
    • Lakeview Branch
    • Tool Lending Library
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