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AAMLO to Host MLK Film Festival Jan. 20

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a day-long session of documentary films at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO).

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Help with Your Taxes

The Oakland Public Library and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) are partnering to offer free tax assistance to residents at select libraries during the 2020 tax season.

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OPL Announces Limited Boycott of Macmillan eBooks

Macmillan Publishing, one of the country’s biggest publishers, launched a library eBook embargo--a limitation on public library eBook acquisition--on November 1, 2019. 

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Calling All Young Oakland Poets!

For the ninth year, the Oakland Public Library and an alliance of community partners welcome Oakland poets between the ages of 13-18 to enter into the 2020 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate community.

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Noname's Book Club Selections Free at OPL

Library to provide Noname’s Book Club monthly selections. The book club selects two titles a month to discuss among an online and in-person community of readers.

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Anyone - at any age - can get an Oakland Public Library card. Library cards are free and are available at all our locations.

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Weekends @ OPL!

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Looking for fun & free things to do this weekend? Check out this weekly blog for a small sampling of events and programs for all ages at your Oakland Public Library.

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From the Library Community

Read the OPL Annual Report

2018-19 was a banner year for the Oakland Public Library.

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From Advice for Readers

10 Great Reasons to Read Fiction in January 2020

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Can you think of a better way to start the new year than cracking open a new book? Here are ten great books arriving this month.

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From Children's Services Blog

Embodying Peace with Young Children

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Using Books to Embody Peace with Young Children

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From the Main Library

1919: the year that changed America

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This year marks the centennial of a momentous year in world and American history.

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