Where would we be without our friends! Learn about the many, many ways that our Friends support the Oakland Public Library and its patrons all across the city.
National Newspaper Week 2026 Part 2: Digital Newspapers from Near and Far
It’s National Newspaper Week, and what better way to celebrate could there be than … reading newspapers? The answer: reading newspapers from bed. Or from the comforts of wherever you happen to be. Your Oakland Public Library has you covered. Your library card gives you access to literally thousands of current newspapers. Log in with…
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party: Free Breakfast for School Children Program
Did you or someone you know eat breakfast for free at school? That may have been thanks to the School Breakfast Program (SBP) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service and the Black Panther Party. Launched as a two-year pilot program in 1966 the federal program became permanent in 1975.…
National Newspaper Week 2026 Part 1: Local and Community Newspapers in print
In celebration of the 86th annual National Newspaper Week the Magazines & Newspaper Department is putting up a couple blog posts to highlight all the excellent
We did it! Sign-Up Goal Met
We exceeded our goal of 2,500 library card sign-ups by the end of September. How? Community was the key.
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