Cael Dueñas-Lara, the 2025 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate, has been making waves all over Oakland with performances, school visits, and workshops. We had the opportunity to ask him some questions and are pleased to share Cael’s thoughts about Oakland, poetry, the program, and more. Here's what he had to say! What does the Oakland Youth Poet…
#TeenTopics: Poetry and the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate
We are so excited to announce that applications for the 15th Oakland Youth Poet Laureate (OYPL) will open on January 2, 2026! Our application always opens in January and closes in the beginning of February... so if you are reading this after then date, there is next year. Our program considers ALL young poets (13-18 and living in…
#TeenTopics: Halloween
October is all about the spooky vibes, and we are here to help. If you are looking to get into the Halloween mood try some of these events, movies, and books or even explore some haunted Oakland spaces. Local Haunts Haunted Places in Oakland, California - Oakland and the surrounding area have quite a few…
A Found in a Library Book Scavenger Hunt and Zine: Animal Planet
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the things people leave behind in library books? If you're familiar with our Found in a Library Book collection, you know what happens to them here at OPL! This continually growing collection now has more than 900 items and they each have a story to tell…
Staff Poets at OPL
In honor of National Poetry Month, we'd love to share some staff talent. Enjoy these poems written by OPL staff.
(Alphabetical by poet's first name.)
Dancing
Eight of My Favorite African American Painters/Artists
By Yohan Smith, Rockridge Branch I have been a SFMOMA museum guide for public and teen museum visitors for almost two decades and I wanted to share a few of my favorite African American Painters/artists with Oakland Public Library patrons in honor of Black Culture Fest 2022. I have eight painters/artists in mind and I…
Family History Month: Share Your Stories
With Pressbooks and Biblioboard we can tell our family stories, whatever family means to each of us.
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