Nonfiction
Staff Lists
Inspired Reads with your New Library Card
Pick up one of our limited edition library cards and pair it with our book selections inspired by African American in the Arts in Oakland.
Brontez Purnell Reads His New Memoir in Verse at Rockridge
If you were wondering whether attending a book talk is worth it, this is your sign. Yes, it is!
Behind the Book: Interview with Author Meikko Sheiree
We all love a good book but what does it take to publish one? Oakland author, Meikko, talks about her writing and publishing journey.
Inspired Reads with your New Library Card
Pick up one of our limited edition library cards and pair it with our book selections inspired by African American in the Arts in Oakland.
Brontez Purnell Reads His New Memoir in Verse at Rockridge
If you were wondering whether attending a book talk is worth it, this is your sign. Yes, it is!
Behind the Book: Interview with Author Meikko Sheiree
We all love a good book but what does it take to publish one? Oakland author, Meikko, talks about her writing and publishing journey.
Nonfiction Staff Picks
Staff Lists
Vintage Black Horror Movies
Enjoy this October with a marathon of Blaxploitation Horror movies.
From Oakland to the World: 60 Years of Black Panther History
The founding of the Black Panther Party in Oakland in 1966 marked a new chapter in the assertion of equal right.
Vintage Black Horror Movies
Enjoy this October with a marathon of Blaxploitation Horror movies.
From Oakland to the World: 60 Years of Black Panther History
The founding of the Black Panther Party in Oakland in 1966 marked a new chapter in the assertion of equal right.