OPL Summer Kids Events

Join us for many amazing events for kids and families at OPL this summer!

Kids Summer Events

To see all the events happening at a library branch, you can visit the branch's page!

Groups interested in participating in summer activities should contact their local children’s librarian as soon as possible. 

Featured Summer Kids Event

Little Explorers Petting Zoo

Various locations, dates, and times
Enjoy the cute and cuddly animals from the Little Explorers Petting Zoo.

Asheba

Asheba

Asheba

Various locations, dates, and times
Oakland's own Asheba shares Caribbean music, providing fun for the whole family. Come sing and dance with us!

Breathe a Minute

Breathe a Minute

Breathe a Minute

Various locations, dates, and times
During this 45-minute session students will practice breathing techniques and fun yoga shapes. Each session ends with a peaceful sound bath.

Build, Make, Play

Build, Make, Play

Build, Make, Play

Various locations, dates, and times
Come and join us for an afternoon of activities! We’ll do a different activity each week.

Coventry & Kaluza

Coventry & Kaluza

Coventry & Kaluza

Various locations, dates, and times
Join us for juggling, acrobatics, music, comedy, and an amazing number of hula hoops!

The Decolonized Kitchen

Decolonized Kitchen

The Decolonized Kitchen

Various Locations, dates, and times
Maribel Garcia will bring her decolonized kitchen to the library to explore indigenous foodways.

Discovery Museum Truck

Discovery Museum Truck

Discovery Museum Try It Truck

Various locations, dates, and times
The Try It Truck is our engineering lab on wheels, bringing hands-on STEAM programming to the library!

Drag Queen Storytime

Dragon Queen Storytimes with Per Sia

Per Sia's Drag Queen Storytime

Various locations, dates, and times
Come and enjoy some stories and a little sparkle with local Latinx non-binary storyteller Per Sia.

East Bay Regional Parks

East Bay Regional Parks

East Bay Regional Parks

Various Locations, dates, and times
Come learn about what hops, crawls, hides, flies, and grows, from the hills to the bay.

East Bay Vivarium

East Bay Vivarium

East Bay Vivarium

Various locations, dates, and times
Experts from the East Bay Vivarium share some of their scaly friends and teach us about the world of reptiles, amphibians, and bugs.

Firelight Shadow Theater

Firelight Shadow Theater

Firelight Shadow Theater

Various Locations, dates, and times
Join us for folktales and rhymes from around the world. Delight in the original artwork, then learn how to make your own!

Germar the Magician

Germar the Magician

Germar the Magician

Various locations, dates, and times
Germar’s magic will amaze you one moment and have you laughing out loud the next in this bilingual (Spanish-English) family event.

Insect Discovery Lab

Insect Discovery Lab

Insect Discovery Lab

Various locations, dates, and times
SaveNature.org staff will share their knowledge about the role that insects and arthropods play in our lives.

Kids Go Mandarin

Kids Go Mandarin

Kids Go Mandarin

Various locations, dates, and times
Learn a little Mandarin this summer! Vita Hsieh will teach with song, dance, movement, and play.

Little Petting Zoo

LIttle Explorers Petting Zoo

Little Explorers Petting Zoo

Various locations, dates, and times
Enjoy the cute and cuddly animals from the Little Explorers Petting Zoo.

Mike the Magician

Mike the Magician

Mike the Magician

Various locations, dates, and times
Mike Della Penna creates wonder and laughter with family magic performances that are equal parts playful and astonishing.

Oakland Symphony Zoo

Oakland Symphony Zoo

Oakland Symphony Petting Zoo

Various Locations, dates, and times
Oakland Symphony musicians will introduce us to string and percussion instruments. Hands on exploration will be encouraged.

Perry Yan Magic

Perry Yan Magic

Perry Yan Magic

Various locations, dates, and times
Come and experience Perry Yan’s amazing magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, and storytelling

Puppet Art Theater

Join us for this wonderful puppet show. The humorous and clever plot will delight and engage the whole family!

Ricky Roo Puppets

Ricky Roo Puppets

Ricky Roo Puppets

Various locations, dates, and times
Chris Rachowicz and his puppet friend Ricky Roo will have silly jokes and fun amusement for the whole family.

Screen Printing

Learn how to screen print with a teaching artist and make your own tote bag!

Unique Derique

Learn about the African roots and rhythms of Hambone body percussion and its evolution in America in this lively performance.

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