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.
Download and print the Summer Reading calendar! (links open .pdf files)
