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Staff Lists
Here and below, find lists of recommended books, music, and films of all kinds geared toward our adult readers.
What's Your Desert Island Book?
What's Your Desert Island Book?
OPL staffers share the books they'd want with them on a desert island.
Staff Lists
Staff Picks 2021
Our Favorite Books of 2021
Oakland Public Library staff are pleased to share once again their favorite books from 2021.
Staff Picks 2020
OPL Favorite Books of 2020
OPL staff share their favorite books of 2020 for children, teens and adults.
OYPL Now an Acclaimed Author
This Oakland Youth Poet Laureate is Now an Acclaimed Author
Leila Mottley, Oakland Youth Poet Laureate 2017, exploded into the book world with her first novel, Nightcrawling
Advice for Readers
10 New AAPI Books to Read Now
Here's 10 fiction and non-fiction newly published books by AAPI authors that I'm particularly excited about.
