Oakland Public Library

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When's the last time you've been?

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Are you a highly organized, adaptive, and collaborative worker? Oakland Public Library is now hiring for an Executive Assistant to the Director. Apply by June 10, 2026. ➡️ https://t.co/YGzf54sqlS

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Discover adventure at the library! 🤩From May 23rd - August 1st, log 20 eligible activities to win a free book and tote bag! 🏆 You'll also have a chance to win one of our awesome grand prizes. 👀🎁

Learn how to play and what you have a chance to win: https://t.co/i9rri7dL6Z

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All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026 for ​Memorial Day. Visit https://t.co/xUA7S7Rzjy for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

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Things you didn't know you could do at your library:
🔍 satisfy your urge to forage
📰 make a diorama based on silly newspaper headlines
🥚 save on eggs

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The Temescal Branch and Tool Lending Library will be closed today, Saturday, April 4th due to construction outside. Expiring holds will be extended. Both locations will open again on Monday, April 6th.

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All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed on March 31, 2026. Visit https://t.co/xUA7S7Rzjy for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

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Things you didn't know you could do with your library card:
🐇 adopt a pet without the fee
🌲 get free parking at CA state parks
💬 learn a new language

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All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed February 16, 2026 for ​President's Day. Visit https://t.co/xUA7S7Rzjy for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

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Thank you for celebrating with us, Oakland! 🥳 🎉 🎂

#Main75

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Join this author talk with Adam Becker, an astrophysicist and author of More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity.

Register ➡️ https://t.co/mlVllu6ZCR

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Haven’t been back to the Main Library since we re-opened after renovations? Now is the perfect time! On January 24th, we’re celebrating the Oakland Main Library’s 75th birthday! You can also watch a full tour of the Main Library on our YouTube. ▶️ https://t.co/TE901IYWqz

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The Temescal Branch and the Tool Lending Library will be closed Friday, January 16, 2026 due to a gas line replacement.

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You're invited to our birthday party! 🥳 The Main Library is turning 75! Celebrate with us on January 24th by dressing in 1950s attire, taking photos, sharing library memories, playing trivia, and singing Happy Birthday just before we cut the cake! 🎂
https://t.co/6XVg3w5Wib

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An edit-a-thon is when people come together to improve a wiki by adding new information, fixing errors, and sharing knowledge. Local historian Gene Anderson and librarian Camille C. Peters will guide you through this edit-a-thon of the Oakland Wiki page.
https://t.co/6KIjEyuGrm

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All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed on January 19, 2026 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Visit https://t.co/xUA7S7Rzjy for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

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Darwin BondGraham is the News Editor at The Oaklandside and co-author of The Riders Come Out at Night, a book which examines the Oakland Police Department's history of corruption and reform. Don't miss this talk about the state of journalism!

Register ➡️ https://t.co/UXKeUWb90H

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Happy holidays from your favorite library! ❄️ 📚

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All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed December 31st and January 1st for ​New Year's. 🪩 🎉 Visit https://t.co/xUA7S7Rzjy for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

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All Oakland Public Library locations will be close early at 5:30pm on December 24 and all day December 25th for ​Christmas Day. 🎄🎁 Visit https://t.co/xUA7S7Rzjy for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

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We're hiring! 📢 Are you passionate about building meaningful community? Are you creative, committed, and collaborative? This role may be for you! Apply to be a full-time Librarian II (Youth Services) by 12/16/2025.

Description and qualifications here ➡ https://t.co/m6rb6omDhb