Welcome to ominous October at the Oakland Public Library! It's officially spooky season and nothing terrifies a librarian quite like book bans! This month, we're excited to celebrate #BannedBooksWeek, #Halloween and #DiaDeLosMuertos with you. oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/687ea...

It's Main Library's 75th birthday next year. Not sure how to celebrate yet. Got any suggestions?

Soooooo how's everyone liking Bluesky?

The Oakland History Center's 2025 Fall History Series schedule is up! Learn more about each event ➡️ oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/post/2...

#spookyseason 🦇🎃👻

Join us for a powerful conversation with Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin on Driven by the Movement, the debut book by JoNina Abron-Ervin, former Black Panther and editor of the Black Panther Newspaper. oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68c33...

Cold, flu, and wildfire season are here. N95 masks are available to keep you and your family healthy. Pick them up from your local Oakland Public Library branch starting this Saturday, October 4, 2025. Thank you to our partner Simply the Basics for donating the masks.

OPL staff share why they love having a library card 📚❤️ #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card! 🤩Just ask the @oaklandroots.bsky.social! #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

A free event full of resources and information for fathers and father-figures. Register: www.first5alameda.org/fatherhoodsu...

Join us for a discussion about how activism changed the Fruitvale neighborhood. Learn how the Civil Rights and Chicano Movements sparked the creation of vital public service agencies & how these political movements unfolded in the streets of Oakland. oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/687ea...

Enjoy this selection of books, specially curated for our Spanish readers by the Chávez Branch librarian who leads our monthly Spanish Book Club. Start reading 📚➡️ oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

Save money. Get a library card. That little piece of plastic in your wallet is more powerful than you think! Already have a library card? Share this with someone you care about. 📚❤️ oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/post/s...

It's libra season! Drop your book recommendations for this harmonious if somewhat indecisive sign then send this thread to your favorite libra ♎️📚

Attention job seekers! 📢 A role on the Community Relations team is now open. If you're tech savvy, collaborative, and interested in improving user experience, this role may be for you. Apply by 10/12/2025. Description and qualifications here ➡ www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oakl...

A needs-based community care pop-up every Thursday morning in downtown Oakland ♥️

Expertly curated by our Oakland History Center librarian, these books to explore the culture, context, & courage of Hispanic and Latino communities in California and the Bay Area. #HispanicHeritageMonth 📚➡https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1968116439/2835657127

Loving the microfiche diorama exhibit at the @oaklibrary.bsky.social, what?!? Another artist beat me to it with a ghost story. Since my great-grandfather helped build the Claremont Hotel, I wonder if he saw the “ghost baby” haunting there?

Love my library! Check out the headline diorama contest that's up right now at the Main #365DaysInOakland

Now THIS is service to the community! #365DaysInOakland

My library rocks! #365DaysInOakland

Join us on the Plaza after the Black Cowboy Parade for a line dance class led by Oakland’s own Chrystal Moore. 🤠💃 Learn classic & contemporary dances that celebrate Black culture & heritage. Dancers will receive a free “clack” fan while supplies last. oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68c8a...

Bridging the digital divide one day at a time and now in more languages! 💻🌎 Attend free computer basics classes taught in English, Spanish, Mam, and Cantonese at your local library. Get the word out! 📣 Help a friend. ❤️🫂 oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?ty...

What’s the coolest thing you’ve checked out with your library card? Comment below 👇

Learn the rules of the road and e-bike need-to-knows in this bike safety workshop lead by @bikeeastbay.bsky.social. 🚲 First 20 participants get a free helmet and a one-month Bay Wheels membership! 🎁 Sign up ➡️ oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a8b...

Join us for an insightful author talk with physician and activist, Dr. Vanessa Grubbs. She will discuss her latest book, "Negligent by Design: Anti-Blackness in American Medicine and How to Address It." Save your seat ➡️ oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/685de...

Come talk books with us! 🤓📖 Find more book clubs, what we're reading this month, and other details here ➡️ oaklandlibrary.org/bookclub

Printmaking, cooking classes, plant pop-up and so much more this #HispanicHeritageMonth at your library! 💃Visit our website and stay up to date on these FREE community events ➡️ oaklandlibrary.org/hhm

Ah, THIS I gotta see! #365DaysInOakland

Sideshow python, hobo kitten, and vengeful turkeys! My review of the Oakland library diorama exhibit... eastbayyesterday.substack.com/p/sideshow-p...

Tomorrow! 📣 Join us in celebrating a new poetry collection by Courtney Highbaugh entitled Ode to the Black Man. 📖✨ Each piece is a heartfelt tribute to the resilience, brilliance, and emotional depth of Black men. oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68b89...

Butterfly in the pollinator garden! 🦋🌼 Just outside the Main Library Children's Room, we have raised garden beds where we plant things for our pollinator friends. Looks like it’s working! Are your kids curious about pollinators and plants? 🌻🐝 Ask your librarian for book recommendations!

I made a diorama for the @oaklibrary.bsky.social exhibit and it’s about a pigeon that rode the AC Transit bus in the 1960s.

Looking for help? From tenants’ rights to utility assistance, your library is looking out for you. 🤝 oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?ty...

Welcome to a stellar September at the Oakland Public Library! This month we're celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth / #LatinxHeritageMonth and #LibraryCardSignUpMonth. We offer hundreds of free programs every month so here is just a quick snapshot. ➡ oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/post/s...

One card. Endless possibilities. What will you discover with your library card? #LibraryCardSignUpMonth Sign up for a free library card: oaklandlibrary.org/get-a-librar...

All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed September 9, 2025 for ​California Admission Day. Visit oaklandlibrary.org for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

Thank you,Hana Baba, for bringing Folktales from Sudan to the Oakland Public Library! Your enchanting storytelling brought these folktales to life in the imaginations of so many library kids. 📖✨ We’re so appreciative of the joy and wisdom you shared. 🫶

Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In this class, Highland Hospital Trauma Services & Alameda Health System teaches you how to act quickly to make a difference when a bleeding emergency occurs. Register: oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68757...

may this kind of love find me

Celebrate 15 years of @oaklandpride.bsky.social with us! 🏳️‍🌈 Bring the family out for a magical Drag Queen storytime with performer and educator, Per Sia, at the Rockridge Branch the Saturday of Oakland Pride weekend. oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68a60...

Oakland! Your library is on Bluesky - follow along at @oaklibrary.bsky.social

Went to the Oakland Public Library. The library is so cool

Oh, @oaklibrary.bsky.social is on bluesky! Bay area folk give them a follow~~

Find the pickle diorama on the 2nd of the Main Library. 🥒 It's one of several intriguing, history-based dioramas created by patrons for our Local History Diorama exhibit. oaklandlibrary.org/diorama/

What is the pickle diorama? Well, @oaklibrary.bsky.social is hosting a diorama exhibit, based on articles you find in the newspaper archives about Oakland events. Mine is about pickle corporate espionage from the 1930s!

Your librarians are also talented artists! Come see the artwork of Oakland Public Library staff on display at the Rockridge Branch from August 22 through October 24, 2025 oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e73...

I took myself on a tour of the @oaklibrary.bsky.social branches and wrote about it in this Substack post... Ostriches, Owls, Chickens, Fish, Jazz and... Books? #oakland

All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed September 1, 2025 for Labor Day. Visit oaklandlibrary.org for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

Congratulations to Meuy, the grand prize winner for the adult summer reading program! 🎉 She won a brand-new laptop! 🥇 She was shocked and said she's never won anything in her life. It comes at a great time too since her son needs a laptop for school. 😊 We’re so happy for her!