Oakland Public Library

10/15/2026

❤️‍🩹🩺 Next week, October 20th! Get free primary and urgent care, dental services, vaccinations, and blood pressure check from Alameda Health System's mobile medical clinic.

No health insurance or ID required. Drop-ins accepted. To make an appointment, call (510) 437-5086 and press option 4.

⏰10am - 3:30pm
🗓Every third Tuesday
📍Oakland Main Library
125 14th St.

More info: https://bit.ly/4oCrU5j

10/14/2026

Learn how your kidneys are doing and what you can do to improve kidney health with UC Berkeley KDSAP at the library.

Get the following tests done:
- blood pressure
- glucose levels
- BMI measurements
- unrinalaysis

Then have a one-on-one consultation with the nephrologist physician to review your results and get suggestions.

More info: https://bit.ly/4yhdwSX

10/13/2026

is here 🎃 We're hosting cozy storytimes, candle making, crafts, and magic shows all this month! The annual trick-or-treating parade will be at the Main Library on Halloween day! Details ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dBrW94

10/13/2026

Artist, designer Lea Redmond will discuss her latest book, "This is For You: Gift-Giving as a Way of Life."

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Rockridge Library. Copies of the book will be available for purchase by Tally Ho! Books.

Register ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e4HzWM

10/13/2026

The Final week of festivities! 🪅 Make Piñatas, a sugar skull piggy bank, or do some linocut printmaking with Eterno Amor!

Event details and more ➡️ https://oaklandlibrary.org/hhm/

10/13/2026

How can corporations come to control something as basic and ancient as seeds and food?

Indigenous chef and author, Crystal Wahpepah, founder of Wahpepah's Kitchen in Fruitvale, notes in her cookbook that 60% of the world's seed stock are controlled by 4 companies. Her work with The Cultural Conservancy works to restore native seeds to the hands of indigenous people and to the land.

Listen to the full author talk where Crystal goes on to talk about indigenous foodways on our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/4s0qZNF

You can also check out her cookbook, A Feather and a Fork from our catalog: https://bit.ly/4B2l6mZ

10/10/2026

displays at the coolest library you know 😎

10/09/2026

Limited quantity ‼️ We're releasing a small batch of our 2024 limited-edition Black Panther library cards for the Black Pather's 60th anniversary! Pick them up at either the Main Library, West Oakland Branch, or African American Museum and Library at Oakland while supplies last.

Don't forget to tag us when you post!

10/09/2026

Elmhurst Branch is closed today 10/9/26 due to a power outage.

10/09/2026

The iconic Black Panther Party was founded 60 years ago in Oakland, CA. The Oakland History Center and the African American Museum and Library at Oakland will be hosting exhibits and special programs to honor their history and impact. As always, free and open to the public.

Find event details ➡️ https://bit.ly/4jeFlaW

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