Quick reminder that your library is still serving free lunch for children 18 and under all summer 🍎🍽️.

Today at the library, get a good stretch in at Piedmont Ave Branch's chair yoga class or dance your socks off at the Main Library's Zumba class. This and more for FREE!.

Dance, sing, and vibe with other Swifties! ✨ The Piedmont Avenue Branch is hosting a dance party for Swifties of all-ages. 🎉.🎶 Dress up as your favorite Taylor Swift era.🎤 Sing your favorite hits.💃 Dance your socks off.👯 Celebrate with fellow fans.

Catch the bits of summer magic before it pulls a disappearing act! 🪄🎩🐇🕳. Magician, Mike Della Penna, brings family-friendly magic shows to library branches near you! #OPLSummer.

Cunamacué is an Oakland arts organization dedicated to promoting Afro-Peruvian culture through its music and dance. This intergenerational class is an exciting introduction to Afro-Peruvian culture through dance. 💃🎶 #OPLSummer. Locations and dates ➡

RT @OaklandBallers: Kicked off game day with some storytime fun at the Oakland Public Library 📚 Big thanks to Tremayne Cobb and Laura Geist….

The Bay Area Discovery Museum's Try It Truck is an engineering lab on wheels! 🔬 STEM activities for learners PreK - 5th grade will be rolling by your library this summer. 🚚💨 #OPLSummer. Locations and dates ➡

These adorable farm animals can't wait to meet you! 🐇🐔🐑 The Little Explorers Petting Zoo is one of our most popular summer programs. Please be prepared to wait in line! #OPLSummer.Locations and dates ➡

📱🪛 Bring your broken phone to the Elmhurst Branch and a technician will diagnose your problem. If you all need a new screen or battery, we can schedule a day for you to return and get your phone repaired. Call (510) 615-5727 to schedule your appointment!.

Cook delicious food! 🥘👩‍🍳 Chef Terry teaches teens how to prepare healthy recipes and foundational cooking techniques in these hands-on workshops. At the end, participants get to taste the final product! 😋🍝.

Looking for help? From tenants' rights to utility assistance, your library is looking out for you. 🤝. Learn more ➡️

Today at the library, kids can learn about the fascinating world of insects by experts at the Golden Gate Branch, teens can play Dungeons and Dragons at the Main Library TeenZone, and anyone can compete at Lakeview's chess club.

The @OaklandBallers are coming to story time! ⚾📚.Join us on Tuesday, July 8th at the West Oakland Branch for a special baseball-themed family story time with the Oakland Ballers as a special guest!.

Today at the library, the East Bay Vivarium shows off their scaly friends at the Lakeview Branch, a puppet show comes to Melrose Branch, and teens learn to cook healthy recipes with Chef Terry at the Eastmont Branch. This and more for free!.

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

Today at the library, Alameda County residents can register to vote at the West Oakland Branch, teens can play video games with their friends at the Eastmont Branch, and a puppet show comes to the Montclair Branch. This and more for FREE!.

“I made you something at the library!” 🖍️👦. Children and their families make memories and masterpieces together at Build Make Play! Every week we're crafting something new in this hands-on summer program series.

Today at the library, join our family-friendly Afro-Peruvian dance workshop at the Elmhurst Branch, the Oakland Symphony introduces children to various instruments, and Chef Terry teaches teens how to cook healthy recipes at the MLK Jr. Branch.

As #CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth comes to an end, we want to highlight some exciting new book releases in 2025 by Caribbean & Caribbean American authors. We're just as excited as you are to finally have these books on our shelves and ready to read! 📚🤩.

Welcome to joyous July at the Oakland Public Library! We offer *hundreds* of FREE events every month that are open to the public. Here's just a quick snapshot. ➡️