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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.

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

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Yes! All this is FREE! Come by the Main Library on December 19th from 12-4pm for the Winter Clothing Giveaway. Find free: 💇‍♂️haircuts 🥫 pantry goods 🧸 kids' toys 🧣 warm clothes and blankets 👞 shoes You'll want to bring your own reusable bag to take home your goodies in!

Get ahead on your holiday shopping and support your favorite library at the same time! ❤️ 📚 😊 Shopping at The Bookmark funds exciting programs and important services at the Oakland Public Library. #GivingTuesday If you'd like to donate directly, visit https://t.co/n0dzVUKx5N.

All Oakland Public Library locations will be closed November 27-28, 2025 for ​Thanksgiving. Visit https://t.co/xUA7S7S796 for more information on holiday closures and to access online resources anytime.

Come talk books with us! 🤓📖 December 2025 book club reads are up now! Find your local book club, what we're reading this month, and other details here ➡️ https://t.co/Wtzdw4K63i

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A good mug is an important accessory for us readers. ☕ It's up there with glasses and bookmarks. 📚 👓 The Cozy Winter Mug Swap is coming up again and it's a great opportunity to refresh your mug collection! ❄ Last year, this owl mug was a favorite.🦉 https://t.co/n04Dy03DZ2

NEW arrivals 🗞‼️ at Magazines & Newspapers Room (2nd Floor, Main Library). Read about a Blackfeet Nation metal festival, brush up on British politics, nerd out on model railroads, vibe to Alice Coltrane, and lots more. #MagazineMondays

Today at the library, toddlers enjoy storytime at the Main Library Children's Room, the Elmhurst Branch hosts Lego club for kids, and teens play Dungeons and Dragons at the Main Library TeenZone. This and more for free! https://t.co/ml8BBB9wlw

Thank you for celebrating #DiaDeLosMuertos with us Oakland! 💀🌼

Another installment of Meet the Author at the Rockridge Branch!🤩📖 Author Ilana DeBare will be in conversation with journalist Sue Fishkoff on December 3rd at 6:30pm. 🗓 https://t.co/rivdZJQcJ3

Today at the library, Medicare experts answer your questions at the Rockridge Branch and watch a live recipe demo at the West Oakland Branch and potentially get a bag of free groceries to cook the recipe at home. This and more for free! https://t.co/ml8BBB9wlw

Today at the library, bring the kiddos for a garden playdate at the Melrose Branch, to the Temescal Branch for a healthy teeth storytime, or to the Rockridge Branch to learn how to write and illustrate their own books. This and more for free! https://t.co/ml8BBB9wlw

Today at the library, East Bay Regional Park District Naturalists come to the Elmhurst Branch to teach you about the natural world, its family board game night at the MLK Jr. Branch, and the Dimond Branch's teen advisory board meets. This & more for free! https://t.co/ml8BBB9wlw

Wicked 2 comes out November 21st! Watch a screening of Wicked to make sure you are all caught up before the movie releases in theaters. Hot cocoa and snacks will be offered. 🍿🎬 Teens only event! 🗓️ Friday, November 14 ⏰ 3– 5PM 📍 81st Ave Branch https://t.co/OEXH653hbj

Swipe to see their free community events and amazing deals on books! 🤩📚➡️ https://t.co/n0dzVUL4Vl Don't forget to thank the volunteers while you're there. ❤

No need to feel guilty about this book haul! 😁 Many of your favorite library programs are funded by the Friends of the Oakland Public Library, a non-profit organization that sells used books & physical media from their storefront, The Bookmark Bookstore, in downtown Oakland.

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Find more polling locations and ballot drop boxes in Alameda county at https://t.co/Pchurt92Mz Go #vote! 🗳️

Today at the library, you can vote in person at the Main Library from 7am-8pm. You can also drop off your mail-in ballot in a ballot drop box at De Fremery Park (across the street from West Oakland Branch) or at the César E. Chávez Branch.

Board games are cool again, gardening tips video series to come, and congrats to MacArthur Fellowship awardee and Oakland author, Tommy Orange! Welcome to a wholesome, nourishing November at the Oakland Public Library!❤️🌳📚 https://t.co/qbxLqyb5Z9