Get ready for... ice cream sundaes!
It's starting to feel summery, which means hot days and cold treats. To remind you that libraries are fueled by community support, this...
Libraries: permanence and memory
I often read about libraries in my professional and Friends-related work, and recently came upon this delightful and touching interview...
Ready, set, action!
Youth aged 9-14 are gearing up to transfer their creative visions to digital film. And they're going to learn how to do it at the...
Measure D: rounding up support!
It's National Library Week, which means each day people across the country take a moment to laud our libraries. Today is Take Action Day...
Women's History Month at the library
Known as the “mother of modern dance,” Isadora Duncan spent her formative years in Oakland. Her story is both relatable and inspiring to...
The 90-Second Newberys are almost here!
Filmmakers in the under 20 set are getting excited in Oakland. I can feel it! Well, maybe I just have a feeling they are, because every...
Changes at the Oakland Public Library
After 18 years at the Oakland Public Library, Gerry Garzon retired last week as the Director of the library. A librarian for 40 years,...
The library is free(ish)
I’ve been thinking a lot about how much the Rockridge Library provides our community. In January alone, there were family story times, a...
Thank your librarians
December brings lots of things--holidays, celebrations, family gatherings--and for the Friends of the Rockridge Library, this month means...
Tell the library how much you love it!
The Oakland Public Library has started a neat new project in an effort to learn how the library changes lives. Called, "Has the library...
