Posts Tagged ‘library’
Faced with budget cuts, the future of school libraries in Oakland is uncertain
While the teachers’ strike ended weeks ago, the Oakland Unified School District’s financial troubles are far from over. Less than 24 hours after the strike, on March 4, the school board narrowly voted to cut $22 million dollars from next year’s budget. The move was to keep the district from financial ruin, but school libraries…
Read MoreOakland Technical High students form group to advocate for library access
Oakland Technical High School has had a library with no librarian for years. Recently, a group of students turned a class assignment about social justice into a new group, which they called Students for Library Improvement.
Read MoreCommons Archive is collecting family histories at Golden Gate Library
At a time when Oakland neighborhoods are gentrifying, Sue Mark, founder of Commons Archive, hopes to share the stories of residents in the Golden Gate neighborhood and bring together neighbors to form stronger community bonds.
Read MoreOakland students receive free internet access from Sprint
Oakland students receive free hotspots as part of Sprint’s 1Million Project.
Read MoreLocal artists start conversation about “belonging in Oakland”
Oakland artists meet with city officials to discuss the new cultural plan.
Read MoreOakland non-profit promotes literacy through diversity and representation
Denmark Gatewood had a captive audience. On Saturday, he sat on a small stage reading children’s books filled with stories about Black children, written by Black authors to a group of mostly Black children and parents. Despite the gathering at the African American Museum and Library (AAMLO) for the Barbers, Books & Bridges’ (BBB) event,…
Read MoreOakland Public Library now offers mobile internet hotspots for check-out
A new program from the Oakland Public Library is helping bridge the tech divide by providing free internet at home for Oakland’s young and old.
Read MoreLibrary renovation spells more space, resources
It may not be in Oakland, but North Oakland residents have a new library branch at their disposal. The new South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library re-opened for business last Monday.
Read MoreNeighbors organize an outdoor library in the Fruitvale
Over the past two weeks an impromptu library has sprung up on the location of the former Latin American Library in the Fruitvale district. A group of nearly fifteen people, including a few Occupy Oakland protesters and several community members, have been loaning out books, constructing planters for gardening and holding community meetings.
Read MoreKnitting isn’t just for grandma anymore
Cherrie Tan, a high school senior, has been going to Oakland’s Lakeview library every week for the last year, but she’s not there to check out books, surf the Internet or read—she’s there to knit. Part social, part class, this library knitting circle, called “All Knit,” is one of several knitting groups to have popped up in the East Bay over the last few years.
Read MoreThe new 81st Avenue Library opens its doors Saturday
At a time when local governments talk more about cutting public services than providing new ones, Oakland’s newest library branch bucks the trend. No modest affair, the new 81st Avenue Library opens its doors Saturday in one of the city’s most troubled areas.
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