The Friends of the Rockridge Library has supported the purchase of new children's toys for the branch. The toys are always available downstairs for kids of all ages and are frequently used during story times and play times. 

A poster hangs by the front desk in the Rockridge Library titled “What Does This Library Mean to You?” Scattered with public responses written on post-it notes, the poster is the work of the Teen Advisory Board (TAB), the onsite group that represents the teen demograph...

As of April 1, all Oakland Public Library locations have expanded their days and hours of service.

The increase comes as a result of Measure D, a parcel tax that passed with 76.9 percent of the vote on the June 2018 ballot. The library system last increased operating ho...

The Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) on Friday organized the first ever spring cleaning at the branch. Led by Board Director Hal Helfand, the event brought together library staff, volunteers and other board members from FORL.

During the morning the group scrubbed...

Ms. Turbak served as Interim Director since March 2018  

The Oakland Public Library is pleased to announce Jamie Turbak as Director of Library Services for the City of Oakland. Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth confirmed the appointment on Friday, January 18....

Long-serving Teen Librarian Vicky Chen has left her role at the Rockridge Branch Library. She has been promoted to branch manager at the Montclair Library.

Chen served as teen librarian for seven years in Rockridge and has been with the Oakland Public Library system for...

2018 was an important year for the Oakland Public Library (OPL) system. Faced with a budget crisis that would have closed branches and eliminated jobs, library advocates mobilized the public to save this vital community resource. 

In June, Oakland voters stood up for th...

The library took to the street this past Sunday with a booth at the annual Out & About street festival on College Avenue. Rockridge Branch staff and board members from the Friends of the Rockridge Library gave away about 75 donated children's and youth books to familie...

When Senior Library Assistant Alan Howe started working for the Oakland Public Library in 1990, he had no idea that his part-time job would blossom into a rewarding 28-year-long career.

Given his deep love for books and his dedication to meeting the needs of others, it...

Please join us for Alan Howe's retirement party on Saturday, August 25at 6 PM in the Rockridge Branch Library

Alan is leaving this nest! He's flying away from this familiar flock, exploring wider fields, ruffling new feathers, spreading wider wings, finding better pun...