It's the weekend, and you're trying to dream up inexpensive fun for you and your family. Or maybe you and a friend want to do something interesting, something new. Head on over to the Oakland Public Library's Discover and Go page, where a list of passes for Bay Area museums are waiting for you to check out and use. And as a Pass is a FREE pass, you better act fast! For more information, visit: http://oaklandlibrary.org/services/discover-go-visit-museums-more-free. #museum

I always thought of the library as a place where members of the community could go to borrow books. You could browse the shelves for a title that catches your interest, or you could chase down a specific book you'd like to read. Even when I first talked to board members of Friends of the Rockridge Library, I still thought libraries were all about loaning out books. So I assumed FORL's main goal was to buy more books to put on the shelves at the Rockridge branch. I was wrong.