While the Friends of the Rockridge Library support the branch's efforts on the inside and the outside of the library, other branches of the Oakland Public Library have Friends groups that do the same in their own creative ways. And every few months, all of the Friends groups, including the Friends of the Oakland Public Library (FOPL) along with Gerry Garzon, the Director of the Oakland Public Library, get together to share ideas, learn from each other, and support each other