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 the libraries by passing Measure D with a supermajority. With the budget crisis averted, OPL administrators are determining how to roll out improvements in 2019. The main library and branches like Rockridge are pr