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. Turbak was selected as the library’s director following a national search. She had served as interim director since March 2018 following the retirement of previous director Gerry Garzón. She becomes OPL’s 13th di

A marvelous article in The Mercury News extols the virtues of public libraries, as seen through examples from our beloved Bay Area libraries. As a person who makes it part of my vacation or business trip to stop in at libraries around the globe, i can attest to the creativity and community-centric qualities of our top-notch libraries. Please take a moment to read, "Beyond Books: Today's Library is the New Community Center." You'll learn something new, and you'll likely feel i