Juneteenth 2021 Events and Information
16 locations of The Oakland Public Library (OPL) are open for indoor OPL Express service. Read more here
AAMLO is available for public use by appointment only, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM - 1 PM.
Beginning Tuesday, June 15, OPL resumes most pre-pandemic hours. Link for more info: Oakland Public Library Hours Expand June 15 | Oakland Public Library (oaklandlibrary.org)
From the Library, Librarian’s Book of the Month |
Hello everyone, I hope that your June is off to a great start! As many of you know, Juneteenth will be taking place later this month. So, in celebration of June's Emancipation Day observance, I am recommending On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed.
- Librarian Donielle Woods
Upcoming Online Events
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Healthy Eats for a Sizzling Summer
Saturday, June 19. 2021- 2:00 pm
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Part of AAMLO's Festival of Knowledge series.
Join us as we spotlight renowned Bay Area Chef Roslynn DeCuir, owner of Lady's Catering. Enjoy your glass of ice-tea as we spend an afternoon with Chef DeCuir as she shares inspiring healthy recipes that engage us and leave our taste buds longing for more. (Stay safe as the bans on indoor dining and special event gatherings are lifted.)
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Letters from Birmingham City Jail
Saturday, June 26. 2021- 2:00 pm
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Meeting Registration - Zoom
Watch the film online before joining us for a community discussion with filmmaker Cheryl Fabio.
Relive the era of 1960s activism with a film featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
reading his stirring missive, a major literary document of the Civil Rights movement, coupled with a montage of photographic documents of the era.
View the documentary prior to community discussion here.
Engage in a community discussion led by Oakland’s filmmaker Cheryl Fabio as she leads a focus on Dr. King’s open letter to his critics—White clergymen—who disagreed with the nonviolent resistance tactics employed by African Americans who sought to make change in Alabama. King was arrested 58 years ago in April 1963. His letter was published a few weeks later in June 1963.
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