Computer Workshop Wednesdays
Wednesdays from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

August 30th - cloudLibrary - cloudLibrary is for eBooks and eAudiobooks!  Come create an account and learn how to access eBooks and eAudiobooks for free with your library card. 

September 6th - Hoopla - Hoopla is a digital media service with a colletion of over 200,000 movies, tv shows, music, eBooks and much more!  Come learn how to access it for free with your library card.

To Register call the library at 201-337-3742.  For more classes, Click Here

July 2017 Exhibit in the Gallery
Marylou Siegel

Marylou Siegel is the quintessential late-bloomer. A self-taught artist without formal training, she compensated simply by mustering all of her innate artistic instincts to create exquisite works of art.

Art Work is for Sale to benefit the New Friends of the Oakland Public Library.

Young Adult Photography Contest ~ Images of Oakland
Oakland Residents Ages 12-18

Young Adults in Oakland (ages 12 - 18) will photograph images that capture the natural beauty and spirit of Oakland. The winning photographed will be enlarged by the library.

Register in person, by phone at 201-337-3742 or online Click Here.

For more information, Click Here

Children's Summer Reading Club Party
Tuesday, August 15th  - 2 performances
10:00-10:45 AM & 11:00-11:45 AM
Fellowship Hall of the Ponds Reformed Church

Master Magician Steve Woyce will present his all-new 2017 Summer Show "The Magic of Sharks".  This entertaining and educational show will feature comedy magic, a boat-load fo audience participation, and fun shark facts all rolled into an unforgettable time for the whole family!  Oakland families are invited to attend.  Juice and cookies will be served.  The program is sponsored by the New Friends of the Oakland Public Library, and is free of charge.  Registration begins Tuesday, August 1st.  Register in person, by pho...

Hotspot Lending is Available Now!
Check Out the Internet!

Need the Internet at home or on vacation?  The Oakland Public Library is now loaning out Internet Hotspots.  Oakland residents can now check-out the Internet with your books!  Up to 10 personal devices can be connected to 1 hotspot.  Call the library today for more information at 201-337-3742 or come to the library and check one out.

Teen Summer Reading Club Party ~ Build a Better World
Wednesday, August 16th from 3:45- 4:30 PM

Pizza, Music and Photography Prize.

Register in person, by phone at 201-337-3742 or online Click Here.

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party 
Monday, August 21st at 2:00 PM

The Solar Eclipse Viewing Party will start at 2:00. The Eclipse begins at 1:22 and the total eclipse should occur at 2:45. The first 100 Oakland residents to arrive will receive a free pair of NASA certified viewing glasses. This registration is for the Children's pinhole viewer craft. Oakland children are invited to make a pinhole viewer and learn how this device works to let them safely view the eclipse. Register in person, by phone at 201-337-3742 or online Click Here.

Coffee & Coloring for Adults
Friday, August 18th & Sept. 1st from 1:00-2:30 PM
In the Staff Room Downstairs

The library will provide the designs, paper, pencils, pens, crayons, and the coffee or tea!

No registration is required.

Kindergarten Kickoff - 15th Annual
Wednesday, August 30th in the Library
Manito from 10:00-11:00 AM
Heights from 11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Dogwood Hill 1:00-2:00 PM

This is an opportunity for those children entering schools in Oakland to meet their classmates prior to the first day of school.  A special story time and gift-for-teacher craft is planned.  (All kindergartners are asked to bring a wallet-sized photo of themselves for their teacher craft.

Registration begins Tuesday, August 8th.  Register in person, by phone 201-337-3742 or online below: