Click here to see our DECEMBER 2019 Newsletter.
Click here to see Children's Programs on our Kids page.
Click here to see Teen Programs on our Teens page.
Bookmanship Degree returns to the Oakland Library!
Semester Runs November 4, 2019—March 31, 2020, you can sign up at the Circ Desk at any time.
Read 10 OPL books from separate categories: Audio Book, Auto or Biography, Book that Became a Movie, Classic Children's Book, Comedy, Fantasy Novel, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Historical Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery/Crime, One Day Read, One Word Title, Published 5 Years After You Were Born, READER'S CHOICE, Reviewed by Book Page, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Story Takes Place Outside of USA, Story Takes Place in NJ, Young Adult Novel, Western.
10 books read during the winter months... YOU CAN DO IT! Select a DOUBLE MAJOR READ 20!
All "graduates" will be placed in a drawing for an Uncle Giusppe's Gift Card.
Waging Peace in Vietnam U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War
Exhibit and Book Launch
Thursday, December 5 6:30 - 8:00 PM - Exhibit to remain on display on library lower level until January 4.
Featuring : RonCarver and Barbara Doherty, Co-editors, Waging Peace in
Vietnam
JanBarry, VietnamVeteran, Poet, Author, Journalist, Professor
JJ Johnson, Fort HoodThree, sentenced to prison for refusing to
deploy to Vietnam.
My Yard and Other Places
Chess at the Oakland Public Library
Every Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 PM
All levels are welcome
Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Beginner lessons are offered to anyone who is interested in learning how to play chess. 5 sets & 1 clock will be available. Players are encouraged to bring their own equipment.
Feel free to bring other board games you enjoy to play. There will also be both XiangQi (Chinese chess) & WeiQi (Go) sets for those partial to chess variants or those curious.
This weekly program is free, registration is not required.
Coffee & Coloring for Adults
1st & 3rd Friday of Every Month
Friday, September 6 & 20th
1:00-2:30 PM
In the Maker's Space Downstairs
The library will provide the designs, paper, pencils, pens, crayons, and the coffee or tea!
No registration is required.
Kanopy is Here!
The Oakland Public Library is offering KANOPY, a streaming service that offers over 30,000 movies entirely free for Oakland library card holders! Download the app to your tablet. You can also go straight to the Oakland Kanopy page here: https://oaklandnj.kanopy.com/ to get started. Card holders are each entitled to free 10 streams per month, and Kanopy is available anywhere you have internet access. Have questions? Stop in and ask us how to access and enjoy Kanopy today.
The Oakland Public Library NOW has access to
Lynda.com Online Training Library
Free with your Oakland Public Library Card
Click Here to Go to: https://www.lynda.com/portal/sip?org=oakand.bccls.org.
Donate to the Oakland Public Library while shopping on Amazon... Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to New Friends of the Oakland Public Library whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. To donate by credit card using Amazon Smile, bookmark this link by Clicking Here.
Hoopla
The Oakland Public Library now offers the Hoopla service for Oakland residents with a library card. Oakland patrons will receive 10 checkouts per month.
Go online to https://www.hoopladigital.com/ to access Hoopla Digital or download the Hoopla Digital app
Please call us if you need assistance with Hoopla at 201-337-3742.
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