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data-file-height="112" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OPLMain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/OPLMain.jpg/300px-OPLMain.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/OPLMain.jpg/450px-OPLMain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/OPLMain.jpg/600px-OPLMain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Oakland Public Library's main library is in Downtown Oakland.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="14" 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#ededed;">Access and use</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population served</th><td class="infobox-data">457,800<sup id="cite_ref-OPL_2021-2022_Annual_Report_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OPL_2021-2022_Annual_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$39,825,248 (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-OPL_2021-2022_Annual_Report_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OPL_2021-2022_Annual_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/">www<wbr />.oaklandlibrary<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Oakland Public Library</b> is the public <a href="/wiki/Library" title="Library">library</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. Opened in 1878, the Oakland Public Library currently serves the city of Oakland, along with neighboring smaller cities <a href="/wiki/Emeryville,_California" title="Emeryville, California">Emeryville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Piedmont,_California" title="Piedmont, California">Piedmont</a>. The Oakland Public Library has the largest collection of any public library in the <a href="/wiki/East_Bay_(San_Francisco_Bay_Area)" class="mw-redirect" title="East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)">East Bay</a>, featuring approximately 1.5 million items. It consists of a main library located in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Oakland" title="Downtown Oakland">downtown Oakland</a>, and 16 branch libraries throughout the city (see below). </p><p>Special services within the Oakland Public Library system include the <a href="/wiki/African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland" title="African American Museum and Library at Oakland">African American Museum and Library at Oakland</a> (AAMLO), the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oaklandlibrary.org/services/second-start-adult-literacy-program%20Second%20Start%20Adult%20Literacy%20Program">Second Start Adult Literacy Program</a>, and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/locations/tool-lending-library">Tool Lending Library</a> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_Public_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Oakland Library Association was formed in 1868 as a subscription library. The poet <a href="/wiki/Ina_Coolbrith" title="Ina Coolbrith">Ina Coolbrith</a> was hired as librarian in 1873. In 1878, the library was reformed as the Oakland Free Library, the second public library created in California under the <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Free_Library_Act" title="Rogers Free Library Act">Rogers Free Library Act</a>. (<a href="/wiki/Eureka,_California" title="Eureka, California">Eureka</a> was first.)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With her personal style, Coolbrith nurtured the reading habits of many young Oakland students including <a href="/wiki/Jack_London" title="Jack London">Jack London</a> and <a href="/wiki/Isadora_Duncan" title="Isadora Duncan">Isadora Duncan</a>. Coolbrith's nephew Henry Frank Peterson replaced Coolbrith in 1892, greatly expanding the library's circulation as well as improving accessibility by completing a <a href="/wiki/Card_catalog" class="mw-redirect" title="Card catalog">card catalog</a> system. Charles S. Greene, poet and former editor of the <i><a href="/wiki/Overland_Monthly" title="Overland Monthly">Overland Monthly</a></i>, became librarian in 1899 and served until 1926. Mabel W. Thomas, who served as assistant librarian and chief reference librarian under Greene, and retired in 1948, began a collection of books, periodicals, and other material that were the foundation of the California Room in the 1940s and are now contained in the well-used <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oaklandlibrary.org/locations/oakland-history-room">Oakland History Room</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_library">Main library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_Public_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Main library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oakland_Public_Library_-_main_library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Oakland_Public_Library_-_main_library.jpg/220px-Oakland_Public_Library_-_main_library.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Oakland_Public_Library_-_main_library.jpg/330px-Oakland_Public_Library_-_main_library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Oakland_Public_Library_-_main_library.jpg/440px-Oakland_Public_Library_-_main_library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2966" data-file-height="1442" /></a><figcaption>Main library</figcaption></figure> <p>The Main Library has occupied its present location at 125 14th Street near <a href="/wiki/Lake_Merritt" title="Lake Merritt">Lake Merritt</a> since 1951. It is one of the largest public library facilities in the Bay Area. It features popular reading materials, business resources, government publications, videos/DVDs/CDs, maps, and a computer lab for the public. It also houses the Oakland History Room, including primary materials and unique books that explore the history of the East Bay; a large and active Children’s Room; and the TeenZone. Adaptive technology is available for persons with disabilities at this and other sites. Call (510) 238-4974 for more details. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Branches">Branches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_Public_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Oakland Public Library has 16 branches. Dates listed in the following list of current branches indicate the year the branch was established and, if the branch has since moved, the year the current location opened. </p> <ul><li><b>81st Avenue</b> (2011), 1021 81st Avenue <ul><li>This branch is jointly operated with the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Unified_School_District" title="Oakland Unified School District">Oakland Unified School District</a> and serves two elementary schools as well as the neighborhood. Construction funding included grants through the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000 (aka Proposition 14).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza_in_Oakland_Chinatown.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza_in_Oakland_Chinatown.jpg/220px-Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza_in_Oakland_Chinatown.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza_in_Oakland_Chinatown.jpg/330px-Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza_in_Oakland_Chinatown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza_in_Oakland_Chinatown.jpg/440px-Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza_in_Oakland_Chinatown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Asian branch</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Oakland#Libraries" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinatown, Oakland">Asian</a></b> (1976, current location 1995), 388 9th Street</li> <li><b>Brookfield</b> (1957, current location 1992), 9255 Edes Avenue</li> <li><b>César E. Chávez</b> (1966, current location 2004), 3301 East 12th Street, Suite 271 <ul><li>This branch, now named after worker rights activist <a href="/wiki/Cesar_Chavez" title="Cesar Chavez">César E. Chávez</a>, was formerly named the Latin American Library Branch, and was established in 1966. It was one of the first public libraries in the United States to offer services and materials in Spanish, and was the first library branch exclusively dedicated to the Spanish-speaking community in the United States.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Dimond</b> (1915, current location 1980), 3565 Fruitvale Avenue</li> <li><b>Eastmont</b> (1945, current location 1998), <a href="/wiki/Eastmont_Town_Center" title="Eastmont Town Center">Eastmont Town Center</a>, 7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 211</li> <li><b>Elmhurst</b> (1911, current location 1949), 1427 88th Avenue</li> <li><b>Golden Gate</b> (1899, current location 1949), 5606 San Pablo Avenue</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeview_Branch_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Lakeview_Branch_Library.jpg/220px-Lakeview_Branch_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Lakeview_Branch_Library.jpg/330px-Lakeview_Branch_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Lakeview_Branch_Library.jpg/440px-Lakeview_Branch_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4624" data-file-height="3472" /></a><figcaption>Lakeview Branch</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Lakeview</b> (1930, current location 1949), 550 El Embarcadero</li> <li><b>Martin Luther King Jr.</b> (1970), 6833 International Boulevard <ul><li>This branch, now named after civil rights activist <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, was originally established in 1916; it was named the Lockwood Branch in 1929. In 1970, it was replaced by a new facility, which is the present library. It features a <a href="/wiki/African_American_history" class="mw-redirect" title="African American history">black history</a> collection, containing books written by or about people of African descent.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Melrose</b> (1911, current location 1916), 4805 Foothill Boulevard <ul><li>One of four Carnegie Library Branches in Oakland that were built between 1916-1918, thanks to the Carnegie grant of $140,000. Because of the early donation of the land, Melrose Branch was able to begin its construction before the war, and with $35,000 (¼ of the grant) of the funding the Carnegie architect William H. Weeks was able to add more resources to use more materials such as including a marble lined foyer, compared to the construction of the other 3 sites. The Classical Revival style was designed by William H. Weeks, and C. Christensen. The Classical Revival building is in the form of two rectangles set at angles with a generous rotunda between.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>This Branch is a historic Landmark. The ordinance date is November 4, 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Montclair</b> (1930), 1687 Mountain Boulevard</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oakland_Public_Library_-_Piedmont_Avenue_branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Oakland_Public_Library_-_Piedmont_Avenue_branch.jpg/220px-Oakland_Public_Library_-_Piedmont_Avenue_branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Oakland_Public_Library_-_Piedmont_Avenue_branch.jpg/330px-Oakland_Public_Library_-_Piedmont_Avenue_branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Oakland_Public_Library_-_Piedmont_Avenue_branch.jpg/440px-Oakland_Public_Library_-_Piedmont_Avenue_branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2379" /></a><figcaption>Piedmont Avenue branch</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Piedmont Avenue</b> (1912, current location 2012), 80 Echo Avenue <ul><li>This branch had been on 41st Street at <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Avenue_(Oakland,_California)" title="Piedmont Avenue (Oakland, California)">Piedmont Avenue</a> since 1932, but had to move when the building owner raised the rent. The library is now on the grounds of Piedmont Avenue Elementary School.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Rockridge</b> (1919, current location 1996), 5366 College Avenue</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library_2.jpg/220px-Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library_2.jpg/330px-Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library_2.jpg/440px-Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Tools at the Oakland Tool Lending Library</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Temescal</b> (1899, current location 1918), 5205 Telegraph Avenue <ul><li>The Temescal branch houses the <a href="/wiki/Temescal,_Oakland,_California#Oakland_Tool_Lending_Library" title="Temescal, Oakland, California">Oakland Tool Lending Library</a>, one of the few <a href="/wiki/Tool_libraries" class="mw-redirect" title="Tool libraries">tool libraries</a> in the Bay Area, which allows library patrons to check out tools for various kinds of repairs and home-improvement projects, as well as books, videos, and other instructional materials.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>West Oakland</b> (1977), 1801 Adeline Street <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_(AAMLO)"><span id="African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_.28AAMLO.29"></span>African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_Public_Library&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_(2008).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_%282008%29.jpg/150px-African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_%282008%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_%282008%29.jpg/225px-African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_%282008%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_%282008%29.jpg/300px-African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland_%282008%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="722" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The African American Museum & Library at Oakland.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/African_American_Museum_and_Library_at_Oakland" title="African American Museum and Library at Oakland">African American Museum and Library at Oakland</a></div> <p>The African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) is a non-circulating library that archives historic collections and reference materials documenting the African American experience in California. Among the more than 160 collections in the library are archives relating to <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_X" title="Malcolm X">Malcolm X</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Black_Panther_Party" title="Black Panther Party">Black Panthers</a>, Africa, and genealogy. Materials include photographs, manuscripts, letters, diaries, newspapers, recorded oral histories, videos, and microfilms. AAMLO’s two galleries host changing exhibitions of art, history, and culture.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oakland_Public_Library&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-OPL_2021-2022_Annual_Report-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-OPL_2021-2022_Annual_Report_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OPL_2021-2022_Annual_Report_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://oaklandlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2022/12/2021-22-OPL-annual-report_spreads.pdf">"2021–2022 Annual Report"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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Bay Area News Group<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 September</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Piedmont+Avenue+Branch+Library%27s+grand+opening+on+Saturday&rft.date=2012-11-29&rft.aulast=Davis&rft.aufirst=Linda&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2012%2F11%2F29%2Fpiedmont-avenue-branch-librarys-grand-opening-on-saturday-2%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOakland+Public+Library" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://oaklandlibrary.org/otll/">"Oakland Tool Lending Library"</a>. <i>oaklandlibrary.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 February</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=oaklandlibrary.org&rft.atitle=Oakland+Tool+Lending+Library&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Foaklandlibrary.org%2Fotll%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOakland+Public+Library" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/about/timeline.html">Historical Chronology 1878-2003</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Discover AAMLO," a brochure of the facility, published by the Oakland Public Library.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Finding+list&rft.place=Oakland&rft.pub=Tribune+Print&rft.date=1902&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL14007919M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.au=Oakland+Free+Library&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOakland+Public+Library" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><i>By-laws and rules of the Oakland Free Library</i>, Oakland, 1914, <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13998250M">13998250M</a></cite><span 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