Friends of the Oakland Public Library

 

"Public libraries receive less than 1% of all tax dollars and are used by more than 50 percent of the population." 
 

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from the American Library Assn.'s 'Quotable Facts About America's Libraries'  

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The Friends raise money . . .

bulletWith sales at our Bookmark Bookstore in Old Oakland
bulletFrom members' dues and donations
bulletThrough special events

The Friends support library programs and materials . . .

bulletChildren's Reading Programs
bulletSpecial Reference Materials & Other New Books
bulletEducational CD's
bulletMagazines
bulletPrograms for Children & Families
bulletSpecial equipment

Go here to see what we've granted to the Library to buy new books, new materials and support children's and family programs.

The Friends fight to maintain and expand library services. 
Past efforts have helped win . . .

bulletExpanded library hours at all branches
bulletIncreased book budgets for all branches
bulletChildren's librarians at all branches
bulletAfter-school youth programs at all branches
bulletRetrofitting of the Golden Gate, Temescal and Melrose branches
bulletRenovating and and re-opening the Greene Library for the African American Museum and Library, in downtown Oakland
bulletPassage of Measures O ('94) and Q ('04) for library funding
bulletPassage of Measure I ('96) for neighborhood library renovation

Join Us!

bulletGo here for a printable membership form.
bulletGo here to see how else you can give.

 


This site developed and managed by Terry Preston
Last modified: Tuesday April 17, 2007