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The Oakland Public Library is the public library in Oakland, California. Opened in 1878, the Oakland Public Library currently serves the city of Oakland, along with neighboring smaller cities Emeryville and Piedmont. The Oakland Public Library has the largest collection of any public library in the East Bay, featuring approximately 1.5 million ...
Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake the Oakland Fire Department built a new station house on Shepherd Canyon Road and, upon completion, vacated the 1927 structure. In March 1930, the Montclair branch of the Oakland Public Library was opened on Mountain Blvd. near Thornhill Dr. to serve the growing village.
Oakland Library may refer to: Oakland Public Library, in Oakland, California; African American Museum and Library at Oakland, in Oakland, California; Oakland Public Library, in Oakland, Maine; Oakland Library, a branch of the Lee County Library in Georgia
The Montclair Public Library had its beginnings with the founding of the Montclair Library Association, a 30-person subscription-based organization started by Israel Crane in 1869. On April 12, 1893, citizens of Montclair voted to establish a free public library. It was housed on the second floor of Dr. John J.H. Love's office at 16 Church Street.
As of 2019, there are 77 public libraries with a total of 81 branches participating in the consortium. [5] All of Bergen County's public libraries are members of the BCCLS, along with 16 library systems from other counties with 11 in Essex, 4 in Hudson, and a single one Passaic county.
Rockridge branch of the Oakland Public Library. The main thoroughfare in Rockridge is College Avenue. The district is bounded by 51st Street on the southern end and Berkeley's Elmwood district on the northern end. The College Avenue strip running through Rockridge is home to more than 80 restaurants, cafes and upscale retail stores, including ...
In 1982, the East Bay Negro Historical Society (EBNHS) was invited into the Golden Gate Branch of the Oakland Public Library, making it the first Oakland city library with a predominantly African American focused collection. The collection was housed in the entire left side of the library where the children's section of the library is now located.
Chicago Public Schools is the local school district. Josephine Carson Locke Elementary School [9] Chicago Public Library operates the Galewood Mont Clare Library in the Rutherford-Sayre Park Fieldhouse. The current facility began operations on August 2, 2010. [10] Previously the library was at 6969 W. Grand Ave. [11]