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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 ...
Frederick William Delger (1822 - 1898) was a German-born businessman in Oakland, California. He became a shoe retailer after immigrating to the United States and was the richest man in Oakland by the time of his death, called Oakland’s first millionaire. [1] [2]
Newer generations of library catalog systems, typically called discovery systems (or a discovery layer), are distinguished from earlier OPACs by their use of more sophisticated search technologies, including relevancy ranking and faceted search, as well as features aimed at greater user interaction and participation with the system, including tagging and reviews.
Oakland Library may refer to: Oakland Public Library, in Oakland, California; African American Museum and Library at Oakland, in Oakland, California;
On July 1, 1977, BART began a shuttle bus service called AirBART that ran to the airport terminals from street level at Coliseum station (thereafter named Coliseum/Oakland Airport). The shuttle ride took ten minutes and cost 50 cents. [13] AirBART was a joint project of BART and the Port of Oakland, which owns and operates the airport. [14] [15]
Oakland City Center in 2018. The Downtown Oakland [8] and Lake Merritt/Uptown District Associations [9] are community benefit districts that were formed in February 2009. Property owners in both Downtown Oakland and the Lake Merritt/Uptown Districts voted by a margin of almost 8 to 1 to support a voluntary property tax to fund services that ...
The AAMLO is located at the Charles S. Greene building which previously was the Carnegie library.The building served as the Oakland Main Library from 1902 to 1951. [3]The AAMLO began as a private collection in 1946, and on July 2, 1965, became the East Bay Negro Historical Society (EBNHS).
Oakland Public Museum and YMCA open. Population: 150,174. 1912 – Oakland School Women's Club [9] and Children's Hospital founded. 1913 – Oakland Yacht Club established. [6] 1914 Oakland Technical High School established. Oakland City Hall and Civic Auditorium built. 1917 – Joaquin Miller Park established. [6] 1920 – Population: 216,261.