Oakland Public Library - Branches

Branches

As of 2007 the Oakland Public Library has 15 branches. In 2009 a new East Oakland Community Branch opened in a shared-use facility that will also house two new public elementary schools. 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.

  • Asian (1976, current location 1995), 388 9th Street
  • Brookfield (1957, current location 1992), 9255 Edes Avenue
  • César E. Chávez (2004), 3301 East 12th Street, Suite 271
  • Dimond (1915, current location 1980), 3565 Fruitvale Avenue
  • Eastmont (1945, current location 1998), Eastmont Town Center, 7200 Bancroft Avenue
  • Elmhurst (1911, current location 1949), 1427 88th Avenue
  • Golden Gate (1899, current location 1949), 5606 San Pablo Avenue
  • Lakeview (1930, current location 1949), 550 El Embarcadero
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. (1970), 6833 International Boulevard
This branch, now named after civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr, 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 black history collection, containing books written by or about people of African descent.
  • Melrose (1911, current location 1916), 4805 Foothill Boulevard
  • Montclair (1930), 1687 Mountain Boulevard
  • Piedmont Avenue (1912, current location 1932), 160 41st Street
  • Rockridge (1919, current location 1996), 5366 College Avenue
  • Temescal (1899, current location 1918), 5205 Telegraph Avenue
The Temescal branch houses the Tool Lending Library, one of the few of its kind 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.
  • West Oakland (1977), 1801 Adeline Street

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