For Dorothy Lazard, the public library was ‘a forest of dreams and possibilities’
Dorothy Lazard retired as a librarian five years ago, but she has kept up a busy schedule as…
Oakland’s Hoover-Foster needs a library. Is this old grocery store the answer?
When it closed in 2022, after a brief three years in existence, Community Foods left a swath of…
City honors new poet laureate, 2 youth poet laureates | Communities
Her predecessor, Aya de León, ceremonially passed her laurel on to Masri during the meeting, alongside a crown…
The Oakland Public Library’s main branch turns 75!
It is fitting that the colorful piece of art adorning the front entrance of the Oakland Public Library…