Oakland Public Library TeenZone

12/28/2020

Thanks to the The Mercury News for this amazing profile of the amazing Youth Poet Laureate - Oakland, Greer!

"Over and over this year, young people have made their mark in critical ways. They showed up in a historic election. They protested racial injustice. They made their voices known.

And one 16-year-old continues to rise to the occasion."

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/28/oakland-youth-poet-laureate-greer-nakadegawa-lee-on-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2DfMgLlavASSlrUT-gIcFG_GSck3-TkRgfmZ_ZtJ6_i7RCtwKronld4hs

12/19/2020

Today we go to the cemetary! Head to our stories and hear the next part of the book, or to our highlights if you need to catch up.

#oaklandteens #oaklibraryteens #teenreads #chooseyourownadventure

12/18/2020

Are you an aspiring baker? Looking for some inspiration for baking this holiday season? Check out our YA holiday baking reads.

This collection has something for bakers of all skill levels. If you make something you're proud of, tag us or send us a pic. Link in our linktree to see our full blog post on our website.

Happy Baking and Happy Holidays to you and yours!

@oaklibrary

#oaklandteens #oplteens #oaklibraryteens #oaklibrary #oaklandpublclibrary #yalit #teenreads #teenlit #teenbaking #yabaking

12/16/2020

Looking for something to read this Winter break? Check out these amazing recent Young Adult (Teen) releases at OPL! All are available as print copies for hold and/or eBooks for reading on your device. (DM us if you need help doing either!)

#oaklandteens #oplteens #oaklibraryteens #oaklibrary #oaklandpublclibrary #yalit #teenreads #teenlit

11/22/2020

What do we do in here now without all our teens?? Miss them so much! And sometimes read books. Check our story out to hear more from teen librarian, Mickey.

#oaklandteens #oaklandlibrary #teenreads #teenlit #bishopodowd #graphicnovel #wemissyou #teenzone

11/20/2020

Starting tomorrow, make sure you check our story every Friday! We'll be reading ZOMBIE PENPAL and your votes will tell us which path to take and determine whether we live or die!

#oaklandteens #oplteens #teenreads #chooseyourownadventure #zombies

10/19/2020

Soooooooky! We are hosting a Halloween party on Zoom for TAB and YLC members or those interested in joining! DM for more info or check out the link in our bio.

#oaklandteens #teenleaders #oplteens #teenadvisoryboard #youthleadership

10/12/2020

Today, for Indigenous Peoples' Day, we have some book recommendations that we think you'll love. Read Indigenous stories!

Link in bio to place holds and read eBook versions of these titles.

#oaklandteens #oplteens #indigenouspeoplesday #ownvoices #yalit #teenreads #teenlit

10/10/2020

Check out @youthpoetlaureate @greer.nl performing at the EBALDC 45th Anniversary Gala. She was amazing, as always!

"Dear America, what is so hard about calling a rose a rose? About calling blood blood? Police kill an unarmed black woman in her own home and suddenly murder isn't murder anymore."

Link to video in profile.

10/08/2020

What We Hold

Here's an exciting virtual opportunity for teens through the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Email [email protected] for more information.

Teens! You are invited to create a new audio work, exploring something you hold close, for a Museum exhibition.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco invites teens from all backgrounds to create audio pieces reflecting on something they are exploring about their heritage or family life.

Teens participate in three sessions in which they meet with audio, media, and hip-hop artists, to learn pathways and skills for a new media creation. Teens create their recording over the course of two months, at their own pace. Submitted audios are then brought together to produce What We Hold! This project is open to all interested teens.

Listen to audio stories created by teens reflecting on how cultural inheritance and family life shape their identities. Explore themes, including sibling dynamics, crossing oceans, name changes, and much more.

09/18/2020

Youth Career Services - Job Training & Placement Program

Check out this great opportunity for youth (16-24) currently not attending school or working. Register for an orientation to learn about how to join the next cohort of The Unity Council's Youth Employment Program where you can receive job readiness training and an internship.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0_rZPtM5bJluddLXlDmMF6T5zu9T59cXHB6ad1wDFxKU1kw/viewform

The Youth Career Services - Job Training and Placement Program equips young Oakland workers with skills to succeed in the labor market while empowering them to be self-advocates in the workplace. The program is divided into three phases: * Phase 1: Paid Job Readiness Training (approximately 3 weeks)...

07/11/2020

#OwnVoices Books for Teens by Black Authors

Check out this amazing list Ashley, our Teen Youth Development Librarian, created of #ownvoices books by black authors that don't focus soley on struggle.

While books that focus on the hardships faced by black teens and the black community are powerful and important, so is showcasing #blackjoy and #blackempowerment and the diversity of #blackexperience.

Fighting against racial injustice and for equality is “the struggle” but being Black is not limited to only this struggle. Here is a list of books by Black authors that feature a range of their experi

07/08/2020

Oakland Public Library

This video is full of interesting and delicious things you can make yourself, including sweets, savories, snacks, meals, and fancy coffee!

Check it out, and don't forget to head over to http://oakland.beanstack.org to sign up for The Teen Summer Passport Program, and get your ticket for doing something DIY this week.

Your ticket just might win you a Nintendo Switch, a pair of Beats Headphones, a Hoverboard, a mini-projector, a Polaroid Pop camera or an Oculus Go VR Headset. This year you get to choose which prize(s) you want to go for,

#TeenTuesdays #OPLsummer

06/30/2020

It's week 5 of the Teen Summer Passport Program and our theme this week is Reach Out. Find a way to reach out to your community - spread hope and positivity even while social distancing. Earn a raffle ticket in the program and a chance to win prizes like a Nintendo Switch, a mini-projector, Beats headphone and more! http://oakland.beanstack.org #oaklandsummer #oaklandteens #reachout #teensummerpassport #winprizes

06/17/2020

Oakland Public Library

Oakland Public Library

Want to make an artsy snack?
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This week's summer programming for teens features Main Library TeenZone librarian Veronica and food art!
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https://oaklandlibrary.org/events/online-program/teen-tuesdays-learn-how-make-fruit-art

#Oakland #OPLteens #OaklandTeens #OPLsummer #OPLteenzone #TeenZone

06/16/2020

Sidewalk Pickup service is starting this Friday at five OPL locations! See below for more info. We can't wait to see you!

Your Library will be offering sidewalk pickup service starting June 19, 2020 at five (5) locations! Patrons will have the opportunity to pick up holds for books, DVDs, CDs, and WiFi hotspots at our doors.

⛓ oaklandlibrary.org/services/cards-and-visiting/sidewalk-pickup-oakland-public-library

Thanks for your patience and understanding as we do our part to keep the public and our staff safe during the ongoing public health crisis!🥰

For questions, please call 510-238-3134 or email [email protected]
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Sidewalk Pickup Locations:
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Oakland Main Library, Rockridge Branch Library, and West Oakland Public Library (M - Sa):
10am - 1pm
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81st Avenue Community Library (Tu/Th/Sa):
10am - 1pm
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César E. Chávez Branch Library (W/F/Sa)
10am - 1 pm

*****All other locations remain closed*****
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#Oakland #OPLresponds #OPLsidewalkPickup #beatcovid19 #ExploreConnectGrow #YourLibrary

06/02/2020

A letter to Oakland from Oakland Public Library. We are in this together. Please read.

A letter to #Oakland from OPL...

"We hold a shared vision for our community to be strong and informed -- and we have the power to shape this together..."

Read: https://oaklandlibrary.org/news/2020/06/letter-oakland

06/02/2020

Oakland Public Library

Make some delicious ice cream in a bag, then get a ticket to enter into a raffle for doing it! oakland.beanstack.org

For the Oakland Public Library TeenZone Summer Kickoff, here's a video tutorial on how to make ice cream in a bag!

Don't forget to sign up for the Teen Summer Passport program to log your activities, earn points, and get raffle tickets that you can use to win prizes including a Nintendo Switch Lite, Beats Headphones, a Polaroid Pop Camera and more.

06/01/2020

Oakland Public Library TeenZone's cover photo

06/01/2020

Sign up today! Let's win some prizes!

https://oakland.beanstack.org

05/30/2020

Wherever You Are, Join Us for #OPLSummer | Oakland Public Library

Summer Reading Programs are here! Including the Summer Passport Program for teens! Wherever you may be, please join us and sign up today. Teens earn points and prizes for activities they can do at home or safely out in the community. Register at https://oakland.beanstack.org/reader365.

All Oakland Public Library locations are closed until further notice. This action was taken as a precaution to help limit the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here for more information.

05/19/2020

Youth Poet Laureate - Oakland

We are really excited to begin introducing our Youth Poet Laureate - Oakland Finalists for 2020 as an exciting lead-up to our final event (2020 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Announcement & Performances) which will be streaming live!

This is Hunter!

Hunter Jackson is a Finalist for the 2020 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate!

Hunter is in conversation with Eleanor Wikstrom, Oakland's 2019 Vice Youth Poet Laureate.

Please join us live, right here on Facebook, on Friday, June 5th, 2020 at 7PM to find out who our next Youth Poet Laureate is! Hear amazing performances from all of our finalists and our current Laureate, Samuel Getachew. Tova Ricardo - 2015 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate will MC!

We will be releasing videos of all six Finalists over the course of the weeks leading up to the June 5th event! Stay tuned!

05/15/2020

Teens! We need your help so we can best help Teens!

Will you help us develop our COVID-19 Teen FAQs? This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours and to help your community.

Please join us next Saturday, May 16, 3:00 p.m. on Zoom.
Register at http://oaklandlibrary.org/teenFAQ

(Check out the FAQ, as it is now, here: https://oaklandlibrary.org/teens/covid-19-faqs-oakland-teens)

Calling all teens! Oakland Public Library needs your input on our COVID-19 Teen FAQs to make it the best that it can be! This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours and to help your community. Please join us next Saturday, May 16, 3:00 p.m. on Zoom.
Register at http://oaklandlibrary.org/teenFAQ

(Check out the FAQ, as it is now, here: https://oaklandlibrary.org/teens/covid-19-faqs-oakland-teens)

05/14/2020

Oakland Public Library

Numerous OPL staff have been deployed as disaster service workers and have served over 1,000 meals to families in East Oakland. We are hosting a free meal pick-up at the 81st Avenue Community Library every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 12-2 PM. There are no eligibility requirements to receive food. Food is donated by World Central Kitchen and prepared by local Oakland restaurants. We are honored to help keep #Oakland fed during these trying times.

City of Oakland - Local Government The East Oakland Collective HOPE Collaborative Acts Full Gospel COGIC Eoydc Allen Temple Baptist Church Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project Lao Family Community Development Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland

05/08/2020

Calling all teens! Oakland Public Library needs your input on our COVID-19 Teen FAQs to make it the best that it can be! This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours and to help your community. Please join us next Saturday, May 16, 3:00 p.m. on Zoom.
Register at http://oaklandlibrary.org/teenFAQ

(Check out the FAQ, as it is now, here: https://oaklandlibrary.org/teens/covid-19-faqs-oakland-teens)

05/06/2020

Black Intergenerational Zeal - BIZ Stoop

It's not too late to complete your census! BIZ Stoop is working hard to help BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) young adults under 30 submit their census. They are offering stipends and raffle prizes for participation. For more information, see BIZ Stoop's post below.

Morning everyone,

Our social enterprise is helping to outreach to BIPOC young adults (under 30) for Census 2020. We have $5 stipends + raffle prizes for their participation. Stipends can be paid out in several non-physical cash (like over an app; virtual gift card; etc). Prizes will be announced in June. If your family has or knows a young person living in the house and you all haven’t completed your census - please have them reach out to me here, on our page or on Instagram @BIZStoop . I’m also reachable via phone at (510) 827-7316

Our priority outreach zones include neighborhoods in: Deep East; East Oakland; Berkeley; Hayward; TriCities; Richmond; El Cerritos - all flat lands and unincorporated communities in between.

This outreach is funded by: United Way of the Bay Area and Urban Strategies Council.

04/30/2020

Need free one-on-one tutoring? STEAMPower offers up to 40 minutes of tutoring for young people ages 8-18 in a variety of subjects. A new non-profit service created by a high school student, contact STEAMPower to volunteer to be a tutor or to find a tutor for your needs! All tutoring sessions are conducted via Zoom for the time being. For more information, please visit http://www.steampowerca.org.

04/22/2020

Great Movies for Earth Day (that you can stream for free with your library card)

Looking for something to watch? Celebrate Earth Day with us and use your library card to stream a movie!

We have hundreds of movies for Earth Day that you can stream for free with your library card. Here are a few we recommend.

04/18/2020

Wondering where to get the face coverings you need to protect yourself and others when you are out of your home?

We've got you covered with this super simple no-sew face mask you can make out of an old pair of leggings or a sock. They take only about a minute to make!

https://oaklandlibrary.org/teens/events-programs/teen-pop-crafts-home/make-no-sew-face-mask-out-sock-or-leggings

04/17/2020

Teen Pop-Up Crafts at Home | Oakland Public Library

Wondering how you can celebrate Earth Day (April 22) from home? Curious about what upcycled crafts you can make with everyday items? We miss connecting with Oakland's youth and can't wait to reconnect once we are back open. For now, here's a couple of fun at-home crafts you can do! Click the link below:

https://oaklandlibrary.org/teens/events-programs/teen-pop-crafts-home

03/26/2020

Youth Speaks are continuing their youth writing workshops online! Every Wednesday & Friday, for teens 13-19 years old. Click for more information!

Youth Writing Workshops are Now Online! - https://mailchi.mp/youthspeaks/an-important-message-regarding-brave-new-voices-2611674

03/24/2020

We've put together a special FAQ for teens about COVID-19. We hope we can answer all your questions!

https://oaklandlibrary.org/sites/default/files/uploads/OPL%20Teen%20Resource%20Guide_%20COVID%2019.pdf

https://oaklandlibrary.org/teens/covid-19-faqs-oakland-teens

03/19/2020

Oakland Public Library

Staying in: exploring, connecting, and growing during times of COVID-19

#Oakland #covid_19 #LibraryLife #OPLreads #OPLonline

03/13/2020

Oakland Main Library

Oakland Main Library

Effective Monday, March 16, the Oakland Public Library will close all Library locations, and these closures will remain in effect until further notice. This action was taken as a precaution to help limit the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). https://oaklandlibrary.org/news/2020/03/opl-responds-covid-19

01/23/2020

Youth Poet Laureate - Oakland

Youth Poet Laureate - Oakland

Oakland Youth Poet Laureate APPLICATIONS are OPEN until Feb 3rd!
Three poems and you join a community of young poets! oaklandlibrary.org/youthpoets