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Contemporary literature and non-fiction. Exclusive services for book clubs, educators and seekers.
Unique line of cards and gifts. Story People Gallery. Literary Nights in Montclair.
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The African American Museum and Library at Oakland is dedicated to the discovery, preservation, interpretation and sharing of historical and cultural experiences of African Americans in California and the West for present and future generations.
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659 14th Street
Oakland
CA
94612
(510) 637-0200
https://oaklandlibrary.org/locations/african-american-museum-library-oakland
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The California Genealogical Society and Library is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that seeks to aid, educate and encourage research in family history. CGS was founded February 12, 1898 in San Francisco, and is presently located in Oakland,...
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The 101-year-old California Writers Club (CWC) hosts a number of programs and events throughout the state. The CWC, Berkeley Branch, is the founding branch. It offers meetings, critique/Support groups, and special events in...
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A most radical brick and mortar comic book store! Cape & Cowl Comics is your comic book store in downtown Oakland.
Located in Downtown Oakland, near Frank Ogawa Plaza and the 19th street BART station.
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Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe is Oakland's only youth writing center fronted by the world's only magical bureaucracy.
We provide free in-school tutoring, creative writing workshops, and publishing opportunities for K-12 students in Oakla...
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We are a high-quality independent neighborhood bookstores celebrating a California urban aesthetic and a cosmopolitan gathering point for those who love good writing. We used to be DIESEL, A Bookstore. Now, as East Bay Booksellers, we continue the lo...
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Make space in your life for what really matters: passion, beauty, finding some way to articulate the whole terrible, amazing journey of life on earth. "We must insist while there is still time." — Jack Gilbert. Take your poetry to the next leve...
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LAKESHORE WRITERS offers Creative Writing Workshops designed to motivate, inspire and support writers in all genres.
Workshops and classes are offered throughout the year -- Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall -- in eight week sessions.
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525 Bellevue Avenue
Oakland
CA
94610
+1 510.451.1000 x132
http://www.lakeshorewriters.net/lakeshore-writers/
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Named after the famous civil rights leader, this bookstore is dedicated to the education, history, and future of African Americans. The store features children's books, for storytelling and educational books used in school, and also literary books th...
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Our Fruitvale, Oakland, location—home of the original Nomadic Press Salon—is now open for co-working! Our sun, book, and plant-filled workspace will offer you just the right mix of peace, quiet, and warmth to get your work done in a comfy...
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The Chávez Branch Spanish collection is the largest in OPL. Chávez also has a Chicano collection and a Seed Lending Library. They have books in Chinese and Arabic. The branch has 18 computers with internet.
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Rockridge Branch has approximately 75,000 books, compact disks, DVDs, audio books, video games, and magazines and newspapers for all ages. Circulating materials are largely of popular interest, with a strong emphasis on practical how-to topics and fi...
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5366 College Ave
Oakland
CA
94618
+1 510.597.5017
http://oaklandlibrary.org/locations/rockridge-branch
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9255 Edes Ave
Oakland
CA
94603
(510) 615-5725
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The Oakland Public Library is a part of the City of Oakland in California and has been in existence since 1878. We also offer many other special services for residents of Oakland. The Golden Gate branch has a collection of approximately 35,000 items...
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5606 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland
CA
94608
510.597.5023
http://oaklandlibrary.org/locations/golden-gate-branch
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Located between downtown and Lake Merritt, Oakland's Main Library is one of the largest public library facilities in the Bay Area. In addition to large collections of over 350,000 reference and circulating non-fiction and fiction books, the Main Libr...
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4805 Foothill Blvd
Oakland
CA
94601
(510) 535-5623
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1801 Adeline St.
Oakland
CA
94608
510-238-7352
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The Octopus is a literary salon of the 21st Century encouraging the social interaction of readers, writers, & performers of all ages.
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We are an independent bookstore located on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, specializing in EVERYTHING out of the ordinary. We carry thousands of used books, pamphlets, magazines & journals.
We offer trade credit for your books. At this tim...
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Project Literacy
Main Library - Information-Reference
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300 Estudillo Ave
Oakland
CA
94577
+1 510.577.3945
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This workshop uses Pat Schneider's approach (the Amherst Writers & Artists method) to create a safe, supportive and healthy writing community for people of all ages, backgrounds, genre interests and skill levels.
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This group is for emerging and established writers who focus on themes of femininity. We meet once a week. This is a new group with aspirations of becoming a monthly, home-based, reading series.
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Powerful writing comes naturally when
the mind is energized and experimental, when it can take risks and follow the
unexpected wherever it leads. The Opening is a place for writing that
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In The Head Doctor show, we derive pleasure from the feel good effects of positive words and public displays of affection. This is a love show unlike any in contemporary entertainment. You will become an active insider in this experime...
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A bookstore, event space, small press, and community arts hub in downtown Oakland.
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5775 Broadway
Oakland
CA
94618
+1 510.459.0346
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At the intersection of trauma and desire -- writing workshops with facilitator Jen Cross.
Writing Ourselves Whole writing groups encourage risk-taking, the expression of joy, and the manifestation of artistic vision, which in turn support indi...
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Writing Ourselves Whole groups use transformative writing practice in community to restore individual trauma experience and reconnect those parts of ourselves we are trained to hide. Through writing together and offering one another deep generosit...
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