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The Hayward Public Library promotes and celebrates the diverse cultural heritage of the community in all of its services and programs. The Hayward Library is committed to providing materials and services that support each individual's right to know a... more
The Irish Literary & Historical Society (ILHS) of the San Francisco Bay Area provides an open, nonsectarian, and nonpolitical forum for the presentation and discussion of Irish and Irish-American culture.  The ILHS holds monthly meetings at... more
Welcome to the John F. Kennedy Library.   Meeting Room The Joseph Room is equipped with a baby grand piano, data drop, and tables and chairs for meeting use. Reservations are taken six months in advance but no more than six times a year. It i... more
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A visionary construct of education, collaboration and community, the Lafayette Library and Learning Center (LLLC), home of the Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium, is a place where all generations can gather for enriched intellectual and cultural exper... more
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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. Manuscript... more
Western Wear, Ordenes Especiales.  Botas Vaqureas Originales y Imitaciones.   Trajes, Camisas, Cinturones, Botas de Trabaja y Boas Vaqueras y Botines. more
The Livermore Public Library encourages the development of a lifelong interest in reading and learning by youth and adults, provides materials and services of popular interest, supports the educational needs of the community, furnishes timely, accura... more
Although no business could ever "take over" for the iconic Cody's Bookstore, Mad Monk is a wonderful resource for book and music lovers.   Mad Monk provides the market to purchase and trade in new and used books and records!  more
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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... more
Deane Juhan may be best known as the author of Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork, which many consider the essential text on the means, methods, uses, and deeply personal applications of  what has come to be known as bodywork, a vast, sophisti... more
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Max’s Garage Press is dedicated to keeping stone lithography alive through printing artist editions, teaching classes, and making all the special materials and equipment in our printshop available to artists. more
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Since 1959 Moe's has been providing customers with fair and accurate valuations of rare and collectible books in a broad and expansive range of subject areas. Moe's is a great resource for used books in Berkeley. more
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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... more
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. more
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... more
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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... more
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... more
The Octopus is a literary salon of the 21st Century encouraging the social interaction of readers, writers, & performers of all ages. more
The Orinda Library with over 30,000 children's materials and an overall collection of over 70,000 books, recorded books, music and DVDs along with 29 public computers, WiFi, comfy chairs, pillows, reading nooks and a tutoring room is a far cry from t... more
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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... more
Welcome to Pegasus and Pendragon Bookstores. We sell thoughtfully chosen new and used books and CDs, beautiful art cards and journals, magazines both foreign and domestic, and an exciting assortment of ever-changing sale books. more
Play Cafe, Inc. is a nonprofit organization, based in Berkeley, whose mission is to support the creation and development of new works by San Francisco Bay Area playwrights and composers. Our programs include Scene Nights, Table Reads, Song Salons,... more
Welcome to Rakestraw Books (est. April 1973), a beautiful, well-stocked independent bookshop located in Danville, California; well-known for our selection, our book-loving staff, and our great events. more
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The world today, with all its horrors, holds the potential for something far better. To unlock that - at the foundation of Revolution Books (RB) - is the most advanced scientific theory and leadership for an actual revolution for the emancipation of... more
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