Tonight is First Friday at the Bookmark Bookstore, and to celebrate we are offering a 20% discount to everyone who come to our artist reception. Tonight’s show will be featuring artwork by Olivia Carter, and you can check out our event on our facebook page here. You can see the tiniest of previews down below [...]

This Friday happens to be First Friday! So we will be debuting a show by Olivia Carter, which will be up for the months of June and July. We will be taking a break for the month of July and won’t have a First Friday event that month…but we will be back in August refreshed [...]

May 6th, 2013
Myrtle’s Monthly Creation for the month of May is celebrating Oreo cookies, and 25% of each sundae sold this month will go to the Friends of the Oakland Public Library. This is the 5th year that Fentons Creamery is donating proceeds from the special Myrtle’s Monthly Creation to the library, so thank you [...]

May 3rd, 2013
Just another reminder about tonight’s First Friday art reception for Josh Vidal at the Bookmark Bookstore (from 6-9pm). There will be drinks, music, snacks and dessert, and the artist will be there too! While you are in the neighborhood, make sure you check out the other First Friday and Art Murmur venues in [...]

April 30th, 2013

April 5, 2013
We are kicking off our First Friday season with a show by two local artists:
The Story decides its Expression: New works by Consodyne Buzabo and Annette N. StearnsThe reception lasts from 6-9pm, and both artists will be in attendance. Since this First Friday coincides with our spring sale, all bookstore purchases will be [...]

March 21st, 2013
The Bookmark Bookstore will once again be hosting First Friday art receptions! We are very pleased to announce that we have some new volunteer help with this particular project. Starting in April, First Friday will be led by Olivia Carter. Welcome Olivia!! (And thank you!)
Now on to our April First Friday Announcement!

Here’s an announcement from the Friends of the African American Museum and Library at Oakland:
*Please note that there is free parking for this event at the City Center West Garage located at 1250 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (across from AAMLO between 12th & 14th Streets). And please rsvp before the event as there is [...]

November 29, 2012
We had a fantastic time on November 14th at our 20th Anniversary Birthday Bash! To start off, we had a nice crowd of Bookmark Bookstore volunteers and FOPL board members show up, and everyone seemed to enjoy the food from Cosecha, pies from Pietisserie and wine from Persicope Cellars. Below you will [...]

Today is the last day of the Bookmark Bookstore’s 20th anniversary events. You still have time to rush down to the bookstore to purchase a raffle ticket for $5 before 5:00pm today. Each ticket enters you in a drawing to win one of 17 fantastic prizes, most of which are gift certificate bundles to local [...]