About
The Bookmark Bookstore is a non-profit, used bookstore run by the Friends of the Oakland Public Library. If you’re searching for an inexpensive place to purchase your next book – science fiction, cooking, mystery, general fiction or non-fiction – look no further. We carry a wide selection of titles, from the latest best-sellers to hard-to-find out-of-print editions. Come on down! In addition to the wide selection of books you’ll find in our store, we also maintain a smaller inventory of special books for online sale at Amazon.com.
The mission of the Friends of the Oakland Public Library is to advance the role of the Oakland Public Library as a vital community resource and as an institution critical to the culture, education, and welfare of our diverse community.
The Friends of the Oakland Public Library raise money through…
- Sales at the Bookmark Bookstore
- Membership dues and donations
- Special Events
The Friends of the Oakland Public Library support library programs and materials, such as…
- Children’s reading programs
- National Library Week events
- Capital campaign for the East Oakland Community Library
- Programs for children, teens, adults and families at the Main Library and other OPL branches
- Special Equipment
- Library school scholarships for library employees
Click here to see what we’ve granted to the Oakland Public Library to support children’s and family programs and to buy new books and fresh materials.
The Friends of the Oakland Public Library fight to maintain and expand library services. Past efforts have helped win…
- Expanded library hours
- Increased books budgets
- Hiring of children’s librarians
- After-school youth programs
- Retrofitting of Golden Gate, Temescal and Melrose branches
- Funds to help renovate and reopen the Greene Library for the African American Museum and Library in downtown Oakland
- Successful passages of three funding measures by Oakland voters (1994, 1996, 2004)
