Bookmark Bookstore / Friends of the Oakland Public Library (FOPL)

This is some Bookstore!

Finally! The Bookmark will be taking appointments for donations again, beginning Sunday, November 8. Visit our website for information and appointments: https://www.fopl.org/post/bookstore-donations

November is National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO).

November Shelf Shots! The store is still temporarily closed, but you can browse our shelves at our Virtual Bookstore (https://www.fopl.org/virtual-bookstore), then contact the store ([email protected]) to purchase what you want, and pick up your purchases at the store (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, from 11-2). And also follow us on Instagram or Twitter (FOPL_Bookmark), where photos of more books for sale are posted each day.

Lots of new Grab Bags now on our website! $10 for 5 books, no discounts. Check them out and get in touch!

Support your local structure full of texts!

Finally! Starting October 25, the Bookmark Bookstore will have "shopping by reservation"! the details are on our website, here: https://www.fopl.org/bookmark-reservations

Some fun new puzzles in the store! Send an email if you’re interested... [email protected]

Cats and Dogs! Send an email if something looks interesting [email protected]

Look what the lead singer of Green Day had to say about the Oakland Public Library.

New in the store: 20-volume classic Encyclopedia of Photography in very good condition, 1963-1967; $60 for the whole set. Email us at [email protected] for info. We’ll deliver for free in Oakland/Piedmont. #encyclopediaofphotography #usedbooks

The October issue of our Newsletter "Off The Shelf" is now available to read at https://www.fopl.org/newsletter. This issue has news about OPL's reimagined summer reading programs, expanded sidewalk pickup services, upcoming OPL and community events, what's new at The Bookmark Bookstore, and more!