Re-imagining Two New Oakland Public Library Experiences!

Oakland Main Library
Hoover Branch Library

Oakland Public Library Feasibility Study

The City of Oakland, Oakland Public Library, and two community-focused architectural and planning consultants, will be working closely with Oakland residents of all ages and from all parts of the city to re-imagine the educational and social experience at two public library branches: the Oakland Main and a new Hoover library as Oakland envisions the future of our Library system!

Everyone has a voice in shaping the vision for how these library branches reflect and serve their neighborhood, the library system, and the entire city of Oakland. Please participate in the process, share your thoughts, and activate your communities!

Our Process: we learn--research the needs and requirements for new libraries; we envision--compile ideas and created a shared vision; we articulate--review and confirm preferred alternatives; we document--report the shared vision

Oakland Main Library

Entrance of the Oakland Public Library's Main Library

In June 2023, we kicked off a comprehensive community engagement process to build a vision for a new Main Library.

How can the Main Library best support the diverse, educational, and social needs for Oakland? How can the Main Library increase support for your local branch to create a stronger system? Join us to get involved in the planning process for improving Oakland’s Main Library!

Visit the Oakland Main Library Feasibility Study page to stay up to date on what's happening. You can also sign up for e-mail updates and alerts when something exiting is happening!

Hoover Branch Library

The Hoover Branch Library Feasibility Study is happening!

This is a major step towards the return of a library to this historic residential community. The study is an inclusive, community-informed process. We aim to document your vision and create a lasting plan that respects Oakland's cultural legacy and provides pathways to new futures.

Visit the Hoover Branch Library Feasibility Study page to stay up to date on what's happening. You can also sign up for e-mail updates and alerts when something exiting is happening!