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October Closures
Sat. Oct. 8
mandatory business shutdown (branches)
Mon. Oct. 10
mandatory business shutdown (Main Library)
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Live Latin Jazz October 1! John Santos Performing at Chavez Branch
Latino Heritage Month Celebration
Saturday, October 1, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Cesar Chavez Branch, 3301 E. 12th Street
 Five-time Grammy nominee John Santos and his Latin jazz combo will perform live at Cesar Chavez Branch in a celebration of Latino Heritage Month. Don't miss Santos' infectious performance of classic Latin Jazz sounds from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and los Estados Unidos de América!
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Two Great Music Programs at Main Library
Ramblin' Round: Songs of the Open Road
Thursday, October 13, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Main Library, 125 14th Street
 Tim Holt will perform and discuss the songs of folk artists Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Woody Guthrie, and a number of others in a program that will include railroad songs, hobo songs, songs of the Western migration, and Dust Bowl ballads. Along the way he will weave in some of the poetry of that great bard of the Open Road, Walt Whitman.
The American Songbook of Jazz
Thursday, October 20, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Main Library, 125 14th Street
 Singer-saxophonist-flutist Paul VornHagen will perform and discuss American Songbook classics by George and Ira Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Rodgers adn Hart, Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, and others. He will be accompanied by keyboardist Ben Solorow.
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Black Panther Film Festival Returns
Black Panther Film Festival
Saturday, Oct. 8, 12 - 4:30 p.m.
Main Libarary, 125 14th Street
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Commemorating Black Panther Party History Month, and the 45th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party, the Oakland Public Library will host a Black Panther Film Festival on Saturday, October 8, 2011, from 12 to 4:30 p.m. In what has become an annual tradition, films about the Black Panthers will be screened at the Main Library, 125 14th Street, in the Bradley C. Walters Community Room. Alumni of the Black Panther Party are co-hosting the event and will be on hand for the screenings.
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Jessica Mitford Subject of Talk and Exhibit, Personal Library For Sale
Jessica Mitford: Oakland Housewife (talk)
Thursday, October 27, 6:30 p.m.
Main Library, 125 14th Street
 Local author Peter Y. Sussman, editor of Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford, will discuss the life and career of this crusading journalist and Oakland resident.
This program commemorates the generous gift of books from the personal library of Jessica Mitford and her husband, Robert Treuhaft to the Friends of the Oakland Public Library Bookstore.
Mitford Collection Booksale
starts November 2
Bookmark Bookstore, 721 Washington Street
Books will go on sale at the Bookmark, 721 Washington Street, in Old Oakland, beginning November 2.
An exhibit, including a selction of books from the Mitford collection, will be on display the endire month of October on the main level of the Main Library.
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Lots Going on at the Library For Halloween and Day of the Dead
 Ghouls and goblins big and small know they can count on the Oakland Public Library for good, scary fun this time of year. A number of library locations are putting on events for Halloween and the Day of the Dead, including crafts, scary storytimes, and sweet sugar skull decorating!
Click here to see a full listing of upcoming scary events for kids...
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Fall Book Sale at the Bookmark
October 6 - 9, 2011
Bookmark Bookstore, 721 Washington Street
Mark Your Calendar for the Fall 2011 Friends of the Oakland Public Library Book Sale.
Thursday, October 6, is "Members' First Choice" Sale Day. 50% OFF for members only. (Non-members can join FOPL that morning.)
Friday, October 7 through Sunday, October 9, the sale is open to all members of the public. Prices will drop each day:
30% OFF - Friday, October 7
40% OFF - Saturday, October 8
50% OFF - Sunday, October 9
Most of the store's 17,000 books are $3 - 6.
The Bookmark Bookstore, in Old Oakland, is operated by the Friends of the Oakland Public Library. The store is open from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day during the sale.
For information, call (510) 444-0473, or visit FOPL online.
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