OCTOBER 2019 Oakland Public Library Newsletter is Available!
Click here to see our October 2019 Newsletter.
Click here to see Children's Programs on our Kids page.
Click here to see Teen Programs on our Teens page.
NFOPL Holiday Boutique
Saturday, October 26 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Handmade Jewelry, Crafts, Note Cards and More!
NFOPL is a 501c3 organization whose generous support provides all programming at the Oakland Library
Get a head start on Gift Giving and support our Gem of a Library!
Excellent place to find that hand-made custom gift for someone special in your life!!!
Medicare 101 with SHIP counselor Miriam Taub
Monday, October 28
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Registration Required
Attention Baby Boomers! Turning 65? Planning on retiring? Are you currently caring for a Medicare beneficiary? Miriam Taub from the Bergen County Division of Senior Services, State Health Insurance Program will discuss the following: Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare Parts A, B, C and D, Medigaps, Medicare Advantage Plans, When You Can Change Your Coverage.
Chess at the Oakland Public Library
Every Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 PM
All levels are welcome
Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Beginner lessons are offered to anyone who is interested in learning how to play chess. 5 sets & 1 clock will be available. Players are encouraged to bring their own equipment.
Feel free to bring other board games you enjoy to play. There will also be both XiangQi (Chinese chess) & WeiQi (Go) sets for those partial to chess variants or those curious.
This weekly program is free, registration is not required.
Coffee & Coloring for Adults
1st & 3rd Friday of Every Month
Friday, September 6 & 20th
1:00-2:30 PM
In the Maker's Space Downstairs
The library will provide the designs, paper, pencils, pens, crayons, and the coffee or tea!
No registration is required.
Kanopy is Here!
The Oakland Public Library is offering KANOPY, a streaming service that offers over 30,000 movies entirely free for Oakland library card holders! Download the app to your tablet. You can also go straight to the Oakland Kanopy page here: https://oaklandnj.kanopy.com/ to get started. Card holders are each entitled to free 10 streams per month, and Kanopy is available anywhere you have internet access. Have questions? Stop in and ask us how to access and enjoy Kanopy today.
The Oakland Public Library NOW has access to
Lynda.com Online Training Library
Free with your Oakland Public Library Card
Click Here to Go to: https://www.lynda.com/portal/sip?org=oakand.bccls.org.
Donate to the Oakland Public Library while shopping on Amazon... Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to New Friends of the Oakland Public Library whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. To donate by credit card using Amazon Smile, bookmark this link by Clicking Here.
Hoopla
The Oakland Public Library now offers the Hoopla service for Oakland residents with a library card. Oakland patrons will receive 10 checkouts per month.
Go online to https://www.hoopladigital.com/ to access Hoopla Digital or download the Hoopla Digital app
Please call us if you need assistance with Hoopla at 201-337-3742.
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