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Summary

A feasibility study for rebuilding or renovating Oakland's Main Library (built in 1951) is currently underway. Community workshops to help inform a vision for the new main library were completed in October 2023. The library is described as having 'outlived its capacity to serve Oakland.'

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Oakland Main Library (downtown Oakland)

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Oakland Main Library rebuild/renovation

Timeline

2023_11

Oakland Main Library rebuild/renovation

A feasibility study for rebuilding or renovating Oakland's Main Library (built in 1951) is currently underway. Community workshops to help inform a vision for the new main library were completed in October 2023. The library is described as having 'outlived its capacity to serve Oakland.'

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A feasibility study for rebuilding or renovating Oakland's Main Library, built in 1951, is currently underway. 'It's beloved, but has outlived its capacity to serve Oakland,' she said. Community workshops to help inform a vision for the new main library were completed in October.2023_11 - Nina Lindsay profile, Judith Doner Berne