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by Sarah Washburn, Co-chair, Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) Let’s get right down to it: libraries in Oakland are facing real troubles. These are serious troubles, the kind that close branches, the kind that can cut off neighborhoods from the resour...

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by Sarah Washburn, Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) board member f you were lucky enough to visit the Rockridge Library on the morning of Saturday, June 24, you likely saw lots of furry friends in the parking lot and even more happy young children’s ...

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by Sarah Washburn he Friends of the Rockridge Library seek a new board member fo join us as we support our library together. Read on to find out if this person might be you...

By Sarah Washburn

by Sarah Washburn Board member, Friends of the Rockridge Library “The Main Library has the biggest collection, so if you are busy and you want to make sure you can find something relevant, current, and on-topic, this is the best one-stop place. One tip: mak...

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by Sarah Washburn, FORL boardmember Today someone in our neighborhood is checking out a book, applying for a job, learning to read, finding healthcare benefits, or getting help from a trained librarian. The Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) works clos...

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by Sarah Washburn, FORL member Phil Fitzwater has lived in Rockridge since the late 1980s. When describing his life back then, he begins with a story about the library—a temporary trailer near Claremont Middle School that housed the library’s books while pl...

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Your Community by Sarah Washburn, FORL board member I ’m willing to guess you love your library. Or perhaps you remember fondly when you and your little ones loved visiting the library. If you have supported the library in the past, thank you for expressing that love thro...

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by Sarah Washburn, FORL board member Imagine Rockridge without a library, without a place for children to learn or for teens to engage, without a place to find information with professional assistance, without a place where anyone can enter. Where would our...

... the Rockridge branch lately, be sure to visit during the summer months to enjoy a program or sign up for summer reading, available for youth AND adults. (That means even adults get prizes for reading.) Enjoy the summer at your library. by Sarah Washburn, Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) www.RockridgeFriends.org Tplans for the library. A very popular change is the return to six days of service (just typing that phrase fills me with joy!) that will make an appearance in January 2019....

The Library Is Free-ish brand, or a painter, or a gardener. If you’re interested in sharing your gifts with the Rockridge Branch Library, email outreach@ rockridgefriends.org Sarah Washburn, boardmember, Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) Ipublic, these receipts showcase what “free” actually means. ■ ■Vote in support of future library ’ve been thinking a lot about how much the Rockridge Library provides our community. In...

...aren’t just for kids. The Rockridge Library hosts loads of fun and enriching programs for adults, children, and teens every week. An events calendar for all branches of the Oakland Public Library is posted on www.OaklandLibrary.org. The by Sarah Washburn, Friends of the Rockridge Library board member Lights! Camera! Action! The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, where kids craft short films to showcase their creative take on Newbery Medal books, came to the Rockridge Library for the third ye...

... write a letter to the Editor? Contact us at one of the following: Editor: editor@rockridge.org www.rockridge.org The Rockridge News, 4123 Broadway, PMB 311, Oakland, CA 94611 RCPC Voice mail: 510/869-4200 Lending Laptops at the Library by Sarah Washburn, Friends of the Rockridge Library boardmember The Rockridge Library has a new program for Oakland Public Library cardholders: laptop checkout for use in the library. Maybe you have a big project you’re working on that might take a couple o...

... benches were languishing on top of a container in the City of Oakland Corporation Yard, and Jackson generously and enthusiastically donated a few to FORL. With the help of Chris Holt, acting manger of the yard, a forklift, some donated by Sarah Washburn, FORL board member When Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) Co-Chair Kathy O’Neal noticed people using the library wi-fi outside the building walls, she had an idea: What if FORL funded a seating area to provide a more comfy spot to su...

A note from FORL board member Sarah Washburn, on the importance of the Rockridge Branch Library