Organizing to bring a library back into our neighborhood.
A community-based action in Oakland, CA.
Since 2006, we have been organizing to bring a library back into the Hoover Durant (also known as Hoover Foster), McClymonds & Clawson neighborhoods in West Oakland. We are a grassroots, volunteer-run nonprofit organization, vital to the culture, education & welfare of our diverse community.
IN THE NEWS
Our FY’23 - 24 Impact Report is here!
We are so proud of all we have accomplished this year and remain energized by the work ahead - click below to read the full report.
In Our Own Words, We Explain Why A Hoover Branch Library!
Thank you to the 557 participants! This is a community-led and community-informed process - through the survey, StreetLAB events, Storytelling Workshop and our Community Workshops, our community showed up and shared their voice and vision for the library.
Video: Lionel B. Wilson is the son of Lionel J. Wilson - Alameda County's first African-American judge, and later first African-American mayor of Oakland serving three terms from 1977 until 1991. “My father, his parents and siblings grew up in the Clawson neigborhood. I grew up in the Longfellow neighborhood. My mothers family lived on 35th and West. Nevertheless, like me, we all used the North Oakland Library as our main library source.” In the video trailer he shares his aspirations for our youth and dreams of a new Hoover branch library.
Community Voice Is Critical To Success!
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The Feasibility Study team is hard at work! Please continue to support the study and stay connected by following on Instagram at @FOHDPL and @oaklibrary.
