Library Back

Friends of the Hoover Durant Public Library

by San Pablo Ave Community News Team

WHO WANTS A LIBRARY?

The Friends of Hoover Foster Library decided about ten years ago that, yes, we do!

WE WANT A LIBRARY IN OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN!

Big strides are being made to bring a library back to the Hoover Foster, McClymonds and Clawson communities for the first time in over 50 years since the closure of the North Oakland Branch. A group of lifelong residents recognized how a library is a crucial community resource. And in 2013 they pulled together to start the process of bringing a library back to our community and the many different services it can provide beyond just books and reading.

The Friends of Hoover Durant Public Library (FoHDPL) has been hard at work since that first meeting. Now, the Oakland City Council has unanimously voted to fund A FEASIBILITY STUDY. All we need to do as a community is work together to make our Hoover Branch Library a reality.

This summer an all-inclusive series of events will bring young, elders and in-between folx together from the neighborhood to tell their stories. To build a vision of inclusion upon www.fohdpl.org

Sign up for email updates: bit.ly/fohdpl_info which a community learning resource center can emerge for all. A library that is a destination space that fits all our needs. A place that supports neighborhood vitality and pride; a resource that builds hope and empowers a positive vision for the future.

“In 2013, NCPC Beat 6X residences decided to “bring our library back”. Today, Friends of Hoover Durant Public Library is a vital community resource. Along with our volunteer members, we are committed to Bringing our Library Back!!”

We want to show the City of Oakland that we are a shining example of a community that came together with common purpose to right a past wrong and build a vital neighborhood resource to serve ALL the people.

Imagine a community-centered building with a wide range of uses such as classrooms, a kitchen, special event areas, and the most up-to-date tech hardware and programs that is convenient to all with parking, near a bus stop and with bicycle access. We can make it happen if we all hold the vision and GET INVOLVED!