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Amplify Oakland

A Guatemalan American young woman with short, wavy hair stands in front of a sign that says Eastmont Library
Arts & Culture

‘The sweetest escape’: a love letter to Oakland’s libraries

February 17, 2021 Marabet Morales Sikahall

Libraries are physically closed, but they continue to serve their neighborhoods. One East Oaklander shares her experience.

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