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Please see below for the link to the article on The Oaklandside website:

https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/26/oakland-public-library-hoover-foster-durant-community-foods/

Please see below for a link to the article on the CBS News website:

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oakland-could-get-a-new-library-branch-at-site-of-closed-grocery-store/

Please see below for the link to the video on the KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA YouTube Channel:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3Oe_QJheU

Please see below for a link to the article on Hoodline:

https://hoodline.com/2026/03/west-oakland-library-desert-may-end-as-hoover-branch-makes-a-comeback/

Please see below for a link to the article on The Mercury News website:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/16/west-oakland-public-library-reopen/

Please see below for a link to the article on The East Bay Times website:

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/03/16/west-oakland-public-library-reopen/

Please see below for a link to the article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/oakland-hoover-foster-new-library-branch-effort-18434186.php

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FOHDPL Publicity Chair, Brittany Rae Buckmire and FOHDPL Board Chair, Alternier Cook represented FOHDPL at a local community event and free book exchange, and discuss the significance of the now federally recognized holiday of Juneteenth.

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FOHDPL Board Chair, Alternier B. Cook speaks on the Oakland of her childhood and the rich history here that she is working to preserve.

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As Board Chair, Alternier B. Cook leads the charge to bring a public library branch back into her neighborhood.

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