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Melrose Branch

Branch Address
4805 Foothill Blvd.Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 535-5623
Branch Hours
About the Melrose Branch
Melrose Branch has approximately 35,000 books, compact disks, videos, DVDs, audio books, audiocassettes, and magazines and newspapers for all ages. Circulating materials are largely of popular interest, with a strong emphasis on practical how-to topics and fiction.
Special interest collections include African American fiction and non-fiction, a small Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender collection, English as a Second Language, Parenting, Careers, Classics, Latino Interest, and Spanish language.
The branch is equipped with five computers with Internet access are available for public use.
The Melrose Branch also has a Seed Lending Library. These FREE urban seed projects are committed to increasing the capacity of our community to feed itself wholesome food by means of education that fosters community resilience, self reliance and a culture of sharing.