Our Next Event:
African American Read-In Week
February 6-10, 2023
The Oakland Public Education Fund’s Oakland School Volunteers (OSV) program is seeking volunteers to support Oakland schools during the 9th annual African American Literature Read-In week from February 6-10, 2023. Volunteers sign up for a 1.5 hour shift at a school to read aloud with classes in celebration of the national heritage month and literature!
In-Person Volunteer Opportunities 2022 – 2023
As Oakland schools safely re-open, we invite you to join us for in-person volunteer events. Please sign up for a shift below. Once you have signed up, you will receive an email with information about how to register as a cleared volunteer or you can click here to register (by signing the in-person waiver AND uploading your COVID-19 vaccination documentation). Once you’ve been cleared, you will receive information about the school you will be volunteering at.
If you have a school in particular that you’d like to be placed at for the event, please email osv@oaklandedfund.org.
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Our Next City Wide Events:
2023 African American Read-In Week
February 6-10, 2023
From February 6-10, 2023, schools across Oakland would love volunteer support to celebrate literature by and about the African American community during national Black History Month. Once you’ve been cleared, you will receive information about the school you will be volunteering at. Available shifts during the week include:
- Monday, February 6th: 9 – 10:30 am OR 1 – 2:30 pm
- Tuesday, February 7th: 9 – 10:30 am OR 1 – 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, February 8th: 9 – 10:30 am
- Thursday, February 9th: 9 – 10:30 am OR 1 – 2:30 pm
- Friday, February 10th: 9 – 10:30 am OR 1 – 2:30 pm
Resource: 2023 African American Read In Booklist!
Sign Up for 2023 African American Read-In Week:
About Annual Events & Volunteer Opportunities
Teachers have precious little time to prepare their classrooms before the first day of school in August. Check out these photos from previous events. We plan to celebrate this year from August 1st – 5th, 2022. We will call on hundreds of community members to step up and help with the reopening. Please register above and then we will follow up to invite you to get involved as an individual or group.
To celebrate diversity in literature and highlight representation, we host four Read-Ins every year. Hundreds of volunteers read-aloud as special guests to share a lifelong love of reading with schools across Oakland.
Learn more about the next Read-In.
Event Schedule and Linked Photos
- Latine/x Read-In, Oct 3 – 7, 2022
- African American Read-In, Feb 6 – 10, 2023
- LGBTQ+ Read-In, March 20 – 24, 2023
- Asian Pacific American Read-In, May 1 – 5, 2023
For questions about our Adopt an Oakland School program, please learn more here or email osv@oaklandedfund.org.