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Alameda County Libraries
a listing of Alameda County libraries
city by city

Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge St. (at Shattuck)
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-6100

California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Basement
Oakland, CA 94612
510-663-1358
Hours: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 9 AM to 4 PM
Use fee charged to non-members; free to members

East Bay Genealogical Society Library
located at Financial Building-Terrace Level, 405 14th Street (at Franklin), Oakland, CA.
Open Monday 9 AM to 4 PM & Wednesday 9 AM to noon. By special agreement between EBGS and the Society of Mayflower Descendants, the collection is kept in the SMD library. Use of the library collection is free, although donations to the SMD for the support of the facilities are welcomed.

Emeryville Historical Society Library
Their library is located at the
Lakeview Branch, Oakland Public Library
550 El Embarcadero
Oakland, CA 94606
510/451-1610

Family History Center/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Oakland
4770 Lincoln Ave
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 531-3200
The Family History Center is located in the basement of the Visitor's Center. Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Friday 9:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
(510) 531-3905 Pleasanton
located at the corner of Valley Avenue and Paseo Santa Cruz.
Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society Library
Their library is located at Pleasanton Public Library
400 Old Bernal Ave.
Pleasanton, CA.

L-AGS has acquired a large collection of Family Tree Maker CDs along with their other holdings.

Oakland Public Library, Main Branch
The Oakland Library, with its Newspaper Room and Oakland History Room, is a great source of information on Oakland and parts of Alameda County. It is open every day, and some evenings (you should call for hours for specific days).
The library is located at
125 - 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
510/238-3134

Outside the County
--but may be worth the drive
California State Library
located in Sacramento
a selected list of some of the genealogical resources available can be found at:
http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/genealogy.html
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