Proper Nouns

Book Titles

When writing about a book, always list the title first, and link from the title, then “by” followed by the author’s name. (example: There There by Tommy Orange)

Oakland Public Library Locations

When using initialisms or acronyms, state the full name or title in the first instance. (example: Oakland Public Library (OPL)) If there is an abbreviation included in parenthesis, you can use the abbreviation on its own after the first time you write it out.

Don’t use abbreviations for any that don’t show abbreviations in parenthesis in this list. You don’t have to include the abbreviation in parenthesis if you aren’t planning to use it later in your writing.

• Oakland Public Library (OPL)

• Friends of the Oakland Public Library (Friends of the OPL)

• Library Advisory Commission (LAC)

• 81^st Avenue Branch

• African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)

• Asian Branch

• Brookfield Branch

• César E. Chávez Branch

• Dimond Branch

• Eastmont Branch

• Elmhurst Branch

• Golden Gate Branch

• Lakeview Branch

• Main Library

• Main Library Children’s Room

• Main Library TeenZone

• Main Library Adult Literacy

• Main Library Bradley Walters Auditorium

• Main Library Oakland History Center (OHC)

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch

• Melrose Branch

• Montclair Branch

• Piedmont Avenue Branch

• Rockridge Branch

• Temescal Branch

• Tool Lending Library (TLL)

• West Oakland Branch