A New Kind of Library

Collection is a children's library that will provide a centralized location for the youth of Berkeley and Oakland to congregate and access resources for social justice and environmental activism, education, and exploration.

A Space for Children

The primary goal and function of Collection is to provide access to books whose content reflects the diversity of the student population, and which expands children’s knowledge of a global community. The library will be a warm, safe, and fun place for kids to interact around books, with innovative and exciting activities and programming.

Books for Social Change

Books on ethnicity, immigrant lives, diaspora, and assimilation, as well as environmentalism, activism, and community engagement will all be core to the Library. Themes of multiculturalism, feminism, empowerment, diverse families, bilingualism, animal rights, and anything else relevant to the mission of social justice, will be highlighted in the collection.

A Community Project

Collection is currently seeking book recommendations and donations (books appropriate for preschool through middle school), but we’d especially love partnerships, networking, and collaboration with like-minded individuals and nonprofit organizations working for social justice for the children of the Bay Area. Please contact us at: if you’d like to help!