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Mocha At The Library!
Free Back to School Haircuts and Braiding
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August 15, 2026 at Oakland Public Library - Martin Luther King Jr. Branch in Oakland, CA
6833 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94621, USA
Start the school year with confidence! Join us for a FREE Back to School Haircut and Hair Braiding Community Event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch.
This community event is designed to support local families by making back-to-school preparation a little easier while creating a welcoming space where every young person is treated with care.
Hair Cuts:
Professional barbers will provide free haircuts for students and youth, helping them look and feel their best for the first day of school.
Haircuts will be provided from 12:00 pm -4:00 pm on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive early.
Hosted by So Fresh City, a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting communities through free haircuts, hygiene services, and advocacy.
Hair Braiding:
backBraiders will provide complimentary braided hairstyles to help students look and feel their best as they head back to the classroom. Braiding services will be provided from 1:00 pm -5:00 pm. on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive with hair freshly washed and detangled. Participants should also bring braiding hair and their own comb.
We look forward to helping students start the school year feeling confident, cared for, and ready to succeed!
This program was made possible thanks to the Friends of Oakland Public Library.
Date:
August 15, 2026
Time:
12:00 PM
5:00 PM
Event type:
Community
Martin Luther King Jr. Branch is a small neighborhood library in East Oakland, near the intersection of International and 69th. It is a single-story building with the entrance at the corner, so it is straightforward to spot and get into. Inside, it has a typical branch layout with stacks for kids, teens, and adults, plus a few rows of computers and tables where people sit to read, work, or wait for programs. more...
