Oakland Park Play Lending Library

Oakland's Park Play Lending Library lets community members borrow sports and recreation equipment at the Larry E. Reid Sports Center.

Oakland resident or visitor using the Park Play Lending Library

Entitlement facts

Benefit type: Community program. A locally or regionally administered public or nonprofit service program, often with defined geographic and eligibility rules. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks: No-cost access to available soccer balls, footballs, frisbees, yoga mats, and other recreation equipment for park play.
Who qualifies: Oakland resident or visitor using the Park Play Lending Library
Requirements: Visit the participating center during current program hours and follow availability, checkout, age, identification, supervision, return, loss, damage, safety, and facility rules.
How to activate: Check current operating information, visit the Larry E. Reid Sports Center, and complete the on-site equipment checkout process.
Cost basis: No-cost access. The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.
Cost and fees: Standard equipment borrowing is free; loss, damage, nonreturn, transportation, and unrelated facility programs may create costs or restrictions.
Geography: US, Oakland, California
Personalization: Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.

EVIDENCE / 1 SOURCE

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

Check the provider's final terms immediately before applying, depositing funds, spending, or changing a paid relationship.

01Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Developmentprovider↗

MACHINE RECORD

{
  "id": "oakland-park-play-lending-library",
  "name": "Oakland Park Play Lending Library",
  "provider": "Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development",
  "entitlement_type": "community-program",
  "entitlement_type_label": "Community program",
  "entitlement_type_context": {
    "definition": "A locally or regionally administered public or nonprofit service program, often with defined geographic and eligibility rules.",
    "domain": "community-services",
    "archetype": "direct-program",
    "agent_instruction": "Check jurisdiction, intake, eligibility, capacity, schedule, and whether the record represents a direct provider or referral route."
  },
  "summary": "Oakland's Park Play Lending Library lets community members borrow sports and recreation equipment at the Larry E. Reid Sports Center.",
  "benefit": {
    "description": "No-cost access to available soccer balls, footballs, frisbees, yoga mats, and other recreation equipment for park play.",
    "estimated_value_usd": null
  },
  "discovery": {
    "focus": "public-service",
    "has_estimated_dollar_value": false
  },
  "access": {
    "relationships": [
      "Oakland resident or visitor using the Park Play Lending Library"
    ],
    "requirements": "Visit the participating center during current program hours and follow availability, checkout, age, identification, supervision, return, loss, damage, safety, and facility rules.",
    "activation": "Check current operating information, visit the Larry E. Reid Sports Center, and complete the on-site equipment checkout process.",
    "cost_basis": "no-cost",
    "cost_basis_label": "No-cost access",
    "cost_basis_context": {
      "classification": "free",
      "definition": "The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.",
      "agent_instruction": "Still disclose optional add-ons, transportation, parking, replacement charges, taxes, capacity, and eligibility conditions found in fees or requirements.",
      "variation_patterns": null,
      "does_not_mean": null
    },
    "fees": "Standard equipment borrowing is free; loss, damage, nonreturn, transportation, and unrelated facility programs may create costs or restrictions.",
    "personalized": false,
    "regions": [
      "US",
      "Oakland, California"
    ],
    "expires": null
  },
  "status": "verified",
  "last_checked": "2026-08-04",
  "claim_url": "https://www.oaklandca.gov/News-Releases/Oakland-Parks-Recreation-Youth-Development-Celebrates-Opening-of-New-Park-Play-Lending-Library-at-Larry-E.-Reid-Sports-Center",
  "source_url": "https://www.oaklandca.gov/News-Releases/Oakland-Parks-Recreation-Youth-Development-Celebrates-Opening-of-New-Park-Play-Lending-Library-at-Larry-E.-Reid-Sports-Center",
  "source": {
    "primary_url": "https://www.oaklandca.gov/News-Releases/Oakland-Parks-Recreation-Youth-Development-Celebrates-Opening-of-New-Park-Play-Lending-Library-at-Larry-E.-Reid-Sports-Center",
    "evidence": [
      {
        "source": "Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development",
        "url": "https://www.oaklandca.gov/News-Releases/Oakland-Parks-Recreation-Youth-Development-Celebrates-Opening-of-New-Park-Play-Lending-Library-at-Larry-E.-Reid-Sports-Center",
        "kind": "provider",
        "checked_at": "2026-08-04"
      }
    ]
  },
  "parent": null,
  "coverage": {
    "level": "local",
    "family": "parks-and-recreation",
    "jurisdiction": "Oakland, California",
    "maturity": "direct"
  },
  "web_url": "/benefits/oakland-park-play-lending-library",
  "taxonomy": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "/api/v1/taxonomy"
  }
}

View JSON ↗

Oakland Park Play Lending Library

Entitlement facts

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

More conditional benefits.

603 Legal Aid — Free Civil Legal Aid

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation — Free Civil Legal Aid

Aging and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon — Aging and Disability Help