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Storyland was built to be a storytimesparklehour and place for joyful gatheringsgradient2bringing families together throughreading, art, and culturally-rooted experiences.
Storyland was built to be a storytimesparklehour and place for joyful gatheringsgradient2bringing families together throughreading, art, and culturally-rooted experiences.
Storyland was built to be a storytimesparklehour and place for joyful gatheringsgradient2bringing families together throughreading, art, and culturally-rooted experiences.

"There's nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns."

"There's nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns."

Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler

Story circles aren't new, but our approach is. Through free pop-up read-a-louds, collaborative art-making, and community partnerships across Oakland, our events bring reading beyond classrooms and into neighborhood spaces filled with creativity, belonging, and collective joy.

Story circles aren't new, but our approach is. Through free pop-up read-a-louds, collaborative art-making, and community partnerships across Oakland, our events bring reading beyond classrooms and into neighborhood spaces filled with creativity, belonging, and collective joy.

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Team

The Storyland crew

The Storyland crew

A small but deeply passionate team blending community organizing, storytelling, design, and cultural programming to create joyful literary experiences across Oakland.

A small but deeply passionate team blending community organizing, storytelling, design, and cultural programming to create joyful literary experiences across Oakland.

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Indya McGuffin-Edoimioya

Co-Founder

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Indya McGuffin-Edoimioya

Co-Founder

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Bean Kaloni Tupou

Co-Founder

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Bean Kaloni Tupou

Co-Founder

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Storyland activates a web of neighbors, artists, librarians, and organizations at every event.

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STORYLAND COLLECTIVE is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
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STORYLAND COLLECTIVE is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California. We are committed to ethical practices, transparency, and creating meaningful impact for children and families.

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STORYLAND COLLECTIVE is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California. We are committed to ethical practices, transparency, and creating meaningful impact for children and families.