The free literary festival Beast Crawl happening Saturday will feature more than 150 writers.

The fifth annual festival will take place at almost 40 galleries, restaurants, stores, cafes and bars.

Each segment of the Best Crawl is an hour, with about a dozen readings. The next segment resumes 30 minutes later to allow people to move to another venue and socialize.

Oakland’s next Youth Poet Laureate will be announced during the festival. Five finalists will each read one of their poems starting at a 6 p.m. competition at Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway.

The winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship. For additional details about the competition, go to http://bit.ly/29rJ2H0.

Beast Crawl starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m., with an after-party until 2 a.m.

For more information about the festival and a downloadable map, go to http://beastcrawl.weebly.com.

Friday Summer Nights in Oakland

Friday Summer Nights will run at two sites in East and West Oakland through Aug. 12.

The free programs are designed to support residents taking a stand against violence.

Friday Summer Nights have music, food, raffles and recreation, plus information from community groups.

The celebrations will be 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Willie Wilkins Park, 1100 98th Ave. in East Oakland, and on Brockhurst Street from San Pablo Avenue to Market Street in West Oakland.

For more information go to www.oaklandunite.org.

Career summit for young men of color

A career summit Thursday is geared toward men of color ages 18 to 29.

“Invest in Youth: Pathways to Success Boys and Men of Color Career Summit” will include opportunities to interview with potential employers, connect to community resources and take part in career preparation and leadership development training.

The summit at the Oakland Convention Center is being put on by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, Oakland, Richmond, and several foundations and organizations.

The summit will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. For more information and to register, go to www.mbkalliance.org/BayArea.

Rockridge Branch Library reopens

The Rockridge Branch Library has reopened after being closed more than two months for renovation.

The work included replacing some light fixtures, painting the interior and installing new carpet.

The library is at 5366 College Ave.

Holy Names appoints vice president

Holy Names University has appointed Alan Liebrecht vice president for enrollment management.

Liebrecht previously was dean of admission services at Marymount California University in Rancho Palos Verdes.