Franklin Community Kitchen

The Franklin Community Kitchen has been updated to support group and solo lunches and reflect UCOP’s connection to the campuses and our Oakland community. A new UCOP Little Free Library allows staff to donate or borrow books for personal use.

Who Can Use It

• Open to all UCOP employees and their guests from other UC locations

Appropriate Use

• Refrigerate, prepare and heat up food
• Purchase food, snacks and beverages from the Avanti market
• Social connection (coffee chats, small group discussions, etc.)
• Individual use for reading, relaxing or quiet work
• Take a book or leave a book – the UCOP Little Free Library is on the black shelf near the doors to the patio

Not Intended For

• Formal team or meeting lunches or meals
• Events

Shared Space Expectations

• Be respectful of others using the space
• Keep volume at a moderate level
• Clean up after yourself – dispose of trash, clean spills in the microwave, wipe off counters and tables
• Properly manage personal food items in the refrigerator
• Return furniture to its general arrangement
• Do not remove furniture or shared items from the space

Time Limits

• No time limits