Deaf Services Center - 1st Floor

Voice: (415) 557-4434   |  Videophone: (415) 625-9082

The Deaf Services Center provides in-depth resources for adults and children who are deaf or hard of hearing, their families, friends and professionals.

Collections and Services Available

• Staff provides services in American Sign Language and English
• An extensive collection of books, magazines, videos and DVDs about American Sign Language, Deaf culture, interpreting, parenting, hearing loss, deafness and other related subjects
• Resource files of magazine articles, newspaper clippings, book and video reviews, brochures, flyers and ephemera
• Classes offered in the San Francisco Bay Area for American Sign Language, sign language interpreting, Deaf culture, deaf education and other related subjects
• For SFPL sponsored programs, assistive listening devices are available as well as the following services: American sign language interpreting, English language oral interpreting and real-time captioning in English. These services cannot be guaranteed when requested less than one week in advance.
• Information about other organizations that provide services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
• Video/DVD viewing on televisions equipped with closed-caption decoders
• Purchase or rent American Culture: The Deaf Perspective, a four-part series on DVD exploring the culture and heritage of Deaf Americans
• Public pay TTY and amplified telephones available on the first floor
• Sorenson VRS videophone is available in the Deaf Services Center during open hours
• 125th Anniversary Exhibit
• Program flyers