Calendar

Preschool Films for 3 to 5 years old. Groups of 5 or more must call ahead to confirm space.  

Computers with Internet connection are available for independent work creating or updating your resume, preparing job applications and/or searching online for jobs.

Handouts, books and some staff assistance are available during drop in hours. Bring a flash drive to store your work. Be considerate and share computer space with others.

Preschool Storytime. Stories, songs, and more. ages 3-5

Music, movement, rhymes, books, and more for toddlers ages 18 to 36 months and their caregivers.  Afterward, there'll be toys and playtime.  Space is limited.  Please call 415-355-2838 for reservations, starting six days before the program.

Books, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers 18 to 36 months and their caregivers.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more for children 0-5 yrs. Limited to first 42 participants, in line, day of storytime. Tickets for this storytime are handed out at the Children's Room Entrance (entering from playground) only! 

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more for ages 3 to 5.

Family Storytime

Join us as we read, sing and play together. Fun for the entire family from infants to grandparents.

Playtime will follow Baby Rhyme Time.

Brave San Francisco firefighters will come to talk simply about fire safety and show off their marvelous firetruck. A must for all firetruck fans! For ages 5 and under.

Titles to be Announced.

Children ages 5 and younger

Toddler tales

Join in on the fun of storytime! Help your preschoolers foster early literacy skills through dynamic and entertaining books, songs, music, movement, and more. Playtime follows. Please call ahead for class visits.

Books, rhymes, music, movement, and more for toddlers 18 months to 36 months, and their caregiver. Playgroup to follow storytime. Groups of 5 or more should call ahead to confirm space.

What You Need To Know If You Are Already Enrolled
Medicare solutions specialist Joe D'Aura will explain what you need to know if you are already enrolled in Medicare.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more. For children up to 5 years

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more.  For ages 3-5.

Ocean View Branch will be serving lunch at 12 noon on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Every Tuesday and Thursday 12-1pm come to Excelsior branch for lunch on us!

Come learn the ancient art of jewelry making!

Jeweler extraordinaire, Chelsee Robinson, will guide you in learning the latest techniques and applications.  Work with real stones, crystals, beads and more to create a beautiful necklace, bracelet or earrings.  All materials provided.  Space is limited.

For ages 10-18

For more information and to register, please contact: Dorcas at dwong@sfpl.org

eLearning Lab with Ed2Go  is your opportunity to take a choice of hundreds of courses offered through SFPL online!  Ed2Go offers a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet.  All of the courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. The online courses are fun, fast, convenient, and best of all free with your San Francisco Public Library card. Each course runs for 6 weeks  and our meeting room space will be available for two hours each week (Tuesdays from 1-3pm) to work on the course using our laptops. The courses available include art, technology, creative writing, business and management, and college preparation.  You can find a full listing here http://www.ed2go.com/l-sfpl/

 We do not provide headphones, so please bring your own.   Space is limited!  Please sign up in advance at the library or by calling 355-2810

Rollicking rhymes, songs and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.

Come get help with setting up email accounts, word processing and other basic computer related tasks. 

Ask questions and learn the basics of using a computer!

Come enjoy a fresh and funky family music group who mix hip hop, beatboxing, soul music, imagination and dance for an interactive show, with the foundation of learning concepts. Winners of a Parents Choice and a Red Tricycle Totally Awesome Award! For ages 5 and up.

Clown around with gently Jimbo and his accordian.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) presents a workshop that will cover the naturalization process, including eligibility requirements and the application process. The workshop will include a mock interview, with a question and answer period and the distribution of related resource materials to follow. The workshop is intended to be a general discussion of the naturalization process. Legal advice and questions about individual cases will not be provided. For specific case inquiries, please call 1-800-375-5283.  This program will be conducted in Cantonese, supplemented by English.

Build a monkey out of LEGOs and learn how to program it to move and tap out a beat on a drum using motors and gears. For kids ages 7 and up. Space is limited. Sign-up by calling the library at (415) 355-5770.

Learn to make single crochet stitiches to make adorable stuffed crochet projects. Limit to 6 participants, with limited supplies. For teens, age 12 and older. For information or to register, contact: Jewel Chen at North Beach Library (415)335-5626 or jewelchen@sfpl.org

Come learn the ancient art of jewelry making!!!

Jeweler Extraordinaire Chelsee Robinson will guide you in learning the latest techniques & applications. Work with real stones, crystals, beads and more to create a beautiful necklace, bracelet or earrings!!! All materials provided. Space limited.

Jump to your feet and rock out with the Alphabet Rockers and their hip show for kids and families. Featuring educational messages, dancing, multicultural friendship, hip hop, and beatboxing.

Come play PS3 games on our big screen in the Potrero meeting room!

We have a selection, but you can bring your own T or E rated games to share.

Challenge your friends to determine who is the ultimate gamer!

♦ Some snacks will be provided! Snacks!!!♦

Ages 10-18 welcome

For more info, contact Lisa Fagundes at  lfagundes@sfpl.org or 415 355 3822

Discover CalStateTEACH and earn your multiple-subject teaching credential. Candidates use cutting-edge online technology and experience a fully integrated observing and teaching environment, creating an outstanding "theory to practice" program. CalStateTEACH is an online California State University teacher preparation program offered at the low CSU fee schedule. CalStateTEACH credential candidates are eligible to teach mulitple subjects in a general education self-contained K-12 classroom.

This film discusses how faith, love, marriage, homosexuality and the Episcopal Church collide in the first openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire.  An audience discussion with Rev. Jim Mitulski of the Pacific School of Religion  follows the film.

If you like great ideas, great writing and stimulating discussions, please join us. The group gives people the opportunity to discover, discuss and learn from outstanding works of writing.

Every month we read and discuss a short selection by famous authors such as Aristotle, Sigmund Freud, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Virginia Woolf.

Meets every third Tuesday of the month. For information, contact Nancy: acandnanc@yahoo.com or (415)566-1392. Co-sponsored by the non-profit Great Books Council of San Francisco and the Sunset Branch of San Francisco Public Library.

The fascinating history of the neighborhoods on the slopes of Mt. Davidson comes to life in San Francisco’s West of Twin Peaks by Jacqueline Proctor.  Find out how the Gold Rush, discovery of the Comstock Lode, building of the Market St. Railway and San Francisco’s tallest skyscraper, the 1906 Earthquake, Women’s Suffrage, the Great Depression, and World War II all left their mark on this part of the city.

Preschool Films and Videos

Programs at 10 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

"Weekend with Wendell," "Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!" "All the Colors of the Earth," "No Roses for Harry"

Children ages 5 and younger

Toddler Tales

Books, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers 18 to 36 months and their caregivers

Classes for beginners introducing them to the very basics of computers.

Instruction in Cantonese/Mandarin.

Stories in Mandarine and English

Play and Grow: Toddler Fun with Reading, Rhyming and Recreation is an early literacy play group that promotes parents child interaction and kindergarten readiness. The group is intended for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and children birth-age five.

This program is a collaboration effort between Edgewood Center, Parent University, APA Family Support Services, and San Francisco Public Library.

Weekly meditation sessions open to all. Meditation will be guided with periods of silence. 20 - 30 minutes followed by some time for discussion.

Come to our drop-in computer help class!

This class is geared towards individuals with intermediate-level computer and internet questions!

Ocean View Branch will serve lunch at 12 noon on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Rolicking rhymes, songs & books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.

Rollicking rhymes, songs & books for infants and toddlers to 18 months. Meet and greet playtime follows the program.Limited to first 42 participants, in line, day of storytime. Tickets for this storytime are handed out at the Children's Room Entrance (entering from playground) only!

Join Parents for Public Schools in an essential workshop about Getting Ready for Kindergarten for Latinos and other Spanish-speaking parents.

Siblings run away from home and decide to move into the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art , where they soon discover there is a mystery to be solved.

The Insect Discovery Lab

The Center for Ecosystem Survival presents The Insect Discovery Lab.  Real live insects for you to learn about and maybe even hold!

Become a Mad Science chemist as you learn all about the chemistry you encounter every day. Discover how radical reactions are happening all around you. Investigate how chemical changes occur right before your very eyes. Join us at the library for scientific madness! For children ages 4 and up.

Love LEGOs? We do too! Join us to build fabulous LEGO projects. Ages 5 and older.

Watch Walt Disney Movie "National Treasure", starring Nicolas Cage, 2005 Release. Approx. 131 minutes, rated PG.

After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments.

Animated Feature
Voices by: Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short
Walt Disney Pictures; Directed by Tim Burton
Rated PG; 87 minutes; 2012.

Make your own bag out of a t-shirt.  You will learn how to cut up a t-shirt and make a very stylish fringe bag perfect for toting groceries or your libary books!  Bring your own t-shirt or use one we provide.

Ages 9 and up.  For more information contact Maricela Leon-Barrera at mleonbarrera@afpl.org.

Rollicking rhymes, songs & books for infants up to 18 months and their caregivers.  Come for storytime at 3:00, stay for informal socializing and playtime afterwards.

Have you ever wondered how to make your own clay animation? Students will learn the basics of stop-motion animation in this project-based workshop with the Children's Creativity Museum. Youth will design their own clay characters and then produce a short animated film using multimedia tools. Participants will have their animations emailed to them at the end of the workshop! For ages 12 - 18. For more information contact Shawna at ssherman@sfpl.org.

This spellbinding special event introduces children to the principles of air and pressure. The Mad Scientist will make a hot air balloon, and a vortex generator to create giant smoke rings. The children will get to see an incredible exothermic reaction take place.
For ages 4 and older.

Learn the basics of  knitting, or bring along a project you need help with. Each knitter receives personal help in a nurturing and relaxing environment.  Beginners, rusty, and social knitters welcome!

Yarn provided; bring your own needles (if starting a new project, size 7 or 8).

Class size limited - register with Ocean View librarian.

Drop-in and get help with a teen tech savvy volunteer!  Bring your laptop, ereaders, gadgets, digital cameras, tablets, cell phones, we can help you learn it.

The Golden Age of San Francisco Rock: In this two-hour presentation, author, teacher, and rock historian Richie Unterberger shows and discusses rare film clips by San Francisco Bay Area folk-rock and psychedelic rock performers from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.  Included is footage by Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, Santana, Moby Grape, Country Joe & the Fish, Sly & the Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, the Beau Brummels, and the Youngbloods. He's presented this about a dozen times over the last five years, and it's been very popular, attracting as many as 100 people

Glenn R. Stewart of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group and Nick Dunlop, photographer, will discuss falcons in a changing world.  Their presentation will be accompanied by Dunlop's extraordinary photographs and video of wild peregrine falcons in the Bay Area, and a tame falcon on stage. 

Falcons that once nested in remote cliffs are now nesting in cities on man-made structures such as buildings and bridges.  In 1970 there were only two known nesting pairs of peregrines in California; today the population has recovered to over 250 known nesting pairs, including several in the Bay Area.

Sponsored by the the Wallace Stegner Environmental Center and The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Nick Dunlop - photo of young peregrines.  Visit his website at: http://www.nickdunlop.com/

Gentle chair yoga, good for all ages! Simple movements designed to wake up both the small and large joints of the body! Breath and easy mind-calming exercises...

Come join us at the Portola Branch for a chair yoga class led by Mark Cormier, featuring a combination of chair and standing poses.

Cat Shimizu, the "breaducator" from Sour Flour —a Mission District bakery dedicated to neighborly bread gifting and bread education— will talk about the art and science of making bread using a sourdough starter.

This includes how to feed and take care of your own starter, and how different factors such as time, temperature, and starter hydration affect the fermentation process. Samples and suggested reading will help get you started on a fun and healthy new adventure in baking.

Computer classes in Spanish.

Learn the basics about computers, email and Internet.

Join us on 3rd Wednesday of each month for a fun and creative craft project!  Each month we select high interest project for participants to learn and create a variety of crafts ranging from origami to jewelry.

To register call (415)355-2886 or email: wpomgr@sfpl.org

Stuart Bronstein, estate planning and probate lawyer in San Francisco for more than 30 years, helps participants create fully functional wills. Bring a blue ink non erasable pen. Class size limited. Sign up begins June 5. See a librarian or call 415-355-5600. All programs at the library are free. 

A wellness program presented by Charles Kraus for the 50+ generation that demonstrates easily learned techniques for improving memory. Special attention will be paid to day to day isues confronted by mature adults, taming forgetfulness and remembering names and facts. Charles takes everyone on a supermarket tour, teaching how to memorize a long shopping list and where you parked the car!

Did you have an eReader? Did you know that you can check out electronic editions of library books for free? Learn how to enjoy San Francisco Public Library’s collection of more than 40,000 ebooks, eAudiobooks and eVideos at this workshop. Bring your Kindle, Nook, iPad or other eReader device with you and we will show you how to use it to download books and other materials from the Library website.

The help is limited to downloading library e-books and audio books only.     

Monthly book group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Newcomers welcome.

This month's selection is "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Join us to discuss and share information about the history of the neighborhood.

The Potrero Hill Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

The June book is  Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.

Build a monkey out of LEGOs and learn how to program it to move and tap out a beat on a drum using motors and gears. For kids ages 7 and up. Space is limited. Sign-up by calling the library at (415) 355-5770.

Meet at the International Center on the Third Floor.  Info:  (415) 557-4430.

Preschool Films and Videos

Programs at 10 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

"Weekend with Wendell," "Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!" "All the Colors of the Earth," "No Roses for Harry"

Children ages 5 and younger

For children ages 5 and younger and their caregivers.

Rhyme, Rhythm, and Song.  For infants up  to 18 months and their caregivers.

Songs, stories and rhymes for children from birth to 36 months and their caregivers.

Music and books and more for children

Rollicking rhymes, songs, and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.

Books, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers 18 to 36 months and their caregivers.

Space is limited.  Please call 415-355-2838 for reservations, starting six days before the program. The fun continues with playtime immediately after Baby Rhyme Time.

Preschool Videos

For Ages 3-5
Titles to be Announced

Space limited. Reservations for groups required. Make reservations by calling Sunset Children's Department at 355-2818.

 

 

Space limited, tickets distributed beginning at 10 a.m. on the day of the event.

We provide the room and the toys.  All you do is show up! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

Storytime featuring stories, songs and rhymes. For infants to 5 years and their caregivers.

Join in on the fun of storytime! Foster early literacy skills with your littles ones while having lots of fun. For ages 8 to 36 months. Please call ahead for class visits. Playtime follows.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more for children ages 3-5.

from 0 - 2

Local storyteller extraordinaire presents an enchanting storytime for little ones with fingerplays, rhymes, and puppets! Ages 2 to 5 years.

Rollicking rhymes, songs and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.

Space limited, tickets distributed beginning at 10 a.m. on the day of the event.

De Lovely  (2004, 125 minutes)

Starring  Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, and Allan Corduner, De-Lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his unforgettable songs. In the film, Porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and popular hits like "Anything Goes," "It's De-Lovely," and "Night and Day," Porter's elegant, excessive past comes to light - including his deeply complicated relationship with his wife and muse, Linda Lee Porter.

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-1pm come to Excelsior branch for lunch on us!

We will be discussing Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror,  and Deliverance in the City of Love, by David Talbot.

The West Portal Book Club meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at 2:00 pm.  Our reading choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction.   New members are always welcome.

Creative and fun, this program will stimulate imagination, improve flexibility, and develop conscious breathing.  Yoga poses are combined with songs, stories, games,and relaxation techniques. Space limited! Please contact Nicole at (415) 355-5660 or nterminigermain@sfpl.org to register.

 

Using an array of chemicals, the Mad Scientist will make color change and melt a head, all before our very eyes. 

 For Ages 5 and up.

Space limited to 30 Participants. Reservation are required by calling (415) 355-2818.

Sign up for one of these classes to learn how to set up an email account and use it. Class size is limited; see the librarian to register.

Introduction to the Internet. Mouse and keyboard skills required. Sign-up begins June 6.

FREE book!  Just swap us a review.

Here's how it works: Every Thursday, the Teen Librarian will bring out several books (new titles, old titles, and titles that have not been published yet) and allow teens the chance to browse through them for one that you'd like to keep.  You will, in turn, swap us a review of the book by the end of the month.

For ages 12-18

For more information, contact: Dorcas at dwong@sfpl.org

Origami artist Shinta Arifin will show you how to fold paper into just about anything! All materials provided. For children ages 4-12.

Join Jonathan Silverman of Feel the Earth in this two-day workshop for Teens.  Learn about Victory Gardens, how to start and care for a garden in our neighborhood and learn about an exciting volunteer opportunity that would allow you to work with the Mission Branch Library Garden through the summer and fall.  (Partaking in the workshop does not mean you have to commit long term.)

Questions?  Contact Teen Librarian, Maricela Leon-Barrera at mleonbarrera@sfpl.org

Baby Rhyme Time

Rollicking rhymes, songs and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.

Free book! Just swap us a review. Here’s how it works: the teen librarian will bring out several books (new titles, old titles, and titles that have not been published yet) and allow teens the chance to browse through them for one that they'd like to keep. Teens will, in turn, swap us a review of the book by the next swap. For ages 12-18.  For more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.

The audience will be amazed when the Mad Scientist uses an array of chemicals to make color changes and melt a head. They will watch as the Mad Scientist creates an extra hand, to help with some of the more complicated experiments, including making a science genie come out of his bottle. An explosion of foam will help to end this event and leave the audience cheering for more!                                     

For ages 5 and older.          Groups, please call for reservations.

Magician Gerald Joseph will WOW you with amazing sleights of hand and magic! For ages 4 and up.

Ethan longs to escape his small Southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town.

Starring Alice Englert, Viola Davis & Emma Thompson. Based on best-selling series by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl.

Free movies for teens every month! Ages 13 - 18. Snacks provided. Rated PG-13. Approximately 124 minutes. For more info, contact Ileana at ipulu@sfpl.org or (415) 355-5757.

Interested in learning about the ukulele? Be a part of Ukulele for tweens and jam at the library. No music knowledge or experience required, just an open mind and willingness to learn.

This is a free program for ages 10 - 15. Drop-ins welcome but registration is encouraged to secure your own ukulele. For more information or to register call (415) 355-5660.

Do you have questions on how to use computers and the internet, how to download eBooks to your device, or how to use the library's databases? Have a reference question that requires more time to answer?

Now you can schedule a one-on-one appointment for 30 minutes with a Visitacion Valley Branch librarian to answer your questions. This special library service will be offered on the third Thursday of the month starting at 5:00 p.m.

Please call (415) 355-2848 to book your appointment!

Come and join other visually impaired and blind people for a yoga session developed by instructor Nancy Yates with you in mind. The class is every Thursday from 6 to 7:30 pm in the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled. Perfect for Seniors or beginners who want to move in a quiet, safe and purposeful way. We will infuse positive energy as we ease into stretching, balancing, flexibility and strengthening postures that open our lungs, neck, shoulders arms, hips and especially our Hearts.

Join us for a reading and booksigning with Alysia Abbott, author of Fairyland,  a  vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and ’80s San Francisco with an openly gay father.

After his wife dies in a car accident, bisexual writer and activist Steve Abbott moves with his two-year-old daughter to San Francisco. There they discover a city in the midst of revolution, bustling with gay men in search of liberation—few of whom are raising a child.

In Alysia’s teens, Steve’s friends—several of whom she has befriended—fall ill as AIDS starts its rampage through their community. While Alysia is studying in New York and then in France, her father tells her it’s time to come home; he’s sick with AIDS. Alysia must choose whether to take on the responsibility of caring for her father or continue the independent life she has worked so hard to create.

Reconstructing their life together from a remarkable cache of her father’s journals, letters, and writings, Alysia Abbott gives us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous, historic time in San Francisco as well as an exquisitely moving account of a father’s legacy and a daughter’s love.

This event is co-sponsored by the Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center and the San Francisco History Center.

Magician Gerald Joseph will WOW you with amazing sleights of hand and magic! For ages 4 and up.

Sponsored by Teen Services, SFPL

The Lizard Lady brings tortoises, snakes and lizards from rainforest, desert and forest. Informative and fun! Space is limited. Please contact Alice at 415-355-2848 or alicechan@sfpl.org for more information or to register.

Learn how to configure “Language and Regional” setting on your PC, add handwriting input method to your computer and practice composing words and sentences in Chinese characters simply by using your mouse.

We will also learn how to use the handwriting input method to search information on the internet.

First come first served.  No pre-registration required.

Come join us and have fun learning!

Do you or someone you love or care for have:

• Arthritis
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Heart problems
• Chronic health problems

Learn how to:

• Manage pain, stress, and fatigue
• Be more fit and eat healthier
• Work more effectively with your doctor and healthcare professionals
• Set goals and problem solve to make positive changes in your life
• Feel better and reduce your healthcare costs

This workshop takes place from June 7 to July 19 (no class on July 5).

Everyone is welcome though space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Sign up in person or call (415) 355-2868 register.

Workshop will be in English. FREE gifts and awards will be given to participants completing the workshop!

Developed by Stanford University School of Medicine

Cosponsored by San Francisco Dept. of Aging & Adult Services and 30th Street Senior Center

To learn how to use iPad, its features, Apps in English and Chinese, etc.

Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a perfect introduction to the joys of gardening. In this hands-on workshop, Jonathan Silverman, Founder and Managing Director of Feel the Earth, will offer LEARN the ART of SEEDING for children and their families. You will learn how seeds work, best ways to plant seeds, how to care for your seedlings, and begin to cultivate fresh produce or blossoms. Research shows that gardening improves children’s learning, self-confidence, health & feeling of community spirit. For ages 2 and older.

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. She must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Rated PG-13, 142 minutes.  2012.  Ages 13-18.  Snacks provided.

Do you have questions on how to use computers and the internet, how to download eBooks to your device, or how to use the library's databases? Have a reference question that requires more time to answer?

Now you can schedule a one-on-one appointment for 30 minutes with a Mission Branch librarian to answer your questions. This special library service will be offered on Fridays at 3:00 p.m. beginning on March 15.

Please call (415) 355-5735 to book your appointment today! Assistance can be provided in English or Spanish. There will be a limit of one appointment per person per month.

Bring your knitting projects. All levels welcome. Ages 18 and up.

Join us for video games on the Wii at Mission Branch!  Game On!, is your oportunity to bring your friends and play together on the big screen.  (We have games, but if you decide to share, please bring games rated E or T, thanks!) Ages 8- 18. 
Questions?  Email Maricela Leon-Barrera or call (415) 355-2800.

Drawing a portrait is a great skill to have. You will learn the measurements of the face, how to shade, and create likeness. Bring a photograph of yourself, friends, family or celebrity. We will use pencil and charcoal. This protrait will tell a story. Materials included. For teens, age 12 and older. Limit to 15 participants. Instructor: Cara Goldstein. For information, please contact Jewel at Chinatown Library, Tel: (415)355-2888 or jewelchen@sfpl.org

FREE book! Just swap us a review.

Here's how it works: Every Friday, the Teen Librarian will bring out several books (new titles, old titles, and titles that have not been published yet) and allow teens the chance to browse through them for one that you'd like to keep.  You will, in turn, swap us a review of the book by the end of the month.

For ages 12-18

For more information, contact: Dorcas at dwong@sfpl.org

Play Kinect and Wii, board games, or ping pong. Make a craft and sometimes watch a movie.  Or simply come and hang out.  Snacks will be provided, ages 10 – 18 welcome. For more information contact Shawna at ssherman@sfpl.org.

The Lizard Lady brings tortoises, snakes and lizards from rainforest, desert and forest. Informative and fun!

For all ages. Advance sign-ups required. Please call Cristina at (415) 355-4856 to register.

Volunteer helps elementary school-aged children who want to improve their reading.

Learn  dance techniques while learning community awareness and conflict resolution skills. Through this process, gain body awareness and develop confidence. Space is limited. Please call 415-355-2838 for a reservation up to six days in advance.

talk and demo of Chinese & English E-books

If you have never used a computer keyboard or a mouse, volunteers are available to help acquaint you with these basic skills.

For children ages 5 and younger and their caregivers. After story time, meet the other parents and play with the library's toys.

Stories and songs for children and their families.

Preschool Films and Videos

"Weekend with Wendell," "Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!" "All the Colors of the Earth," "No Roses for Harry"

Children ages 5 and younger

This is a pragmatic workshop packed with useful information.   Charles Kraus demonstrates easily leaned techniques for improving memory. The methods are great for students, midlife adults, and seniors who want to recalibrate their skills. Many of the techniques can be mastered instantly. 

Everyone who attends improves his or her ability to recall names, facts, numbers, daily schedules, shopping lists, where they left the cell phone, where they parked the car, and other details that seem to zip by in these busy days.
                                                                                                           
A complimentary tip sheet and bibliography are provided to each participant.

Rhymes, songs, and fingerplays for the very young and their caregivers.  For children under age 5.

Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, rhymes and fun!
In English and Spanish, geared for children 5 and under.
Cuentos, juegos de dedos, rimas y más!
En inglés y español, para niños de 5 años y menores.

After storytime join us for a craft activity!
Despues del programa invitamos a los niños a hacer una manualidad.

The event includes talk and demo :  how to find and download Chinese eBooks.   Websites & APPs.
Hands-on  :  Varieties of eReaders and tablets are available for the public to experience Chinese eBooks.
Authors eBook talk & Chinese eBook class.

Are you a fiction reader looking for a good book to read? With all of the millions of books out there, how can you find one you will enjoy? Do you prefer short stories to novels? Mystery to science fiction? Whatever your preferences, you can learn how to easily find books that you are sure to love. Among the long list of the library’s online databases, there are several geared to finding fiction books based on your reading interests.

Bilingual Storytime

Families, come join us for songs, rhymes and more in Spanish and English!

Age 6 and up

Drop-in and get help with a teen tech savvy volunteer!  Bring your laptop, ereaders, gadgets, digital cameras, tablets, cell phones, we can help you learn it.

To learn Chinese eBooks features, websites, download the Library OverDrive eBooks, etc.

Clara Morrissey, Docent for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, will give a lecture entitled  Impressionists on the Water on Saturday June 22nd at 2pm.  This lecture coincides with the exhibition of the same name which will be at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor from June 1 to October 13.

Clown around with gentle Jimbo and his accordian!

Tomboy by Celine Sciamma

Laure is 10 years old and a tomboy. On arrival in a new neighborhood, she lets Lisa and her crowd believe that she is a boy. Summer becomes a big playground and Laure pretends to be Mikael, a boy like the others, different enough to get the attention of Lisa, who falls in love with him. Laure takes advantage of her new identity as if the end of the summer would never reveal her unsettling secret. Audience Award, Best Feature, SF International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2012, 84 min. French with English subtitles)

A bilingual (English/Chinese) after-school teen activity. Workshop activities include: bilingual blog publishing, digital photography, database learning, gaming, home-work help and more. For teens, ages 12 and older.

Interested in learning about the ukulele? Be a part of Ukulele for tweens and jam at the library. No music knowledge or experience required, just an open mind and willingness to learn.

This is a free program for ages 10 - 18. Drop-ins welcome but registration is encouraged to secure your own ukulele. For more information or to register contact (415) 355-2848.

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman), by Jacques Offenbach

'A Tale of Three Women'

E.T.A. Hoffman (author of 'The Nutcracker') recalls his three tragic loves: Olympia the mechanical doll; Guilietta the greedy courtesan; and the genuinely good Antonia, who dies despite being treated by 'Dr. Miracle'.  When the drunk Hoffman's current flame Stella appears, he sees her as the embodiment of 'The Three'.  And he rejects her! 

SF Opera is performing The Tales of Hoffmann from June 5 through July 6.  Go see the opera with your newfound knowledge!

"Opera for the People" is a lecture series run by Larry Oppenheim.  He is President of the Kensington Symphony Orchestra in the East Bay, where he is co-principal oboe and solo English horn.  He also writes the program notes.  Larry's goal is to make classical music more enjoyable and accessible to "all the people".

The Golden Gate Bridge has starred in more movies than any other American architectural icon. From Dark Passage (1947) to The Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) the iconic span appears in wide range of films including Superman, Star Trek, Time After Time, It Came from Beneath the Sea, Love Bug, A View to a Kill, Monsters vs. Aliens, Interview with a Vampire and X-Men. In honor of its 75th anniversary, Jim Van Buskirk, author of Celluloid San Francisco, offers a clip-filled program of hilariously horrifying depictions of San Francisco’s beloved bridge.

Celebrate summer by sending your friends a card that will sprout beautiful flowers or fragrant herbs! Learn how to make your own seed paper from scratch and take home a card or two that will surely delight whomever you decide to send it. Instructions will only be in English. Space is limited, please register at Chinatown reference desk or call (415)355-2888. For everyone ages 5 and up; children 8 and under must be with an adult.

Learn to crochet a small animal. This 4-day workshop series is led by local teen crocheter. All materials provided. Previous experience with crochet or knitting is helpful, but not necessary. Space limited. For ages 12-18. To register, contact Marla at 415-355-2868 or mbergman@sfpl.org.

Featuring music, clowning, juggling, and audience participation. For ages 5 and younger.

BGLT(Black Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Historical Society sponsors a day of recognition of Black LGBT presence in history.

Poets, films, Black LGBT book sell, community oral history.

Learn to crochet a small animal. This 4-day workshop series is led by local teen crocheter. All materials provided. Previous experience with crochet or knitting is helpful, but not necessary. Space limited. For ages 12-18. To register, contact Marla at 415-355-2868 or mbergman@sfpl.org.

Join us for a lively morning of music from around the world, including new and traditional songs. Clap, dance, and sing to the music!

Groups, please call for reservations.

Toddler Tales

Book, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers 18 to 36 months and their caregivers.

San Francisco firefighters will come to talk simply about fire safety and show off their marvelous fire truck. For ages 5 and under.

Computers with Internet connection are available for independent work creating or updating your resume, preparing job applications and/or searching online for jobs.

Handouts, books and some staff assistance are available during drop in hours. Bring a flash drive to store your work. Be considerate and share computer space with others.

Ever get frustrated that you never seem to get ahead? Do you ever wonder where your money went last month? Want to work on paying down your debt but don't know where to find the money? This course will teach you the very basics of how to get control of your finances rather than letting them control you.

Rollicking rhymes, songs, and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.

Where have you been? Where are you now? Where are you going?

This class is a chance to:

• Sharpen your memories;
• Learn more about the meaning of your life;
• Share your story with others.

As one ages, life review becomes a key element in finding the meaning of life by looking back and examining events, accomplishments, significant relationships, and other important aspects of ones life journey. We will use enlightening and engaging approaches to reminiscing and life review. There will be many opportunities to be creative and to learn about yourself and others, in a supportive environment. Through discussion, novel exercises and readings this course provides a unique, structured opportunity to examine themes that run through your life, seek answers to some of life’s big questions, affirm what’s good about your life, and explore your future self.  

• Where: Main Library - Latino Hispanic A&B
• When: Mondays, June 3 -- July 22, 2013

The instructor, Hope Levy has more than twenty years teaching experience, and is formerly the Acting Chairperson of the Older Adults Department at City College of San Francisco.  She holds an MA in Gerontology and an MA in Special Education from San Francisco State University. Through her work, Hope promotes positive aging through her passion for lifelong learning.

San Francisco Public Library and the City College Older Adults Program have partnered bring free, high-quality educational opportunities to older adults.

Books, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers 18 to 36 months and their caregivers. 

 Note the new day and time!

Drop-in computer and electronic gadget help for seniors and adults. Bring your laptops, Kindles, tablets, digital cameras & cell phones. We will have laptops and can help with questions about email & other technology too!

When filmy spores fall from space and take root in San Francisco, the city is beautifully transformed by spectacular and exotic flowers. But these lovely extraterrestrial blossoms have gruesome plans for their earthly admirers. These blossoms are going to slowly clone human bodies and then dispose of the originals.  From 1978.  117 minutes.

San Francisco Public Library's theme for the summer is our own great City!

Don't forget to check out our June 5th presentation,  "The Golden Gate Bridge on the Silver Screen".  Jim Van Buskirk, author of Celluloid San Francisco, (and former SFPL librarian) offers a clip-filled program of hilariously horrifying depictions of San Francisco’s beloved bridge.  6-7:30pm.

San Francisco Public Library now has free conversational language groups.

The Conversational English Language Group is for adults who wish to strengthen their English conversational language skills. We focus on practical, everyday topics. If you are a non-native speaker who wants to practice your spoken English, then this group is the place for you!

The English Language Group meets from 3p-4:30p on Thursdays, beginning January 31, 2013. Classes will meet for a 10-week period and pre-registration is strongly recommended to ensure you have a space.

Please contact 415.557.4251 or kaiwilson@sfpl.org to sign up.

Makers Monday!

Crafts program for children & teens

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Celebrate summer with some soap!  Learn how to make your own colorful and fragrant soap.  Materials provided for teens and tweens so bring a friend!  Registration is encouraged.  For questions or to register, contact Ileana at ipulu@sfpl.org or 415-355-5757. 

Volunteer helps elementary school-aged children who want to improve their reading.

Drop-in and get help with a teen tech savvy volunteer!  Bring your laptop, ereaders, gadgets, digital cameras, tablets, cell phones, we can help you learn it.

Bring your imagination and make art! Various projects will be offered as well as the chance to create whatever you can imagine! Work on one thing all summer or make something new every week. Ages 8-12

In collaboration with Visitacion Valley Boys & Girls Club

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length animated feature and one of the top ten all-time money makers. It is still considered by many critics one of the 40 greatest American films, animated or not.  Come watch Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Grumpy, and Dopey sing "Whistle While You Work" and vanquish the evil queen on our big screen!

In glorious Technicolor: Disney, 83 minutes, 1937

June Meeting of the Mission Branch Book Club

Current Title: Persuasion

Call us or visit our 2nd floor Information desk for more information; and to pick up a copy of the book.

A wellness presentation for Boomers and the 50+ generation, demonstrating easily learned techniques for improving memory. Special focus on day to day issues confronted by mature adults, taming forgetfulness, remembering names & facts.

Charles Kraus takes everyone on a supermarket tour, teaching how to rapidly memorize a long shopping list and where you parked the car. A mental tune-up! Tip sheets and bibliography will be provided.

Preschool Storytime for 3 to 5 years old. Groups of 5 or more must call ahead to confirm space.  

Computers with Internet connection are available for independent work creating or updating your resume, preparing job applications and/or searching online for jobs.

Handouts, books and some staff assistance are available during drop in hours. Bring a flash drive to store your work. Be considerate and share computer space with others.

Preschool Storytime. Stories, songs, and more. ages 3-5

Get the job you want! Come learn how to write a résumé or improve your existing résumé with lots of tips and advice from experienced résumé consultants. An overview presentation will be followed by time for individual consultations.

Music books and more for children ages 18 to 36 months. Storytime lasts 30 minutes followed by playtime.

Books, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers 18 to 36 months and their caregivers.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more for children 0-5 yrs. Limited to first 42 participants, in line, day of storytime. Tickets for this storytime are handed out at the Children's Room Entrance (entering from playground) only! 

Music, movement, rhymes, books, and more for toddlers ages 18 to 36 months and their caregivers.  Afterward, there'll be toys and playtime.  Space is limited.  Please call 415-355-2838 for reservations, starting six days before the program.

Family Storytime

Join us as we read, sing and play together. Fun for the entire family from infants to grandparents.

Playtime will follow Baby Rhyme Time.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more for ages 3 to 5.

Guitar in hand, Tim Cain provides an opportunity for children and parents to participate in singing and movement. His warmth, good humor, and spontaneity make his shows engaging and accessible to all. Lots of laughter accompanies a rollicking good time!

Join the fun and sing along with Alison Faith Levy, a wonderful children's musician, songwriter, and formerly "Sippy Alison" from the beloved San Francisco band The Sippy Cups!

Join in on the fun of storytime! Help your preschoolers foster early literacy skills through dynamic and entertaining books, songs, music, movement, and more. Playtime follows. Please call ahead for class visits.

Books, rhymes, music, movement, and more for toddlers 18 months to 36 months, and their caregiver. Playgroup to follow storytime. Groups of 5 or more should call ahead to confirm space.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more. For children up to 5 years

Stories, songs, fingerplays and more.  For ages 3-5.

Ocean View Branch will be serving lunch at 12 noon on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Every Tuesday and Thursday 12-1pm come to Excelsior branch for lunch on us!

Capoeira Angola can be described as a cultural weapon, a martial art, a dance, a spiritual tradition, a philosophy, and a game played to the rhythm of percussion instruments and call response songs. Class will be taught by Destiny Arts Center instructor Tammy! Space is limited. Please contact Alice at 415-355-2848 or alicechan@sfpl.org for more information or reservation.

eLearning Lab with Ed2Go  is your opportunity to take a choice of hundreds of courses offered through SFPL online!  Ed2Go offers a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet.  All of the courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. The online courses are fun, fast, convenient, and best of all free with your San Francisco Public Library card. Each course runs for 6 weeks  and our meeting room space will be available for two hours each week (Tuesdays from 1-3pm) to work on the course using our laptops. The courses available include art, technology, creative writing, business and management, and college preparation.  You can find a full listing here http://www.ed2go.com/l-sfpl/

 We do not provide headphones, so please bring your own.   Space is limited!  Please sign up in advance at the library or by calling 355-2810

Rollicking rhymes, songs and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.

Come get help with setting up email accounts, word processing and other basic computer related tasks. 

Ask questions and learn the basics of using a computer!

Did you know you can grow fruits and vegetables at home in a potting container?  Come learn how.  Take home your very own container and seeds to get started! 
For ages 5 and up.

Brave San Francisco firefighters will come to talk simply about fire safety and show off their marvelous firetruck. A must for all firetruck fans! Firefighters are on duty, so there is a chance they will get called away to fight a fire.  For ages 5 and under.

Cat Shimizu, the "breaducator" from Sour Flour--a Mission District dedicated to neighborly bread gifting and bread education--will talk about the art and science of making bread using a sourdough starter. Samples and suggested reading will help get you started on the fun, healthy, and delicious new adventure in baking. This program will only be in English.

Learn this exciting and beautiful dance/martial art from Brazil! Join us for movement, fun games, and role playing that introduce participants to special violence prevention techniques.

For ages 6 and up. Advance sign-ups required. Please call Cristina at (415) 355-4856 to register.

Simple Machines

Recommended ages: 8+

Simple Machine & Powered Machines were designed for ages 8-up.  The kits enable children to be young engineers, designers & scientists.  Through use of the materials children are encouraged to think creatively about how things work and establish links between cause and effect.  The materials provided enable children make machines such as windmills, power cars, dogbots, clock mechanisms, fishing rods, letter balances & various vehicles. Limit 10 children. Please call for a reservation. 355-2822

Learn to make single crochet stitiches to make adorable stuffed crochet projects. Limit to 6 participants, with limited supplies. For teens, age 12 and older. For information or to register, contact: Jewel Chen at North Beach Library (415)335-5626 or jewelchen@sfpl.org

Come and play games galore!  We will have a lot of your favorite board games available: Monopoly, Clue, Connect Four, Twister, and MORE. For ages 4 and up.

Come learn the ancient art of jewelry making!!!

Jeweler Extraordinaire Chelsee Robinson will guide you in learning the latest techniques & applications. Work with real stones, crystals, beads and more to create a beautiful necklace, bracelet or earrings!!! All materials provided. Space is limited. To reserve a spot please contact Eric Hannan at 415-557-4426 or ehannan@sfpl.org

LinkedIn is the biggest professional network on the Internet—and whether you’re currently looking for a job, or are looking to grow in one you already have, having an active account on LinkedIn can be a big help. In this workshop, business and social media experts will take you step by step through the process of creating a LinkedIn account and filling in your profile. We’ll also give you special tips for how to connect with people on LinkedIn and use it for your professional development.

The presenters are all employees of VolunteerMatch. VolunteerMatch has been using technology to connect good people and good causes since 1998.

California Dreaming: poems from California poets selected by Library staff.    
Join us for an exhibition of poems by California poets, lining the atrium on the third floor of the Main Library.  The 15 poems were selected by Library staff and represent some of our favorite poetry.  The exhibit will be up from April 1 (National Poetry Month) to December 1, 2013.  The poets are both well-known (Alejandro Murguia and Al Young) and new to the scene (Stewart Shaw and Monica Xu).  We're sure you will find something to love in this exhibit. 

Make your next trip to the Library a literary one with these wonderful poets.

Andy Diaz Hope and Laurel Roth are San Francisco artists who often collaborate in addition to their solo careers. Their most recent work together is a triptych of tapestries inspired by the Unicorn Tapestries and structured on the three fundamental conflicts in literature - Human vs Nature, Human vs Him/Herself, and Human vs Human. The first tapestry, Allegory of the Monoceros, illustrates the end of Darwinian natural selection and the growth of human-centric evolution. The second, Allegory of the Infinite Mortal, portrays a garden for contemplation of the scientific and philosophical structures humans have used throughout history to explore the concepts of infinity and immortality and our place therein. The third tapestry was created during their fellowship at the de Young Museum and explores how cooperation and conflict have shaped human evolution. Each tapestry began with extensive research at the San Francisco Public Library.

Born in Berkeley, California, artist and photographer Ronald Hirano, a Deaf Nisei, was "adopted" by Miss Delight Rice, who founded the Philippine School for the Deaf in 1907, when his entire family was interned to relocation camps with 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II.

This exhibition of his works includes photography, linoleum-engraved and designed covers of the California News (the newspaper from the California School for the Deaf), linoleum-engraved cards and pen and ink cards.

From the first obscure titles published by a feminist publishing cooperative in the 1970s through to titles published in last year, Randall Tarpey-Schwed brings to the San Francisco Public Library his unique collection of books that portray gay or lesbian parents. Here is the opportunity to view over seventy books which illustrate how this unique genre evolved despite political controversy. The exhibition also shows how society’s view of the LGBT community has changed.

Related Event: Book talk and discussion with Randall Tarpey-Schwed

Tuesday, May 14
6 PM
Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room, Lower Level

Enjoy the artistic spirit of the Potrero Hill neighborhood at the 55th Annual Potrero Hill Artists' Exhibition, the oldest continuous artistic exhibition in San Francisco. The show will exhibit at the Potrero Library from May 4th  through July 26th.

Afro-Futurism:  Envisioning the Year 2070 and Beyond uses art to create a future for us to aspire to.  It comes from an African American perspective.  Runaway slave and heroine Harriet Tubman once said, "I freed a thousand slaves; I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."  

Over 100 years later, writer James Baldwin praised Black revolutionaries for daring to break down barriers.  He wrote in a 1970 letter to activist Angela Davis:  "The enormous revolution in black consciousness which has occurred in your generation, my dear sister, means the beginning or the end of America. Some of us, white and Black, know how great a price has been paid to bring into existence a new consciousness, a new people, an unprecedented nation." 

What will be the Black consciousness in the year 2070, one hundred years after James Baldwin's letter?  

Curated by  Kheven LaGrone

Contributing Artist:

James Phillip Anderson

Nyame O. Brown

James M. Kennedy

Ajuan Mance

Karen Oyekanmi

Sara Marie Prada

Michael Ross

Malik Senefru

Safety First ©

Tomyé

Related Event: In commemoration of Juneteenth, an artists reception/talk will take place on Sunday, June 16, 2013

Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Auditorium, 2 PM

An exhibit of photographs that explore the history of the “north shore” of San Francisco.

Exhibit opening: Friday, May 24, 1 PM

Marina Branch Library

In this Year of the Bay, San Francisco is all about what happens in and on its eponymous  waters.  From the 150th anniversary of the Port to the arrival of the America's Cup races this summer, this exhibit celebrates all things aquatic in San Francisco history: its vibrant shipping and fishing industries, its recreational swimming and boating clubs, and other aspects of San Franciscan life as defined by the City's relationship to its watery location.

Sponsored by the San Francisco History Center

As part of Pride Month 2013, the Main Library Fisher Chidren's Center will feature an exhibit on the groundbreaking children's book:  10,000 Dresses, by local author Marcus Ewert and local illustrator Rex Ray, the first transgender book ever written for children.

A modern fairy tale about becoming the person you feel you are inside, this beautiful book from Seven Stories Press was a 2008 Lambda Literary Awards finalist, a 2009 Rainbow List Book, and a 2010 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award Honor Book.

An exhibition exploring the history of Eureka Valley through the display of found objects from one person’s life. Discovered on the stairs outside of the Eureka Valley apartment that she occupied before passing away in 1999, Noelie Jensen’s papers, photo albums and photographs bear witness to a woman who lived her entire life in Eureka Valley. 

Her life spanned the change in the neighborhood from the working class, Irish and Swedish immigrant community of Eureka Valley of the early 20^th century to the present Gay enclave of The Castro.

Augmenting her personal photos are photos taken from the collection of the San Francisco Public library documenting the physical change of the neighborhood as it transformed during the last half of the twentieth century.  The transformation of Eureka Valley to The Castro is told through the photographs of a resident that witnessed the transformation of not only a neighborhood but a city.

This exhibit showcases artwork by various students enrolled in the SF Sheriff's Department Five Keys Charter School. These schools are high schools for adults inside county jails, at post-release sites, and at community programs throughout San Francisco. The goal is to show that the artists are more than students, more than incarcerated persons, and more than just disenfranchised people.  The Five Keys Art exhibit illustrates how this program provides a path to embracing students as whole people with dreams and aspirations, as well as re-introduces the students to the community, and the community to the students.

Despite the harsh life inside prison, art allows some of the inmates to develop skills and ideas that help them learn, grow and ultimately change. The featured work in this exhibition includes paintings, prints, and dioramas. Paintings range from landscapes to renaissance-style portraits in oils, to beautiful detailed renderings of boats and architectural images of the inside of the prison. 3D artworks include a zen garden, an imaginary city, and a San Quentin cell to scale created from posterboard, cardboard and homemade ‘clay.’

Related exhibit: Book Arts from the Arts-in-Corrections Program.
Handmade books and prints from the former statewide Arts-in-Corrections Program will be on display in the Skylight Gallery, Main Library, June 15 - September 1, 2013.
Supported by the William James Association.

This exhibit features hand made books and prints from the former statewide Arts-in-Corrections program. The artwork includes both intaglio and linocut prints and inmate poetry. 
Related exhibit: On the Line: Artwork from the San Quentin Prison Arts Project, Main Library, Jewett Gallery, June 15 - September 1.

The Hand Bookbinders of California celebrate their 41st anniversary with an exhibition of members’ hand-bound books in the Skylight Gallery, on the sixth floor of the San Francisco Public Library, Civic Center. The exhibition is presented by the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center, and is on view June 18 through September 6, 2013.

Gallery talks by members of the Hand Bookbinders of California will take place on Thursdays at 2:00pm: June 27, July 18, August 1 and 15.

Don't miss these wonderful jewels of bookbinding design that inspire appreciation of the art and craft of hand bookbinding.

Image: Das Handwerk des Buchbindens in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart by Hanna Egger (1980); decorated paper from Japanese Paper “Wagami Inden” by Seikichiro-Goto (1957) . Grabhorn Collection on the History of Printing & the Development of the Book, San Francisco Public Library.