Calendar

If you like great ideas, great writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.  We meet 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

For information about our upcoming reading: Contact Louise DiMattio at ladimat@aol.com or (415) 587-0398

To register: (415) 355-2886 or email wpomgr@sfpl.org with your name and contact information.

The title for this month is Nadar Desnudas by Carla Guelfenbein.

Spanish language book club.

Club de lectores en español moderado por Chelis López, periodista y locutora de KPOO en el programa Pájaro Latinoamericano.
El ultimo miércoles de cada mes, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Sala Paley, 3ª planta, Biblioteca Central.

May meeting of the Mission Branch Book Club.

Title To Be Announced.

For more information, visit the 2nd Floor Information Desk or call 355-5735.

The reading selection for this month is Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.  New members welcome!

Attention teens: Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4pm at the beautiful Ortega Branch!

For our meeting in May we will be reading Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn.

Questions?  For more information or assistance reserving a copy of the book, please contact Tony at aluini@sfpl.org.

The purpose of this group is to give people in our community the opportunity to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing. Every month we will read and discuss a short story, essay or speech by famous authors such as Aristotle, Sigmund Freud, Alexis de Tocqueville, Anton Chekhov, and Virginia Woolf.

The Great Books Discussion Group meets monthly at the Presidio Branch, on the first Wednesday of the month.

The Sunset Book Group meets every first Wednesday of the month. Our book choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction every other month. All are welcome.  The selection of the month is                              

Great Books Discussion Group

Robert Henry Johnson’s 60 Million Plus Theater presents The Commission Project, a play reading series which features new and unproduced work of African American dramatists.

Robert Henry Johnson’s Sonders, a three act play, set in 1898, explores the themes of legacy, emancipation and the black family structure.

David Johnson, a photographer of African American life in San Francisco during the middle of the 20^th century will present his photographs.  There will be a book signing for his collection of photographs, A Dream Begun So Long Ago.

The San Francisco Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and the Bayview Branch of the San Francisco Public Library presents a discussion and readings by three authors:

• Mykah Montgomery: The Girl Who Wanted a Tail (children’s book)
• Patricia Saunders: Through the Fire (poetry)
• Lisa White: Pink Milk (children’s book)

Moderated by Karen Johnson of Marcus Bookstore

This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide the opportunity for all people to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing and by the General Collections Department of San Francisco Public Library.

Every month we will read and discuss a famous short story, essay or speech.  This month's selection is "On Happiness" by Aristotle.

For more information,  email clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net or call Jim Hall at 415-387-2125

 Join music historian Richie Unterberger for  "The Golden Age of Soul Vol. 3"  The program will feature rare clips of  performers such as Mary Wells, Jackie Wilson, Major Lance, Jimmy Cliff, Little Eva, the Four Tops, and Les McCann & Eddie Harris.  Also featured will be performers spotlighted in the previous two programs, such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Sly Stone, and Stevie Wonder.

Club de lectores en la comunidad de la Misión para leer y discutir libros en español. Las reuniónes son mensuales en el tercer lunes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. ¡Todos estan invitados!

Lugar de Reuniones:                                                                                          La Salita, 2º Piso
Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Una colaboración entre el Centro Cultural de la Misión y la Sucursal de la Misión de la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco.

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.

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

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

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

The June book is  Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.

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.

The title for this month is

Spanish language book club.

Club de lectores en español moderado por Chelis López, periodista y locutora de KPOO en el programa Pájaro Latinoamericano.
El ultimo miércoles de cada mes, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Sala Paley, 3ª planta, Biblioteca Central.

If you like great ideas, great writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.  We meet 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

For information about our upcoming reading: Contact Louise DiMattio at ladimat@aol.com or (415) 587-0398

To register: (415) 355-2886 or email wpomgr@sfpl.org with your name and contact information.

Join Tammy from Destiny Art Center and learn a new skill! Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial-art that incorporates dance, agility, grace, music, instrumentation and play. Participants will learn the fundamentals of capoeira movements, philosophy, instruments and call and response songs. For ages 5-up, space limited to 30 participants arriving day of class.

The reading selection for this month is Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje. New members welcome!

Russian book club, literary discussion and/or poetry recital.

The Sunset Book Group meets every first Wednesday of the month. Our book choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction every other month. All are welcome.  The selection of the month is                              

Attention teens: Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4pm at the beautiful Ortega Branch!

Questions?  For more information or assistance reserving a copy of the book, please contact Tony at aluini@sfpl.org.

This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide the opportunity for all people to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing and by the General Collections Department of San Francisco Public Library.

Every month we will read and discuss a famous short story, essay or speech.  This month's selection is "Habits and Will" by John Dewey.

For more information email clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net or call Jim Hall at 415-387-2125

Club de lectores en la comunidad de la Misión para leer y discutir libros en español. Las reuniónes son mensuales en el tercer lunes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. ¡Todos estan invitados!

Lugar de Reuniones:                                                                                          La Salita, 2º Piso
Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Una colaboración entre el Centro Cultural de la Misión y la Sucursal de la Misión de la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco.

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

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

If you like great ideas, great writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.  We meet 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

For information about our upcoming reading: Contact Louise DiMattio at ladimat@aol.com or (415) 587-0398

To register: (415) 355-2886 or email wpomgr@sfpl.org with your name and contact information.

Attention teens: Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4pm at the beautiful Ortega Branch!

Questions?  For more information or assistance reserving a copy of the book, please contact Tony at aluini@sfpl.org.

The Sunset Book Group meets every first Wednesday of the month. Our book choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction every other month. All are welcome.  The selection of the month is                              

This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide the opportunity for all people to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing and by the General Collections Department of San Francisco Public Library.

Every month we will read and discuss a famous short story, essay or speech. This month's selection is "Happiness" by Mary Lavin.

For more information email clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net or call Jim Hall at 415-387-2125

Club de lectores en la comunidad de la Misión para leer y discutir libros en español. Las reuniónes son mensuales en el tercer lunes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. ¡Todos estan invitados!

Lugar de Reuniones:                                                                                          La Salita, 2º Piso
Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Una colaboración entre el Centro Cultural de la Misión y la Sucursal de la Misión de la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco.

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

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

If you like great ideas, great writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.  We meet 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

For information about our upcoming reading: Contact Louise DiMattio at ladimat@aol.com or (415) 587-0398

To register: (415) 355-2886 or email wpomgr@sfpl.org with your name and contact information.

The Sunset Book Group meets every first Wednesday of the month. Our book choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction every other month. All are welcome.  The selection of the month is                              

Attention teens: Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4pm at the beautiful Ortega Branch!

Questions?  For more information or assistance reserving a copy of the book, please contact Tony at aluini@sfpl.org.

This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide the opportunity for all people to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing and by the General Collections Department of San Francisco Public Library.

Every month we will read and discuss a famous short story, essay or speech. This month's selection is "Crito"  by Plato. 

For more information email clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net or call Jim Hall at 415-387-2125

Club de lectores en la comunidad de la Misión para leer y discutir libros en español. Las reuniónes son mensuales en el tercer lunes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. ¡Todos estan invitados!

Lugar de Reuniones:                                                                                          La Salita, 2º Piso
Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Una colaboración entre el Centro Cultural de la Misión y la Sucursal de la Misión de la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco.

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

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

If you like great ideas, great writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.  We meet 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

For information about our upcoming reading: Contact Louise DiMattio at ladimat@aol.com or (415) 587-0398

To register: (415) 355-2886 or email wpomgr@sfpl.org with your name and contact information.

The Sunset Book Group meets every first Wednesday of the month. Our book choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction every other month. All are welcome.  The selection of the month is                              

Attention teens: Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4pm at the beautiful Ortega Branch!

Questions?  For more information or assistance reserving a copy of the book, please contact Tony at aluini@sfpl.org.

This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide the opportunity for all people to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing and by the General Collections Department of San Francisco Public Library.

Every month we will read and discuss a famous short story, essay or speech.  This month's selection is "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill.

For more information: email clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net or call Jim Hall at 415-387-2125

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

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

Club de lectores en la comunidad de la Misión para leer y discutir libros en español. Las reuniónes son mensuales en el tercer lunes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. ¡Todos estan invitados!

Lugar de Reuniones:                                                                                          La Salita, 2º Piso
Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Una colaboración entre el Centro Cultural de la Misión y la Sucursal de la Misión de la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco.

If you like great ideas, great writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.  We meet 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

For information about our upcoming reading: Contact Louise DiMattio at ladimat@aol.com or (415) 587-0398

To register: (415) 355-2886 or email wpomgr@sfpl.org with your name and contact information.

Attention teens: Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4pm at the beautiful Ortega Branch!

Questions?  For more information or assistance reserving a copy of the book, please contact Tony at aluini@sfpl.org.

The Sunset Book Group meets every first Wednesday of the month. Our book choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction every other month. All are welcome.  The selection of the month is                              

This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide the opportunity for all people to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing and by the General Collections Department of San Francisco Public Library.

Every month we will read and discuss a famous short story, essay or speech.  This month's selection is "Conscience" by Immanuel Kant.

For more information: email clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net or call Jim Hall at 415-387-2125

Club de lectores en la comunidad de la Misión para leer y discutir libros en español. Las reuniónes son mensuales en el tercer lunes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. ¡Todos estan invitados!

Lugar de Reuniones:                                                                                          La Salita, 2º Piso
Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Una colaboración entre el Centro Cultural de la Misión y la Sucursal de la Misión de la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco.

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

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

The Sunset Book Group meets every first Wednesday of the month. Our book choices alternate between fiction and nonfiction every other month. All are welcome.  The selection of the month is                              

Attention teens: Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4pm at the beautiful Ortega Branch!

Questions?  For more information or assistance reserving a copy of the book, please contact Tony at aluini@sfpl.org.

This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to provide the opportunity for all people to discover, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of writing and by the General Collections Department of San Francisco Public Library.

Every month we will read and discuss a famous short story, essay or speech.  This month's selection is "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka. 

For more information: email clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net or call Jim Hall at 415-387-2125

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

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

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

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