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We'll show you how to use the library catalog, request and renew library materials, download ebooks and access an online language learning tool named Mango Languages.

Open to everyone.  No registration required.

Learn how to set up a free email account as well as how to send, reply, and forward emails.  Also, learn how to open and send attachments.  Space is limited.  For more information, please call 415.355.2888.

Basic mouse and keyboard skills are required (otherwise observe).

Qigong is  the Chinese art and science of becoming aware of life energy and learning to control its flow.  Qigong instructor, Leslie Shimmin,  shares qigong execises that may help to improve posture, balance, and energy flow through gentle, graceful movements.

Introduction to the Internet. Mouse & keyboard skills required. Sign-up begins May 9.

Trouble with technology? We can help!

• *laptops
• *email
• *tablets
• *cell phones
• *Kindles
• *digital cameras
• *electronic gadgets

Get help from a Teen Conputer Corps volunteer at the Richmond Branch!

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.

In celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month in May, please come and learn how to make decorative crafts using the ancient art of Chinese knotting.

Space is limited.  For ages 18 and up.  Registration is required. For more information, please call 415.355.2888.

Instruction will be in English and Cantonese.

Drop-in computer and electronic gadget help for seniors and adults.

Trouble with Technology? We can help!

* Kindles
* email
* laptops
* tablets
* cell phones
* digital cameras
* electronic gadgets

Get help from a Teen Computer Corps Volunteer at the Excelsior Branch!

Drop in on Saturdays, March 23 - June 8 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2868.

Informal, drop-in chess for adults. No sign-up. Chess sets provided.

Trouble with Technology?

We can help!

*email

*laptops

*kindles

*tablets

*cell phones

*digital cameras

*electronic gadgets

Get help from a Teen Computer Corps Volunteer at Chinatown Branch!

Drop in on Wednesdays, 5/22 & 5/29, 3:30 - 5 pm

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 May 15. See a librarian or call 415-355-5600. All programs at the library are free. 

Learn how to use an Email account. Mouse and keyboard skills required. Sign-up begins May 16.

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 local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

DYI enthusiasts welcome.

Learn how to turn a potato into a stamp and a freezer paper into a stencil. We will look at some design ideas to spark your imagination. Then the fun begins - you will plan and create your own masterpieces. Tote bags will be stenciled and stamped with paint. Materials will be provided.

See a librarian or call (415) 355-2848 to register.

Trouble with Technology? We can help!

* Kindles
* email
* laptops
* tablets
* cell phones
* digital cameras
* electronic gadgets

Get help from a Teen Computer Corps Volunteer at the Excelsior Branch!

Drop in on Saturdays, March 23 - June 8 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2868.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Medicare solutions specialist Joe D'Aura will explain how Medicare supplements work.

Tai Chi may help you improve your health, fitness, balance, flexibility, coordination, and posture.  This ten week series will introduce you to the Yang Style long form. 

Advanced beginner class: 1:30 to 2:30PM

Beginner class: 2:30 to 3:30PM

Class size is limited. Stop by the information desk or call 415/355-5707 to register.

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.

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.

Mouse and keyboard skills. Sign-up begins May 23.

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.

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

In this hands-on, jewelry workshop, local designer and entrepreneur Chelsee Robinson will guide you in creating your own beautiful bracelet, necklace or earrings. Materials provided. Space is limited. Please call for a reservation. For children 5 and older.

Trouble with Technology? We can help!

* Kindles
* email
* laptops
* tablets
* cell phones
* digital cameras
* electronic gadgets

Get help from a Teen Computer Corps Volunteer at the Excelsior Branch!

Drop in on Saturdays, March 23 - June 8 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2868.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Drop-in chess for adults; all levels welcome. No sign-up. Chess sets provided.

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.

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 local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

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

Kayo Kurata has been folding paper since childhood and leads a monthly origami club at the Bernal Heights branch library. All skill levels welcome; supplies provided. Advance registration required. See a librarian or call 415-355-5600.

Have you always been disappointed by your efforts to grow your own vegetable starts from seed? Do your seeds turn out long-necked and weak looking? Do they fall over dead before you can even put them in the ground? If you’ve ever frustrated by growing seeds out, or have never tried and want to, this class will teach you the basics you need to know to get growing. The class will also introduce the SFPL seed library at Potrero Hill so attendees can take advantage of the free seeds on offer! Attendees will leave with one container, planted (correctly!) with their choice of vegetable.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

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.

Drop-in chess for adults; all levels welcome. No sign-up. Chess sets provided.

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

Stuart Bronstein, an estate planning and probate lawyer in San Francisco for more than 30 years, will help participants create fully functional wills.  Bring a blue ink non-erasable pen.  Limited to 25 participants, advance registration is required.  Please call the branch or see a librarian to register.

We'll show you how to use the library catalog, request and renew library materials, download ebooks and access an online language learning tool named Mango Languages.

Open to everyone.  No registration required.

Learn how to set up a free email account as well as how to send, reply, and forward emails.  Also, learn how to open and send attachments.  Space is limited.  For more information, please call 415.355.2888.

Basic mouse and keyboard skills are required (otherwise observe).

How to use an E-mail account. Mouse and keyboard skills required. Sign-up begins June 13.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

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

A wellness presentation for boomers & the 50+ generation that demonstrates easily learned techniques for improving memory.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

A class for beginners introducing them to the very basics of computers. This class will focus on how to use the mouse and keyboard.

Learn how to set up a free email account as well as how to send, reply, and forward emails.  Also, learn how to open and send attachments.  Space is limited.  For more information, please call 415.355.2888.

Basic mouse and keyboard skills are required (otherwise observe).

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

This class will focus on how to look for information using Internet search engines.

Learn how to set up a free email account as well as how to send, reply, and forward emails.  Also, learn how to open and send attachments.  Space is limited.  For more information, please call 415.355.2888.

Basic mouse and keyboard skills are required (otherwise observe).

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Learn how to set up a free email account as well as how to send, reply, and forward emails.  Also, learn how to open and send attachments.  Space is limited.  For more information, please call 415.355.2888.

Basic mouse and keyboard skills are required (otherwise observe).

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Join local watercolor artists for an afternoon of painting, trading techniques and tips. No instructor provided. Please bring your own materials and have some fun. Watercolor paints only. All levels of experience welcome.  Due to space constraints this will be limited to 16 people on a first come first served basis.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.