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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Medicare solutions specialist Joe D'Aura will give an overview of Medicare and Medicaid, and answer your questions.

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.

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.

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!

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

The Radar Reading series features underground and emerging writers.  This month features Cathy de la Cruz, Matt Rohrer, Julianna Delgado and Marisa Crawford.  Hosted by Michelle Tea.

Wednesdays, July 10 - September 11, 2013

Advanced beginner class:  1:30 - 2:30 pm

Beginner class:  2:45 - 3:45 pm                                               

Tai Chi may help to improve your health, fitness, balance, flexibility, coordination, and posture.  This ten week series introduces the Yang style long form.  Class size limited.  Registration required.  Please call (415) 355-5707 to register.

Meet author C.W. Gortner, author of the historical novels The Last Queen and Confessions of Catherine de Medici.  He will read and discuss his new book The Queen’s Vow.  This historical novel talks about Isabella of Castile who united Spain and transformed it into a world power and sent Columbus to discover a new world.   A book sale by Readers Books follows the event. Sponsored by the Institute for Historical Study and the Historical Novel Society, Northern California Chapter.

Local historian Jacqueline Proctor presents a view of San Francisco's development from west of Twin Peaks, home to some of the city's most beautiful neighborhoods and influential citizens.  The suburbs that spread from the city's highest point form a unique part of the San Francisco tapestry.

Mouse and keyboard skills. Sign-up begins June 27.

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!

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

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.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Medicare solutions specialist Joe D'Aura will give an overview of Medicare and Medicaid, and answer your questions.

A Vision of Angels (Owl Canyon Press is on one hand, a page-turning thriller) A terrorist threat for Easter Sunday in Jerusalem sets off a chain of events that weave together the lives of an American journalist, Israeli war hero, Palestinian farmer, and Arab-Christian grocer. On the other hand, it's a commentary: There's a lot in the book about torture in the Israeli prison system as well as systematic human rights violations of other kinds. Raised a Zionist, Tim lived in Jerusalem in the mid-1990s, managing a US government multimillion-dollar project to assist Palestinian businesses regain market access. He has said he would like his Angels to do for the Palestinians what Leon Uris's book Exodus did for the Jews: Give them a fair and sympathetic shake.

Timothy Jay Smith's first published novel, Cooper’s Promise, was selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Books of 2012 and won the 2008 Paris Prize for Fiction; his first staged play won the prestigious Stanley Drama Award.

Join us for an author reading with David Talbot who will talk about his latest bestseller Season of the Witch, the On the Same Page book club selection for May and June. In a kaleidoscopic narrative, David Talbot recounts the gripping story of San Francisco in the turbulent years between 1967 and 1982 - and of the extraordinary men and women who led to the city's ultimate rebirth and triumph. Season of the Witch is the first book to fully capture the dark magic of San Francisco in this breathtaking period, when the city radically changed itself - and then revolutionized the world.

A book sale and signing will follow the program.

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

Wednesdays, July 10 - September 11, 2013

Advanced beginner class:  1:30 - 2:30 pm

Beginner class:  2:45 - 3:45 pm                                               

Tai Chi may help to improve your health, fitness, balance, flexibility, coordination, and posture.  This ten week series introduces the Yang style long form.  Class size limited.  Registration required.  Please call (415) 355-5707 to register.

Learn the basics of how to use a computer, and practice mouse and keyboard skills. Class size is limited. See the librarian to register.

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, 7/17 & 7/24, 3:30 - 5 pm

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.

Introduction to the Internet. Mouse & keyboard skills required. Sign-up begins July3.

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.

Bay Area Beauty by Jacquie Proctor

How did an artistic Englishman become of San Francisco's most creative post 1906 architects? From storybook cottages and Mediterranean villas, to Art Deco masterpieces, historian Jacquie Proctor describes how Harold Stoner played a key role in establishing this "City Beautiful Movement" aesthetic in the western neighborhoods of San Francisco and beyond.

Breakdancing combines flexibility, acrobatics and a culture of positive challenge that encourages each dancer to develop their own style.
In this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of breaking and hip hop dance and participate in a  freestyle circle.
Ages 12-19
For more information, contact Lisa Fagundes at lfagundes@sfpl.org or 415 355 2822

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.

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!

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.

Meet Nyna Pais Caputi , the director of the film Petals In The Dust: The Endangered Indian Girls.   She will discuss how age-old beliefs, intolerance and a preference for sons, combined with growing materialism and technology is leading to increased incidences of discrimination, violence and the horrific and tragic murder of millions of Indian girls and women in India. She will show a short trailer for the film, talk about the work of activists who are working to end the violence and take audience questions.Co-sponsored by the International Museum of Women.

Wednesdays, July 10 - September 11, 2013

Advanced beginner class:  1:30 - 2:30 pm

Beginner class:  2:45 - 3:45 pm                                               

Tai Chi may help to improve your health, fitness, balance, flexibility, coordination, and posture.  This ten week series introduces the Yang style long form.  Class size limited.  Registration required.  Please call (415) 355-5707 to register.

Learn the basics of how to use a computer, and practice mouse and keyboard skills. Class size is limited. See the librarian to register.

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, 7/17 & 7/24, 3:30 - 5 pm

How did an artistic Englishman become one of San Francisco's most creative post 1906 architects? From storybook cottages and Mediterranean villas, to Art Deco masterpieces, historian Jacquie Proctor describes how Harold Stoner played a key role in establishing this "City Beautiful Movement" aesthetic in the western neighborhoods of San Francisco and beyond.

Learn how to use an Email account. Mouse and keyboard skills required. Sign-up begins July 11.

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!

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Medicare solutions specialist Joe D'Aura will give an overview of Medicare and Medicaid, and answer your questions.

Author Maxine De Felice will read from her book "May The spirit Be Unbroken." Her book is  a story about the resilience of the human spirit, following three generations of activist families and the author as child and adult in the context of radical change movements of the twentieth century. The constant chant from the author's mother, "When all the children in the world are happy, only then do you have a right to be" was character defining, as were her many traumatic experiences growing up during the McCarthy era "witch hunts" of the 1940s and 1950s. The history of her grandparents participation in an educational commune, alternative living styles, and  labor union history provide an exciting backdrop.

Wednesdays, July 10 - September 11, 2013

Advanced beginner class:  1:30 - 2:30 pm

Beginner class:  2:45 - 3:45 pm                                               

Tai Chi may help to improve your health, fitness, balance, flexibility, coordination, and posture.  This ten week series introduces the Yang style long form.  Class size limited.  Registration required.  Please call (415) 355-5707 to register.

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!

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Come hear from Lori Eanes and meet some special guest animals!

Backyard Roots is a unique project by California-based photographer Lori Eanes that evocatively and intimately explores the lives of 35 urban farmers in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

The burgeoning range of people now turning their urban backyards into homesteads is wide and varied, from families with young children, to immigrants recapturing their original culture, to idealistic twenty-somethings seeking community. Many of these farmers have a special lesson or inspiration to share with those who aspire to, or simply appreciate, the urban farm lifestyle.

Book sales and signing follow.

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!

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

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

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Come hear from Lori Eanes and meet some special guest animals!

Backyard Roots is a unique project by California-based photographer Lori Eanes that evocatively and intimately explores the lives of 35 urban farmers in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

The burgeoning range of people now turning their urban backyards into homesteads is wide and varied, from families with young children, to immigrants recapturing their original culture, to idealistic twenty-somethings seeking community. Many of these farmers have a special lesson or inspiration to share with those who aspire to, or simply appreciate, the urban farm lifestyle.

Book sales and signing follow.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

Poetry Group>  A WiseUp program.

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