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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.

If you like great ideas, great, writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

Free photobooth pictures at Excelsior Branch! Bring your friends and leave with a strip of pics. For ages 12-18. Contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2868 for more information.

El título de este mes es Nadar Desnudas de Carla Guelfenbein.

Club de lectores en español

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!

Join Summer Reading Teen Volunteer Training to help the Summer Reading Program at Chinatown Branch Library and gain community service credits. Limit to twenty-five participants. Pre-registration is required. For teens, ages 13 to 18 years old. For information, please contact Jewel at Chinatown Branch Library, Tel: (415)355-2888 or jewelchen@sfpl.org

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 Great Books Discussion Group's monthly meeting (first Wednesday of the month) at the Presidio Branch.

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                            

Teen DJ workshop with KMEL & Project Level

Program for Tweens and Teens, ages 11-18

Come learn how to spin and scratch records with KMEL and Project Level

No musical experience needed.

For more information please contact Eric Hannan

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

Teen space in the meeting room. Activities include gaming, doing homework, and sometimes a movie. Ages 11-18. For more information, contact Marla at mbergman@sfpl.org or 415-355-2858.

Learn about endangered species, while meeting some of the coolest snakes and lizards on our planet! Teressa Kileen shares her vast knowledge and love of reptiles with curious people of all ages! For more info, contact Marla, (415) 355-2858 or mbergman@sfpl.org.

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.

Join us to assemble and program a lego robot using Lego Mindstrom kits.  All materials provided.

Space is limited.

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

El título de este mes es

Club de lectores en español

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.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

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

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

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.

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If you like great ideas, great, writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

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

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.

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If you like great ideas, great, writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

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

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.

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If you like great ideas, great, writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

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.

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If you like great ideas, great, writing, and stimulating discussions, come and participage in the Great Books Discussion Group.

Read.  Think.  Discuss.  Grow.

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

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.

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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.

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Step to Poetry is a colorful literary art installation on the Main Library's staircase written by WritersCorps youth. The youth, who range in age from 12 to 19, attend an afterschool workshop run by WritersCorps at the Main Library. The installation will be on view from May 10 through June 10, and consists of nine brief poems about popular culture.

A launch event will take place on Friday, May 17 at 6 pm, featuring a stair crawl from the first to fifth floors with WritersCorps youth performing their poems along the way. Space is limited and an RSVP to the event is required as the event takes place after library hours. Contact hello@writerscorps.org or (415) 252-2546.