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Come and see (maybe even touch!) some rare and beautiful insects, and learn something too! **Space limited. Groups please call for reservations.** For ages 3-5.

Love LEGOs? We do, too! Join us to build fabulous LEGO projects.

Join Sophie for a hands-on, fun, and creative craft program!

Join the Museum of Craft and Design for an afternoon of making art! Learn to make a fun and simple bookmark by folding paper into origami. Make and take a few for each of your library books.

Conservation photographer Bryant Austin is the only photographer in the world producing high-resolution, life-size photography of whales. A chance encounter with a humpback calf and its mother helped Austin develop a technique to create detailed, intimate portraits of his subjects. Spending days at a time submerged with groups of whales, he remains motionless, allowing humpback, sperm, and minke whales that are sometimes forty-five feet in length and weigh as much as fifty tons to come within six feet. In this presentation, Austin will describe his fearless process and reveal images from his breathtaking new book Beautiful Whale, which was recently published in April 2013 by Abrams. Hear the story behind these images that inspire people to take the future of whales-endangered throughout the oceans-into their hearts. Book signing to follow.

This is a California Academy of Sciences and Stegner Environmental Center Program.

Reservations: This is a free event but seating is limited so please RSVP online as ticketed guests will be seated first. To reserve a place today, reserve a ticket online or over the phone at 1-877-227-1831

http://www.calacademy.org/lectures

Interactive and educational story time for ages 2-5. Come to play, listen to the stories, sing, dance, learn and meet new friends!  Have fun with bubbles and musical instruments! Share a story and make a craft project!

Come create crafty creations at the Mission Library.

Open to children 5 and older.

Drop-in, all materials provided.

Age 6 and up

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.

Opera Guild preview lectures are scheduled in communities throughout the greater Bay Area by local Guild chapters. Each preview features a renowned musicologist who may use recordings and/or handouts to familiarize the audience with repertoire from the current season.

Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach

Speaker: Timothy Flynn

Legos for architects, engineers and artists of the future. Parents and caregivers are welcome to build with their child! Monthly program for ages 5-12.

Age 6 and up

Boswick Turnstyle the Clown!"

Come see the wonderful Boswick!

Come and take your turn petting all kinds of farm animals: A pig, chickens, ducks, goats, sheep, bunnies, guinea pigs, and more! Call to sign up for a time slot!

Back by popular demand, Six Roses, (David Boyce & Michael Cavaseno) kick off the Summer Reading Program and take us on a musical journey with a solid performance of Jazz renditions and creative originals. Great for the whole family.

Misión Flamenca: Primer Evento de Lectura de Verano 2013
Las actuaciones de Misión Flamenca tienen como objetivo profundizar en la energía creativa de sus componentes y crear un espacio abierto y de colaboración, en un recinto accesible a todos aquellos que desean participar --- compartiendo el flamenco con todos, no solo con los que actúan en el escenario, sino con los que participan en la actuación como espectadores activos.

Vengan a disfrutar este expresivo baile de España.
Es la mejor manera de comenzar la Lectura de Verano 2013.

This SPCA program pairs trained dog-and-owner therapy teams with kids to grow their literacy, self-confidence, and socio-empathic skills. Whether your child underperforms in reading, or needs extra attention in vocabulary and grammar, s/he will love reading to this calm canine companion in a non-judgmental setting!  For ages 4-7 but older welcome. Call 415-355-5707 to reserve your spot. Space limited.

Makers Monday!

Crafts program for children & teens

Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, sing along songs, music and movement, musical instruments, scarves and bubbles. Playtime: we provide the room and the toys! Just come and join the fun! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

Summer is the time for bubbles and no one blows bubbles like Rebecca Nile. She will astound you with her unique bubble creations! For ages 5 and younger.

Join us at the 3rd San Francisco Green Film Festival for this special free event!

This year, attendees will learn about the threats of plastic pollution to animals and humans, and talk with experts in this area.

Film line-up:

-  Winners from the 2013 Breathe California student video contest (8 mins) - sponsored by SF Green Film Festival.

-  “Scars of Freedom” (6 mins) - A moving film about a whale’s struggle for survival off the coast of Chile’s Juan Fernandez Archipelago, from filmmaker Celine Cousteau.

-  “Coastguards” (4 mins) - A short film about humanity’s obsession and mixture of fear and fascination for sharks.

-  “Plastic Paradise” (57 mins) - Travel with filmmaker Angela Sun to Midway Atoll, a remote island in the Pacific, as she seeks to uncover the mystery behind the island of garbage that everyone has heard of but no one truly understands. What she discovers is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island littered with plastics, causing great harm not only to our beaches, oceans, and sea life, but to ourselves. Midway sees 20 tons of plastic trash wash ashore each year and as we watch her sift through ordinary household items among the debris – reusable coffee mugs, flip flops, lighters, even a computer monitor – we find ourselves uncomfortably complicit. This film tackles a seriously daunting problem with high energy and humor, archival footage, and animation as it tracks down the who, what, where and why of this phenomena. Along the way Sun speaks to scientists, environmental activists, the plastic bag guy, marine researchers, plastics industry representatives, even Jack Johnson, to get a sense of how our obsession with plastic began, where it all went wrong and how we can fix it.   Discussion following films.

While we particularly encourage youth participants, all are welcome to attend this free festival program. Further Information: http://sfgreenfilmfest.org  

 This is a Stegner Environmental Center, San Francisco Green Film Festival and Green Stacks Program.

Our homes are sacred places that should be safe and free of contaminants but they're typically one of the most polluted places we encounter.  One of the easiest ways to rid your home of these contaminants is to switch to natural and safe home cleaning products, but why spend ten dollars for a fancy brand-name bottle when you can make your own for pennies on the dollar?  

Learn how to save money and "green your cleaning" by making your own safe and natural home cleaning supplies!  From dishwasher to laundry soap, glass cleaner to wood polish, we de-mystify natural cleaning and free you from expensive brand name cleaners.  You'll leave with  some cheat sheets and recipes to make your products at home.

Presented by Nicole Easterday who is an Oakland resident, urban farmer and founder of FARMcurious, an organization dedicated to educating, inspiring and equipping urban homesteaders in the Bay Area.

Igor, the assistant of an evil scientist, is determined to become a scientist himself and win first prize at the Evil Science Fair.

The San Francisco Zoo will bring animals from different habitats, including some that live in our own backyards, but you might not realize they are there. The exact species visiting will be a surprise - possible animals include tortoises, owls, snakes, opossums and more. For children ages 4 and older.  Space is limited to 35 people.  For more information or registration, please contact Alice at 415-355-2848 or alicechan@sfpl.org

Join us for Lego Night and get your inner builder into gears!   And while you are here, sign-up for SFPLs largest annual event -- Summer Reading! This is an all age event and family participation is incouraged.

Stretch and pose with Michelle Wing from It's Yoga, Kids.

Dana Smith - California's Phenomenal Juggler!

Wanna pick up a new skill and have tons of fun in the process? Come join us in this hands-on workshop and learn how to fold paper into just about anything! Origami artist, Shinta Arifin will show you how! All materials provided. Ages 5-12.

 "The San Francisco Zoo will bring animals from different habitats, including some that live in our own backyards, but you might not realize they are there. The exact species visiting will be a surprise - possible animals include tortoises, owls, snakes, opossums and more. For children ages 4 and older.  Space is limited to 35 people. Tickets are limited to first 42 participants arriving. Tickets will be given out at Children's Ref desk day of performance.

Tons of bubbles fun with the Bubble Lady, Rebecca Niles!

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.

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

Come pet friendly farm animals, including goats, sheep, rabbits, a pot belly pig, and more. For children of all ages.

Age 6 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.

Author and photographer, James Martin, presents a slide show of over 220 photographs from his coffee table-sized book. The Islands of San Francisco Bay chronicles the Bay’s 48 islands, and aims to capture the wildness of these Island habitats. Learn more about Island ecology, the birds, animals, plants and Island topography.

Green Saturdays@ Bernal takes place the second Saturday of every month. The program features hands-on activities and useful information for sustainable living.  This program is for all ages and we encourage family participation.

This SPCA program pairs trained dog-and-owner therapy teams with kids to grow their literacy, self-confidence, and socio-empathic skills. Whether your child underperforms in reading, or needs extra attention in vocabulary and grammar, s/he will love reading to this calm canine companion in a non-judgmental setting!  For ages 4-7 but older welcome. Call 415-355-5707 to reserve your spot. Space limited.

Rebecca Nile - "The Bubble Lady!"

The biggest bubbles in the world!  Big bubbles!  Huge bubbles!

Much fun with lots of chances for children to participate with the amazing Bubble Lady!

Makers Monday!

Crafts program for children & teens

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

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.

Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, sing along songs, music and movement, musical instruments, scarves and bubbles. Playtime: we provide the room and the toys! Just come and join the fun! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

Explore the world of sharks, skates and rays!  Participants will also discover the importance of sharks in marine environments, the threats they face, and what Aquarium of the Bay is doing to help protect them. For ages 6-11.

Clown around with Jimbo the Clown!

Opera Guild preview lectures are scheduled in communities throughout the greater Bay Area by local Guild chapters. Each preview features a renowned musicologist who may use recordings and/or handouts to familiarize the audience with repertoire from the current season.

Gospel of Mary Magdalene by Mark Adamo

WORLD PREMIERE

Speaker: Lynne Morrow

Come learn about the principles of air and pressure. The Mad Scientist will make a hot air balloon and a vortex generator that makes giant smoke rings. Children will get to see an incredible exothermic reaction take place. For ages 4 and older. Groups, please call for reservations at (415) 355-5770.

Join Sophie in a  fun filled evening of family crafts.  All ages welcome!

The Bernal Jazz Quartet explores familiar standards and fresh new compositions, from bop to blues to ballads and more. An unusual front-line pairing of vibraphone (Jim Zimmerman) and sax (Michael Gold) combines with a creative supportive rhythm section of bass (Ken Lenga) and drums (Curt Moore).

Interactive and educational story time for ages 2-5. Come to play, listen to the stories, sing, dance, learn and meet new friends!  Have fun with bubbles and musical instruments! Share a story and make a craft project!

Explore the world of sharks, skates and rays, with Aquarium of the Bay!  Through Naturalist-led, hands-on activities, find out how sharks are a special kind of fish with unique adaptations to help them find food and survive.  Participants will also discover the importance of sharks in marine environments, the threats they face, and what Aquarium of the Bay is doing to help protect them. Ages 6 and up. Advance sign-ups Required

Want to pick up a new skill and have tons of fun in the process? Come join us in this hands-on workshop and learn how to fold paper into just about anything. Origami artist Shinta Arifin will show you how! All materials provided. For ages 4-12.

Power-up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and over 100,000 pieces of LEGO®! Kids apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through motorized projects designed by engineers.  For ages 5 and older.

Drop-in and get creative building with LEGOs. We provide all the pieces you'll need to create vehicles, robots, castles and more.

Learn about honey bees with beekeeper/educator Tim Muhrlin. Space is limited. Please call for a reservation. For children of all ages.

Al Fodor

Age 6 and up

 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.

Come celebrate the 17th anniversary of the library's grand reopening and enjoy an afternoon of music with Gold Mountain Music Ensemble!  Light refreshments will be served.  There will be photo displays, digital scrapbook, and video documenting the branch’s long history including the 1996 reopening after major expansion and renovations, up to the present day.

Learn to create and draw dynamic comic book characters, backgrounds, and storylines with expression and movement. You will produce several cartoon scenes and the start of a comic book. Space is limited, please call for reservations, 355-2880.

Come join us as we make some fun crafts. Childrens of all ages. 

Learn how to use the Seed Library (including seed saving skills) with Seed-saving expert Antonio Roman-Alcala.

Makers Monday!

Crafts program for children & teens

Magic Dan delights and astounds! Magic for children of all ages.

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

Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, sing along songs, music and movement, musical instruments, scarves and bubbles. Playtime: we provide the room and the toys! Just come and join the fun! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

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.

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!

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

Glenn R. Stewart of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group will discuss falcons in a changing world, and will be accompanied by, Olga, a live falcon.  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.

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

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

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.

Age 6 and up

Clown around with gentle Jimbo and his accordian!

Jimbo the Clown

Learn to start vegetables from seed with expert Antonio Romeo-Alcala

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

Makers Monday!

Crafts program for children & teens

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

Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, sing along songs, music and movement, musical instruments, scarves and bubbles. Playtime: we provide the room and the toys! Just come and join the fun! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

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.

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.

Join us for a fabulous music program presented by the award-winning team, Keith Torgan and Barbara Siesel!

New York- based duo Barbara Siesel and Keith Torgan will introduce children to the magic of classical music through a lighthearted, comical embellishment of the traditional Rapunzel. For ages 5 and up. Space is limited, please call for a reservation.

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

Interactive and educational story time for ages 2-5. Come to play, listen to the stories, sing, dance, learn and meet new friends!  Have fun with bubbles and musical instruments! Share a story and make a craft project!

Bonnie Lockhart - Songs and Stories!

For children of all ages

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.

In this hands-on workship with Jonathan Silverman children will learn how seeds work, best ways to plant seeds, how to care for their seedlings, and begin to cultivate their own fresh produce or blossoms! For ages 5 and up.

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

Legos for architects, engineers and artists of the future. Parents and caregivers are welcome to build with their child! Monthly program. For ages 5-12.

San Francisco has some of the greatest landmarks in the world. Join Felicia as she shares a little history. Create an edible mosaic of the site you like best. Ages 5 and up. Advance sign-ups required.

Feel the Earth and Learn the Art of Seeding:  In this hands-on workshop learn how seeds work, the best ways to plant seeds, how to care for your seedlings, and begin to cultivate fresh produce or blossoms. Research shows that gardening improves your child's learning, self-confidence, health & feeling of community spirit. For children of all ages.

Come create crafty creations at the Mission Library.

Open to children 5 and older.

Drop-in, all materials provided.

Warm up to some cool, cold-blooded creatures. The Lizard Lady will show and share her extensive knowledge of snakes, lizards and exotic reptiles. For ages 5 and older. Groups, please call for reservations at (415) 355-5770.

Join us for a musical treat with master flutist Barbara Siesel and storyteller Keith Torgan. Space is limited. Please call up to six days in advance for a reservation. For children of all ages.

Age 6 and up

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

Age 6 and up

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

Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, sing along songs, music and movement, musical instruments, scarves and bubbles. Playtime: we provide the room and the toys! Just come and join the fun! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

The Bernal Jazz Quartet explores familiar standards and fresh new compositions, from bop to blues to ballads and more. An unusual front-line pairing of vibraphone (Jim Zimmerman) and sax (Michael Gold) combines with a creative supportive rhythm section of bass (Ken Lenga) and drums (Curt Moore).

Interactive and educational story time for ages 2-5. Come to play, listen to the stories, sing, dance, learn and meet new friends!  Have fun with bubbles and musical instruments! Share a story and make a craft project!

Age 6 and up

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

Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, sing along songs, music and movement, musical instruments, scarves and bubbles. Playtime: we provide the room and the toys! Just come and join the fun! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

Age 6 and up

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

Interactive and educational story time for ages 2-5. Come to play, listen to the stories, sing, dance, learn and meet new friends!  Have fun with bubbles and musical instruments! Share a story and make a craft project!

Come create crafty creations at the Mission Library.

Open to children 5 and older.

Drop-in, all materials provided.

Age 6 and up

Come join us as we make some fun crafts. Childrens of all ages. 

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

Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, sing along songs, music and movement, musical instruments, scarves and bubbles. Playtime: we provide the room and the toys! Just come and join the fun! Meet other parents while your children enjoy playing with each other.

Kodi SKodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mitz-Plasse

Focus Focus Features; Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell

Rated PG; 92 minutes; 2012 When a small town comes under siege by zombies, who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

Space is limited. Please call up to 6 days in advance for a reservation.

Age 6 and up

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

Green Saturdays@ Bernal takes place the second Saturday of every month. The program features hands-on activities and useful information for sustainable living.  This program is for all ages and we encourage family participation.

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

The Bernal Jazz Quartet explores familiar standards and fresh new compositions, from bop to blues to ballads and more. An unusual front-line pairing of vibraphone (Jim Zimmerman) and sax (Michael Gold) combines with a creative supportive rhythm section of bass (Ken Lenga) and drums (Curt Moore).

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Come create crafty creations at the Mission Library.

Open to children 5 and older.

Drop-in, all materials provided.

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

The Bernal Jazz Quartet explores familiar standards and fresh new compositions, from bop to blues to ballads and more. An unusual front-line pairing of vibraphone (Jim Zimmerman) and sax (Michael Gold) combines with a creative supportive rhythm section of bass (Ken Lenga) and drums (Curt Moore).

Age 6 and up

Green Saturdays@ Bernal takes place the second Saturday of every month. The program features hands-on activities and useful information for sustainable living.  This program is for all ages and we encourage family participation.

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Green Saturdays@ Bernal takes place the second Saturday of every month. The program features hands-on activities and useful information for sustainable living.  This program is for all ages and we encourage family participation.

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Green Saturdays@ Bernal takes place the second Saturday of every month. The program features hands-on activities and useful information for sustainable living.  This program is for all ages and we encourage family participation.

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up

Green Saturdays@ Bernal takes place the second Saturday of every month. The program features hands-on activities and useful information for sustainable living.  This program is for all ages and we encourage family participation.

Age 6 and up

Age 6 and up