Featured Programs and Events
From the food you eat to the plants you grow, from the transportation choices you make to how you celebrate life's big events, the Library strives to give you the inspiration and information to live green. We’re discussing important issues like global warming, exploring San Francisco's unique recycling programs and offering creative workshops for children and adults such as craft projects using recycled materials.
Wallace Stegner Environmental Center
The Wallace Stegner Environmental Center is located on the 5th floor of San Francisco's Main Library. The Center is named for the late Wallace Stegner whose writings display a deep awareness of nature and a commitment to bringing human activities into harmony with the natural environment. The collection includes more than 1,400 books and periodicals on environmental topics ranging from biographies, global warming, conservation, biodiversity and political activism.
SFPL's Greening Efforts
We're remodeling all branches of the San Francisco Public Library to make them more eco-friendly. How? Improved insulation, high-efficiency lighting, solar paneling, green-certified cleaning products, and recycling absolutely everything we can (up to 70 percent of our waste stream). You can see how each renovated branch is doing in our Green Report Cards.
