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All programs are free and open to the public.
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Special One City One Book Author Event
Lalita Tademy in conversation with Scott Shafer - Join us for a special evening featuring an in-depth conversation between Lalita Tademy and Scott Shafer, host and correspondent of KQED’s The California Report. Booksigning to follow.
Tuesday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.
Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level
100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277
One City One Book Discussions
Talk about Cane River with other readers!
Tuesday, September 25, 7 p.m.
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
1 José Sarria Court (16th Street near Market), SF, 355.5616
Wednesday, September 26, 7 p.m.
Arts and Culture Salon - Discussion and viewing of a related movie.
Excelsior Branch Library
4400 Mission St. (at Cotter), (415) 355-2868
Thursday, October 4, 7 p.m.
Books Inc. in the Castro
2275 Market St., (415) 864-6777
Tuesday, October 9, 7:30 p.m.
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California St., (415) 292-1200
Wednesday, October 10, 6 p.m.
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness Ave., (415) 776-1111
Thursday, October 18, 6 p.m.
Books Inc. in the Marina
2251 Chestnut St., (415) 931-3633
Thursday, October 25, 6 p.m.
Books Inc. in Laurel Village
3515 California St., (415) 221-3666
Author Events
Experience Cane River with the author at these venues around San Francisco.
Wednesday, September 12, 12:30 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Stacey’s Bookstore
581 Market St., (415) 421-4687
Saturday, September 22, 1:30 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Ocean View Branch Library
345 Randolph St., (415) 355-5615
Saturday, October 13, Evening
Litquake Lit Crawl event with Lalita Tademy
Mission District
www.litquake.org for details
Sunday, October 14, 2 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Book Passage—Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building, (415) 835-1020
Saturday, October 27, 2 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Mission Bay Branch Library
960 Fourth St. (at Berry), (415) 355-2838
Sunday, October 28, 4 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Barnes & Noble
2550 Taylor St., (415) 292-6762
Thursday, November 1, 7 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Books Inc. Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness Ave., (415) 776-1111
One City Four Films
Four engaging and important movies about women’s struggles and triumphs throughout different periods of American history.
In the Koret Auditorium at the Main Library - Thursdays at 12 p.m.
- October 4 – The Color Purple
- October 11 – The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
- October 18 – What’s Love Got to Do with It
- October 25 – North Country
(When possible, films are shown with captions to assist our deaf and hard of hearing patrons.)
Book Group Therapy
How to start, join, run, or fix a book discussion group.
Wednesday, September 12 &
Thursday, October 11 – Co-sponsored by Litquake!
Both workshops will run from 6-7:30 p.m.
In the Main Library Lower Level - Latino/Hispanic Community Room B
Whether you are starting a book group from scratch or want to improve the one that you are in, this workshop will help you with book selection, group dynamics, discussion topics, author events and, of course, snacks. Each class member will receive a customized folder
filled with reading lists and print and online resources—and you'll learn about bookstores and libraries in the Bay Area that can enhance your book group experience.
You'll also have the opportunity to share specific book group challenges and issues with the lecturer—and with each other. Our session leader is librarian and book group leader Lauren John who has led book discussions in libraries, living rooms, bookstores,
and community centers—as well as in cyberspace. Lauren is the author of Running Book Discussion Groups: A How To Do It Manual (Neal-Schuman 2006). Lauren is also an “Instant Book Group” leader for Book Group Expo (www.bookgroupexpo.com).
Genealogy Workshops
Learn about resources available at your Library.
Research Your Roots!
Wednesday, September 12, 12-1 p.m. &
Wednesday, November 14, 6-7 p.m.
Main Library, Fifth Floor public computer training center
Learn how to research your family history using two genealogy databases, HeritageQuest Online and Ancestry Library Edition.
Each database complements the other by combining thousands of digital, searchable historical census records, key genealogy resources and local history collections.
Genealogy Resources at the Main
Wednesday, October 17, 12-1 p.m.
Main Library, Fifth Floor public computer training center
A brief introduction to genealogical research and a demonstration of the Library’s genealogical databases will be followed by a short demonstration of print and microfilm resources in the Magazines and Newspapers Department.
Family Legacies: Genealogical Resources for Chinese Americans
Saturday, October 27, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Community Room
Bridging family stories to fact. Techniques include interviewing family members, translating gravestones, accessing 20th century immigration and naturalization case files in English, census research, WWI draft records, and research within a historical context. Research management for all levels of researchers.
Presented by Jeanie Low, author of China Connection: Finding Ancestral Roots for Chinese in America. She holds degrees in Library Technology and Chinese Studies. Since 1993, she has presented workshops at conferences for the National Archives and Records Administration, National Genealogical Society, Federation of Genealogical Societies,
Chinese Historical Society of America, and San Francisco State University's Asian American Studies Department. Jeanie Low is also a local award winning quilt artist.
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