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For Immediate Release Contact: Michelle Jeffers (415) 557-4282; mjeffers@sfpl.org November 27, 2012 Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws: Gay San Francisco, 1985-1988 Exhibition on View in the San Francisco Main Library, Jewett Gallery, December 1, 2012 – February 10, 2013 An … Continue reading →

November 16, 2012 President Obama Appoints Luis Herrera To Serve on the National Museum and Library Services Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Washington, DC— Yesterday, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg administered … Continue reading →

Children’s Book Project Marks 2 Decades San Francisco, 15 November 2012 – The San Francisco non-profit The Children’s Book Project celebrates 20 years of giving away free books to the underserved. That’s 2 MILLION BOOKS in two decades. A celebration … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release Contact: Michelle Jeffers (415) 557-4282; mjeffers@sfpl.org November 8, 2012 Winning Designs Announced For New San Francisco Public Library Cards The Mayor’s Office and San Francisco Public Library are thrilled to present the five winning artwork designs in … Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 3, 2012 Community and City Officials Break Ground for New North Beach Branch Library The North Beach neighborhood is celebrating the groundbreaking of the new North Beach Branch Library at the corner of Columbus Avenue and … Continue reading →

MEDIA CONTACT:  Michelle Jeffers, (415) 557-4282; (415) 608-1593; mjeffers@sfpl.org MEDIA ALERT  ** MEDIA ALERT ** MEDIA ALERT Invitation to Cover/Photo Opportunity North Beach Branch Library Breaks Ground on New Building WHAT: Mayor Edwin Lee, Supervisor David Chiu, City Librarian Luis … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release Contact: Michelle Jeffers (415) 557-4282; mjeffers@sfpl.org October 19, 2012 Teens’ Save the Earth Hive PopUp Digital Media Workshops for Teens, Oct. 26 & 27, Ortega Branch Library Two days of digital media literacy and fun for middle … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release Contact: Michelle Jeffers (415) 557-4282; mjeffers@sfpl.org October 17, 2012 Vote Now for New San Francisco Public Library Card Designs Artwork finalists posted at ImproveSF.com Books, bridges, butterflies and batman are among the artwork featured in the Library … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release Contact: Michelle Jeffers (415) 557-4282; mjeffers@sfpl.org October 3, 2012 San Francisco Public Library’s One City One Book 2012 A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster Author Rebecca Solnit in Conversation on Disaster … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release Contact: Michelle Jeffers (415) 557-4282; mjeffers@sfpl.org October 1, 2012 An Evening with Lois Lowry Author of The Giver and Son Tuesday, October 9, 6 p.m., San Francisco Main Library Lois Lowry’s breakthrough dystopian young adult novel, The … Continue reading →