James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center - 3rd Floor

Join the Library for a month filled with Pride programs!

The James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center is the gateway to the Library’s broader collections documenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and allies’ history and culture, with a special emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to books, periodicals and archival collections, the Center collaborates with other library departments and community organizations to sponsor a diverse array of exhibitions and public programs. The Hormel Center Reading Room on the 3rd floor of the Main Library houses LGBTQIA noncirculating materials.

Featured LGBTQIA Center Staff Picks

See selected LGBTQIA lists from SFPL

Collections and Services Available

• About the Collections
• Staff and information: General Collections and Humanities Center
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Archival Collections through the San Francisco History Center
• Queerest Library Ever
• Frameline Film Festival Collection
• Audio-visual materials and pulp paperbacks: San Francisco History Center (in-library use only)
• Current issues of selected magazines

Helpful Resources

• About James C. Hormel
• About the Mural
• Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Branch
• LGBT Librarians' Resource Lists
• Harvey Milk, Second Sight Exhibit
• Reversing Vandalism Online Exhibit