Commemoration: Art as Evidence

Tuesday, 9/22/2026
3:00 - 9:30

Suitable for:

Adults

This special poetry reading and community reflection honors National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day through the voices of long-term survivors and community members. Featuring live poetry readings and reflections on legacy and resilience, this program will explore what it means to age with HIV in an era of cure research and medical progress.

Holding HIV: Poems of HOPE is a poetry collection created through the HOPE Community Arts Integrated Research program, capturing the hopes, fears and lived experiences of people aging with HIV. Through art and storytelling, attendees are invited to engage with the emotional, historical and human dimensions of HIV – honoring survival while imagining the future.

Speakers to be announced.

LGBTQIA+ Interest

Gather, share knowledge and celebrate our unique identities at the queerest library ever.

For more resources, the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center is the gateway to the Library’s broader collections documenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual history and culture, with a special emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area.

BIPOC Interest

Attend programming, lectures and workshops intended for the BIPOC community.

Spotlight

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Attending Programs

All programs are drop-in (no registration necessary) unless otherwise noted. All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL), call (415) 557-4557 or contact accessibility@sfpl.org. Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability.

This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

Notice: This event may be filmed or photographed. By participating in this event, you consent to have your likeness used for the Library’s archival purposes and promotional materials. If you do not want to be photographed, please inform a staff person or the photographer. A sticker will be provided to help identify you so that we can avoid capturing your image.

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