Connect with others to address the climate crisis in ways that are meaningful to you, from poetry and music to science and practical action.
JULY 2025
2025 preliminary schedule, subject to updates.
Presentation: Sustainable Investing That Benefits Nature and People - July 2, 12 pm, zoom
Film: Climate Warriors - July 2, 5:30 pm, Visitacion Valley Branch
World Literature Book Club Discusses George R. Stewart's Fire - July 3, 6 pm, zoom, We discuss this classic novel about a raging forest fire in the Sierra Nevada.
Launch Party at the New Farm - July 5, 11 am - 4 pm, The New Farm, 10 Cargo Way, The New Farm will be buzzing with live music, art and crafts, book giveaways, goats and chickens and the Bookmobile!
Panel: Place - July 6, 1 pm, Main Library, A conversation about recent Indigenous projects that remind us of the connections between community members and the land.
Free Energy Savings Assistance Program - Programa de Asistencia Gratuita para el Ahorro de Energía - 免費節能協助計畫, July 6, 2 pm, Main Library, Learn about no-cost energy upgrades for qualifying homeowners and tenants. Program will be presented in English, Chinese and Spanish
Presentation: Climate California Docuseries with NorCal Public Media - July 8, 5:30 pm, Main Library
Presentation: Grief & Hope in a Burning World: Strategies for Climate Resilience - July 9, 5:30 pm, zoom, Strategies for coping with the emotional toll of our warming world, while channeling those emotions toward meaningful change.
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Colossus: Water - July 10, 6 pm, Main Library, San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites poets to read from their new anthology.
Panel: Solito to Solidarity - From Climate Grief and Conflict to Envisioning Our Way Forward Together, July 12, 11am, zoom
Performance: Melt the North Pole by Wobbly - July 12, 3 pm, Golden Gate Valley Branch, A live electronic sound collage performance by Jon Leidecker (Wobbly of Negativland) on a theme of Climate Crisis.
Performance: Eco-composer Cheryl Leonard on Thin Ice - July 13, 1 pm, Main Library, From Antarctic icebergs to Europe’s largest glacier to frozen lakes in Yosemite Park, voices of melting ice are showcased in a musical performance by Cheryl E. Leonard.
Workshop: Finding Your Place in the Climate Justice Movement - July 13, 3:30 pm, Main Library, Learn how you can get involved, starting from wherever you are, and how important it is that you do so. The way forward is together.
Presentation: The Future of Bay Area Public Transit with SPUR - July 15, 5:30 pm, Main Library
Presentation: Our Our City Our Power: It's Time for Full Public Power in San Francisco - July 16, 6 pm, Main Library
Performance: California Fire & Water Poetry - July 17, 6 pm, Main Library. Poets Molly Fisk and Kim Shuck invite you to hear poems from the California Fire & Water anthology.
Workshop: Digital Tools for Climate Action - July 19, 10am, Main Library
Film: Pacific Mission + Q&A with Plastic Odyssey's Fabien Lamaison - July 20, 1:30 pm, Main Library, A team sets out to clean one of the most polluted islands on Earth—Henderson Island—deep in the Pacific Ocean.
Presentation: The Fraud of Plastic Recycling - July 20, 4 pm, Main Library, Big Oil companies know plastic recycling is not a viable solution for the plastic waste crisis, but they continue to mislead the public. Learn about the efforts to hold Big Oil accountable.
Film: Elemental - Reimagine Wildfire - July 23, 1pm, Chinatown Branch, With voices of firefighters, climate experts, Indigenous people and fire survivors, this film asks us to reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future.
Presentation: Waterfront Resilience with the Port of San Francisco - July 23, 5 pm, Main Library
Presentation: Climate Change Fuels the Insurance Crisis. Who Pays? - July 24, 6 pm, Main Library, As climate disasters intensify, insurers raise premiums, reduce coverage and pull out, leaving homeowners financially vulnerable. Learn ways to make polluters pay.
Presentation: Humanity in the Anthropocene - July 27, 4 pm, Main Library, What does the Anthropocene indicate about the nature of our humanity? How is it an opportunity to rethink the humanistic tradition?
講座: 粵語家居火災安全(Cantonese Workshop: Home Fire Safety), July 28. 2pm, Main Library 學習如何防止家居火災, 如何在火災發生時保護自己和如何使用滅火器。完成講座將獲得一份免費禮物！
Presentation: California EPA - Secretary Yana Garcia Discusses CalEPA Updates, July 29, 5:30 pm, zoom
Performance: The Jingwei Bird: Music & Poetry - July 31, 6 pm, Main Library, The Jingwei Bird explores climate change and our relationship to the planet through performances with Del Sol Quartet and San Francisco poet laureate Genny Lim.
WORKSHOP: ELECTRIFY YOUR HOME with the SF Environment Department
Learn how to electrify your home and take advantage of San Francisco city rebates and incentives.
July 1, 6 pm, Excelsior Branch
July 23, 10:30 am, Merced Branch
July 30, 6 pm, Richmond Branch
SOCIAL: CLIMATE ACTION BOOK CLUB with the SF Environment Department
An eco-crafting and book exploration social event for youth ages 11-18. Explore a curated display of environmental books centering on youth climate activists, and contribute to a collaborative recommendations wall, including books, movies, podcasts, and more! This fun, casual gathering is a perfect opportunity for young people passionate about climate action to connect and share ideas!
July 6, 2 pm, West Portal Branch
July 10, 2 pm, Ortega Branch
July 24, 3 pm, Bernal Heights Branch
July 28, 11 am, Glen Park Branch
THURSDAYS @ NOON FILMS, Main Library
July 3 - Necessity: As Indigenous leaders and Native and non-Native activists respond to the growing climate emergency, new alliances are formed around shared commitments to save the planet.
July 10 - Duty of Care + Disobedience: Courts debate duty of care to citizens to avoid catastrophic climate change, while front-line leaders risk everything to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
July 17 - 12th Hour + Earth Emergency: Scientists explain global warming feedback loops, while psychologists and anthropologists delve into humanity's psychological resistance to ecological change.
July 24 - The Power of Big Oil + Q&A with Chelsea Linsley: An examination of the fossil fuel industry's history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
July 31 - Climate Crisis: Drought + Food for Change: Examinations of extreme drought conditions around the world and efforts to invent an economically viable transition to a new dietary model.
