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 schedule
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
Launch Party at the New Farm - July 5, 11 am - 4 pm, The New Farm, 10 Cargo Way
Panel: Place - July 6, 1 pm, Main Library
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, 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
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Colossus: Water - July 10, 6 pm, Main Library
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
Performance: Eco-composer Cheryl Leonard on Thin Ice - July 13, 1 pm, Main Library
Workshop: Finding Your Place in the Climate Justice Movement - July 13, 3:30 pm, Main Library
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 - Es el momento de la energía pública plena en San Francisco - July 16, 6 pm, Main Library, Presented in English and Spanish
Performance: California Fire & Water Poetry - July 17, 6 pm, Main Library
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
Presentation: The Fraud of Plastic Recycling - July 20, 4 pm, Main Library
Film: Elemental - Reimagine Wildfire - July 23, 1pm, Chinatown Branch
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
Presentation: Humanity in the Anthropocene - July 27, 4 pm, Main Library
講座: 粵語家居火災安全(Cantonese Workshop: Home Fire Safety) - July 28. 2pm, Main Library, Presented in Cantonese
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
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. (Koret Auditorium)
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. (Koret Auditorium)
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. (Latino Room)
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. (Latino Room)
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. (Koret Auditorium)
