Volunteer at the Library!

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Library! San Francisco Public Library's Volunteer Program includes a wide array of volunteer opportunities that meet the needs of our public library and its surrounding communities. SFPL includes the Main Library and 27 branch (neighborhood) libraries in all corners of the City.

For more information, please visit our Volunteer Services page.

If you inadvertently return an item that belongs to another library, please contact the location where you returned it ; such items are generally kept for 2 weeks to allow you time to retrieve them.

After 2 weeks, all items are sent back to the owning library. Please note that SFPL doesn't keep records of the titles we return to other library systems.

You can use a private, glass-enclosed study room suitable for 2-4 people. Info about where study rooms are located and how to use them is available on the library website.

You are responsible for all items borrowed on your library card. Please contact the library to discuss any discrepancies. 

To change the settings on your Preferred Searches, you will have to log in to the Classic Catalog.

1. From our homepage www.sfpl.org  hover over the BOOKS & MEDIA tab and select CLASSIC CATALOG.

2. Click on the LOG IN button.

3. Enter your Library Card Number and your Personal PIN number and click the LOG IN button.

4. Click on the PREFERRED SEARCHES option from the Library Record Options menu.

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If you're unable to log into your Kanopy account due to a lost or forgotten email and/or password, contact Kanopy Technical Support .
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Getting Started

What do I need?

For fastest service and self-service options, please use your library card to borrow items.

For occasions when you may not have your library card with you, you may present a valid photo ID.

If you replaced your library card, you received a new account number. Any Libby and/or Boundless ebooks need to be transferred to the new account number.

Please click the button below to fill out the ebook transfer form:
 
 

If you use Hoopla , you can update your library card barcode number under Settings > Library Settings

任何OverDrive或 Axis360電子書需要轉移到新的圖書證帳戶號碼。

請點擊下面的按鈕填寫電子書轉移表格:

The Mix  at SFPL is an innovative, teen-designed, 21st century Connected Learning space that provides 4,770-square feet of space and equipment for youth ages 12-18 to explore, create and develop digital media and computer skills as well as discover and engage with the Library’s traditional books and materials.