Fliers and pamphlets may be sent to:

Public Affairs
100 Larkin Street, Ste 602
San Francisco, CA 94102

Once your material is vetted we send it to all 28 library locations in the City or to certain branches if you prefer. Please contact 415-557-4277 || publicaffairs@sfpl.org for more information.

The system checks for duplicate names and won't allow you to submit the application online if an account already exists for someone whose name is exactly the same as yours.

You can submit the online application with your middle name or middle initial, or you can visit in person and submit a paper application.

When the City and County of San Francisco experiences a smoke event, the Library continuously tracks the Air Quality Index (AQI) from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District via the airnow.gov  website. When the air quality reaches Unhealthy levels (AQI of 151 and above), the Library activates our emergency closure plan for branch libraries because some of our facilities lack advanced mechanical ventilation systems.  

Cuando la Ciudad y el Condado de San Francisco vive un evento de humo, la Biblioteca sigue continuamente el Índice de Calidad del Aire (AQI) del Distrito de Monitoreo de la Calidad del Aire del Área de la Bahía a través del sitio web airnow.gov . Cuando la calidad del aire alcanza niveles insalubres (AQI de 151 y más), la Biblioteca activa nuestro plan de cierre de emergencia para las sucursales porque algunas de nuestras instalaciones carecen de sistemas avanzados de ventilación mecánica.  

當三藩市縣發生霧霾事件時，圖書館會透過 airnow.gov 網站持續地跟進灣區空氣質量管理局所提供的空氣質量指數 (AQI)。當空氣質量達至不良水平（空氣質量指數AQI 為 151 或以上）時，並因為我們部份設施缺乏先進的機械式通風系統，圖書館會啟動我們分館的緊急關閉計劃。

如果發生此類事件，以下十七個圖書館地點將會關閉：
Anza, 灣景區, Bernal Heights, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, Golden Gate Valley, 
Ingleside, Marina, Merced, Noe Valley, 北岸區, Park, Parkside, 肖化區, Presidio, 日落區 和 西增區。
  
以下配備先進機械式通風系統的圖書館會於正常辦公時間內開放： 

總圖書館, 華埠麥禮謙, Excelsior, 米慎灣, 海景區, Ortega, Potrero, 列治文, 
訪谷區 和 West Portal。 
 
請注意，以下圖書館將同時轉型為空調休憩中心繼續運作： 總圖書館、華埠麥禮謙和米慎灣 (Mission Bay)。

The following instructions will work for most newer Nook (and Kobo) ereaders. 

Step 1. Install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. 

Download Adobe Digital Editions and install it on your computer.

Note: If you want to sync your EPUB ebooks across multiple devices, you'll need to create an Adobe ID. Once created, open Adobe Digital Editions on each device and sign with this ID before borrowing EPUBs from the Library. Please note that OverDrive does not support the mobile edition of Adobe Digital Editions.

We require a PIN (personal identification number) to protect patron privacy and provide security for library accounts. The PIN ensures that someone cannot check out materials another person’s library account. 

Requerimos un PIN (número de identificación personal) para proteger la privacidad de los usuarios y proporcionar seguridad a las cuentas de la biblioteca. El PIN asegura que alguien no pueda sacar material de la cuenta bibliotecaria de otra persona.

我們需要個人身分識別號碼 (PIN) 來保護用戶隱私並為圖書館帳戶提供安全的保障。個人身份識別號碼 (PIN) 可確保除用戶外的其他人，無法使用其圖書館帳戶來借出圖書館物件。

Between November 2021 and February 2022, Friends of San Francisco Public Library accepted donations of used Windows laptops and Chromebooks. The devices were wiped and re-imaged with an open-source operating system, and will be distributed to who complete a multi-week computer basics course with San Francisco Public Library.