Summer Stride

Speaker: New Life in the Public Domain

Saturday, 7/25/2026
3:00 - 4:00
Eureka Valley General Floor Area
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial

1 Jose Sarria Court
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States

415-355-5616

Discover how public domain materials can inspire new creative work and recover overlooked voices from the past. Explore how readers and creators can access and reimagine free cultural materials, with a focus on writing and art by Bay Area artists whose work is out of copyright and ready to be rediscovered. Learn how Cita Press collaborates with contemporary writers and artists to transform archival texts into new, design-forward publications, and consider how curation and accessibility shape whose stories endure.

Jessi Haley is the editorial director of Cita Press, an open access, design-focused feminist press that creates new books from public domain texts. Her work centers on recovering and amplifying overlooked voices through collaborative publishing projects that connect historical materials with contemporary readers and artists.

Space limited. Seats available first come, first served.

Author Readings & Lectures

Engage with your favorite writers and discover your next read.

Summer Stride

Summer Stride is the Library's annual summer learning, reading and exploration program for all ages and abilities. Read and learn with the Library all summer long.

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.

Public Notice and Disclaimer

This program uses a third-party website link. By clicking on the third-party website link, you will leave SFPL's website and enter a website not operated by SFPL. This service may collect personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, and password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of each third-party website or service that you visit or use, including those third parties with whom you interact through our Library services. For more information about these third-party links, please see the section of SFPL’s Privacy Policy describing Links to Other Sites.

The views and opinions expressed in programs presented by groups unaffiliated with SFPL do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SFPL or the City.