Everybody's Climate 2025

Connect with others to address the climate crisis in ways that are meaningful to you, from poetry and music to science and practical action.

2025 preliminary schedule, subject to updates.

Thursdays @ Noon Film (Title TBA) - July 3, 12 p.m., Main Library, Koret, Lower Level
World Literature Book Club Discusses George R Stewart's Fire - July 3, 6 p.m., Virtual Library
We discuss Fire, a novel about a raging forest fire in the Sierra Nevada by the California novelist and historian George R. Stewart.
Launch Party at the New Farm - July 5, 11 a.m., The New Farm, 10 Cargo Way.
The New Farm will be buzzing with live music, art and crafts, book giveaways, goats and chickens. Plus, the Bookmobile will be there!
Presentation: Grief & Hope in a Burning World: Strategies for Climate Resilience - July 9, 5:30 p.m., Virtual Library
Addressing climate challenges requires internal resources to navigate a chaotic world and stay engaged in solutions. Learn strategies for coping with the emotional toll of our warming world, while channeling emotions toward meaningful change. 
Thursdays @ Noon Film (Title TBA) - July 10, 12 p.m., Main Library, Koret, Lower Level
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Colossus: Water - July 10, 6 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites poets to read from their new anthology, Colossus: Water.   
Performance: Eco-composer Cheryl Leonard on Thin Ice - July 13, 1 p.m., Main Library, Koret, Lower Level
From Antarctic icebergs to Europe’s largest glacier to frozen lakes in Yosemite National 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 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
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.
Thursdays @ Noon Film (Title TBA) - July 17, 12 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
Performance: California Fire & Water Poetry - July 17, 6 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
Poets Molly Fisk and Kim Shuck invite you to hear poems about wildfire, flooding and related catastrophes in California.
Film: Pacific Mission + Q&A with Pacific Odyssey  - July 20, 1:30 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
​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 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
Big Oil companies know that plastic recycling is not a viable solution for the plastic waste crisis, but they continue to mislead the public. Learn more about Big Oil’s tactics and efforts to hold these corporations accountable.  
Presentation: Waterfront Resilience with the Port of San Francisco - July 23, 5 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
Thursdays @ Noon Film: The Power of Big Oil + Q&A with Chelsea Linsley - July 24, 12 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
An examination of the fossil fuel industry's history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
Presentation: Climate Change Fuels the Insurance Crisis. Who Pays? - July 24, 6 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
As climate disasters intensify, insurers are raising premiums, reducing coverage, and pulling out of high-risk areas, leaving homeowners and communities financially vulnerable. Learn about ways to confront this growing crisis and make polluters pay.  
Presentation: Humanity in the Anthropocene - July 27, 4 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
What does the Anthropocene indicate about the nature of our humanity? How is it an opportunity to rethink the humanistic tradition?
Thursdays @ Noon Film (Title TBA) - July 31, 12 p.m., Main Library, Koret, Lower Level
Performance: The Jingwei Bird: Music & Poetry - July 31, 6 p.m., Main Library, Latinx Room, Lower Level
The Jingwei Bird explores the complexity of climate change and our relationship to the planet through multi-disciplinary performances with Del Sol Quartet and San Francisco poet laureate Genny Lim.