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Coming Up:
August 2023
Sept. 2
History of the Bay
with Dregs One
Main Library
Sept. 23
Maggie Tokuda-Hall,
Love in the Library
Visitacion Valley Branch
Sept. 27
V.E. Schwab, The Fragile
Threads of Power
Main Library
Sept. 30
Northern California
Book Awards
Main Library
August Authors
Grotto Nights at the Library
The Writers Grotto members Terry Tierney, Pia
Chatterjee and Sophia Raday explore the allure
of mysteries in their theme-driven discussion.
Aug. 8, 6 p.m., Virtual Library
Henry Michalski, Torn Lilacs:
A True WWII Story of Love,
Defiance and Hope
Author Henry
Michalski unveils the
captivating tale of his
parents’ harrowing
journey through WWII,
a story of deance,
hope and love, set in
lesser-known regions of Poland, Ukraine, Siberia
and Kazakhstan. Torn Lilacs sheds light on their
extraordinary ght for survival as hunted Jews.
Aug. 12, 3 p.m., Anza Branch
Aug. 24, 3 p.m., Richmond Branch
Unveiling
Burt Bacharach
Music historian Richie
Unterberger explores
the iconic songwriter
Burt Bacharach, known for crafting chart-
topping hits in pop, rock and soul, collaborating
with renowned lyricist Hal David and various
music legends. Aug. 22, 12 p.m., Virtual Library
July/Aug. On
the Same Page
Author Talk
Join us as Fatimah
Asghar, our July/
August On the Same
Page author, delves into their acclaimed debut
novel, When We Were Sisters. Aug. 27, 3 p.m.,
Virtual Library
The Art of Brevity
Unleashed
Join Grant Faulkner
in an engaging
workshop on the art
of brevity. Learn
to craft captivating very short stories using
techniques from his book, The Art of Brevity.
Aug. 31, 6 p.m., Main Library, Latino Hispanic
Community Room
SFPL at the 4 Star Theater Presents:
Mission Love
J
oin us for an afternoon of rare lms by Ray
Balberan and Mission Mediarts Archive,
showcasing a pivotal moment in Mission
District history when youth leaders took to the
streets for community service, self-expression and
transformative action on topics like empowerment,
youth employment, police brutality and racial
discrimination. See the lms and stay for a post-
screening discussion.
Balberan’s lms capture the essence of
the Mission District in the ’70s. From intimate
moments of home life in The Family to vibrant street scenes in Mission Streets, they oer a window into the
neighborhood’s distinct community. The surreal and thought-provoking imagery of Back on the Streets sheds
light on the struggles faced by returning war veterans and Mission Coalition Organization Demonstration
and Press Conference illuminates the ght for media representation. Balberan, a committed lmmaker,
activist and community leader, has dedicated his life to youth rights and documenting the Mission District
for more than ve decades. This event is produced by Conscious Youth Media Crew, Mission Love Presents
and the Ray Balberan Mission Mediarts Archive.
Mission Love – Aug. 26, 2 p.m., 4 Star Theater, 2200 Clement St. 1 p.m.: doors open, mix and mingle. Tunes
by Chulita Vinyl Club DJ Sue Problema. 2–3:30 p.m.: Screening and post-screening discussion.
Catch a Summery
Open House
at Ocean View
Glass Bead Art by Kim Shuck
P
oet Laureate Emerita Kim Shuck (Indigenous/
Euro-American) doesn’t know when she
started making textile art. She has early
memories of stitching with maroon thread
onto a kitchen towel as a gift for her mom and
absorbing the colors, styles and stories of the various
regalia worn at Pow Wows. Those early experiences
led her to an obsession with
thread and bers and to
earning a Master of Fine Arts
degree with a concentration in textiles from San Francisco State University. Shuck has
been creating stories in thread for more than ve decades.
Now on view at the Main Library, Translations from Here features an array of her
textural glass bead art reecting themes drawn from both old stories and urban
encounters. According to Shuck, if one listens carefully, the works have stories to tell
about her Cherokee/Polish identity, the City of San Francisco, past and present and about the construction
of stories themselves, written in glass and thread.
Translations from Here – Through Sept. 10, 2023, Main Library, Skylight Gallery, 6th Floor
Opening Reception and Poetry Reading – Aug. 3, 5:30 p.m., Main Library, Skylight Gallery, 6th Floor. Shuck
invites the public for an exhibition viewing and reading with fellow poets Denise Low Weso, Poet Laureate
Emerita of Kansas; Linda Noel, Poet Laureate Emerita of Ukiah; and Dean Rader, Guggenheim Fellow.
People often ask me if my work is traditional or contemporary. The answer is yes. – Kim Shuck
Last Call for
Summer
Stride
Your favorite summer
learning program ends on
Aug. 20. Be sure to log your last few hours and
come in to get your WHALE-y adorable tote bag
nishing prize! Also, great news, our raes and
book giveaways run through August as well.
Join Ocean View
Branch on Aug. 5 from
11 a.m.–2 p.m. for their
open house, featuring
face painting, an SFFD
truck, crafts, button-
making and snacks.
L to R: Terry Tierney, Pia Chatterjee and Sophia Raday
Stickleback by Kim Shuck. Photo: Douglas A. Salin ©2021
Kim Shuck. Photo:
Douglas A. Salin ©2019
August 19, 22, 24
Chinatown/Him Mark Lai
Branch Renovation Public
Meetings: see Page 2
2 AUGUST 2023 AT THE LIBRARY
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Collections Corner:
San Francisco’s Treat –
Cable Cars in the Archives
T
ransit nerd alert! In honor of this year’s
150th anniversary of San Francisco’s cable
cars, the spotlight is on archival collections
with photos of these beloved vehicles. There
are thousands of photographs of cable cars
in the San Francisco History Center; two
recommended collections are the John Gerrard
Graham Photograph Collection and Paul Baco
Rebuilding the San Francisco Cable Car Line
Color Slide Collection.
The John Gerrard Graham Photograph
Collection includes over 7,700 photographs
and 4,730 negatives from the collection of
San Francisco transit historian John Gerrard
Graham. The strength of the collection is in its
documentation of San Francisco street railways
from 1930s–late 1950s, including operations of
the Market Street Railway, Municipal Railway
of San Francisco and the California Street Cable
Railroad Company.
The Paul Baco Rebuilding the San Francisco
Cable Car Line Color Slide Collection contains
over 3,000 color slides. The collection documents
the repair and rebuilding of San Francisco’s cable
car system from October 1982–June 1984, taken
by professional engineer Paul Baco.
Explore cable cars in the archives at the
San Francisco History Center, 6th Floor, Main
Library or visit on.sfpl.org/sf-history.
Sacramento & Clay cable car line crossing Van Ness,
1941. John Gerrard Graham Photograph Collection.
Goodbye Axis 360, Hello Boundless!
T
his fall, we part ways with Axis 360 and introduce Boundless—a reimagined
and re-engineered digital service from our library partner Baker & Taylor.
You’ll nd all your favorite eBooks and eAudiobooks through the Boundless
mobile app or website.
If you currently use the Axis 360 app to access your digital titles, look for the
in-app notication to switch to Boundless about four weeks before the transition,
scheduled for early fall. Then, get Boundless from your device’s app store and log
in with your SFPL card, as usual. Your checkouts, reserves and borrowing history
will automatically carry over to the new service.
Access to other digital services, like Libby and Hoopla Digital, won’t be aected by this change. For more
information about Boundless and other exciting ways to access your digital titles, visit sfpl.org/ebooks.
Back to School Tips and Tricks
I
t’s that time of the year again when a) if you are
a parent or a caregiver, feeling relief and secretly
congratulating yourself that you have survived
yet another summer; b) if you are still in school,
questioning why anyone hasn’t invented the time
machine yet.
Regardless of your feelings about the beginning
of the new school year, the Library has you covered.
Here are some of the Library eResources to help you
before and during the school year.
• Brainfuse Homework & Job Help –
On-demand (1–10 p.m.), one-to-one homework help
in English, Spanish and Cantonese for K–12, college
students and adult learners in math, science, digital
literacy, English, social studies and other subjects. The service oers writing assistance, a practice test center
(including California State tests, GRE, GED, SAT, ACT and more), test preparation through a ashcard tool,
digital literacy assistance and a 24/7 question center.
• Elementary in Context – Helps students become comfortable with research methods. This service
delivers age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content that covers a broad range of subjects, like
animals, geography, health, inuential people, literature, social studies, sports and technology.
• eLibrary – Guided Research Edition – delivers on of the largest general reference collections of
periodical and digital media content, including more than 11,000 research topics (Grades 6 and up).
• Middle School in Context – Age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources and
much more to support national and state curriculum standards for grades 6–12 in language arts, social studies
and science. Categories include cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature and more.
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center – Find “pro” and “con” arguments on controversial social issues.
• Science Online – A broad range of scientic disciplines with extensive denitions, essays, diagrams,
biographies and experiments.
• Teaching Books – A one-stop source providing resources for books you read and teach, including
author and illustrator interviews, lesson plans and other enrichment content.
Find all of the above databases at sfpl.org under Article & Databases, searching the topic “Student
Resources (K–8).”
Outside Lands Music List
Headed to this year’s music festival in Golden
Gate Park? You can stream many of the headliners’
music for free with an SFPL library card!
on.sfpl.org/OutsideLand23
Traumazine by
Megan Thee Stallion
In her latest album, the
rap superstar masterfully
strikes a perfect
equilibrium between
infectious bops and raw,
soul-baring confessionals.
Did You Know That
There’s a Tunnel
Under Ocean Blvd
by Lana Del Rey
Full of brilliant strides
forward, Ocean Blvd is a
crucial chapter in Del Rey’s
ongoing saga of heartbreak and enchantment.
The Blonde & Pink
Albums by Trixie Mattel
Immersing herself in the
exuberant and liberating
realm of ’60s and ’70s
power pop.
But Here We Are
by Foo Fighters
A brutally honest and
emotionally raw response
to everything Foo Fighters
have endured recently.
Proof of Life
by Joy Oladokun
A breathtaking and
introspective album that
navigates themes of
identity, love and resilience
with soul-stirring melodies
and heartfelt lyricism.
Chinatown/Him Mark
Lai Branch Renovation
Public Meetings
T
he Chinatown
Branch/Him
Lai Branch
renovation
is moving forward.
Please join us at
one of the following
community meetings
where we will
review the preliminary designs and gather
your feedback and ideas about the renovation.
We will also answer your questions about
the project and our plans to provide interim
service during the renovation. Meetings will be
conducted in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Aug. 19, 10:30 a.m. – Chinatown Branch
Community Room
Aug. 22, 4 p.m. – Chinatown Branch
Community Room
Aug. 24, 6 p.m. – Virtual meeting via Zoom.
Register here: on.sfpl.org/chizoomaug23
More information at on.sfpl.org/chireno.
These Impossible
Things by Salma
El-Wardany
Each navigating
love, sex and the
one night that
changes it all, three
Muslim best friends, Malak, Kees
and Jenna, must nd a way back to
each other as they reconcile faith,
family and tradition after their lives
take dierent paths.
The Far Field
by Madhuri Vijay
After the death
of her mother,
Shalini, a privileged
young woman from
Bangalore arrives in
Kashmir to confront a man from her
mother’s past but instead is brought
face to face with the City’s violent
politics forcing her to make
a series of dicult choices.
Hijab Butch Blues:
A Memoir
by Lamya H
A queer Muslim
immigrant recalls
her coming of
age and how she
drew inspiration from the stories in
the Quran throughout her lifetime
search for safety and belonging.
Roses, in the
Mouth of a Lion
by Bushra
Rehman
Bushra Rehman’s
Roses, in the Mouth
of a Lion is an
unforgettable story about female
friendship and queer love in a
Muslim-American community.
The Haunting of
Hajji Hotak and
Other Stories by
Jamil Jan Kochai
A luminous
meditation on sons
and fathers, ghosts
of war and living history that moves
between modern-day Afghanistan
and the Afghan diaspora.
Related Events
Book Club –
Aug. 21, 7 p.m.,
Virtual Library.
Register:
on.sfpl.org/8-21-23
Author Talk –
Aug. 27, 3 p.m.,
Virtual Library.
Register: on.sfpl.org/reg8-27-23
AT THE LIBRARY AUGUST 2023 3Programs are in person unless listed as virtual. Register for virtual programs at sfpl.org/events.
JULY–AUGUST
Selection
Fatimah Asghar’s
When We
Were Sisters
Fatimah Asghar
Introducing Our New
Artists-in-Residence
T
he San Francisco Arts Commission, in partnership with San Francisco Public
Library, announce the selection of four San Francisco-based artists for the
second year of the SFAC Artist in Residence (AIR) program at the Library.
Artists Celeste Chan (writer and lmmaker), Christopher Burch (visual
art), Preethi Ramaprasad (dancer) and Tossie Long (vocalist and sound artist), will
spend 10 weeks in residence conducting research and embedding into the fabric
of day-to-day activities at SFPL, both behind the scenes and interfacing with the
public. Each artist will then respond by creating artwork reecting on their one-
of-a-kind residency experience.
“We are very excited to welcome the new cohort of artists in residence
and to take them behind-the-scenes to discover everything that makes us an
exceptional library system,” says City Librarian Michael Lambert. “We can’t wait to
see what they come up with and to partner with the Arts Commission to share
their projects with the City.”
You can learn more about the artists at sfartscommission.org.
Nia Imara and We Love the Light
I
n conjunction with San Francisco’s The Black Woman
is God exhibition, artist and astrophysicist Nia Imara
presents a celebration of the cosmos, Black culture and
the power of art to bring people together in a dynamic,
lyrical, light-lled exploration of the universe. Filled with
stunning images and music, this live, debut musical
performance, featuring Tarika Lewis (violin), Destiny
Muhammad (harp) and Cava Menzies (piano), is a story of
how we are all connected by light.
This program is part of the 2023 The Black Woman is God (TBWIG) exhibition.
For 10 years, the TBWIG exhibition has challenged patriarchal constructions
of Black femininity with a visual arts exhibition, interpretive panel discussions,
artists’ talks and contextualizing performances that investigate how Black
women artists produce art, dance, sculpture and ritual as the highest form of
knowledge. More information at theblackwomanisgod.com.
Performance: We Love Light – Aug. 5, 4 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium,
Lower Level
Read-Alikes
T
he 2023 Zine Librarians
unConference (ZLuC) is
coming to SFPL for the
rst time this month.
The ZLuC is an
inspirational, informative and fun
gathering of people who care deeply
about zines and their ability to change
lives for the better. It will be a full
day devoted to discussions centered
around zine making and culture.
Come hear a special guest speaker,
SF’s own V. Vale, who has been
publishing on counterculture since 1977,
when he founded the Punk tabloid
Search & Destroy, which was published
at City Lights Bookstore and was
funded by $100 each from Lawrence
Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg as well
as the publication RE/SEARCH.
If you’re interested in zines in libraries
and archives, come join in the fun.
Zine Librarians unConference –
Aug. 5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Main Library,
Latino/Hispanic Rm, Lower Level
Recommended Reads
Stolen Sharpie
Revolution: A DIY
Resource for Zines
and Zine Culture
by Alex Wrekk
Since 2002, Stolen
Sharpie Revolution: a
DIY Resource for Zines and Zine Culture
has been the go-to guide for all things
zine-related.
Dispatches From
Behind the Wheel:
The Complete
Zine Series
by Kelly Dessaint
Created by longtime
zine maker Dessaint
documenting his
experiences driving for hire in San
Francisco. Based on his weekly column
for the San Francisco Examiner.
Shotgun
Seamstress
Anthology:
The Complete
Zine Collection
by Osa Atoe
A celebration of Black
punk and outsider
identity. A complete collection of the
fanzine Shotgun Seamstress, legendary
DIY project that centered the scope of
Blackness outside of mainstream.
Hardcore Fanzine:
Good and Plenty,
1989-1992
by Christopher
Sleboda
Focused on Good
and Plenty fanzine
produced in the late
1980s/early 1990s, Hardcore Fanzine
looks at the series through the lens of
graphic design and typography.
Search & Destroy
#1-6: The Complete
Reprint : the
Authoritative Guide
to Punk Culture
by V. Vale
The American Punk scene, far from
being a poor impersonation of the
British movement, soon developed an
energy and talent of its own, which was
documented in its own home-grown
magazine, Search & Destroy, edited
by V. Vale between 1977 and 1979.
Also check out our Zine collection in
our Book Arts & Special Collections,
Main Library, 6th Floor
Little Maga/Zine Collection
San Francisco Public Library’s Little
Maga/Zine Collection documents the
underground/alternative press of the
San Francisco Bay Area and its impact
on the cultural, social and political life
of the city.
Convene for the Zine
From left to right: Celeste Chan (photo credit: Yuska Tuanakotta), Christopher Burch,
Preethi Ramaprasad (photo credit: Manasi Mahesh), Tossie Long
Nia Imara
Adults
1 Tuesday
Vinyl Club
North Beach, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays
ESL Convo Club
Virtual, 3–4 p.m.
2 Wednesday
Heart of the City
Farmers Market Tour
Main, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Services: Department of
Rehabilitation and BHS
Vocational Programs
Main, Atrium, 1–3:30 p.m.
Film: The Lodger
Golden Gate Valley, 3–4:30 p.m.
Washi Tape Gift Box
Ocean View, 3–5 p.m.*
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Wednesdays
Tai Chi with Patrick Lau
• Beginners,
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
• Advanced, 12:15–1 p.m.
Presidio
Adult Coloring Club
North Beach, 1–2 p.m.
Meditation
Main, Learning Studio - 5th Fl.,
12–12:30 p.m.
Beginners Tai Chi
Sunset, 2–3 p.m.
3 Thursday
Film: Elvis
Main, Koret, 12–2 p.m.
Author: Kim Shuck
Main, Saroyan - 6th Fl.,
5:30–7 p.m.
Summer Pickling with
Shanta
Visitacion Valley, 5–7 p.m.
Explore Vinyl Music
Bayview, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Thursdays
Gentle Yoga Richmond,
11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Breath Meditation
Richmond, 11–11:30 a.m.
Wild Goose Qigong
Presidio, 2–3 p.m.
4 Friday
Film: Quilombo
Excelsior, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
4, 18 Fridays
Knitting Anza, 3:30–5 p.m.
5 Saturday
Knitting
Noe Valley, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Zine Librarians
unConference
Main, Latino/Hispanic Mtg.
Rm., 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Embroidery for Beginners
West Portal, 2–3 p.m.
Presentation: We Love Light
Main, Koret, 4–5:30 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays
桌游拾趣周六午 /
Board Games
Chinatown, 2–3:30 p.m.*
Wild Goose Qigong
Marina, 9–10 a.m.
5, 19 Saturdays
Knitting
Sunset, 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Study Hall
Main, Computer Training
Center - 5th Fl., 12–3 p.m.
6 Sunday
Carnivorous Plants
Mission Bay, 2–3 p.m.
Embroidery for Beginners
Noe Valley, 2–3 p.m.*
Letter Writing with our
Incarcerated LGBTQ Family
Main, Hormel LGBTQIA
Center - 3rd Fl., 2–3:30 p.m.
7, 14, 21, 28 Mondays
Beginning Tai-Chi Anza
• Session 1,
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
• Session 2,
12:20–1:05 p.m.
7, 21 Mondays
Older Writers Lab Bernal
Heights, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
8 Tuesday
Job Match with SF ReServe
First Impressions
Virtual, 3:15–4 p.m.
Poetry and Music Open Mic
Park, 6–7:30 p.m.
Grotto Nights at the Library
Virtual, 6–7:30 p.m.
8, 22 Tuesday
Knitting
Glen Park, 1–2:30 p.m.
9 Wednesday
Walking Tour
Chinatown, 10–11:30 a.m.*
Upwardly Global’s
Job Search Program
Virtual, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Genealogy Group
Virtual, 1–3 p.m.
Department of Disability
and Aging Services (DAS)
Main, Atrium, 2:30–5 p.m.
Palm Weaving
Ocean View, 3–5 p.m.
10 Thursday
Adventure Using Magazines
and Newspapers
Virtual, 1–2 p.m.
Film: The Fablemans
Main, Koret, 12–2 p.m.
Stitched Bookmarks
Ortega, 1–3 p.m.
Film: The Music of Strangers
Ingleside, 2–3:45 p.m.
Embroidery for Beginners
Anza, 4–5 p.m.*
West Portal Craft Club
West Portal, 5:45–7:15 p.m.*
Refrigerator Pickles
Western Addition, 5–6:30 p.m.*
Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam
Main, Latino/Hispanic Mtg.
Rm., 6–7:15 p.m.
11 Friday
Tech support for Older
Adults Anza, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Felt Cherry Blossoms
Chinatown, 2–3:30 p.m.*
Film: Mystic Pizza
Noe Valley, 2–3:45 p.m.
Karaoke! Excelsior, 4–5:30 p.m.
11, 25 Fridays
Watercolor
• Glen Park, 1:30–5 p.m.
• Bernal Heights, 1–5 p.m.
12 Saturday
Book Exchange
Golden Gate Valley, 1–2 p.m.
Modern Macrame
Marina, 2–4 p.m.*
Film: Wayne’s World
Park, 3–5 p.m.
Author: Henry Michalski,
Torn Lilacs Anza, 3–5:30 p.m.
12, 26 Saturdays
Music & Yarn
Mission Bay,
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
13 Sunday
Film: Vero Majano
Main, Koret, 12–5 p.m.
Clothing Swap for
K–5th Graders
Glen Park, 2–3 p.m.
新书线下讨论会:《未来之宴》
Chinese Book Talk
Panpan Gao (高磐磐)
Richmond, 2–4 p.m.
Book Spine Bookmarks
Crafting in the Castro
Eureka Valley, 3–4 p.m.
Your Astrology Birth Chart
Space is limited to rst 15
participants to arrive.
Main, Martin Paley Rm - 3rd Fl.,
3–4:30 p.m.
Lit Craft—Button Making
Main, Mary Louise Stong Rm. -
1st Fl., 3–4:30 p.m.
15 Tuesday
Zinething
Main, Fulton Rm. - 3rd Fl.,
6–7:30 p.m.
16 Wednesday
VA Healthcare System,
America Works of CA
and Department of
Rehabilitation
Main, Atrium, 1–3:30 p.m.
Film: Tár
Ocean View, 3:30–6 p.m.
Film: Five Graves to Cairo
Golden Gate Valley, 3–5 p.m.
Film: Lost in America
Glen Park, 6–7:30 p.m.
17 Thursday
Film: Women Talking
Main, Latino/Hispanic Mtg.
Rm., 12–2 p.m.
Native American Beading
Sunset, 4–5:30 p.m.*
18 Friday
Origami Kusudama Flowers
Mission Bay, 2–3:30 p.m.
19 Saturday
Bel Canto Flutes
Ocean View, 1–2 p.m.
West African Music with
Keenan D. Webster
West Portal, 2–2:45 p.m.
Summer Pickling
Park, 2–3:30 p.m.
Beginning Melt and
Pour Soap Making
Ingleside, 2–4 p.m.*
19, 26 Saturday
Yog a
Golden Gate Valley,
2–3 p.m.
20 Sunday
Correspondence Co-op
Main, Learning Studio - 5th Fl.,
1–3:30 p.m.
Author: Dr. Danielle
Terrazas Williams
Main, African American Ctr. -
3rd Fl., 2–3 p.m.
Film: The Black Stallion
Potrero, 2–4:15 p.m.
22 Tuesday
Burt Bacharach Slide Show
Virtual, 12–1:30 p.m.
Nita Winter and Rob Badger
Virtual, 5–6:15 p.m.
23 Wednesday
Services: Department
of Disability and Aging
Services (DAS)
Main, Atrium, 2:30–5 p.m.
Bookmarks with
Pressed Flowers
Presidio, 4–5 p.m.*
Bath Bombs and Shower
Steamers
Noe Valley, 5–6 p.m.
Adult Coloring
Mission Bay, 6–7 p.m.
Chess Club
Bernal Heights, 6–7:30 p.m.
24 Thursday
Film: The Unbearable Weight
of Massive Talent
Main, Koret, 12–2 p.m.
Author: Henry Michalski,
Torn Lilacs
Richmond, 3–4:30 p.m.
26 Saturday
Mending Library
Bayview, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Meet Therapy Pets
Excelsior, 1–2 p.m.
Films: Mission Love 4-Star
Theater, 2200 Clement, 1–4 p.m.
The Joy Project: Del Sol
String Quartet Live
Presidio, 2–3 p.m.
27 Sunday
Wooden Trinket Box Space
limited. Bayview, 2–3:30 p.m.
On the Same Page Author:
Fatimah Asgharm, When We
Were Sisters Virtual, 3–4 p.m.
30 Wednesday
Film: Murder Ahoy
Golden Gate Valley, 3–4:30 p.m.
31 Thursday
Film: Nope Main, Koret, 12–2 p.m.
Crepe Paper Flowers
Sunset, 4–5:30 p.m.*
Workshop: Grant Faulkner,
The Art of Brevity
Main, Latino/Hispanic Meeting
Rm B, 6–7:30 p.m.
4 AUGUST 2023 AT THE LIBRARY
Programs are in person unless listed as virtual. Register for virtual programs at sfpl.org/events.
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Event Calendar: August 2023
On View
Jewett Gallery, Main Library, Lower Level
Dreaming People’s History:
The Asian American Radical Imagination
Kearny Street Workshop presents an exhibition of
past and present Asian American arts and activism,
through oral histories, posters, murals, literature,
research projects and contemporary art. To dream
people’s history is to challenge the American Dream
with the truth of the past, the creative agency of
the present and the radical possibility of the future.
Through Aug. 6
Mission Gráca: Reecting a Community in Print
The San Francisco graphic arts workshop, Mission
Gráca, presents an exhibition comprised of 42 prints
that reect an enormous variety of styles, approaches
and sensibilities. The artists in the show range from
non-professional and emerging artists to well-known
gures such as Enrique Chagoya, Carmen Lomas
Garza, Mildred Howard, Jean La Marr, Nancy Hom,
Rupert Garcia and Ester Hernandez. Aug. 26–Dec. 17
6th Floor Exhibits, Main Library
Translations from Here: Beadwork by Kim Shuck
A show of contemporary textural glass bead art by
Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck. Shuck explores
themes drawing from both old stories and urban
encounters in her intricate beaded works. Through
Sept. 10, Skylight Gallery
Innovation to Icon: 150 Years of Cable Cars
From a technological innovation to an icon
synonymous with San Francisco, our cable car system
has endured for 150 years. This exhibit draws on the
collections of the San Francisco History Center and
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Photo
Archive to explore and celebrate this rich, complex
history. Through Sept. 30, San Francisco History Center
The Ink of Identity: Rereading Afghanistan
This exhibit emerged from a desire to critically
engage with and disrupt prevailing narratives in
San Francisco Public Library’s collection of books on
Afghanistan. Delving into the extensive collection,
dating back to 1762, artist-in-resident Gazelle
Samizay explores the complexities of Afghan identity
and the impact of Western-authored literature on the
understanding of Afghan history and culture, with
a particular focus on Afghan American perspectives.
Aug. 2023, check website for date.
Other Exhibits, Main Library
The Fruits of Our Labor:
Original Photography, Poetry and Design
Mo’Magic high school students mentored by local
Black photographers and community-engaged
University of San Francisco students use art to explore
the urban garden at Ella Hill Hutch Community
Center and the natural sanctuary they have created.
Through Aug. 31, African American Center, 3rd Floor
Presentation: Nita Winter and Rob Badger. SFPL celebrates the photography of Nita Winter and
Rob Badger. Their photography is being used in promotional materials for this year’s Climate Action
programs. See sfpl.org/climate-action. – Virtual, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 5–6:15 p.m. Photo: Rob Badger, 2011
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Book Clubs
1 Tuesday
Reader’s Club on 9th /
Читательский клуб на 9-ой
Richmond, 6–7:30 p.m.
2 Wednesday
ASL Book Club Virtual, 5–7 p.m.
3 Thursday
Grace Paley, Enormous
Changes at the Last Minute
Virtual, 6–7:30 p.m.
6 Sunday
新書分享會： 林惠嘉：
李安背後的大女人
Author: Chang C. Chen
Richmond, 2–4 p.m.
Roxane Gay, Hunger
Eureka Valley, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
9 Wednesday
Cozy Capers & Mysteries
Presidio, 3–4 p.m.
Silent Book Club
Richmond, 3–5 p.m.
16 Wednesday
Andrew Sean Greer, Less
Noe Valley, 6:30–7:45 p.m.
17 Thursday
中文線上讀書會
Chinese Language Book Club
每個月一次的閱讀聚會，討
論，分享讀書的心得和感想。
Virtual, 6–7:30 p.m.
Sonya Renee Taylor,
The Body Is Not an Apology
Virtual, 7–8 p.m.
19 Saturday
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
Ortega, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
20 Sunday
Agatha Christie,
And Then There Were None
Eureka Valley and Virtual,
3:30–4:30 p.m.
21 Monday
On the Same Page Book
Club: When We Were Sisters
7 p.m., Virtual
22 Tuesday
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
The Thing Around Your Neck
Visitacion Valley, 4–5:30 p.m.
23 Wednesday
Silent Book Club
Richmond, 3–5 p.m.
Emma Donoghue,
The Wonder
Golden Gate Valley, 4–5 p.m.
27 Sunday
Great Books Discussion
Anza, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Rebecca Skloot,
The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks
Marina, 2–3:30 p.m.
Jacob Glatstein,
The Glatstein Chronicles
Eureka Valley, Virtual,
3:30–4:30 p.m.
29 Tuesday
Robert A. Heinlein,
Stranger in a Strange Land
Bernal Heights, 2–4 p.m.
30 Wednesday
Flannery O’Connor,
Good Country People
Virtual, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Teens
The Mix at SFPL
Main Library, 2nd Fl. SFPL’s
creative space for teens.
NOW: Ages 12–18.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays
3D Printing 4–5 p.m.
2, 16 Wednesday
Snacktivity 4–5 p.m.
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Thursdays
Podcasting 4–4:30 p.m.
Sewing Basics 4–5 p.m.
Writer’s Club 5–6 p.m.
4, 11, 18, 25 Fridays
Made at The Mix 4–5:30 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays
The Mix Arcade 3:30–5:30 p.m.
5 Saturday
Music: San Francisco Rock
Project 3–4 p.m.
6, 13, 20, 27 Sundays
Hand Build With Clay 4–5 p.m.
9 Wednesday
Biblio Bistro 4–5 p.m.
23 Wednesday
Snack Trials 4–5 p.m.
Mix Recording Studio
Guitar and Bass Lessons
• Tuesdays, 5:30–6 p.m.
• Wednesdays, 4–4:30 p.m.
• Saturdays, 3:30–4 p.m.
Recording Studio Orientation
• Tuesdays, 6–6:30 p.m.
• Wed.–Fridays, 4:30–5 p.m.
• Saturdays, 4–4:30 p.m.
Intro to Recording and
Songwriting
• Tuesdays, 6:30–7 p.m.
(closed July 4)
• Wed.–Fridays, 5–5:30 p.m.
• Saturdays, 4:30–5 p.m.
Teens at the Branches
2 Wednesday
Silkscreen Printing Space
limited. Bayview, 1–2 p.m.
Teen Book Swap
青少年圖書交換寫書評
Chinatown, 3:30–5 p.m.
2, 9 Wednesdays
What’s Up Wednesdays
Parkside, 3–4 p.m.
4 Friday
Karaoke Potrero, 3–4 p.m.
5, 12, 26 Saturdays
Gardening
Merced, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays
Book Review Parkside, 2–4 p.m.
8 Tuesday
Film: Creed III Space is limited.
Potrero, 5–7 p.m.
11 Friday
Book Swap Excelsior, 4–5:30 p.m.
12 Saturday
Vegan Tasty—Licorice
Merced, 2–3 p.m.
Make a Faux Leather Coin
Purse Ocean View, 2–3:30 p.m.*
Bingo North Beach, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Teen Book Swap
Bernal Heights, 4–5:30 p.m.
Film: Better Watch Out
Eureka Valley, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
16 Wednesday
Laminating
North Beach, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
17 Thursday
Presentation: Teens
and Money
Virtual, 3–4 p.m.
18 Friday
Make a Friendship Bracelet
友誼手環
Chinatown, 3:30–5 p.m.*
19 Saturday
Teen Book Review
Parkside, 2–4 p.m.
22 Tuesday
Film: Alita: Battle Angel
Potrero, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
23 Wednesday
DIY Stickers and
Button Making
Sunset, 3–4 p.m.
26 Saturday
Chess Tournament
Richmond, 11–5:30 p.m.
Work It (Jobs,
Business, Finance)
Tuesdays–Saturdays
Meet One-on-One with a
Smart Money Coach
By appointment only. Main,
Study Room 441 – 4th Fl. and
Virtual, 9 a.m. –6 p.m.
Mondays–Fridays
Meet One-on-One with a
Certied Financial Planner™
Virtual, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
1 Tuesday
Pathways to Financial Stability
Virtual, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
2 Wednesday
Strategies for the 50+
Job Seeker
Virtual, 5–6:30 p.m.
2, 9, 23, 30 Wednesdays
Career Coaching
Main, Sycip Rm. - 4th Fl., 3–5 p.m.
3 Thursday
How to Apply For a California
State Job Virtual, 1–2:30 p.m.
3, 17, 31 Thursdays
Career Coaching Main, Sycip
Rm. - 4th Fl., 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
6 Sunday
Resume Writing and Cover
Letter Virtual, 3–4:30 p.m.
14 Monday
Resume Writing Essentials
Virtual, 1–2 p.m.
16 Wednesday
Intro to Senior Community
Service Employment Program
Virtual, 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m.
17 Thursday
Interviewing Essentials
Virtual, 1–2 p.m.
23 Wednesday
Avoiding Scams, Fraud,
and Identity Theft
Virtual, 6–7 p.m.
27 Sunday
Tips for Preparing a Resume
and Cover Letter
Virtual, 2–3:30 p.m.
Tech Time
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays
Basic Tech Drop-In
Main, Computer Training Center
- 5th Fl., 1–2:30 p.m.
Tech Tuesdays Space limited.
Bayview, 1–3 p.m.
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Wednesdays
Taller: Ayuda de com-
putación en español. Com-
puter help in Spanish Main,
Computer Training Center - 5th
Fl., 6–7:30 p.m.
3, 17, 31 Thursdays
Book a Librarian
Parkside, 3–4 p.m.*
4, 11 Fridays
Drop-in Tech Support
for Older Adults
Richmond, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays
Tech Help West Portal, 12–4 p.m.
9 Wednesday
Virtual Private Networks
Virtual, 1–2 p.m.
9, 22 Wednesdays
Drop-in Tech Coaching
Eureka Valley, 3–4 p.m.
14 Monday
Drop in Tech Help
Noe Valley, 2–3 p.m.
21 Monday
Learn to Use
eBooks/Audiobooks
on Your Devices
Bernal Heights, 3–4 p.m.
24 Thursday
Brain Exercise for Older
Adults/长者健腦游戲應用
Instruction in Chinese.
Chinatown, 2–3:30 p.m.*
24 Thursday
eBook Drop-In First come, rst
served. Main, Atrium, 4–5:30 p.m.
25 Friday
Drop-In Tech Support for
Older Adults Space limited.
Ortega, 1:30–3 p.m.
Teen Picks
Youth Engaged in Library Leadership (YELL)
interns share their reading recommendations.
The False Prince by
Jennifer A. Nielsen
follows the story of Sage,
an orphan boy and part-
time thief, who gets caught
in the clutches of a wealthy
nobleman named Connor.
Sage soon realizes that
he is not the only one to
be taken in this narrative
strewn with lie and deceit. The nobleman’s
intentions tug at a much grander and sinister
turn of events to come, all for the fate of a
wounded kingdom. Follow Sage as he tricks,
sneaks and smooth-talks his way through
this royal conspiracy.
Andre – Excelsior
Fences by August Wilson
is a critically acclaimed
play about fatherhood. The
story revolves around the
main character, Troy, who
is a father that is trying
to provide for his family.
The reason I recommend
this book is because the
interactions between the
characters are deep and you really have to read
in between the lines of dialogue to understand
what they are going through.
Angel – The Mix
The Last Flight by Julie
Clark is an excellent book
for those who love to
read thrillers. This book
follows the journey of
Claire who is escaping from
her powerful/inuential
abusive husband. During
her escape, she meets Eva
who is trying also to leave
her dark past behind. From there, both decide to
swap plane tickets in the hopes of giving each
other a head start on their futures.
Jessica – Portola
1001 Cranes by Naomi
Hirahara is a realistic story
about twelve-year-old girl,
Angela Kato, who spends
her summer with her
grandparents in Gardena
as her parents are going
through a divorce. She
longs to skateboard and
hang out with her friends
back in her hometown of Mill Valley, but the
thin paper brings her back to reality as she nds
herself, once again, perfecting origami cranes
at her grandparents’ ower shop. Over time, she
learns to connect with the community there
and become more familiar with her culture as
a third-generation Japanese person. I would
recommend this book because it makes you feel
as if you are going through the same things she
is. The author did a great job with pulling you
into the story and really enunciating the realism
in a realistic ction book. This book is also
perfect for teens who may struggle with feeling
accepted in their cultural groups.
Wen – North Beach
Event Calendar: August 2023
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Children’s Storytimes
Storytimes for Babies
Songs, rhymes and books for infants and their caregivers.
Bernal Heights – Every Wednesday, 12–12:30 p.m.
Chinatown – Every Thursday, 11–11:30 a.m.
Eureka Valley – Every Wednesday, 1:30–2 p.m.
Golden Gate Valley – Every Tuesday, 11:15–11:45 a.m.
Main – Every Monday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Merced – Every Tuesday, 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Ortega – Every Monday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Park – Every Saturday, 11–11:30 a.m.
Potrero – Every Tuesday, 1:15–1:45 p.m.
Sunset – Every Monday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Storytimes for Toddlers
Books, songs, movement and more. For toddlers 16 months
through age 2 and their caregivers.
Bernal Heights – Every Thursday, 10–10:30 a.m.
Every Tuesday, 11–11:30 a.m. English/español
Eureka Valley – Every Tuesday, 1:30–2 p.m.
Ocean View – Every Tuesday, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Ortega – Every Tuesday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Park – Every Monday, 3:30–4 p.m.
Parkside – 1, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays, 10:30–11 a.m.
Portola – Every Monday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Potrero – Every Thursday, 11:15–11:45 a.m.
Presidio – Every Tuesday, 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Sunset – Every Tuesday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Western Addition – Every Tuesday, 11–11:30 a.m.
Storytimes for Preschoolers
Stories, songs, ngerplays and more for ages 3–5.
Bayview – Every Tuesday, 11–11:30 a.m. English/español
Every Friday, 1:30–2 p.m. English/español
Excelsior – Every Wednesday, 10:30–11 a.m.
North Beach – Every Tuesday, 11–11:30 a.m.
Parkside – Every Thursday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Portola – Every Tuesday, 10:30–11 a.m.
West Portal – Every Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Storytimes for Families
Books, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages.
Anza – Every Thursday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Bernal Heights – Every Saturday, 10–10:30 a.m.
Chinatown – Every Saturday, 3–3:30 p.m.
Glen Park – 9, 23 Wednesday, 7–7:30 p.m Pajama Storytime
Main – Every Saturday, 2–2:30 p.m.
5, 19 Saturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m. ASL
Every Tuesday, 10:30–11 a.m. Español/English
Every Thursday, 10:30–11 a.m. 粵語課程 (Cantonese)/English
Marina – Every Tuesday, 10:30–11 a.m.
Mission Bay–SPARK Social SF – 14 Monday, 11:15–11:45 a.m.
Portola – Every Saturday, 10:30–11 a.m.
9 Wednesday, 6–7 p.m. Pajama Storytime
Richmond – Every Tuesday, 11–11:30 a.m.
Every Wednesday, 11–11:30 a.m.
Visitacion Valley – Every Wednesday, 11–11:30 a.m.
12 Saturday, 10:30–11 a.m.
West Portal – Every Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Children
Every Monday–Friday
Summer Lunch—Free lunch
for children and teens. Through
Aug. 11. Main, Children’s Cen-
ter - 2nd Fl., 12–1 p.m.
Early Childhood
1, 8, 15, 22 Tuesdays
Swing Into Stories
A partnership with San Fran-
cisco Recreation & Parks
• 8/1 – Koret Playground
(Golden Gate Park, by the
carousel)
• 8/8 – Koret Playground
(Golden Gate Park, by the
carousel)
• 8/15 – Hilltop Playground
(Newcomb Ave & Whitney
Young Circle)
• 8/22 – Redwood Grove
Playground (McLaren Park, 200
John F. Shelley Dr.)
Bookmobiles, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Storytime, 10:30–11 a.m.
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Wednesdays
Storytime: For Families
Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St.,
Rooftop, 10–10:30 a.m.
2 Wednesday
Crayon Rubbing
Chinatown, 11–11:45 a.m.*
5, 12, 19, 26 Saturday
Saturday Morning Playtime
Potrero, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
7, 21 Monday
Monday Fun Day Family
Dance Party Glen Park,
10–11 a.m.
8 Tuesday
Big San Francisco Play Date
Parkside, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Crayon Rubbing and Magna
Tiles Noe Valley, 2–3 p.m.
10 Thursday
Library Rangers–Birds of the
Bay Bayview, 10–11 a.m.
14 Monday
Little Artists
Bernal Heights, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
19 Saturday
Big San Francisco Play
Date Glen Park,
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Elementary School Age
1 Tuesday
Make Your Own Button
Golden Gate Valley, 2–4 p.m.
STEM Challenge Hot Air
Balloons Excelsior, 4–5 p.m.
2 Wednesday
Reptiles and Amphibians
with Tree Frog Treks
Marina, 1–2 p.m.*
Animal Show with Fur,
Scales and Tales
• Eureka Valley, 3–4 p.m.
• Richmond, 1–2 p.m.
LEGO Night Bernal Heights,
6–7:30 p.m.
3 Thursday
STEM Challenge Building
Structures Eureka Valley,
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
LEGO Free Play
Sunset, 2:30–4 p.m.
Ozobots Excelsior, 2–3 p.m.
Library Rangers–Birds of
the Bay! Visitacion Valley,
3:30–4:30 p.m.
STEM and LEGOs
North Beach, 4–4:45 p.m.
4 Friday
Build It Sunset, 2–3 p.m.
STEM Challenge Hot Air Bal-
loons Merced, 4–5 p.m.
5 Saturday
Giant Jenga
Chinatown, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Unique Derique
Golden Gate Valley, 1–2 p.m.
Jewelry Making
Visitacion Valley, 1–2:30 p.m.*
Abacus Awareness
West Portal, 12–1:30 p.m.
STEM Challenge Building
Structures Ortega, 2–3 p.m.
Origami Bernal Heights, 2–5 p.m.
Dungeons & Dragons Club
for Kids Main, Children’s Cen-
ter - 2nd Fl., 3–5 p.m.
Marble Machine Park, 3–5 p.m.
6 Sunday
LEGO Free Play Merced, 2–4 p.m.
7 Monday
Watercolor Excelsior, 3–4 p.m.
KEVA Contraptions
Ingleside, 3–4:30 p.m.
Create Your Own Fairy House
Bernal Heights, 4–5 p.m.
Marble Machine
Space limited. Potrero, 4–5 p.m.
8 Tuesday
Big Bilder Forts and Little
Builders Magnets Visitacion
Valley, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
STEM Challenge Hot Air
Balloons Park, 3–4 p.m.
9 Wednesday
Squishy Donut Painting Space
Limited. Bayview, 12–1 p.m.
Giant Math Winder
Sunset, 2–3 p.m.
Reptiles and Amphibians
with Tree Frog Treks
Bernal Heights, 3:30–4:30 p.m.*
10 Thursday
STEM Challenge Hot Air
Balloons Eureka Valley,
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
LEGO Motorcars Golden Gate
Valley, 1–2:30 p.m.*
Button Maker
Chinatown, 2–3 p.m.*
11 Friday
Suncatcher Succulent
Flowerpot Bayview, 3–4 p.m.
Code with LittleBits
Bayview, 4:30–5:30 p.m.*
12 Saturday
Bubbleology
Bernal Heights, 2–3 p.m.
Mini Mini Putt
Parkside, 2–3:30 p.m.
Rock the Bike Fruit Smoothie
Sunset, 2–4 p.m.
Dungeons & Dragons Club
for Kids Main, Children’s Cen-
ter - 2nd Fl., 3–5 p.m.
12, 19, 26 Saturday
Giant Jenga
Chinatown, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Origami Hour Sunset, 2–3 p.m.
13 Sunday
LEGO WeDo Robotics
Park, 2–4 p.m.*
14 Monday
Watercolor Excelsior, 3–4 p.m.
15 Tuesday
Giant Jenga Chinatown, 1–2 p.m.
16 Wednesday
Design & Build Vehicles That
Go Ingleside, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
LEGO Free Play Bayview, 3–5 p.m.
17 Thursday
Bubbleology Eureka Valley,
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
STEM Challenge Building
Structures Ingleside, 4–5 p.m.
18 Friday
Build It Sunset, 2–3 p.m.
19 Saturday
Crayon Rubbing
Excelsior, 2–3 p.m.
Dungeons & Dragons Club
for Kids Main, Children’s Cen-
ter - 2nd Fl., 3–5 p.m.
21 Monday
DIY Magnets
Ingleside, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Watercolor Excelsior, 3–4 p.m.
23 Wednesday
Design & Build Bridges,
Houses and Things That Go
Ingleside, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
26 Saturday
LEGO Free Play Noe Valley,
2–3 p.m.
Slime Time Bernal Heights,
3–4 p.m.
Middle School Age
2 Wednesday
Gaming Excelsior, 1–3 p.m.
Slime Time
Visitacion Valley, 2–3:30 p.m.
3 Thursday
Young Writers Group
Glen Park, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Poetry Workshop
Richmond, 4–5 p.m.
5 Saturday
Tween Creative Writing Group
Western Addition, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Cartooning
Western Addition, 2–3:30 p.m.
6 Sunday
Cartooning Park, 2–3:30 p.m.
A Game Called Capoeira
Ingleside, 3–4 p.m.
8 Tuesday
Kalimba King Ortega, 1–2 p.m.
9 Wednesday
Comics and Zines一起創作漫
畫與雜誌 Chinatown, 4–6 p.m.
10 Thursday
Pauline’s Poetry Workshop
Richmond, 4–5 p.m.
14 Monday
Board and Card Games
Glen Park, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
17 Thursday
Young Writers Group
Glen Park, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
19 Saturday
Slime Noe Valley, 2–3 p.m.
28 Monday
Tween Graphic Novel Club
Glen Park, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
30 Wednesday
Sharpie Tie Dye Totes
Marina, 3–5 p.m.
Family
1 Tuesday
Stued Animal Sleepover
Main, Children’s Center - 2nd
Fl., 12–3 p.m.
Performance: Middle Eastern
Parkside, 3–3:45 p.m.
2 Wednesday
Kimchi, Krautchi and Story
Hour Main, Children’s Center -
2nd Fl., 6–7:30 p.m.*
3 Thursday
Gather & Garden
Portola, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
3 Thursday
Bubbleology Portola, 3–4 p.m.
4 Friday
Ice Cream in a Bag
Bayview, 2–3 p.m.
Jewelry-making
Mission Bay, 2–3:30 p.m.
MakeArt Potrero, 3–5 p.m.
5 Saturday
Presidio Ocers’ Club to
Tunnel Tops Field Trip Bernal
Heights, 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m.*
Jimbo the Musical Clown
Presidio, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
The Rabbit Hole Children’s
Theater Noe Valley, 2–3 p.m.*
Unique Derique
Glen Park, 3–4 p.m.
5, 12, 26 Saturday
KODO Rubber & Wood Ball
Ramps Glen Park,
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
6 Sunday
Flying Angels Chinese Dance
Company West Portal, 2–2:30 p.m.
Film: Escape to Witch Moun-
tain Space limited. Potrero,
2–3:45 p.m.
6, 13, 20, 27 Sunday
Afternoon Board Games
Sunset, 2–3 p.m.
8 Tuesday
Family Dance Party
Merced, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
10 Thursday
Alphabet Rockers
Excelsior, 2–2:45 p.m.
Watercolor Ocean View,
3:30–4:30 p.m.*
Tie Dye Glen Park, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
12 Saturday
Fort Point Field Trip: Living
History Ortega, 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m.*
Seed Balls with Fog City
Gardener
• Ocean View, 12–1 p.m.*
• Portola, 2–3 p.m.
13 Sunday
Crafternoon West Portal, 1–4 p.m.
Festive Pencils
Mission Bay, 2–3:30 p.m.
Table Tennis/Ping Pong
Visitacion Valley, 2–4 p.m.
15 Tuesday
Playdough Richmond,
1:30–2:30 p.m.
16 Wednesday
KEVA Contraptions
Presidio, 6–7 p.m.
17 Thursday
Become a Library Ranger:
Birds of the Bay
Portola, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
19 Saturday
DIY Sticker and Button Mak-
ing Bernal Heights, 2:30–4 p.m.
Tiny Art Show Reception
Bayview, 2–4 p.m.
23 Wednesday
Family Dance Party
Excelsior, 3–4 p.m.
24 Thursday
Play-Doh Free Play
Ocean View, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
25 Friday
MakeArt Bayview, 2–4 p.m.
Final Fridays Family Dance
Party Potrero, 3–4 p.m.
26 Saturday
Bel Canto Flute Choir
Bayview, 2–3 p.m.
Study Hall - Ortega
18 Friday, 2–5:30 p.m.
21, 28 Mondays, 2–5:30 p.m.
22, 29 Tuesdays, 2–5:30 p.m.
16, 23, 30 Wednesdays, 2–5 p.m.
17, 24, 31 Thursdays, 2–5:30 p.m.
Alphabet Rockers – Excelsior, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2–2:45 p.m.
Friends Bookstore at the Main
Main Library, 100 Larkin St.
Grove Street Entrance
Hours:
Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Friday: 12 p.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Telephone: (415) 557-4238
To donate books, go to
friendssfpl.org/donatebooks
to make an appointment.
Step Sales at the Main Library
Join us every Wednesday from
11 a.m. –3 p.m. at the Larkin St. steps
of the Main Library for a Friends Step Sale!
Did we mention Big Book Sale pricing?
with Friends
get social!
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linkedin.com/company/friendssfpl
Friends members ($60+ level) receive a 10% discount at the following bookstores:
Amazing Fantasy Bird & Beckett Books & Records Bolerium Books Inc. Opera Plaza Books Inc. Laurel Village
Books Inc. Marina Borderlands Books Christopher’s Books Compass Books, Inc. Dog Eared Books Fabulosa Books
Green Apple Books Green Apple Books on the Park Omnivore Books on Food Originals Vinyl
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The mission of Friends of the San Francisco
Public Library is to support, strengthen
and advocate for a premier San Francisco
Public Libary.
Friends of San Francisco Public Library Your library support organization!
Join Us!
Support Your Library
FriendsSFPL.org
A Warm Farewell to Director Marie Ciepiela
A
fter almost eight years of leading Friends of the
San Francisco Public Library, Executive Director
Marie Ciepiela is bidding goodbye to the organization
on August 15.
Friends celebrates Marie’s many accomplishments
throughout her tenure. She started with Friends in late 2015 as
Interim Director and was appointed the permanent role in 2016.
Joining Friends after the Neighborhood Library Campaign, she
refocused the organization on its vital role of funding library
programs and innovation, signicantly expanding membership
engagement and nancial support to SFPL. She hosted four
successful Library Laureates galas, re-establishing them as a unique
and favorite celebration of the local literary and library community.
In partnership with authors Daniel Handler and Lisa Brown, she
launched the Brown Handler Residency at Friends, providing a vital
building block in the writing careers of 35 local authors.
Marie deftly guided Friends through the COVID pandemic,
landing the organization on a solid nancial footing to partner
even more vibrantly with SFPL as it develops its new strategic
plan. Most signicantly, Marie’s legacy is the third renewal of the
Library Preservation Fund (LPF), passed by San Francisco voters as
Proposition F on the November 2023 ballot. The LPF guarantees our
premier library’s future growth and development by earmarking funds within the City budget for 25 years.
City Librarian Michael Lambert states, “On behalf of the San Francisco Public Library, I want to extend
deep gratitude to Marie Ciepiela for her partnership and hard work to advocate for a world class public
library system. The Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library is a stronger organization
today because of her leadership contributions the past few years. The SFPL family wishes Marie all the
best in her future endeavors.”
Please join us in a deep and sincere appreciation for Marie’s incredible work and contributions
to the ongoing vitality of our beloved institution.
If There’s a Will, There’s a Way
A
ugust is National Make-A-Will Month and FreeWill is a
seamless tool that allows anyone to make a will at no cost, in
just 20 minutes! By creating your will this month, you are not
just joining San Francisco Public Library supporters in creating an
essential document—you are creating a way to protect your loved
ones and support the future of the SFPL.
Join thousands who are making a will this month to:
• Take control of your assets and vision for the future
• Show your loved ones just how much you care about them
• Create a lasting, generational impact on all 28 branches of the Library
Monthly Book Sale
C
heck out our Monthly Book Sales at the Friends Donation
Center in Potrero Hill! You’ll nd everything from children’s
books to all types of media—all priced at $5 and under.
Your purchases help fund SFPL. If you join Friends as a member,
you’ll score 10% at our bookstore at the Main Library, all Friends’
book sales, and select independent bookstores. You’ll also receive
our monthly eNewsletter and invitations to special Friends and
Library events.
“I have experienced my time at Friends
as so many deep honors: the honor of
working with the City Librarian and his
sta, of serving the vast community of
library lovers, of working with board
members to build Friends. But most of
all, I will cherish spending joyous days
with Friends’ sta who work so hard to
raise money, spread the joy of books
and live library values day in and day
out. Thank you.”
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LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND HOURS
S M T W T F S
ANZA 550 37th Ave. 355-5717 1–5 10–6 10–8 1–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
BAYVIEW/BROOKS BURTON 5075 Third St. 355-5757 1–5 10–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
BERNAL HEIGHTS 500 Cortland Ave. 355-2810 1–5 10–6 10–7 12–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
CHINATOWN/LAI 1135 Powell St. 355-2888 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
EUREKA VALLEY/MILK 1 José Sarria Ct. 355-5616 1–5 10–6 10–8 10–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
(at 16th St., near Market)
EXCELSIOR 4400 Mission St. 355-2868 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
GLEN PARK 2825 Diamond St. 355-2858 1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 10–7 1–6 10–6
GOLDEN GATE VALLEY 1801 Green St. 355-5666 1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 12–8 1–6 10–6
INGLESIDE 1298 Ocean Ave. 355-2898 1–5 10–6 10–6 10–8 12–7 1–6 10–6
MAIN LIBRARY 100 Larkin St. 557-4400 12–6 9–6 9–8 9–8 9–8 12–6 10–6
The Mix at SFPL 557-4404 12–6 1–6 1–8 1–8 1–8 1–6 12–6
MARINA 1890 Chestnut St. 355-2823 1–5 10–6 10–6 1–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
MERCED 155 Winston Dr. 355-2825 1–5 10–6 10–8 12–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
MISSION - Temporary Branch 1234 Valencia St. 355-2800 1–5 10–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
MISSION BAY 960 Fourth St. 355-2838 1–5 10–6 10–6 11–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
NOE VALLEY/BRUNN 451 Jersey St. 355-5707 1–5 12–6 10–8 12–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
NORTH BEACH 850 Columbus Ave. 355-5626 1–5 10–6 10–8 1–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
OCEAN VIEW 345 Randolph St. 355-5615 1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 10–7 1–6 10–6
ORTEGA 3223 Ortega St. 355-5700 1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 11–8 1–6 10–6
PARK 1833 Page St. 355-5656 1–5 12–6 10–8 12–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
PARKSIDE 1200 Taraval St. 355-5770 1–5 1–6 10–8 11–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
PORTOLA 380 Bacon St. 355-5660 1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 10–7 1–6 10–6
POTRERO 1616 20th St. 355-2822 1–5 1–6 10–8 1–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
PRESIDIO 3150 Sacramento St. 355-2880 1–5 1–6 10–8 11–8 10–6 1–6 10–6
RICHMOND/MARKS 351 9th Ave. 355-5600 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
SUNSET 1305 18th Ave. 355-2808 1–5 10–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
VISITACION VALLEY 201 Leland Ave. 355-2848 1–5 10–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
WEST PORTAL 190 Lenox Way 355-2886 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
WESTERN ADDITION 1550 Scott St. 355-5727 1–5 10–6 10–6 1–8 10–7 1–6 10–6
All phone numbers are in the 415 area code.
At the Library is published monthly on recycled paper by
San Francisco Public Library with support and funding
from Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
Online version: sfpl.org/atl
How to reach us
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4400 and (415) 557-4433 (TTY)
Public Aairs email: publicaairs@sfpl.org
Website: sfpl.org
Sta are available to assist by email or phone (TIP Line)
during library open hours:
TIP Line: (415) 557-4400 and (415) 557-4433 (TTY)
Youth Services TIP Line: (415) 557-4554
Online: Ask for eBook assistance or email inf[email protected]
eBook Assistance:
sfpl.org/books-and-media/ebook-collections
Assistance with Registering for Programs: (415) 557-4400
The San Francisco Public Library system is
dedicated to free and equal access to information,
knowledge, independent learning and the joys
of reading for our diverse community.
SFPL.ORG
SFPL Bookmobiles
Library on Wheels/
Senior Bookmobile
Info: sfpl.org/bookmobile
Treasure Island
Avenue H & 11th St.,
near Island Cove Market,
Wednesdays, 2–6 p.m.
Youth: Swing Into Stories
9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Storytime at 10:30–11 a.m.
Gareld Playground:
Treat & 26th St, 1st Tuesday
Koret Playground:
Golden Gate Park, carousel,
2nd Tuesday
Hilltop Playground:
Newcomb Ave. & Whitney
Young Circle, 3rd Tuesday
Redwood Grove Playground:
McLaren Park, 200 John F.
Shelley Dr., 4th Tuesday
Yerba Buena Gardens:
LeRoy King Carousel,
1st Wednesday
Every Library,
Every Day!
Visit the SFPL Book Stop, our book kiosk on Treasure Island.
Island Cove Market, 800 Avenue H, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.–9 p.m.,
Sat-Sun, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
August 2023
In this Issue:
Page 1 – Glass Bead Art by Kim Shuck
August Authors
Mission Love Films
Ocean View Open House
Last Call for Summer Stride
Page 2 – Goodbye Axis 360, Hello Boundless!
Back to School Tips and Tricks
Outside Lands Music List
Collections Corner: San Francisco’s
Treat – Cable Cars in the Archives
Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch
Renovation Public Meetings
Page 3 – On the Same Page: Fatimah Asghar’s
When We Were Sisters
Our New Artists-in-Residence
Nia Imara and We Love the Light
Convene for the Zine
Page 4-6 – Events Calendars and On View
Page 5 – Teen Picks
Page 7 – Friends Focus:
A Warm Farewell to Director
Marie Ciepiela
If There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Monthly Book Sale
Illustration by K-Fai Steele
