Vol. 49 No. 9 September 2018 SEPTEMBER 2018 1 Coming Up: SFPL.ORG OCT. 6 Celebrating Dreamers with Yuyi Morales Main Library, Children’s Storytelling Room, 11 a.m. OCT. 25 Read for the Record- Maybe Something Beautiful Various Branches OCT. 27 Financial Planning Day Main Library 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. September is national Library Card Sign-up Month. Get a new card and enter to win a pair of JetBlue tickets. ¡VIVA! Celebrate Latino Hispanic Heritage A citywide celebration of Latino Hispanic cultures kicks off with a live performance by Mariachi Mexicanisimo in the Main Library. The fiesta continues throughout the month and into October with music, food, film, dance, crafts and more. Take part in special salsa and guacamole-making programs and a workshop on Repujado, the craft of Mexican embossing. To prepare for El Día de los Muertos in November, don’t miss the altar-making workshops at Excelsior and Richmond. Bring your dancing shoes to the library for a live performance by the Bay Area’s Bululú, a new 8-piece Tropico-Venezuelan music ensemble. Many film programs are also scheduled, including screenings of MacFarland, Neruda, and of course, Coco. Last but not least, and in cooperation with San Francisco’s 2018 Litquake Literary Festival, ¡VIVA! welcomes National Book Award finalist author Cristina Garcia on Oct. 13 to discuss her latest work Here in Berlin. For more information about these other events, view the calendar on pages 3–6 or visit sfpl.org/viva. Mariachi Mexicanisimo – Sept. 15, 1 p.m., Main Library Atrium Bululú – Sept. 29, 4 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium Celebrate Southwest Asian and North African Heritage SWANA honors the diverse cultures, traditions and histories of Southwest Asian and North African heritage. Throughout the month, enjoy an array of lectures, films, cooking demonstrations and performance programs for all ages at every library location. In recent years, the Library has celebrated Middle Eastern Heritage. In order to recognize more of our residents and the region, we are renaming our celebration SWANA. Many universities are adopting this language for use with their Middle Eastern studies programs. Southwest Asian and North African is a way to describe the region in a geographical, non-political, non-religious and non-Eurocentric way. During SWANA, view a collection of outstanding short films from the Arab Film Festival, listen to beats by Opium Sabbah, son of the legendary Algerian DJ Cheb I Sabbah, attend calligraphy demonstrations, learn about traditional Palestinian garb and attend a presentation about the role and status of Muslim women today. Fantastic food programs include sampling dishes by Chef Aliza with her unique Israeli spice blends, Palestinian food tastings and hummus making classes. For younger audiences, enjoy Arabic dances by Heaven Mousalem and a special performance by the Shahrzad Dance Company. More live performances include Leila’s Quest for Flight by the Golden Thread Fairytale Players and cultural performances by The Kidswork Touring Theatre. Teens can get an exclusive sneak peek of a teen written-and-produced podcast about contemporary Muslim fashions. Local baker Nora Takouat teaches families how to make authentic Algerian desserts, and the library brings out the bike- powered blender to whip up tasty batches of hummus. With SWANA, we hope that our residents from this region recognize that San Francisco welcomes and celebrates them. We also hope all our residents learn something new, have their curiosity stoked, and enjoy our varied programs. For more information, view the calendar of events on pages 3–6 or visit sfpl.org/swana. Tricycle Music Fest Turns Ten Dust off your dancing shoes and boogie on down to our new branch at SFMOMA for a special Tricycle Music Fest kick-off concert with the Alphabet Rockers. The concert takes place in the spectacular Phyllis Wattis Theater with a dance experience sponsored by Young Audi- ences of Northern California. Tricycle Music Fest is a nod to all the young listeners out there, and we encourage families to Rock! Play! Learn! at the Library. This year we are taking the show on the road by partnering with SFMOMA to present a stellar opening and closing program inside the museum. Every child who comes to the kick-off concert will gain admis- sion for them- selves and two adults during SFMOMA’s Free Family Day. Dance to the music every weekend in October with more energizing beats for the entire family with a Grammy recognized line-up. Move, groove and hop to the sounds of Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, José-Luis Orozco and a grand finale with the Okee Dokee Brothers. For more information, visit sfpl.org/tricycle. Tricycle Music Fest Kick-Off with the Alphabet Rockers – Sept. 30, 11 a.m., SFMOMA Public Knowledge Branch, Phyllis Wattis Theater Jazz Riffs in Words and Pictures T he library is pleased to announce that Shane Evans will deliver the 22nd Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture. Evans is best-known as the author and illustrator of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning picture book Underground, a rich evocation of how it feels to be a slave on the way to freedom. Among his dozens of other titles are collaborations with his lifelong friend, actor and singer Taye Diggs on Chocolate Me!, Mixed Me! and other warmhearted picture stories. Evans is the recipient of an NAACP Image Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor award, and two Jane Adams Honor awards, one for Lillian's Right to Vote (written by Jonah Winter) and the other for We March. This annual event honors the late Effie Lee Morris by celebrating the work of writers and illustrators for children whose work exemplifies the causes she championed: inclusivity, diversity and the rights of all children to read, learn and create. Ms. Morris was the first coordinator of children's services at SFPL, the first African American president of the Public Library Association and a founder of the local chapter of the Women's National Book Association (WNBA). Sponsored by the Main Library’s Fishers Children’s Center, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco chapter of the WNBA, the event is free and open to all ages. A book-signing follows the presentation. Shane Evans: Art of Dream… Sept. 6, 6 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium Enjoy Arabic dances by Heaven Mousalem and Chef Aliza's unique Israeli spice blends. Shane Evans
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¡VIVA! Celebrate Latino Hispanic Heritage
A citywide celebration of Latino Hispanic cultures kicks off with a live performance by Mariachi Mexicanisimo in the Main Library. The fiesta continues throughout the month and into October with music, food, film, dance, crafts and more.
Take part in special salsa and guacamole-making programs and a workshop on Repujado, the craft of Mexican embossing. To prepare for El Día de los Muertos in November, don’t miss the altar-making workshops at Excelsior and Richmond. Bring your dancing shoes to the library for a live performance by the Bay Area’s Bululú, a new 8-piece Tropico-Venezuelan music ensemble. Many film programs are also scheduled, including screenings of MacFarland, Neruda, and of course, Coco.
Last but not least, and in cooperation with San Francisco’s 2018 Litquake Literary Festival, ¡VIVA! welcomes National Book Award finalist author Cristina Garcia on Oct. 13 to discuss her latest work Here in Berlin. For more information about these other events, view the calendar on pages 3–6 or visit sfpl.org/viva.
Mariachi Mexicanisimo – Sept. 15, 1 p.m., Main Library AtriumBululú – Sept. 29, 4 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Celebrate Southwest Asian and North African HeritageSWANA honors the diverse cultures, traditions and histories of Southwest Asian and North African heritage. Throughout the month, enjoy an array of lectures, films, cooking demonstrations and performance programs for all ages at every library location.
In recent years, the Library has celebrated Middle Eastern Heritage. In order to recognize more of our residents and the region, we are renaming our celebration SWANA. Many universities are adopting this language for use with their Middle Eastern studies programs. Southwest Asian and North African is a way to describe the region in a geographical, non-political, non-religious and non-Eurocentric way.
During SWANA, view a collection of outstanding short films from the Arab Film Festival, listen to beats by Opium Sabbah, son of the legendary Algerian DJ Cheb I Sabbah, attend calligraphy demonstrations, learn about traditional Palestinian garb and attend a presentation about the role and status of Muslim women today.
Fantastic food programs include sampling dishes by Chef Aliza with her unique Israeli spice blends, Palestinian food tastings and hummus making classes.
For younger audiences, enjoy Arabic dances by Heaven Mousalem and a special performance by the Shahrzad Dance Company. More live performances include Leila’s Quest for Flight by the Golden Thread Fairytale Players and cultural performances by The Kidswork Touring Theatre. Teens can get an exclusive sneak peek of a teen written-and-produced podcast about contemporary Muslim fashions. Local baker Nora Takouat teaches families how to make authentic Algerian desserts, and the library brings out the bike- powered blender to whip up tasty batches of hummus.
With SWANA, we hope that our residents from this region recognize that San Francisco welcomes
and celebrates them. We also hope all our residents learn something new, have their curiosity stoked, and enjoy our varied programs. For more information, view the calendar of events on pages 3–6 or visit sfpl.org/swana.
Tricycle Music Fest Turns TenDust off your dancing shoes and boogie on down to our new branch at SFMOMA for a special Tricycle Music Fest kick-off concert with the Alphabet Rockers. The concert takes place in the spectacular Phyllis Wattis Theater with a dance experience sponsored by Young Audi-ences of Northern California.
Tricycle Music Fest is a nod to all the young listeners out there, and we encourage families to
Rock! Play! Learn! at the Library. This year we are taking the show on the road by partnering with SFMOMA to present a stellar opening and closing program inside the museum. Every child who comes to the kick-off concert will gain admis-sion for them-selves and two
adults during SFMOMA’s Free Family Day. Dance to the music every weekend in
October with more energizing beats for the entire family with a Grammy recognized line-up. Move, groove and hop to the sounds of Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, José-Luis Orozco and a grand finale with the Okee Dokee Brothers. For more information, visit sfpl.org/tricycle.
Tricycle Music Fest Kick-Off with the Alphabet Rockers – Sept. 30, 11 a.m., SFMOMA Public Knowledge Branch, Phyllis Wattis Theater
Jazz Riffs in Words and Pictures
The library is pleased to announce that Shane Evans will deliver the 22nd Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture. Evans is best-known as the author and illustrator of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning picture book Underground, a rich evocation of how it feels to be a slave on the way to freedom. Among his
dozens of other titles are collaborations with his lifelong friend, actor and singer Taye Diggs on Chocolate Me!, Mixed Me! and other warmhearted picture stories. Evans is the recipient of an NAACP Image Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor award, and two Jane Adams Honor awards, one for Lillian's Right to Vote (written by Jonah Winter) and the other for We March.
This annual event honors the late Effie Lee Morris by celebrating the work of writers and illustrators for children whose work exemplifies the causes she championed: inclusivity, diversity and the rights of all children to read, learn and create. Ms. Morris was the first coordinator of children's services at SFPL, the first African American president of the Public Library Association and a founder of the local chapter of the Women's National Book Association (WNBA).
Sponsored by the Main Library’s Fishers Children’s Center, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco chapter of the WNBA, the event is free and open to all ages. A book-signing follows the presentation.
Shane Evans: Art of Dream… Sept. 6, 6 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Enjoy Arabic dances by Heaven Mousalem and Chef Aliza's unique Israeli spice blends.
BookmobileSchedulesEarly Literacy MobileSchedule of child care center visits at sfpl.org.
San Francisco Zoo
Entrance to Children’s Zoo1st Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.Free Admission for San Francisco residentsCheck sfzoo.org to verify.
Swing Into Stories Park visits: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.Storytimes start at 10:30 a.m.
Golden Gate Park Children’s Playground 295 Bowling Green Drive (off Martin Luther King Drive), Tuesday, Sept. 4
Parque Niños Unidos
3090 23rd St. (Between Folsom St. & Treat Ave.),Tuesday, Sept. 11
Cayuga Playground
301 Naglee Ave., Tuesday, Sept. 18
Helen Wills Playground
Broadway & Larkin streets, Tuesday, Sept. 25
Library on Wheels/Senior BookmobileSchedule of service locations at sfpl.org.
Treasure Island BookmobileChapel Parking Lot West at California Ave.and Avenue of the PalmsTuesdays, 2–5 p.m.; Thursdays, 1–5 p.m.
Special EventsJunior GiantsSunday, Sept. 3, 9:30 a.m.–8 p.m. AT&T Park
Sunday StreetsSunday, Sept. 9, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Fillmore Street. Children’s Council City Kids FairSaturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.Mission Dolores Academy playground at Church & 16th Street.
Go Green with Films, Exhibitions and Books
Sponsored by California Governor Jerry Brown, the Global Climate Action Summit brings leaders and people together from around the world to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors and residents with respect to climate action. From Sept. 12–14, San Francisco
welcomes thousands of travelers as the City hosts one of the largest summits on climate change. Be a part of the Summit—learn more about the programs and events, including how to live stream many
of them for free at globalclimateactionsummit.org. Also, check out thehumsum.org, a community calendar with environmental events, initiatives, incentives and perspectives on building healthy environments.
Exhibits of ExplorationA new exhibition in the Main Library’s Wallace Stegner Environmental Center follows the work of Planet Drum, the original voice for bioregional sustainability, education and culture, as it explores life-places using art, poetry, humor, manifestos, theater, publications and politics. Through books, photos, maps and art, the exhibition tells the story of the San Francisco-based environmental education organization and their work over the years. Also on view is work by the Digital Artists Collective exploring environmental and social issues.
Living Here: A Celebration of Bioregions – Sept. 4–Nov. 21, Main Library, Stegner Environmental Center, 5th Floor
The Gravity of Today: Visions of Tomorrow – Through Oct. 21, Main Library, Jewett Gallery
Films for the Environment Every year the Library partners with the San Francisco Green Film Festival to host films that bring audiences the most vital stories from the environmental frontlines. This year’s screenings are Silas, a film about Liberian activist Silas Siakor, a tireless crusader against illegal logging and corruption and the Spirit of Discovery, which follows oceanographer Walter Munk’s mission to research the unique flying Devil Rays that bear his name. This year’s festival coincides with the Global Climate Action Summit.
Film: Spirit of Discovery – Sept. 12, 6 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Online Tool: Medicare Supplement Made EasyChoosing Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Insurance can be confusing, but Weiss Ratings’ Personalized Medicare Supplement Insurance Planner provides an easy way to help you make informed decisions. Insurance companies charge dramatically different premium rates for the exact same benefit plans. Weiss Ratings provides step-by-step guidance on how to select a
Medigap insurance plan and shows you which insurance company has the lowest rates. By simply entering your name, age, gender and zip code, you get immediate access to your own customized 80+ page information-packed Buyer’s Guide & Cost Calculator.
Library card holders get free remote access to this essential online resource Access Weiss Ratings at sfpl.org/databases.
The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors by David George Haskell
When we listen to trees, natures great connectors, we learn how to inhabit the relationships that give life its source, substance and beauty.
The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell
An immersive, well-timed book about the drenching effects of global warming, and a powerful reminder that we can bury our heads in the sand about climate change for only so long before the sand itself disappears.
Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and A Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution by Marcus Eriksen
An exciting account of an activist scientist’s unorthodox fight in the growing movement against plastic marine pollution and of his expedition across the Pacific on a home-made “junk raft.”
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein
An explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.
100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive by Xerces Society
User-friendly field guide to help protect our pollinators.
Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal your Body & Ultimately Save Our World by Joshua Tickell
From Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming, but also bring greater vitality to our lives” (Wolfgang Puck).
Read Your Way through the Global Climate Action Summit
The Gravity of Today: Visions of Tomorrow Artwork by the Digital Artists Collective explores environmental and social issues. Through Oct. 21.
Skylight Gallery
Quarantine & Eradication: Plague in San Francisco How government, businesses and leaders responded to the third plague pandemic in San Francisco. Through Sept. 15, San Francisco History Center, 6th Floor
Tender Souls Work by photographers Brenton Gieser and Felix Uribe explores the humanity of San Francisco's most misunderstood and often ignored neighborhood, the Tenderloin. Sept. 15, 2018–Jan 13, 2019
Other Exhibits at the Main Library
Abroad: Crimean Tatars and the Political Reality in Crimea A photographic exhibition. Through Sept. 13, International Center, 3rd Floor
Annette Abbott Adams: Trailblazer Attorney and Judge A commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of Annette Abbott Adams' appointment as the first female U.S. District Attorney. Through Oct. 11, Government Information Center, 5th Floor
Wuhan Stories: China Through the Lens Photo exhibit of the City of Wuhan, China. Sept. 8, 2018–Jan. 10, 2019, Lower Level
Collapsing of the Axes Small works made from found machine parts, toy bits, pieces of wood and paper forming "dadalike" collage. Sept. 1–Nov. 29, Art, Music & Recreation Center, 4th Floor
Life. Liberty. Libraries. The Art of Shawn Harris Summer Stride art inspired by Dave Eggers’ Her Right Foot. Through Sept. 6, Childrens Center, 2nd Floor
Living Here: A Celebration of Bioregions Planet Drum explores life-places using art, poetry, humor, manifestos, theater, publications and politics. Sept. 1–Nov. 29, Environmental Center, 5th Floor
Our Day Has Come: An AfroSolo ExhibitThrough Dec. 15, African American Center, 3rd Floor
Peacock Style Calligraphy and Peacock Photography Artwork by Jenny Shen. Through Sept. 20, Chinese Center, 3rd Floor
Portals: A Group Show of Speculative FictionsThrough Dec. 13, LGBTQIA Center, 3rd Floor
Shodo Evolution: Experience Neo Calligraphy: Calligrapher Setsuhi Shiraishi First West Coast solo exhibition of Japanese calligrapher, Setsuhi Shiraishi. Sept. 22–Dec. 20, International Center, 3rd Floor
Public Knowledge Branch (SFMOMA)
Art+Architecture at SFMOMA Free guided tour of the museum’s public spaces. Daily except Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Meets in the 3rd Street lobby of SFMOMA.
September Events and Exhibitions
Tender Souls in the TenderloinA new exhibit in the Library’s Skylight Gallery explores the humanity of one of San Francisco's most misunderstood and often ignored neighborhoods, the Tenderloin. Riddled with severe homelessness, mental illness, drugs, violence and prostitution, the Tenderloin is often characterized as a major blemish on one of the world’s most attractive cities. However, beneath the surface rests a soul unlike any other community in the City.
Tender Souls, an exhibition by Brenton Gieser and Felix Uribe, highlights the lives of multiple community members through a series of photographs and transcriptions from the Tender Souls Project. These photographs reflect the vibrancy, determination and soul of the Tenderloin community and show the extreme suffering, unspeakable tragedy, triumphant redemption and unconditional love.
Immigration DiscriminationThe deep anger, sorrow and loneliness of Chinese immigrant detainees held at the Angel Island Immi-gration Station between 1910-1940 are revealed in a new book of translations by East Bay poet and writer Jeffrey Thomas Leong. The poems of Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island narrate the incarceration experience: the
shock of arrival, lengthy stays, humiliating medical exams, po-litical outrage and deportation. Learn about this critical period of anti-Chinese discrimination in America, an increasingly relevant history for our current immigration policy debates.
Author Talk: Wild Geese Sorrow: Angel Island Chinese Wall Inscriptions – Sept. 15, 2 p.m., Richmond Branch Library and Oct. 11, 7 p.m., Sunset Branch Library
5th Floor Bridge (unless noted). Most classes require basic key- board skills. First come, first served.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Saturdays
Computer Help (Spanish) 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
Computer Basics 1–2:30 p.m.
6, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays
Computer Skills 1–3 p.m.
*Digital Devices 4–5 p.m.
Powerful Graphic Novel Chosen for 2018 One City One Book
The 14th Annual One City One Book selection is The Best We Could Do, a stunning graphic novel by Thi Bui. The Best We Could Do explores the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects
that displacement has on a child. Bui’s dreamlike artwork brings to life her journey to understanding her own identity in a way that only illustrations can. Published by Abrams ComicArts, this is the first graphic novel that has been selected for One City One Book.
Thi Bui was born in Vietnam three months before the end of the Vietnam War and came to the United States in 1978 as part of the “boat people” wave of refugees from Southeast Asia. Bui taught high school in New York City and was a founding teacher of Oakland International High School, the first public high school in California for recent immigrants and English learners. She currently teaches in the MFA in Comics program at the California College of the Arts.
“We are living in a time in U.S. history where anti-immigration policies are simultaneously closing doors on displaced people and separating families currently living in the U.S,” says Bui. “The Best We Could Do is about the traumatic effects displacement has
on families and the individual, and I hope it is able to inspire Bay Area readers not just to have thoughtful and nuanced conversations about these issues, but also to take action.”
Check the book out now at a library near you and join us in October for book discussions, themed exhibits, author talks
and many other One City One Book events. For more information, including the program guide, visit sfpl.org/OneCityOneBook.
Thi Bui in Conversation with Lauren Markham– Oct. 25, 6 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Your Garden, Your FeastPam Peirce, author of the classic regional gardening book, Golden Gate Gardening, and garden columnist for the SF Chronicle, talks about “Cooking from the Garden” using what you grow to prepare delicious meals. Peirce teaches how to find recipes that best use what you can grow, demonstrates preparation techniques and shares her recipes. Taste seasonal dishes and learn tips for successfully growing crops featured in the recipes. Also learn the best plants to grow in a small space to enliven your menus and about special foods that only gardeners get to enjoy. A book sale and signing follows the presentation.
For a chance to see Pam’s tips in action, take a self-guided garden walk in the sunny Portola neighborhood. Started in 2007 as a benefit for the new
branch, the Portola Garden Tour includes 20+ private and public gardens. Learn what plants thrive in San Francisco and how to make even small spaces outstanding—you’ll be inspired to work on your own back yard. More information at portolagardentour.com.
Author Pam Peirce – Sept. 8, 10:30 a.m., Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Community Room
Portola Garden Tour – Sept. 29, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Portola Branch Library garden and surrounding neighborhood
China Arts FestivalIn partnership with the Chinese Consulate, the Library is excited to be a part of the 5th annual Across the Pacific - China Arts Festival, hosting a photo exhibit of the City of Wuhan, China and participating in the Chinese
Film Festival. View 100 photos through the perspective of U.S. photographers, most of them engineers at leading high-tech companies. The exhibit incor-porates holistic aspects of Wuhan—the old vs. the new, the traditional vs. the modern, and development vs. sustainability. Attend screenings (in Mandarin with English subtitles) of action, comedy and dramatic movies made in China.
Exhibition: Wuhan Stories: China Through the Lens of American Photographers – Sept. 8–Jan. 10, Main Library, Lower Level
Chinese Film Festival – Sept. 7, 14, 19 & 26 and Oct. 5, Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Books at 10% off! Friends’ Independent Bookstore Program! Friends members ($60+ level) receive a 10% discount at the following bookstores:
A. Cavalli Italian Bookstore Academy Store, California Academy of Science Adobe Bookstore Alan Wofsy Fine Arts LLC Alexander Book Co., Inc.
Alley Cat Books Amazing Fantasy The Beat Museum Bibliohead Bookstore Bibliomania Bird & Beckett Books & Records
Black Oak Books Holding Corp. Bolerium Books Books, Inc. Booksmith Borderlands Books Browser Books Christopher’s Books Chronicle Books
Compass Books, Inc. Dog Eared Books Eastwind Books Globus Slavic Bookstore Great Overland Book Company Green Apple Books & Music
The Green Arcade Kayo Books Louie Brothers Book Store, Inc. Manning’s Books & Prints Marcus Book Stores Omnivore Books on Food
Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Readers Bookstore Main Red Hill Books San Francisco Botanical Gardens, Garden Bookstore Thidwick Books
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September Featured Sections
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September Events
Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25
Tuesdays at North Beach: Poetry SeriesNorth Beach Branch Library Every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
4 – Mahnaz Badihian & Zaid Shlah
11 – James Cagney & Jennifer Barone
18 – Shirin Sadeghi & James Tracy
25 – Anita Odena Cruz & Tony Robles
Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26
Steps Sales All books $1 or less. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Main Library’s Larkin Street steps (100 Larkin St.) Please note: Steps Sales are cancelled in the event of rain.
Sept. 8
Donation Center Book Sale 1630 17th St., 10 a.m.–2 p.m. All books are $1.
Sept. 13
Thursdays en La MisiónMission Branch LibraryKarina Muniz-Pagan & Argelia Munoz Larroa
Added Value: An Alternative Book SaleIn anticipation of the annual Friends of San Francisco Public Library’s Big Book Sale, SFPL’s Public Knowledge Branch inside of SFMOMA presents a one-of-a-kind event for book lovers. Misfit books find new life under unusual headings and in creatively curated pairings, available for $1-3 each. Forsaken tomes will be transformed in the artist-run “Revaluation Station.” A selection of new and classic library films play in the theater, and authors indulge us with readings in the branch. Join us for this unique day of imagination and fun, and discover the books you never knew you needed! Added Value is curated by Stephanie Syjuco, Megan and Rick Prelinger and the artist collective Related Tactics.
Admission is free to the public. Books are priced individually. Visit publicknowledge.sfmoma.org/added-value for details and full schedule.
Added Value – Sept. 22–23, 2018 (Friends member preview on Sept. 21), 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Public Knowledge Branch, SFMOMA, 151 Third Street
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Did you know that a Friends membership gets you 10% off your purchase in more than 30 independent bookstores in San Francisco? That
includes our own Friends Bookstores at Fort Mason and at the Main Library. Members also receive exclusive access to events hosted by Friends, like the upcoming special preview of our SFMOMA book event, Added Value. We invite members to attend a preview event on Sept. 21, the day before we open to the public. You’ll get an exclusive first look at the art and an opportunity to discuss the project with Stephanie Syjuco, the artist and curator of the project.
Friends members also get exclusive access to the Big Book Sale in the fall. The sale will be open to the public Oct. 31–Nov. 4, but don’t miss the members-only Halloween-themed night of shopping! Members are invited to join us at the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center for the member preview sale on Oct. 30 from 4–8 p.m. Members will get a first look at all the inventory at the Big Book Sale and be able to participate in special programming.
The benefits of membership is not only a discount at our independent bookstore partners, but access to so much more. Being a Friends member is the perfect way to engage with your community and support the number one library system in the country. To join Friends, visit friendssfpl.org/member.
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September 2018In this Issue:Page 1 – Celebrate SWANA
¡VIVA! Latino Hispanic Heritage
Jazz Riffs in Words and Pictures
Tricycle Music Fest Turns Ten
Page 2 – Go Green: Films, Exhibitions and Books
Medicare Supplement Made Easy
Bookmobile Schedules
Page 3 – Tender Souls
Immigration Discrimination
Exhibitions Calendar
Adult Calendar
Page 4 – One City One Book
Page 5 – China Arts Festival
Your Garden, Your Feast
Page 6 – Children’s Calendar
Page 7 – Added Value: A Book Sale at SFMOMA
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SFPL.ORGSee bookmobile schedule, page 2. For more information: sfpl.org (All phone numbers are in the 415 area code.)
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WESTERN ADDITION 1550 Scott St. 355-5727 1–5 10–6 10–6 1–8 10–8 1–6 10–6
SFMOMA Public Knowledge 151 3rd St. 357-4000 10–5 10–5 10–5 closed 10–9 10–5 10–5
Tours of MainTours are conducted on the first Tuesday of each month at 12 p.m. Meet at the Information Desk in the First Floor atrium. Tours are limited to 15 people on a first come, first served basis. Groups can schedule a private tour by calling (415) 557-4266.
SFPL CommissionMeetings are generally held on a Thursday each month. This month’s meeting: 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 in the Koret Auditorium of the Main. The public is welcome to attend.
Closure TimesThe San Francisco Main Library and all branch libraries will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day).
Still from the film Spirit of Discovery.See page 2.