June 2007 edition - At the Library

June 2007
Vol. 38 No. 6
Library Kicks Off Summer
Reading Program
Lalita Tademy
Library Announces
One City One Book
Selection for 2007
Cane River by Lalita Tademy is this year’s selection for the citywide One City One Book: San
Francisco Reads program. Tademy’s New York
Times best seller is based on the stories of four
generations of women living in Louisiana during
the pre-Civil War era through the Jim Crow days.
Born in Berkeley, Tademy grew up far from
her parents’ Southern roots. Always intrigued
by the family stories of her great-grandmother
Emily, a formidable figure who died with her
life’s savings hidden in her mattress, Tademy
left her job as vice president and general manager of Sun Microsystems to immerse herself in
researching her family’s history and write Cane
River. Her second book, Red River
River, was published
in January 2007.
Stay tuned for more information on One
City One Book events and discussions which will
take place in libraries, bookstores and schools
during September and October.
Once again it’s that time of year when school lets out
and young people’s minds turn to… summer reading!
This year the Library offers a Summer Reading
Club with the theme, Get a Clue @ Your Library
Library, part
of a national program featuring illustrator Mark
Teague’s canine Detective LaRue.
Designed to encourage children (through age
13) to read during the summer months, the citywide
Summer Reading Club program runs from June
16 through Aug.11. Children may sign up at any
neighborhood branch or at the branch or children’s
bookmobiles. Summer Reading Club participants
may read whatever interests them, including books
in languages other than English. Librarians have
prepared a special summer reading list with recommended titles that feature and explore various kinds
of mysteries.
As in years past, children preschool-age and
younger may participate by having someone read to
them. This year, in support of the Library’s initiative
to help families and caregivers foster pre-literacy
skills, the Library will have special reading logs and
offer age-appropriate prizes to children (birth to
age 3) who participate in the Baby/Toddler Summer
Reading Club.
Every Summer Reading Club participant will
receive a Get a Clue @ Your Library bookmark, and
children can earn prizes after they’ve read for two,
four and six hours. Children who read eight hours or
more and visit the Library at least twice will receive a
grand prize—choices include a free book, a themed
water bottle (or a sippy cup for those in the Baby/
Toddler Club), or passes for a parent and child to a
number of Bay Area family attractions.
In addition to participating in the Summer Reading Club, young people aged 10-16 are invited to
become Kid Power volunteers and help out at the
Library during the summer.
The Library will also offer expanded programming for children this summer, with weekly shows
by musicians, magicians, acrobats, storytellers, naturalists and puppeteers. Please check the children’s
calendar on Page 6 of At the Library each month for a
list of programs and events.
Children’s librarians are available to answer
questions, recommend intriguing books and assist in
any way. Please visit or call your local library to learn
more about the Summer Reading Club.
Get a Clue @ Your Library is underwritten by
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, with generous support from the Aquarium of the Bay, Asian
Art Museum, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Books
Inc., California Academy of Sciences, Cold Stone
Creamery, Conservatory of Flowers, deYoung Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, Metreon—a SONY Entertainment Center, Presidio Bowling Center, Ripley’s
Believe It or Not, San Francisco Giants and Oracle’s
Ready to Read Program, San Francisco Zoo, Stocker
Foundation and ZEUM.
Pride Cometh
All year long, the San Francisco Public Library’s James C. Hormel Gay &
Michelle Tea will also host Mad to Live: Queers Under the InLesbian Center sponsors a wide variety of exhibitions and public profluence of the Beats, a three-part series featuring contemporary
grams related to LGBTQ culture and history.
queer poets, writers and performers whose underground voices,
So when June—LGBT Pride Month—comes “bustin’ out all over,”
outlaw stance and wild talent have made them heirs to the literthe Library tends to stand aside somewhat for the events sponsored
ary legacy of the Beats. (June 13: Ali Liebegott, Justin Chin, Kirk
by Frameline (San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival), the LGBT
Read and Marcus Ewert. June 20: Lynn Breedlove, Rhiannon
Pride Celebration and Parade, the Queer Cultural Center (National
Argo, Kirya Traber, Red Jordan Arobateau and Eileen Myles. June
Queer Arts Festival) and the many other cultural happenings vying for Michelle Tea
27: Meliza Banales, Keith Hennessy, Sara Seinberg, Buttafly Soul
the attention of locals and visitors during June. The Library is proud to Photo: ©Kelly Davidson
and Diane di Prima.) Mad to Live programs are co-sponsored with
have co-sponsored programs with many of these venerable organizations, and
Radar, Queer Cultural Center, City Lights Foundation and funded in part by the
this year is pleased to offer a series of exciting programs on Wednesdays in June, James Irvine Foundation. The 9th annual Black LGBT People in Pride award celfrom 6–7:30 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium at the Main Library.
ebration is held at 4 p.m. on June 9 in the Koret Auditorium at the Main Library.
The Radar Reading Series on June 6 features Haitian-American performance
Also on exhibition this month in the Hormel Center at the Main Library are
poet Lennelle Moise, Cherry Muhanji (author of the classic novel Her
Her), comic
RetroContempo, a retrospective of the work of Happy/L.A. Hyder, photographer
artist and The L Word staff writer Ariel Schrag and the critically acclaimed Alison
(see Page 3), as well as a small display commemorating the first anniversary of
Bechdel (author of the illustrated memoir Fun Home and the much-beloved com- the untimely death of author/activist Eric Rofes.
ic Dykes to Watch Out For
For), who will present their work and take questions from
Make sure your Pride plans include a visit to the Library’s Hormel Center, its
the audience. The series is hosted by Michelle Tea (who will have homemade
exhibitions and public programs and a look at our continuing Out at the Library
cookies on hand) and co-sponsored by the National Queer Arts Festival.
online exhibit at www.sfpl.org.
Coming Up:
WWW.SFPL.ORG
JULY 5
Gertrude and Alice
Author Renate Stendahl
on how Stein met Toklas
Main, Latino/Hispanic
Community Meeting Room
6:30 p.m.
JULY 14
Raising the Bar: New
Horizons in Disability Sports
Exhibition continues
through Oct. 21
Main, Jewett Gallery
JULY 21
13+ Contemporary
German Artists’ Books
Exhibition continues
through Oct. 14
Main, Skylight Gallery
JULY 27–29
San Francisco International
Poetry Festival
Palace of Fine Arts and
branch libraries
AT THE LIBRARY JUNE 2007 1
Branch Library Improvement Program (BLIP)
Groundbreaking News!
Watch this space for a celebration date for groundbreaking on the new Portola
Branch Library, set to take place later this summer. Located at the corner of Bacon and Goettingen streets, between E.R. Taylor Elementary and Martin Luther
King, Jr. Middle schools, the new single-story branch will replace the storefront
spaces on San Bruno Avenue leased by the Library for more than 50 years.
“I like that the new branch will be off the main street, set back among residences,” says Cheryl Olinger, a Portola resident and member of the Council of
Neighborhood Libraries. “It will be an anchor in our neighborhood. Once you
have a new library, everyone has a place to go. It’s a big community builder.”
Designed by the Bay Area architecture team of Noll & Tam and S. Meek, the
branch will have a prominent reading area, an expanded children’s section, a
designated teen area, a program room with after-hours access for community
meetings, more functional staff spaces, a small garden and a main entrance on
Goettingen. Sun-shading devices resembling book spines and well-placed functional windows for natural lighting and ventilation will add to the design. The
Portola Branch is scheduled to open in late 2008.
Architects’ rendering of the new Portola Branch Library.
BLIP Update
Branches under construction and
projected opening dates:
Marina – Aug. 4, 2007
Glen Park – Summer 2007
Noe Valley – Early 2008
Western Addition – Spring 2008
Richmond – Early 2009
Multi-Language Materials
Available During Branch
Renovations
The Library opened the International Languages Collection (ILC) in October 2006
in an effort to make foreign language materials available to the public while
branches are closed for renovation. Located on the lower level of the Presidio
Branch Library at 3150 Sacramento St., the collection includes selected portions of
the large Japanese language collection from the Western Addition Branch, which
closed for construction in August 2006, and Chinese and Russian materials from
the nearby Richmond Branch Library, which closed for renovation in March 2007.
The materials will be returned to their branches after the renovations are complete.
Multi-language speaking staff from the closed branches also moved to the
ILC. “People really enjoy seeing a familiar face,” comments librarian Jane Bao,
who came from the Richmond Branch. “It’s not just about the books. We’re family, and people like seeing their familiar branch staff in this new place.”
“We have more time to give public service at the ILC,” says library assistant
Sojiro Sugisaki, who has worked at the Library for 15 years, primarily at the Western Addition Branch. “Last week, I had time to show patrons how to access Japanese newspapers online and reserve books on our new multi-language computers, as well as help an elderly patron carry books to her car.”
Continually updated by the ILC, the collection includes books, newspapers,
magazines, CDs, DVDs and videos that appeal to many generations. Early this
year, Bao traveled to a book fair in Taiwan to purchase new Chinese materials for
the ILC and the other branches. The Japanese collection now includes first-run
movies from Japan only usable on an international player. Sharon Wilensky, a
Russian-speaking librarian from the Richmond Branch, recently ordered many
new Russian books and DVDs.
The ILC truly reflects San Francisco’s international mixture. “A patron told
me that he’s very happy that we have this ILC location for Japanese and Chinese
books, because his wife is Japanese and he is Chinese,” says Bao. “They used to
go to two places to check out Japanese and Chinese books before. Now they
only need to go to one place.”
Next branches slated for renovation:
Potrero
Bernal Heights
Groundbreakings for new
construction:
Portola – Summer 2007
Ingleside – Summer 2007
Temporary Services Schedule
The Branch Library Improvement Program Bookmobile provides the
following services during branch renovations.
Bookmobile Locations:
Marina
(Chestnut Street at Buchanan Street)
Tuesday:
2:30–5 p.m.
Thursday:
2:30–5 p.m.
Saturday:
10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Noe Valley
(665 Elizabeth St. in front
of St. Philip’s School)
Monday:
10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Richmond
(Sixth Avenue at Geary Boulevard)
Tuesday:
10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Wednesday: 3–7 p.m.
Saturday:
10:30 a.m.–5 p.m
Western Addition
(Post and Steiner streets, near
Hamilton Recreation Center)
Wednesday: 3–7 p.m.
Friday:
1–5 p.m.
Bookmobile hours subject to change;
call (415) 557-4343 for updated
information. (www.sfpl.org)
Additional Services:
Western Addition Reading Center
762 Fulton St., (415) 440-0206
Tuesday:
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wednesday:
1–6 p.m.
Thursday:
1–6 p.m.
Friday:
1–6 p.m.
Saturday:
12–5 p.m.
Sunday/Monday: Closed
International Languages Collection
3150 Sacramento St., (415) 355-2859
Monday:
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tuesday:
11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Wednesday:
1–9 p.m.
Thursday:
11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Friday:
1–6 p.m.
Saturday:
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday:
Closed
The largest building campaign in San Francisco Public Library history is in full swing. We are now seeing the fruits of the $106 million bond measure
passed in November 2000. The Branch Library Improvement Program (BLIP) calls for the renovation of 17 branch libraries and the construction of seven
new library buildings, including a brand-new branch in Mission Bay (opened July 2006).
We voted to renovate and build new branch libraries across the City. It’s happening!
2 JUNE 2007 AT THE LIBRARY
Exhibitions
June 2007
Jewett Gallery
*Documenting China: Contemporary Photography
& Social Change Exhibition explores China’s conflict
between modern industrialism & its traditional agrarian
past, through black & white and color images by
photographers Liu Xiaodi, Jiang Jian, Zhang Xinmin, Luo
Yongjin, Zhou Hai, Lu Yuanmin & Zhou Ming. Through
June 24. Main, Lower Level, Jewett Gallery & 3rd Floor,
Chinese Center. Related Programs: see Adults, Sunday,
June 10, & Tuesday, June 19; see Children, June 9
Skylight Gallery
Opening Hours: same as Main
Closing Hours: Mon.-Sat., 6 p.m.; Sun., 5 p.m.
*Alphabet Soup: Selections from the Schmulowitz
Collection of Wit & Humor Artistic, eccentric & obscure
alphabet books, drawn from the Library’s Schmulowitz
Collection, Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering,
Fox Collection of Early Children’s Books and Grabhorn
Collection on the History of Printing and the Development of the Book. Alphabet books also on view in the 2nd
Floor Fisher Children’s Center. Through June 30. Main,
6th Floor, Skylight Gallery
Other Exhibition Areas in the Library
Digging Deep: Underneath San Francisco Public
Library The current Main Library rests on a Gold Rush
era cemetery, and the ruins of the old City Hall destroyed
in the 1906 earthquake & fire. The archeological remains
pulled from the site tell the story of the early development of the Civic Center area. Through summer. Main, 1st
Floor, Grove Street entrance exhibit cases
Forever Victorious: Artifacts from the Wing Lee
Laundry Archaeological Dig Buttons, shoes, bottles &
remnants of opium pipes from mid-19th century Wing
Lee (“Forever Victorious”) Chinese Laundry, discovered
in 2001, less than a block away from Mission Bay Branch
Library. Through June. Mission Bay, entranceway display
cases
*ASPIRE! Black Teen Artists’ Interpretations of Success
Over 16 teen artists from Richmond, Oakland & S.F. high
schools display artwork & statements on success. Through
June 7. Main, 3rd Floor, African American Center
*Breaking Ice Exhibition explores the influence of the African diaspora on all facets of Bay Area life & culture, using
the imagery of art to stimulate dialogue between artists
& viewers. Through June 7. Main, 3rd Floor International
Center
*RetroContempo Celebration of works of Happy/L.A.
Hyder as photographer & promoter of women’s & lesbian
art over the past 38 years. Main, 3rd Floor, James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center. Related Program: see Adults,
Thursday, June 21
*Felicia Hoshino Features work of local artist & children’s
book illustrator, including original art for 2007 Dia de los
Niños/Dia de los Libros celebration. Through June 5. Main,
2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center
School’s Out: A Century of San Francisco High School
Yearbooks Yearbooks range from early years through the
1960s, & include famous faces, such as Carol Channing &
Carlos Santana. Through July 13. Main, 6th Floor, outside
the San Francisco History Center
*Capturing the Moment: A Jazz Photography Exhibit
by James Knox Exhibition celebrates the Bay Area
jazz scene. June 16 through August 16. Main, 3rd Floor,
African American Center. Related Program, see Adults,
Sunday, June 17
*Living with Pride: The Work of Eric Rofes Exhibit honors the late Eric Rofes, an author, educator and activist
who worked on a wide range of political and social justice
issues; on display are his papers, research files & books.
June 9 through Aug. 9. Main, 3rd Floor, General Collections & Humanities Center
Two-Wheelers at the Main Display highlighting Library’s
collection of books, magazine & historical photos on
motorcycles, scooters & mopeds. June 1 through Sept. 7.
Main, 4th Floor, Wall Case outside Steve Silver Beach
Blanket Babylon Music Center
*Jose Rizal, National Hero of the Philippines June 8
through July 8. Main, 3rd Floor, Filipino American Center.
Related Program: see Adults, Saturday, June 16
*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
Photos © L.A. Hyder, 2002. L to R: NYPL - wood (French Walnut); el yunque fern; NYPL - stone (marble).
Don’t Worry, See Happy
“My intent has always been to be a fine artist using photography as my tool,” says self-taught artist Happy/
L.A. Hyder. “As a painter uses her canvas, I use my negative, full frame, to bring an image to life. Those negatives I choose to print hold all the elements of a strong narrative to draw a viewer in and hold their attention.
I have come to call my work intricately simple—the more one looks, the more one sees.” Encompassing
nearly four decades of photography and promoting women’s art and lesbian art, Hyder’s exhibition RetroContempo is on view at the Main Library’s James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center through July 5.
Hyder bought her first camera in 1969 and worked exclusively in black-and-white through the late ’80s.
Since then, she has turned her eye to color, still using the essential elements of black-and-white photography—light, shadow, texture, form—to shape an image. While her main focus is architecture and nature, two
of Hyder’s best-known images were taken during an author photo session with Alice Walker for the first edition of The Color Purple.
A founding collective member of Vida Gallery, which is housed in the Women’s Building of San
Francisco, Hyder was named a KQED local hero for her founding work with Lesbians in the Visual Arts. In
conjunction with the exhibition, Hyder will hold a lesbian photographer’s salon from 5:30–7 p.m. on June 21,
followed by a solstice ritual at the ocean.
SF Yearbooks
Rule 4-Ever!
Wars come and go, fashions change, but school
yearbooks remain a mirror of their times,
reflecting changing events and styles over
the decades. The exhibition School’s Out: A
Century of San Francisco High School Yearbooks
features 20th century San Francisco high
school yearbooks, from somber years when
graduating seniors became soldiers through the
tumultuous 1960s.
Some famous faces, including Carol
Channing and Carlos Santana, also grace these
pages, which offer a unique perspective on a
century of San Francisco life. The yearbooks are
drawn from the San Francisco History Center’s
archives and are on display on the sixth floor of
the Main Library. The exhibition is co-sponsored
by the San Francisco History Center and
sfgenealogy.com.
Not-So Lonely China
After visiting the Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change exhibition (through
June 24, Main Library, Lower Level, Jewett Gallery and Third Floor Chinese Center), you can learn more when
Lonely Planet travel guide author Carolyn Heller presents a slide talk on travel to China at 6:30 p.m. on June
19 in the Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room at the Main Library.
Having traveled in China both solo and with her family, Heller has a wide range of experience and tips to
offer, from off-the-tourist track destinations or general information to the practicalities of traveling in China,
especially to Beijing and its surrounding areas of Northeast China and Inner Mongolia.
AT THE LIBRARY JUNE 2007 3
June 2007
This Month’s Pick:
The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters established a new literary genre with her first three novels,
described by the author as “lesbian Victorian romps.” The first, Tipping
the Velvet
Velvet, influenced by her research on Victorian pornography, was
published in 1998 and has since been filmed as a BBC TV serial drama
and translated into more than 20 languages.
In Waters’ new historical novel, The Night Watch, set in WWII-era
London, the expression “this bloody war” takes on a literal meaning in
the lives of four main characters. We first meet Kay, whose clothing style
and short haircut frequently cause strangers to mistake her for a young
man. Living alone in a bleakly unadorned room in the last undemolished
building on the block, Kay doesn’t seem to come alive until she is out
on the streets, walking all afternoon and into the evening with an eye
out for attractive women. Also seeking romantic partners—as part of
their job in an agency—are Helen and Vivian. Waters has noted her own
amusement at having this matchmaking team, composed, respectively,
of a lesbian and a woman with a married lover, act as experts for heterosexual marriage hopefuls.
Working backward in time, the novel is divided into three periods of
1940s London history—1947, 1944 and 1941, in that order—leaving the
reader free to imagine what might have brought Waters’ main characters to their current sorrows, which seem to go deeper than the general
postwar malaise. The lives of Waters’ gay characters, while repressed,
prove far from passionless, and her novel turns a floodlight on a rarelyviewed aspect of British society.
Waters and her partner, Lucy, live just around the corner from each
other in South London. In keeping with the quiet heroism of the characters in The Night Watch, Waters has a sign above her writing desk which
states: Keep Calm and Carry On.
For On the Same Page, the Library has purchased the 2006 paperback edition of The Night Watch, published by Riverhead Books. It is also
available at the Library in a downloadable e-book format, and as an unabridged talking book in CD and audiocassette formats. This book was
selected to coincide with LGBT Pride Month.
Adults
2 Saturday
Origami Club
All levels; under 8 with parents.
Bring paper. Bernal Heights,
2 p.m.
3 Sunday
Open Books: Susan Vreeland
reads from Luncheon of the
Boating Party
Party; slides, music &
book sale. Main, Koret Auditorium, 2–3:30 p.m.
5 Tuesday
*Umbilical Chords: Women
Composers & the Creative
Process with the Del Sol String
Quartet, Main, Koret Auditorium, 6–7:30 p.m.
*Radar Salon: Literary Conversations, Revelations &
Gossip With Julia Serano, Max
Wolf Valerio; host, Michelle Tea.
Eureka Valley, 7–8:30 p.m.
6 Wednesday
2007 Summer Preview
Lecture on Opera Bruce
Lamott on Gluck‘s Iphigénie en
Tauride. Main, Koret Auditorium, 12–2 p.m.
The Citizen-Powered Energy
Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis With
Greg Pahl (www.gregpahl.com).
Book sale, signing and Q&A.
Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 6–7:30 p.m.
*Radar Reading
With Lennelle Moise, Cherry
Muhanji, Ariel Schrag & Alison
Bechdel; host, Michelle Tea.
Main, Koret Auditorium,
6–7:30 p.m.
Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28
OWL: Older Writers Laboratory Poetry workshop with
Brent Armendinger. Bernal
Heights, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
9 Saturday
9th Annual San Francisco
Black Gay, Lesbian & Transgender People in Pride
Awards Ceremony Main,
Koret Auditorium, 4–5:30 p.m.
Legal Advice & Referral
Clinic Attorney consultations.
Info: (415) 989-1616. Main,
Latino/Hispanic Community
Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.–
3 p.m. (Signup period:
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.)
Small Business Administration Workshop Chinatown,
2–4 p.m.
10 Sunday
*Six Golden Flowers Six young
women play the guzheng, a
traditional Chinese instrument.
Main, Koret Auditorium,
2–3 p.m. Related Exhibition:
see Exhibitions
11 Monday
*Melody of China Family musical program. Sunset, 7 p.m.
*The Sounding Reed: An Evening of Poetry and Music
With poet Ana Elsner & oboist
Laura Griffiths. North Beach, 7 p.m.
*Poetry Open Mic Hosted by
Diamond Dave Whitaker. Park,
7–9 p.m.
13 Wednesday
*Mad to Live: Queers Under
the Influence of the Beats—
Ali Liebegott, Justin Chin,
Kirk Read & Marcus Ewert
Host, Michelle Tea. Main, Koret
Auditorium, 6–7:30 p.m.
14 Thursday
Bloomsday Festival James
Joyce’s Ulysses read & performed. Main Library, Koret
Auditorium, 6–7:30 p.m.
16 Saturday
*Dr. Jose Rizal Day Celebration Main Latino/Hispanic
Community Meeting Room,
1–4 p.m. Related Exhibition:
see Exhibitions
*Now We Can Sing Music
banned to Jewish musicians
in Nazi Germany. Main, Koret
Auditorium, 2–3 p.m.
Grown-Ups Summer Reading Club: June 16 Through
August 11 Raffle prizes. Info:
(415) 355-2810. Bernal Heights
12 Tuesday
*The Big Hello and the Long
Goodby With author Peter
Gessner. Bernal Heights, 7–8 p.m.
*Chinatown Branch Library
Annual Open House Celebration All welcome! Info: (415)
355-2888. Chinatown, 2:30 p.m.
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17 Sunday
*Capturing the Moment:
A Jazz Photography Exhibit
by James Knox Artist discussion, slideshow & music. Main,
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 2–4 p.m.
Related Exhibition: see
Exhibitions
Bloomsday: Time to Re-Joyce
Did you know that James Joyce’s novel Ulysses holds the top spot on the
Modern Library’s list of 100 Best Novels? On June 14, the San Francisco Public Library marks the 103rd observation of Bloomsday, the date in 1904 on
which the events of Joyce’s novel (published in 1922) famously take place.
As part of the anniversary proceedings, from 6–7:30 p.m. in the Koret
Auditorium at the Main Library, selected pieces from Ulysses will be dramatically read by members of Wilde Irish Productions, a Bay Area theater troupe
dedicated to fostering and producing theatre and film in the Irish spirit.
Moving Performances
for Young Audiences
The Bay Area’s oldest and largest provider of arts education programs
and services, Young Audiences of Northern California makes the arts—
classical, contemporary and multicultural—an essential part of every
young person’s education and life.
The nonprofit organization sponsors two performances in June.
Dance and percussion duo Sittat El Qalb (Women of the Heart) lead a
participatory experience of clapping and chanting rhythms and dance
forms at 2 p.m. on June 16 in the Koret Auditorium at the Main Library.
Nanna Candelaria is a master performer and teacher of classic Middle
Eastern dance, and percussionist Mary Ellen Donald is a nationally acclaimed musician and teacher who is blind.
The Chitresh Das Dance Company brings a glimpse of Northern
Indian culture and history through the classical art of Kathak dance. The
program, at 2 p.m. on June 20 in the Koret Auditorium, will introduce
the audience to Hindu and Muslim culture through dance, storytelling,
recitation and rhythms.
19 Tuesday
Lonely Planet: China Slide talk
by author Carolyn Heller. Main
Latino/Hispanic Community
Meeting Room, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Related Exhibition: see
Exhibitions
*Bohemian Los Angeles and
the Making of Modern Politics: Author Talk by Historian
Daniel Hurewitz
Eureka Valley, 7–8:30 p.m.
20 Wednesday
*Mad to Live: Queers
Under the Influence of the
Beats—Lynn Breedlove,
Keith Hennessy, Kirya Traber
& Red Jordan Arobateau
Main, Koret Auditorium,
6–7:30 p.m.
Explore Costa Rica: Author
Talk by Harry S. Pariser
Book sale. Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting
Room, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
21 Thursday
*Intergenerational Presentation and Discussion
on Lesbian Photography
Main, Latino/Hispanic
Community Meeting Room,
5:30 p.m. Related Exhibition:
see Exhibitions
23 Saturday
Japanese Culture in Japanese Animation: Whisper of
the Heart (1995) In Japanese
with subtitles. Main, Koret Auditorium, 1–5 p.m.; (1–2 p.m.Introduction; 2–4 p.m.-Film
Screening; 4–5 p.m.-Q & A)
History Day Bernal Heights,
2–5 p.m.
*Chinatown Branch Library
Annual Open House Celebration All welcome. Info: (415)
355-2888. Chinatown, 2:30 p.m.
*The Sit-Down Readers’
Theatre presents Eugene
O’Neill’s Marco Millions Read
a part. North Beach, 2 p.m.
*Ikebana Flower Arrangement Demonstration by
Keiko Hitchcock. Registration:
(415) 355-2888. West Portal,
2:30–3:30 p.m.
26 Tuesday
Legacy Film Series With Sheila Malkind; new perspectives
on aging: Afloat
oat; My Father’s
Hopes; Let’s Face It
It; My Mother
Dreams The Satan’s Disciples
in New York
York; and Journey With
Me: Stories of Growing Older.
Discussion follows. Main, Koret
Auditorium, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Leavenworth Poetry Summit V
Readings by writers from Leavenworth Writers’ Workshop.
Info: (415) 749-2104. Main
Latino/Hispanic Community
Meeting Room, 6–7:30 p.m.
*Poets Eleven Monthly
Poetry Winner Readings
(District 3)
(For poetry submission info
for other districts, visit www.
friendssfpl.org or e-mail
poets11@friendssfpl.org.) North
Beach, 7–8:30 p.m.
27 Wednesday
*Mad to Live: Queers Under
the Influence of the Beats—
Meliza Banales, Rhiannon
Argo, Sara Seinberg, Buttafly
Soul and Diane di Prima Main,
Koret Auditorium, 6–7:30 p.m.
*The Power of Web 2.0, Collective Intelligence & Online
Communities With Professor
David Silver. Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting
Room, 6–7:30 p.m.
*Excelsior Arts & Culture
Salon Reading: Ordinary
Heroes by Scott Turow. Film:
Saving Private Ryan, with Tom
Hanks. Excelsior, 7–8:30 p.m.
Govern Your Own Travel
Plans: Government Resources to Help You Have a
Wonderful Vacation Main,
Latino/Hispanic Community
Meeting Room, 12:15–1 p.m.
Book Groups
6 Wednesday
Teacher Man: A Memoir
Memoir, by
Frank McCourt. Sunset, 7 p.m.
21 Thursday
West Portal, 2:30 p.m.
27 Wednesday
All welcome. Eureka Valley,
7:30 p.m.
Rincon Literario (in Spanish)
Info: http://sfpl.org/spanish/news/rinconlit.htm. Main,
3rd Floor Conference Room,
6–7:30 p.m.
28 Thursday
The Hummingbird’s Daughter
Daughter,
by Luis Alberto Urrea. Bernal
Heights, 4 p.m.
30 Saturday
S. F. Bibliophiles (in Russian)
Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 2–4 p.m.
*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
Update on Services
Check Yourself Out!
Events and Happenings
People Have the Power
The point of World Environment Day,
established in 1972 by the United Nations,
is to “give a human face to environmental
issues; empower people to become active
agents of sustainable and equitable
development; promote an understanding
that communities are pivotal to changing
attitudes towards environmental issues; and
advocate partnership, which will ensure all
nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more
prosperous future.”
World Environment Day is June 5; the
Greg Pahl
Library will present a reading by Greg Pahl,
author of The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions
to a Global Crisis at 6 p.m. on June 6 in
the Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room of the Main Library. A fulltime freelance journalist and a former
military intelligence officer in the U.S.
Army during the Vietnam War, Pahl has
been involved in environmental issues
for more than 20 years. He has written
about biodiesel, wind power, wood
heat, solar energy, heat pumps, electric
cars, sustainable forestry management
and “green” home building materials.
His latest book is a how-to guide that
champions a spectrum of alternative
energy sources.
Business
Counseling
Wednesdays 6, 13, 20 & 27
Service Corps of Retired
Executives (S.C.O.R.E)
Free Business Counseling
Appointments: (415) 744-6827.
Main, 4th Floor, Business,
Science & Technology Department, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Computer
Classes
Classes Held at the Main:
5th Floor Training Center
Keeping in step with an increasingly do-it-yourself world, the Library
has installed 23 SelfCheck machines in seven San Francisco Library
locations. More than half of the materials checked out in April were
scanned through the easy-to-use SelfCheck units, which enable Library
patrons to check out and renew print, audio and visual media without
the assistance of Library staff—and without waiting in line.
“We now have them on five floors of the Main Library,” says Shellie
Cocking, borrower services manager. “Patrons can find their items
and check out on the same floor. This is especially convenient in the
children’s room, where parents can check out items while their children
play.” The SelfCheck machines are particularly popular on the first
floor, where patrons checked out an average of 955 books and 830
audiobooks, CDs and DVDs per day in April.
This is phase one of a project which will result in 68 of the 3M
Library Systems units in the Main Library and all 28 branches by 2011.
Library patron using
SelfCheck system at
the Sunset Branch.
Computer Services Upgrade
From June through August, Internet computers and wireless access
on floors 2 through 5 at the Main Library will be temporarily out of
service on a rotating basis to accommodate system upgrades. All other
reference desks and Internet computers throughout the building will be
in operation during this time. Thanks to our patrons for their patience
during these necessary interruptions while we make improvements to
your Library.
Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28
21Thursday
10 Sunday
Book a Librarian: One-onOne Computer or Internet
Training Sessions
Info & registration (required):
(415) 557-4400. 5–6 p.m.
Training for the Internet and
Library Catalog (in Russian)
Meet at 3rd Floor International
Center. Info: (415) 557-4430.
9:15–11:15 a.m.
Session 2: Internet; Library
Catalog & Databases; Search
Engines & Subject Directories
8 Friday
22 Friday
Training for the Internet &
Library Catalog (instruction
in Cantonese) Meet at the
3rd Floor International Center.
Info: (415) 557-4430. 2–4 p.m.
Chinese Pin Yin System
(in Mandarin) Hands-on, or
observe. 2–4 p.m.
25 Monday
E-mail Fundamentals
Mouse & keyboard skills required (or observe). 11.a.m.
The San Francisco Community Services Directory:
A Guide to City Government
and Local Organizations
3:30–4:30 p.m.
9 Saturday
17 Sunday
Session 3: Excel Spreadsheets
24 Sunday
Session 4: Directed Practice
Mission Bay Branch
13 Wednesday
Info: (415) 355-2838.
Basic Mouse & Typing Skills
1:15–2 p.m.
E-mail Fundamentals
2–4 p.m.
13 Wednesday
26 Tuesday
Most classes require proficiency in basic keyboard skills; for a
schedule of practice times, call
Volunteer Services at (415) 5574280. All classes are first-come,
first-served.
The San Francisco Community Services Directory:
A Guide to City Government & Local Organizations
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Internet 102 Basic Internet
proficiency required (or observe.) 2–4 p.m.
11 Monday
29 Friday
*Basic Computer & Internet
Skills 6:30–8 p.m.
1 Friday
Jobs and Career Resources
on the Internet
Web navigation skills required.
2–4 p.m.
Training for the Internet &
Library Catalog (in Spanish)
Meet at 3rd Floor International
Center. Info: (415) 557-4430.
2–4 p.m.
2 Saturday
Word Processing Fundamentals 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Saturdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
Basic Mouse & Typing Skills
10:15–11 a.m.
15 Friday
Word Processing Fundamentals (in Mandarin)
Info: (415) 557-4430. 2–4 p.m.
30 Tuesday
Internet 102 Basic Internet
proficiency required (or observe.) 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Saturdays 16 & 23
Classes Held at the Branches:
Internet 101
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Excelsior Branch
19 Tuesday
Tuesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26
Library Catalog 2–4 p.m.
Basic Mouse & Typing Skills
1:15–2 p.m.
20 Wednesday
Tuesdays 5 & 12
Library Subscription Databases Web navigation skills
required (or observe) 2–4 p.m.
Internet 101 2–4 p.m.
Chinese E-mail Fundamentals (in Mandarin) Mouse &
keyboard skills required (or
observe). 2–4 p.m.
All programs and events are free and open to the public.
*Beginning Computer Classes
for Seniors: Attendance
expected at all sessions; no
experience required. Reserve
space at (415) 355-2868.
1:30–3:30 p.m.
3 Sunday
Session 1: E-Mail
Saturdays 2, 9, 23, 30
*Teen ‘Zine
Ages 13–18. Bilingual online
teen magazine workshop.
Registration: jewelchen@sfpl.
org. Chinatown, 1–3 p.m.
5 Tuesday
*Teen Henna Tattoo
Workshop, With Darcy
Parent/guardian signature required if under 18. Info: Laura
Pasternack or Rosalind Chang.
Portola, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
6 Wednesday
*Poetry Writing for Teens
Ages 13-19. Registration: (415)
557-4497 or blevine@sfpl.org.
Main, 3rd Floor Conference
Room, 4–6 p.m.
Mission Branch (In Spanish)
18 Monday
*E-mail 6:30–8 p.m.
Teens
Teen Summer Read 2007:
June 15 through July 27
Ages 13-18. Register, keep
track of reading & win prizes.
Info: (415) 557-4268 or jennifer
collins@sfpl.org. Starting June
15, register at: Main Library, all
branches and branch bookmobile.
Fridays 1, 8, 22, 29
*Teen ‘Zine Ages 13–18.
Bilingual online teen magazine
workshop. Registration:
jewelchen@sfpl.org. Chinatown,
3:30–5:30 p.m.
*Bayview Teen Advisory
Council (B-TAC) Meeting
Registration: wkramer@sfpl.
org, (415) 355-2860, or AIM
wde3de3. Bayview,
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28
*Youth Poetry Workshop
Ages 13-18. Registration: (415)
355-5757, wkramer@sfpl.org
or AIM wde3de3. Bayview,
4:30–6:30 p.m.
14 Thursday
*Teen Summer Read Volunteer Training
Ages 13-18. Info or registration: jewelchen@sfpl.org.
Chinatown, 3:30–5 p.m.
16 Saturday
*Knit Happens! Teen Knitting
Club Ages 12-18. Library provides practice supplies: bring
yarn & needles. Registration:
(415) 557-4497 or blevine@sfpl.
org. Main 2nd Floor, Children’s
Creative Center, 2–4 p.m.
*Teen Summer Read
Kickoff & Book Swap
Info & registration, (415)
355-2860 or wkramer@sfpl.org;
or AIM screen name wde3de3.
Bayview, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
30 Saturday
*Comics Club
Bayview, 2–3 p.m.
Videos on the
Large Screen
In the Koret Auditorium at the
Main, (Thursdays at Noon)
This month’s theme:
On The Road
(When possible, films are shown
with captions to assist our deaf and
hard of hearing patrons.)
7 Thursday
*National Lampoon’s Vacation
(1983, 98 min., rated R)
14 Thursday
*Motorcycle Diaries
(2004, 126 min., rated R)
21 Thursday
15 Friday
*Lost in America
(1985, 91 min., rated R)
*Teen Summer Read
Kickoff Party
Sign up at branch; raffle,
Portola, 2–4 p.m.
*Boys on the Side
(1995, 115 min., rated R)
28 Thursday
AT THE LIBRARY JUNE 2007 5
Children’s Calendar
Lapsits
Mission Bay
Thur, 14, 21, 28 at 10:15 a.m.
Stories, songs & rhymes for
infants, toddlers and accompanying adults; for ages birth
to 3, unless noted otherwise.
Noe Valley
Tue, 5 at 10:15 a.m.
(Branch closed for renovation;
lapsits held at Bethany
United Methodist Church,
1268 Sanchez St., at Clipper.)
Please call ahead to confirm
dates and times.
Bayview
Tue, 12, 19 at 11:15 a.m.
June 2007
*Yoga & Storytime Ages 2-5 &
parents. North Beach, 10 a.m.
All programs and events are free and open to the public.
Programs are for children of all ages, except where noted.
Please call ahead to confirm dates and times. Groups need to
reserve space.
Where branch is closed for renovation, alternate location is listed.
Potrero Branch Meeting Room is not accessible by elevator.
If the library is closed, all programs will be held at St. Gregory
of NYSSA Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro St. (at Mariposa).
For film titles, call branch library or go to www.sfpl.org/news/
events.htm and click on Children’s Films & Videos.
Summer Reading Program:
Get a Clue@ the Library
June 16–August 8; through
age 13
Fridays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
Chess Club All levels. Ages 6 &
older. Excelsior, 3:30–5:30 p.m
(1 & 8); 3–5 p.m. (15, 22 & 29)
2 Saturday
Origami All levels; under 8
with parents. Bring paper.
Ages 5 & older. Bernal Heights,
2 p.m.
Saturdays 2 & 9
*Crafts Ages 5 & older. Space
limited; register at (415) 440-0206.
(Western Addition Program).
762 Fulton St. (at Webster) 2nd
floor, 12:30–2 p.m.
4 Monday
Homework Help
Grades K-7. Ages 5 & older.
Excelsior, 4–6 p.m.
5 Tuesday
Homework Help
Grades K-7. Ages 5 & older.
Excelsior, 4–6 p.m.
*Crafts Ages 3-5. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-5660.
Portola, 11 a.m.
*Singalong Ages birth-4. West
Portal, 10:30 a.m.
Videos Ages 3-5. Mission,
10:10 & 11 a.m.
Films
Titles TBD. Parkside, 10 a.m.
6 Wednesday
Homework Help
Grades K-7. Ages 5 & older.
Excelsior, 4–6 p.m.
13 Wednesday
Videos Ages 3-5. Visitacion
Valley, 10:30 a.m.
Films Ages 3-5. Main, 2nd
Floor, Fisher Children’s Center,
10 & 10:45 a.m.
Summer Reading
Ages birth-12. Crafts, stories,
raffle. Bayview, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Crafts
Excelsior, 11 a.m. Ages 3-5.
Bernal Heights, 4 p.m. Ages
5 & older
14 Thursday
*Stories Ages 3-5. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-2808.
Sunset, 10:30 a.m.
Films Ages 3-5. Main, 2nd
Floor, Fisher Children’s Center,
10 & 10:45 a.m.
15 Friday
Crafts Ages 3-5. Bayview,
10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
16 Saturday
Middle Eastern Music Main,
2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s
Center, 2 p.m.
*Russian Music & Dance
Golden Gate Valley, 2:30 p.m.
*Origami Book Making
Ages 5 & older. Space limited;
reserve at (415) 355-2898.
Ingleside, 2 p.m.
*Tie Dye Workshop Children &
adults. Park, 2–4 p.m.
*Clowns
Ocean View, 11 a.m. Ages 5-12.
(Richmond Program) Richmond
Police Station Community Room,
461 6th Avenue, 11 a.m.
Scavenger Hunt & Stories Ages
3-5. Visitacion Valley, 10:30 a.m.
20 Wednesday
North Indian Kathak Dance
Main, Koret Auditorium, 2 p.m.
Music (Spanish & English)
Bernal Heights, 4 p.m.
*Balloon Magic
Ages 5-12. Space limited;
reserve at (415) 355-2889.
Chinatown, 2 p.m.
*Parrot Show
Parkside, 1:30 p.m. Space
limited; groups, reserve at
(415) 355-5770
Merced, 2:30 p.m. Ages 3 and
older. Weather permitting,
held outside
*Flute Sweets & Tickletoons
Ages birth-7. Space limited;
reserve at (415) 355-2822.
Potrero, 1 p.m.
*Magic & Juggling Family.
Space limited; reserve at (415)
440-0206. (Western Addition
Program). 762 Fulton St. (at
Webster), 2nd floor, 1 p.m.
21 Thursday
*Magic
Excelsior, 2 p.m.
Merced, 3:30 p.m. Ages 3 &
older. Weather permitting,
held outside
Videos
North Beach, 10, 10:30 &
11 a.m.; 2:30 p.m. Ages 3-5.
North Beach, 3 & 4 p.m.
Ages 5-7.
Films
Sunset, 10:30 & 11:15 a.m.
Ages 3-5. S
Bayview, 5 p.m. Family.
Reptiles Presidio, 1-2 p.m.
*Puppets Ages 5 & younger.
West Portal, 11 a.m.
Films Ages 3-5. Main, 2nd Floor,
Fisher Children’s Center, 11 a.m.
Thursdays 21 & 28
*Arts & Crafts Ages 7 & older.
Space limited; reserve at (415)
355-5700. Ortega, 3 p.m.
7 Thursday
18 Monday
Songs Ages 5 & younger. Bernal Heights, 10:30 a.m.
22 Friday
Films Ages 3 & older. Bayview,
10:30 a.m.
*Music Mission Bay, 10:30 a.m.
19 Tuesday
*Flute Sweets & Tickletoons
Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher
Children’s Center, 2 p.m.
*Bubble Lady
Ages 5 & younger. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-2808.
Sunset, 10:30 a.m.
*Summer Reading Program
Park, 1:30 p.m. Ages 5 & older.
Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher
Children’s Center, 3:30 p.m.
Wizard of Adding & Subtracting Contest – Level 1 Quiz
Ages 5 & older. Prizes. Info:
children’s librarian. Bayview, 3 p.m.
9 Saturday
*Magic
Anza, 10:30 a.m.
Portola, 3 p.m. Ages 5 & older.
Space limited; reserve at (415)
355-5660
Films Titles TBA. Ages 5 &
younger. West Portal, 10:30 a.m.
*Chinese Crafts Space limited;
reserve at (415) 557-4554.
Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher
Children’s Center, 2–3 p.m.
11 Monday
Films Ages 3 & older. Bayview,
10:30 a.m.
12 Tuesday
*Bubble Lady
Eureka Valley, 10:30 a.m. Ages
4 & older.
Chinatown, 2 p.m. Ages 5-7.
Space limited; reserve at (415)
355-2889
*Stories, puppets & songs
Glen Park, 10:30 a.m.
Films
Anza, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5.
Potrero, 7 p.m. Ages 3 & older.
Family
*Flute Sweets & Tickletoons.
Ages 5 & younger. Golden
Gate Valley, 10:30 a.m.
Videos Ages 3-5. Golden Gate
Valley, 10:15 a.m.
*Bilingual (English & Spanish)
Songs Ages 3-10. Mission,
10:30 a.m.
6 JUNE 2007 AT THE LIBRARY
Bernal Heights
Thur, 14, 21, 28 at 10:15 a.m.
Eureka Valley
Tue, 5, 12, 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Excelsior
Tue, 5, 12, 19 at 11 a.m.
Golden Gate Valley
Mon, 4, 11, 18, 25 at 10:15 a.m.
Tue, 5, 12, 19 at 11 a.m.
North Beach
Thur, 7, 14, 28 at 10:15 &
11:45 a.m.
Ortega
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26
at 10:30 a.m.
Park
Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28
at 10:30 a.m. Ages birth–2
Main
Mon, 4, 11, 18, 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Parkside
Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
at 10 & 11 a.m.
Family/Musical
Mission
Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:10 &
11 a.m. Bilingual (Spanish/
English)
Portola
Thur, 14, 21 at 11:15 a.m.
(Lapsits held at Family Connections, 2565 San Bruno Ave.)
Storytimes
Mission
Wed, 6, 13, 20, 27
at 10:10 a.m. Ages 3-5
Wed, 6, 13, 20, 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Family. Children of all ages
Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
at 10:30 a.m. In Spanish.
Family. Children of all ages
■ Please call ahead to confirm
dates and times. Groups need
to reserve space.
Anza
Tue, 5, 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Sat, 9, 16, 23 at 1:30 p.m.
Family. Ages 6 & under
Bayview
Tue, 12, 19 at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3 & older
Bernal Heights
Thur, 14, 21, 28 at 11 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Chinatown
Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 10:30 a.m.
Family. Children of all ages
Eureka Valley
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 3:30 p.m.
Ages 3-5
Excelsior
Thur, 7, 14, 21 at 11 a.m.,
Ages 3-5
Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23 at 11:30 a.m.
Family/with Marianne.
Children of all ages
Glen Park
Tue, 5, 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 5 & younger
Main
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Family. Children of all ages
Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11 a.m.
Family. Children of all ages
*Puppets
Glen Park, 10:30 a.m.
Visitacion Valley, 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5.
Chinatown, 2 p.m. Ages 5-12.
Space limited; reserve at (415)
355-2889.
Portola, 3 p.m. Space limited;
reserve at (415) 355-5660
Mission Bay
Thur, 14, 21, 28 at 11 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Noe Valley
Tue, 5 at 11 a.m. Ages 3-5
(Branch closed for renovation;
lapsits held at Bethany
United Methodist Church,
1268 Sanchez St., at Clipper)
North Beach
Thur, 7, 14, 28 at 11 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Ocean View
Tue, 5, 12, 26 at 11 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Ortega
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Park
Tue, 5, 12, 19 at 11 a.m.
Family
Parkside
Tue, 12, 19 at 10 a.m.
Portola
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5
*Family Night Bayview,
4:30–6:30 p.m.
*Bubble Lady Bernal Heights,
4 p.m.
Videos TBA. Ages birth-3.
Excelsior, 11 a.m.
*Live Wildlife
Potrero, 1 p.m. Ages 3-10.
Space limited; reserve at (415)
355-2822.
Eureka Valley, 3 p.m. Ages 5
& older
*Magic Weather permitting,
held outside. Ortega, 3 p.m.
*Crafts Ages 3 & older. Mission
Bay, 10:30 a.m.
*Magic Golden Gate Valley,
2:30 p.m.
23 Saturday
*Balloon Magic
(Noe Valley program).
Bethany United Methodist
Church, 1268 Sanchez St. (at
Clipper), 10:30 a.m.
Parkside, 11 a.m. Space limited; Groups, reserve at (415)
355-5770.
Ocean View, 2 p.m. Ages 5 &
older.
*Balloon Magic Ingleside, 3 p.m.
*Insect Discovery Lab
Ages 5-12. Space limited;
reserve at (415) 355-5757.
Bayview, 11 a.m.
*Stories Ingleside, 4 p.m.
*Puppets Ages 2 & older. Mission Bay, 2 p.m.
*Crosspulse Rhythm Duo
Park, 11 a.m.
*Clown West Portal, 11 a.m.
26 Tuesday
Stories & Crafts Ages 3-5.
Family. Bayview, 10:30 a.m.
*Music & Songs Park, 11 a.m.
27 Wednesday
*Clowns
Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher
Children’s Center, 1:30 p.m.
West Portal, 7 p.m. Family
Night.
*Puppets
North Beach, 2 p.m.
Parkside, 7 p.m. Family
Potrero
Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 a.m.
(Programming room is not
accessible by elevator. If the
library is closed, all programs
will be held at Saint Gregory of
NYSSA Episcopal Church, 500
De Haro St., (at Mariposa))
Presidio
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:15 a.m.
Richmond
Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11 a.m.
(Branch closed for renovation;
lapsits held at Richmond Police Station Community Room,
461 6th Ave.)
Sunset
Sat 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11 a.m.
Visitacion Valley
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:30 a.m.
West Portal
Tue, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Potrero
Tue, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:50 a.m.
Ages 3-7
(Programming room is not
accessible by elevator. If the
library is closed, all programs
will be held at Saint Gregory of
NYSSA Episcopal Church, 500
De Haro St., (at Mariposa))
Presidio
Tue, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:15 a.m.
Birth-2
Richmond
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11 a.m.
Ages 3-5
(Branch closed for renovation;
Storytimes held at Richmond
Police Station Community
Room, 461 6th Ave.)
Visitacion Valley
Tue, 5, 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Western Addition
Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5 Groups: reserve at
(415) 440-0206
(Branch closed for renovation;
Storytimes held at Parents
Place, 1710 Scott St. (at Sutter))
Thur, 14, 28 at 1:30 p.m.
Birth-3
(Thursday Storytime held at
Western Addition Reading
Center, 762 Fulton St., 2nd
floor (at Webster))
West Portal
Wed, 6, 13, 20 at 7 p.m.
Family. Ages 2-5. In Russian
*Songs & Music
Ages 5 & younger. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-2808.
Sunset, 10:30 a.m.
Flute Sweets & Tickletunes
Presidio, 1-2 p.m.
29 Friday
Wizard of Adding & Subtracting Contest – Level 2 Quiz
Prizes. Ages 5 & older. Info: see
Children’s librarian. Bayview,
3 p.m.
*Rufus the Dog from SPCA
Mission, 2 p.m.
30 Saturday
*Flute Sweets & Tickletoons
Anza, 11 a.m.
Glen Park, 2 p.m.
*Secret Code Breakers
Ages 5-12. Park, 1 p.m.
*Kalimba King Bayview, 11 a.m.
28 Thursday
*Appalachian Clogging Demonstration Excelsior, 11:30 a.m.
Videos TBA. Ages birth-3.
Excelsior, 11 a.m.
*Lizard Lady
North Beach, 2 p.m. Ages 5
and older.
Chinatown, 4 p.m. Ages 5-12.
Space limited; reserve at (415)
355-2889
*Puppets Ages 3 & older. Held
outside, weather permitting
Ortega, 1 p.m.
Merced, 4 p.m.
*Story & Craft Park, 11 a.m.
*Music West Portal, 11 a.m.
*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
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June Featured Sections
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June Events
June 1
Library Steps Sale
11 a.m.–2 p.m., Main Library, Larkin Street steps
Information: (415) 626-7512 x103
June 2
History of the Ingleside and
Westwood Park Neighborhoods
10 a.m., Ingleside Branch Library
Lecture and slide show given by Woody LaBounty
of the Western Neighborhoods Project. Light refreshments will be served. Come learn about the
Ingleside Library Campaign and meet the committee. This event is free and open to the public.
Information: Christine Leishman,
(415) 626-7512 x101
June 5, 12, 19, 26
International Poetry Festival Brings Poets from
Around the World to San Francisco July 27–29
In his inaugural address last year, San Francisco Poet
Laureate Jack Hirschman envisioned creating an International Poetry Festival, reprising a great tradition
from our city’s literary past. Thanks to support from
the Mayor’s Office of Protocol, the San Francisco
Public Library and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, that vision is becoming a reality.
The San Francisco International Poetry Festival
will make its debut July 27–29, kicked off with a
North Beach block party on July 26. Evening programs will take place at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on July 27 and 28, beginning at 7 p.m. There will
also be readings at San Francisco branch libraries on
Saturday afternoon, and the festival will close with
a series of readings on Sunday afternoon at various
North Beach locales. As with all Library events, the
festival events are free and open to the public.
The festival will showcase readings by 15 poets
from around the world, from recognized masters to
emerging talents, along with leaders of San Francisco’s highly regarded literary community, including
all past Poet Laureates (Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Janice
Mirikitani and devorah major).
Robert Mailer Anderson and Nicola Miner are
the Honorary Chairpersons of the San Francisco
International Poetry Festival. Sponsors include San
Francisco Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund and the
Rex Hotel. The San Francisco International Poetry
Festival is presented by the Mayor’s Office of Protocol, the San Francisco Public Library and the Friends
of the San Francisco Public Library.
A full schedule will be available in the July issue
of At the Library. For more information, please call
Friends of the San Francisco Library at (415) 626-7512.
San Francisco
Poet Laureate
Jack Hirschman
Marina Library Campaign: Dine Out Tuesdays
Support the Marina Library Campaign by dining
out at participating Marina restaurants on any
Tuesday in June. A portion of restaurant proceeds will go towards completing the beautiful
renovation of the Marina Branch Library. Information: Tina Tom, (415) 626-7512 x106.
June 26
Poets Eleven
District 3
6:30 p.m., North Beach Branch Library
Deadline for submissions: June 1
Poets can submit work via e-mail to
poets11@friendssfpl.org or by mail to Friends of
the SFPL, 391 Grove St., San Francisco, CA 94102.
Book Bay Locations & Hours
BOOK BAY FORT MASON
Fort Mason Center, Building C
Open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Telephone (415) 771-1076
BOOK BAY MAIN
Main Library
Grove Street Entrance
Open all Library hours
Telephone (415) 557-4238
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and services that have a positive impact on people all
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best equipment and resources for our libraries and
library staff.
Friends offers a range of membership levels, each
with their own unique benefits. For more information,
go to www.friendssfpl.org or call (415) 626-7500.
Photo: Ralph Granich
Library Laureates Dinner Celebrates Summer of Love
On April 19, the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library presented the 11th Annual Library Laureates
Dinner, honoring more than 30 outstanding authors (above) and raising much needed funds for Library
programs. The list of 2007 honorees included such diverse literary talents as Dave Eggers, Bharati Mukherjee,
Michael Lewis, Amy Tan, Joyce Maynard and ZZ Packer, among many others. The evening commemorated
the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love, with guests donning their interpretation of 1960s fashion while
mingling and dining at the Main Library in all its evening splendor.
The mission of Friends of the San Francisco Public Library is to create, steward
and support a superior, free public library system in San Francisco. We are
committed to raising the standard of excellence of our libraries by funding
programs and services beyond what is allocated in the City’s budget. We believe
in free and equal access to information for all.
Books at 10% off! Friends’ Bonus Bookstore Program!
Friends members ($50+ level) receive a10% discount at the following bookstores:
A Different Light Bookstore
A. Cavalli Italian Bookstore
Acorn Books
Adobe Bookstore
Alexander Book Co., Inc.
Bibliomania
Bird & Beckett
Black Oak Books
Books & Records
Bolerium Books
Book Bay Main
Book Bay Fort Mason
Books, Inc.
The Booksmith
Borderlands Books
Browser Books
Buddhist Bookstore
Califia Books
China Books & Periodicals
Christopher’s Books
Cody’s
Compass Books, Inc.
Cover to Cover Booksellers
Dog Eared Books
Eastwind Books
Globus Slavic Bookstore
Great Overland Book Company
Green Apple Books & Music
Kayo Books
Lifetime Books
Marcus Book Stores
McDonald’s Book Shop
Phoenix Books
ReJoyce Books
Stacey’s Bookstore
The Academy Store California Academy of Sciences
Thidwick Books
AT THE LIBRARY JUNE 2007 7
At the Library
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
100 LARKIN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
June 2007
In this Issue:
Page 1 - Summer Reading Program
One City One Book Preview
LGBT Month Events
Page 2 - BLIP Update
Page 3 - Happy/L.A. Hyder Exhibition
San Francisco Yearbooks
Page 4 - On the Same Page
Adult Calendar
Page 5 - Citizen-Powered Energy
Bloomsday Anniversary
Page 6 - Children’s Calendar
Page 7 - Friends Focus
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center
Photo: Michael Allen Jones
At the Library is published monthly on
recycled paper by the San Francisco Public
Library with support and funding from
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
L I B R A R Y LOCATIONS AND HOURS
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1135 Powell St.
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MERCED
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MISSION
300 Bartlett St.
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NORTH BEACH
2000 Mason St.
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Tours of Main
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345 Randolph St.
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ORTEGA
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Tours are conducted on the second Wednesday of each month
at 2:30 p.m. Meet in the first floor atrium; limit of 17 people
per tour; first come, first served. Limited number of private
tours are available. For information, call (415) 557-4280.
PARK
1833 Page St.
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PARKSIDE
1200 Taraval St.
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PORTOLA
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SUNSET
1305 18th Ave.
Children’s Room
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VISITACION VALLEY
45 Leland Ave.
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WEST PORTAL
190 Lenox Way
355-2886
WESTERN ADDITION
Closed for renovation
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Online version available at:
http://sfpl.org/news/atl/atl_online.htm
Main Library phone number: (415) 557-4400
How to reach us
Public Affairs
Main Library
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4277
E-mail: publicaffairs@sfpl.org
Web site: www.sfpl.org
Every effort has been made to produce a monthly
calendar that is both accurate and complete. If you
have any questions or comments regarding the
listings, please contact the Public Affairs Department
at (415) 557-4277.
Meetings are generally held the first and third Thursday of
each month. This month’s meetings: 4:30 p.m. on June 7 and
21 in the Koret Auditorium at the Main Library. The public is
welcome to attend.
Closure Times
The San Francisco Main Library will be closed on Sunday,
June 24 due to Civic Center street closures for the LGBT Pride
Parade. Branch libraries normally open on Sundays will be
open their regular Sunday hours.
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