July 2016 - San Francisco Public Library

July 2016

Vol. 47 No. 7

Summer Stride Explores the Beauty of Nature

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ummer Stride is in full swing! Make your summer reading count by joining the summer learning program for all ages. In addition to a weekly raffle featuring fabulous prizes, you can meet a National Park Service Ranger and relish stories about the flora and fauna of San Francisco. The National Park Service (NPS) is marking its 100th birthday in 2016, and the Library is celebrating by bringing the wonders of the national parks to your local branch library. Better yet, through our partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Golden Gate National Parks, you can hop a free shuttle from branch libraries for guided trips to Land’s End, the Presidio of San Francisco, Crissy Field, Fort Point, and other national park destinations. Four free shuttles are scheduled in July: from Ortega Branch to the Marin Headlands on July 9; from Mission Branch to Crissy Field on July 16; from Bayview Branch to Land’s End on July 23; and from Potrero Branch to Presidio-El Polin on July 30. All shuttles depart at 11 a.m. and return at 3 p.m. Participants should bring a bottle of water and bag lunch, as well as sunscreen and hat, comfortable walking shoes, and an extra layer and hat. Reservations are not required but recommended: nps-free-shuttle.eventbrite.com. For more information, please contact [email protected] or call (415) 561-3531. Summer Stride continues through Aug. 14, so sign up now at your local library and earn your Reading Ranger badge.

One Year at The Mix By Leanne DeGuzman and Klaine Justo, The Mix Youth Mentors

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he Mix at SFPL turns one! Since opening in June 2015, The Mix has been a center for learning, creativity, and 21st-century resources for high school youth. As an innovative library space, we provide The Mix has been bringing in some teens ages 13-18 with programming opportuniimpressive numbers since its opening ties, including maker, audio, visual, spoken word and writing in June 2015, including: workshops. Thousands of young people have come through our doors to engage and use our resources. As one of our teens put it, “When you’re young, you tend to play games Unique programs; and not do anything productive, but when you’re with a Program attendees; group of people your age, and you have the resources in front of you, you want to make something and do things.” Class/group visits; Within the past year, we have hosted events such as the first TeenTechSF Civic Hackathon, a Nintendo Super Group visit attendees. Mario Maker workshop, and a Youth Action Research July 1, 2015 – May 17, 2016 Project program, where arts leaders provided workshops to empower and equip youth with the technical skills essential for effecting change in their lives and the greater community. We continue to host the Board of Advising Youth, which is an opportunity for teens to realize the potential of future libraries and change the image of a traditional library in the teen community. We are so excited about how far we’ve come within the last year, and we look forward to seeing what we can accomplish in the years to come!

The Mix by the Numbers

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Photos: Jason Doiy

Don Quixote and the Golden Age

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his year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of the classic novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha. The work, first published in 1605 during Spain’s Golden Age, is considered unparalleled in Western literature and one of first novels to achieve worldwide popularity. Don Quixote has been translated into more than 50 languages and frequently appears on lists of the world’s greatest works of literature. To mark the anniversary, celebrations are taking place throughout this year in Spain and around the world. The Library has organized community readings and book discussions of Don Quixote in Spanish during July and August at multiple library locations. A panel discussion about the literary legacy of Cervantes, with participation of Bay Area Cervantes scholars, will be held on Sept. 10. An exhibition about the author’s life, featuring Cervantes rare editions from the Library’s collection, as well as postersized illustrations of scenes from Don Quixote by French artist Gustavo Doré from an 1863 edition of the novel, will be displayed at the Main Library’s Kresge International Center, July through September. All the programs will be presented in collaboration with the Spanish Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco. For more information about the programs, please call (415) 557-4276.

AUGUST 3 Talent Show Excelsior Branch Library, 2 p.m.

AUGUST 4 Tinker Toys & Wooden Blocks Marina Branch Library, 2 p.m.

AUGUST 13 Portrait Drawing for Teens Bernal Heights Branch Library, 3 p.m.

AUGUST 18 400 Words Shakespeare Gave Us Main Library, 6:30 p.m.

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id you know that you can learn Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and 27 other languages, including ESL, using the popular Rosetta Stone method for free with your library card? Rosetta Stone provides language learning in an immersion environment, and activates a learner’s natural aptitude for acquiring a new language. A structured presentation of sounds, images, and text will help you absorb meaning intuitively, so learning is natural, rewarding, and fun. Speech-recognition technology provides immediate pronunciation feedback, progressing from simple sounds to complete sentences. You can proceed at your own pace—anytime and anywhere—and gain confidence in a new language. All you need is your library card to create a Rosetta Stone account through our website. There is also an app for Apple and Android devices, so take your language learning with you wherever you go. Don’t forget that the Library offers books and other materials in many languages so you can easily try out your newly acquired language skills! To learn more about this great resource, check out one of our Screen Time: Learn a Language with Rosetta Stone programs during the months of July, August and September.

Summer Reading Recommendations The following summer reading recommendations from library staff are thought provoking, if not necessarily beach reading, selections:

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer Journalist Jane Mayer spent five years exhaustively researching the Koch brothers and their unseen and profound influence on the U.S. government and its financial institutions.

I Hate The Internet: A Useful Novel by Jarett Kobek Set in the San Francisco of 2013, amongst the victims of a Silicon Valley bubble, I Hate the Internet offers a hilarious and obscene indictment of our online lives.

Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein Orenstein presents an analysis of the new sexual landscape faced by girls in today’s high schools and colleges, revealing hidden truths, hard lessons, and important possibilities in girls’ modern-world sex lives.

The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Shefali Tsabary This book is a response to ongoing requests for how Eckhart Tolle’s teachings can be applied to the parent-child relationship. Instead of being merely the receiver of the parents’ psychological and spiritual legacy, children function as ushers of the parents’ development.

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Yaa Gyasi’s epic novel, Homegoing, is a sweeping account of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana and the lives of their many generations of descendants in America, a stunning, unforgettable account of family, history and racism spanning three centuries.

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen This novel follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles.

Bookmobile Schedules Early Literacy Mobile Schedule of child care center visits at sfpl.org. San Francisco Zoo Entrance to Children’s Zoo 1st Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Free Admission for San Francisco residents Check sfzoo.org to verify.

Swing Into Stories: Park visits: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Storytimes: Tuesdays, 10:30 –11 a.m. Golden Gate Park Children’s Playground 295 Bowling Green Drive (off Martin Luther King Drive), Tuesday, July 5 Parque Niños Unidos 3090 23rd St.(Between Folsom & Treat streets), Tuesday, July 12 Cayuga Playground 301 Naglee Ave., Tuesday, July 19 Helen Wills Playground Broadway & Larkin streets, Tuesday, July 26

Library on Wheels/Senior Bookmobile Schedule of service locations at sfpl.org.

Treasure Island Bookmobile Chapel Parking Lot West at California Ave. and Avenue Of the Palms Mondays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Thursdays, 1–5 p.m.

Main at 20: Access Services When the Main Library opened its doors in 1996, it brought together several significant city wide services for people with disabilities. The Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, which started as a back-of-house, mail-only service at the “Old Main,” had relocated to the Presidio Branch in the U NDER THE NAUTILUS 1980s in order to provide walk-in service. The Deaf Services Center, which was Celebrating 20 Years of the Main Library Branch, moved to the Main Library, only to be displaced by initiated at Presidio 1996 - 2016 the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Friends for Life, a program serving people with permanent or long-term disabilities preventing them from visiting Library facilities, was launched at the Main Library. Today, under the umbrella of Access Services, these collections and services are easily accessible at the Main Library on an ongoing basis. In addition, the full resources of the Main Library are available to all users through various assistive devices, including: computer workstations with screen magnification and voice output/screen readers; scanners with OCR, and printers; reading machines; talking library catalogs; video/DVD viewing on televisions equipped with closedcaption decoders; assistive listening devices; and more. Library services include

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access to the Library of Congress talking book collection, staff services in American Sign Language; and an extensive collection of books, magazines, videos and DVDs about American Sign Language, deaf culture, interpreting, (left) Nancy Yates leads the Thursday night Yoga classes parenting, hearing loss, and (right) a patron holds a talking book in the Library for deafness and other rethe Blind and Print Disabled. lated subjects. As with all library services, Access Services has evolved. Today, library users can borrow a rolling walker for their convenience while using the Main Library and selected branches. The full collection of the Library of Congress Braille and Talking Book Library Service is downloadable in braille and audio, vastly increasing the scope of the collection. Check out these services and more at the Main Library.

Exhibitions

Fear of an Atomic Age!

July 2016 Jewett Gallery Queerest.Library.Ever. #Hormelat20 Selections from the Center’s archival collections of personal papers and organizational records include rare posters, photographs, correspondence, documents and objects. Through Aug. 7. Additional venues are: Hormel Center (3rd Floor), Skylight Gallery Bridge (6th Floor), and Eureka Valley Branch Library.

Skylight Gallery Hand Bookbinders of California: Annual Members’ Exhibition The 44th members’ exhibition presents both traditional and innovative approaches to the concept, structure, and construction of the book. Through Sept. 3. Related program: July 7.

Other Exhibits at the Main Library Black Brothers Esteem: Then and Now Images and memorabilia commemorate the 20th anniversary of Black Brothers Esteem—a program of the S. F. AIDS Foundation that provides public health awareness and HIV/AIDS prevention information. July 9–Aug. 25. African American Center (3rd Floor). Capturing Resilience Ten photographs by five local high school artists highlight the lives of urban youth in S.F. Through July 14. The Mix at SFPL (2nd Floor). Don Quixote and the Golden Age This exhibit marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of Don Quixote de la Mancha. See rare editions of Cervantes' work from the Library's collection, along with poster-sized illustrations of scenes from Don Quixote by French artist Gustavo Doré. July 23–Sept. 29. International Center (3rd Floor).

Government Documents from the Cold War

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uring the height of the Cold War, many Americans were afraid of communist infiltration or “reds under the bed.” The Soviet Union’s newly acquired nuclear capability (1949) created a state of paranoia that resulted in the creation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration (1950). Later events, such as the launching of Sputnik (1957) and the creation of the Berlin Wall (1961), heightened this anxiety. The Government Information Center at the Main Library is presenting an exhibit showing government documents from this era. These include illustrations from fallout shelter manuals, information about House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in San Francisco (1960), and the efforts of the Atomic Energy Commission. This exhibit will also display a 1931 yearbook signed by Ethel Rosenberg (née Greenglass). Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for conspiracy to commit espionage relating to the atomic bomb in 1953. The yearbook is on loan from siblings Arthur and Toby Engelberg. Fear of an Atomic Age – July 15–Dec. 15, Main Library, Government Information Center, 5th Floor

Potrero Branch Library Hosts 65th Annual Artists Exhibition

Inside Out: Five Keys Charter School Student Art Artwork by students in high schools for adults inside county jails, community programs and post-release sites. Founded by the S.F. Sheriff’s Department. Through Aug. 20. Café Display Case (Lower Level). Fear of An Atomic Age: Government Documents from the Cold War View a 1931 yearbook signed by Ethel Rosenberg, illustrations from fallout shelter manuals, information about House Un-American Activities Committee hearings and more. July 15–Dec. 15. Government Information Center (5th Floor). From Bar Rags to Mainstream Press See the evolution of San Francisco’s media coverage of LGBTQIA news over the years as small, grassroots community papers gain acceptance and audience, and mainstream S.F. newspapers change the tone of their reporting. Through Aug. 7. Magazines & Newspapers Desk (5th Floor). Herstory: Chinese American Women, 165 Years of Struggle and Success A rare and unusual look at Chinese-American history, told through legal cases fought in the U.S. Supreme Court and the supreme courts of various states. Through July 14. International Center (3rd Floor). San Francisco Neon Authors Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan present photographs of neon signs from the Mission to the Marina. July 30–Oct. 30. Art, Music & Recreation Center (4th Floor). Silk Road: A New Look A photographic exhibit that looks at how the Silk Road is evolving to meet the 21st century’s economic globalization. Through July 21. Chinese Center (3rd Floor).

Potrero Hillside by Charles Farr

The works of Potrero Hill artists are now on display at the 65th Annual Artists exhibition at the Potrero Branch Library. The exhibition, which comprises the oldest annual art show in San Francisco, follows a long tradition that first started in 1951. The first exhibition originated with a group of artists who painted with, or under the tutelage of, the late Charles Farr, a realist painter and long-term Potrero resident, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 91. Branch libraries often were threatened with severe budget cuts and even closure from the 1950s to the 1990s. Mr. Farr, and a group of the artists he mentored, envisioned making the library essential to the community through art, as way of protecting the branches as well as showcasing the work of community artists.

Potrero Hill Artists Exhibition – Through July 28, Potrero Branch

Black Brothers Esteem: Then and Now Black Brothers Esteem (BBE), a program of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, commemorates its 20th anniversary with Black Brothers Esteem: Then and Now, an exhibit in the Main Library’s African American Center. The exhibit celebrates the work of BBE by featuring memorabilia and images that document the program’s history and accomplishments. Noteworthy items include photographs, flyers of past BBE events, awards for notable black gay men, a sweatshirt featuring the original BBE logo and more. BBE uses coalition building and community engagement to provide public health awareness and HIV/AIDS prevention information to gay, bisexual, gender-variant, and transgender individuals of African descent. Black Brothers Esteem: Then and Now – July 9–Aug. 25, Main Library, African American Center, 3rd Floor

Exhibits at the Branches Make a Wish for Tanabata Celebrate this annual Japanese folkloric festival by writing down your wishes on strips of paper called “tanzaku” and hanging them from our Wish Tree. July 5–15. Western Addition Branch Library. Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition The oldest annual art show in San Francisco which originated with a group of artists who painted with, or under, the tutelage of the late Charles Farr. Through July 28. Potrero Branch Library. Queerest.Library.Ever. #Hormelat20 Through Aug. 7. Eureka Valley Branch Library.

*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

Queerest.Library.Ever. Tours

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he Hormel LGBTQIA Center is pleased to provide guided tours of the 20th Anniversary Exhibition. The one-hour tours will start in the Hormel Center on the Main Library’s Third Floor, covering the beginnings of the campaign to build the first center in a civic institution dedicated to the collection and preservation of LGBTQIA history and culture. The exhibit includes early designs of the Center, the movers and shakers who made it happen, and the history of the famous ceiling mural. Tours then proceed to the Jewett Gallery on the Lower Level, covering highlights from the archives collected over the past 20 years, focusing on themes such as “Lesbian Literary Love,”“Activism,”“Visual Images” and more. Tours will be led by Hormel Center Archivist Tim Wilson and Hormel Center Program Manager Karen Sundheim. Queerest. Library.Ever. Exhibition Tour – Saturday, July 30, 2 p.m., Main Library, Hormel Center, 3rd Floor AT THE LIBRARY JULY 2016 3

July 2016 Events July/August Selection:

Zak Ebrahim

The Terrorist's Son by Zak Ebrahim Winner of an American Library Association Alex award, Zak Ebrahim’s The Terrorist’s Son dispels the myth that terrorism is a foregone conclusion for people trained to hate. Based on his own remarkable journey, he shows that hate is always a choice—but so is tolerance. Though Ebrahim was subjected to a violent, intolerant ideology throughout his childhood, he did not become radicalized. Ebrahim was a child when his father, El Sayyid Nosair, assassinated Meir Kahane, the militant ultraOrthodox, anti-Arab rabbi who founded the Jewish Defense League. While imprisoned, Nosair helped plot the 1993 World Trade Center bombing—and was later convicted as one of the conspirators. Ebrahim was shocked to learn what his father had done. Ebrahim spent most of his life lying to people about who his father was. Eventually, he decided to go public with his story and offer himself as an example of someone who was raised by a fanatic yet came to embrace nonviolence. It was important to show people that his experience was unique, even among Muslims—that the vast majority of Muslims in the world are never indoctrinated into this level of extremism. The response was mixed: Some peers excoriated him and his family, others accepted that his life had taken a path different than that of his father. With heartfelt and elegant prose, The Terrorist’s Son argues that everyone, regardless of their upbringing or circumstances, can learn to tap into their inherent empathy and embrace tolerance over hatred. This original, urgent message is fresh, groundbreaking and essential to the current discussion about terrorism.

Adults 1 Friday Watercolors North Beach, 1 p.m.

1, 15 Fridays Knitting Anza, 3:30–5 p.m.

2 Saturday Knitting Noe Valley, 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga Marina, 11 a.m. Origami Bernal Heights, 1–5 p.m. *Opera Presidio, 2–3:30 p.m.

2, 16, 30 Saturdays Knitting Sunset, 10:15 a.m.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays ESL Class Richmond, 4:30 p.m.

3 Sunday Black Hollywood Unchained Main, Koret, 1:30–3:30 p.m.

5 Tuesday We're All Terminal Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 6 p.m. Film Nights Richmond, 6 p.m. Laughter Yoga West Portal, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

7 Thursday

12 Tuesday

Bookbinders: Docent Tour Main, Skylight Gallery, 10 a.m.

Aging Disability Resources Main, Atrium, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

Business Entrepreneurship* Main, Learning Studio, 6 p.m.

*Radar Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 6 p.m.

Philadelphia Story Excelsior, 6:30 p.m.

Type@Cooper West Main, Koret, 6–7:30 p.m.

*Terrariums West Portal, 6:30–8 p.m.

7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays *Yoga Main, Library for the Blind, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Conversational English Main, Paley Rm., 3rd Fl., 5:30–7 p.m.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Glen Park, 1:30–2:30 p.m.

22 Friday

Knitting Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 1:30–4:30 p.m. Chinese Alzheimer's Forum* Main, Koret, 1:30–4:30 p.m. Share Care Bernal Heights, 3–4:30 p.m.

17 Sunday

Audio-described: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Main, Koret, 2–4:30 p.m.

23 Saturday Earthquake Preparedness Main, Learning Studio, 2–3 p.m. *Felt Plushies Chinatown, 2:30–4 p.m.

SF Village West Portal, 2–4 p.m.

8, 22 Fridays

19 Tuesday

SF Correspondence Co-op Main, Latino/Hispanic A, 1 p.m.

13 Wednesday

Fermented Pickles Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 6–7:30 p.m.

Back to the Future Portola, 2 p.m.

Type@Cooper West Main, Koret, 6–7:30 p.m.

25 Monday

Watercolors Bernal Heights, 1–5 p.m.

9 Saturday

La Boheme North Beach, 3 p.m.

Tabletop Games North Beach, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Fermentation Basics Main, Learning Studio, 6–7:30 p.m.

*Dehydrating Food Mission, 2–3:30 p.m.

Ant-Man Anza, 6 p.m.

Local Geology Sunset, 2 p.m.

*Terrariums Western Addition, 3–4:30 p.m.

Will Writing* Main, Learning Studio, 6–7:30 p.m.

Mad Max: Fury Road Glen Park, 3 p.m.

Cookie of the Month Ingleside, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

10 Sunday Sundays with Science: Epigenetics Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 1–3 p.m.

11 Monday Family Caregivers Bernal Heights, 2–4 p.m. *In A Lonely Place Golden Gate Valley, 3 p.m.

*Terrariums* Mission Bay, 6 p.m. Meditation Richmond, 6 p.m. Jazz Quintet Bernal Heights, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Section Hiking: PCT Main, Latino/Hispanic B, 6:30–7:30 p.m. The Strawberry Blonde North Beach, 6:30 p.m. Rear Window West Portal, 6:30 p.m. *Poets 11 Western Addition, 6:30 p.m.

13, 27 Wednesdays Tai Chi Richmond, 1–2 p.m.

Open Books: Cara Black Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 6:30 p.m.

19, 26 Tuesdays

*Poets 11 West Portal, 6:30 p.m.

Tai Chi Bernal Heights, 2:30 p.m.

27 Wednesday

20 Wednesday

Fiction Lovers Main, Stong Rm., 1st Fl., 2–3 p.m.

*Biblio Bistro Heart of the City Farmer's Market, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Sugar and Your Weight North Beach, 3–4 p.m. Man of la Mancha Excelsior, 6–8:30 p.m. An American Ascent Main, Koret, 6–7:30 p.m.

Chair Yoga North Beach, 1 p.m.

Nutrition and Health Main, Learning Studio, 11 a.m.

14, 21, 28 Thursdays Nutrition Education Richmond, 6–7:30 p.m.

16 Saturday *Docent Talk: Great American West Marina, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Russian Book Club Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 2–4 p.m.

6 Wednesday Great Books Presidio, 6:30 p.m. *Don Quixote Mission Cultural Center, 7–8:30 p.m. The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves Sunset, 7–8:30 p.m.

7 Thursday Everything That Rises Must Converge Main, Sycip Rm., 4th Fl., 5:30–7:30 p.m.

9 Saturday Book Club Main, Library for the Blind, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Great Books North Beach, 1 p.m.

10 Sunday A Manual for Cleaning Women Portola, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

11 Monday Some Luck Western Addition, 4–5:30 p.m.

12 Tuesday Great Books Richmond, 6:15 p.m.

13 Wednesday Great Books Noe Valley, 6:15 p.m. *Don Quixote Excelsior, 7 p.m.

*Sour Flour Workshop Visitacion Valley, 4–5:30 p.m.

Equality Anza, 1–3 p.m.

Yoga Richmond, 6–7 p.m.

19 Tuesday

*Poets 11 Glen Park, 6:30 p.m.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Potrero, 6–8 p.m.

Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals Main, Koret, 5:30–7 p.m.

*Terrarium Ortega, 6:30–8 p.m.

2 Saturday

16 Saturday

*Poets 11 Mission Bay, 6:30 p.m.

In the Heart of the Sea Ortega, 6 p.m.

Book Groups

Craft Chocolate Tour Mission, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

28 Thursday

High Society Sunset, 6:30 p.m.


Fermentation 101 West Portal, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Yoga Ingleside, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Meditation Main, LGBTQIA Center, 12–12:30 p.m.

AAC Conversation Noe Valley, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Sourdough Workshop Potrero, 6–7 p.m.

*Mr. Holmes Golden Gate Valley, 3 p.m.

Older Writers Lab: Poetry Bernal Heights, 10 a.m.

Reiki Meditation Western Addition, 6–7:30 p.m.

26 Tuesday

Phonographic Memory* Bernal Heights, 7–8 p.m.

11, 18, 25 Mondays

6, 13, 27 Wednesdays

*Interstellar Bernal Heights, 6:30 p.m.

*Ministry of Fear Golden Gate Valley, 3 p.m.

Movie Night North Beach, 6 p.m.

6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays

Meditation Main, Learning Studio, 1–2 p.m.

Sit Down Theater North Beach, 6–8:30 p.m.

Life into Art Main, Koret, 1 p.m.

14 Thursday

Sisters in Crime Main, Latino/ Hispanic Rms., 6:30 p.m.

Tai Chi Presidio, 1:30–4 p.m.

*Artistry and Craft* West Portal, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Conversational English Parkside, 7–8 p.m.

Songs of America North Beach, 3–4 p.m.

*Cheese Talk Noe Valley, 7 p.m.

Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story Noe Valley, 1–3 p.m.

*Jurassic World Noe Valley, 2 p.m.

Meditation Richmond, 12:15 p.m.

*Poets 11 North Beach, 6:30 p.m.

Reiki Meditation Western Addition, 6–7:30 p.m.

12, 19, 26 Tuesdays

8 Friday

5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays

Yoga Mission Bay, 6:30 p.m.

*Poets 11 Sunset, 6:30 p.m.

Climate Change Main, Learning Studio, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

24 Sunday

Doll Making Marina, 2–4 p.m.

People & Places in CA Novels Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 6:30 p.m.

Fermented Foods North Beach, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Stepping Forward – July 17, 1 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Saving the Soul of SF Poetry Main, Koret, 1 p.m.

Button Craft* Parkside, 7 p.m.

Scrabble Main, Learning Studio, 2–4 p.m.

Pelican Dreams Potrero, 6 p.m.

San Francisco Poet Laureate Emeritus Jack Hirschman hosts a poetry event that celebrates diversity. An afternoon of poetry and music will include Bay Area poets Jorge Argueta, Francisco Herrera, Jorge Molina, Dorothy Paine, San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia, Mahnaz Badihian, Judith Ayn Bernhard, Genny Lim, M.C. Pauze, Agneta Falk, Sarah Menefee, Gregory Pond, Toshi Washizu and others. This event is co-sponsored by the Juana Briones Cultural Committee, The Revolutionary Poets Brigade, and the World Poetry Movement.

Michael Gilette* Bernal Heights, 7 p.m.

North by Northwest Eureka Valley, 2 p.m.

6 Wednesday

Knitting Merced, 6–7:30 p.m.

Stepping Forward: Saving the Soul of Poetry

Knitting Golden Gate Valley, 6–7:30 p.m.

The Forever War Ortega, 12 p.m.

Shiloh Sunset, 6:15–8:15 p.m. Good Cop, Bad Daughter: Memoirs of an Unlikely Police Officer Parkside, 7–8:30 p.m.

20 Wednesday Everyman Noe Valley, 7 p.m.

Goonies Park, 6:30 p.m. North by Northwest West Portal, 6:30–9 p.m.

30 Saturday

Book Club West Portal, 2 p.m.

History Project Bernal Heights, 7–8:30 p.m.

The Adventures of S. Phaeton Noe Valley, 1:30–3:30 p.m.

23 Saturday

21 Thursday

Queerest.Library.Ever. Tour Main, LGBTQIA Center, 2–3 p.m.

Brain Games North Beach, 1 p.m.

21 Thursday

Russian Bibliophiles Main, Latino/Hispanic Rms., 2–4 p.m.

26 Tuesday

Terrarium Ingleside, 4:30 p.m.

Canning Basics Excelsior, 3:30–5 p.m.

*Preregistration required


Book Club Excelsior, 7–8 p.m.

Women of Mystery 2016 SF Chinese Alzheimer’s Forum Join us for a free English/ Cantonese bilingual health seminar on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, diagnosis and care, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California. The program will help you better understand Alzheimer’s disease, give you practical tips in caring for loved ones affected by it, and provide community resources that can help you. Speakers include Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers and medical experts specializing in the field. Register for the program at http://education.kintera.org/SFchineseforum2016, or call (650) 623-3143, or email [email protected].

Love mysteries? Learn the secrets from local mystery writers about their pageturners at two events. The Northern California Chapter of Sisters in Crime will feature a talk with four exciting female writers: Terry Shames, author of Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake; JoAnn Smith Ainsworth, author of Expect Deception; Heather Have, author of Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries; and Lisa Brackman, author of Dragon Day. Later in the month, hear from Cara Black who will discuss her latest Aimée Leduc mystery, Murder on the Quai. In this novel, Black takes us back in time to 1989 and we learn how college-student Aimée first became a detective. Both events will include book sales from Friends of the San Francisco Public Library’s Readers Books. Sisters in Crime – July 14, 6:30 p.m., Main Library, Latino Hispanic Community Room

Chinese Alzheimer’s Forum – July 16, 1:30 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium

27 Wednesday

21 Thursday

14 Thursday

*Don Quixote Main, Paley Rm., 3rd Fl., 6–7:30 p.m.

iMovie Basics (Spanish) Learning Studio, 1–3 p.m.

Intermediate Skills* Chinatown, 2–4 p.m.

Digital Archiving DIGI Center, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

21 Thursday

Light in August Mission Bay, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Rothchild's Fiddle West Portal, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

28 Thursday The Man with the Lead Stomach Golden Gate Valley, 3–4 p.m. The Children Act Bernal Heights, 4–5:30 p.m.

Computer Classes Classes Held at the Main: 5th Floor Training Centers (unless noted). Most classes require proficiency in basic keyboard skills. First come, first served.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays eResource Help Bridge TechLab, 5th Fl, 4–5 p.m.

5 Tuesday

Computer Classes Held at the Branches: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays Computer Help Sunset, 4 p.m.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays Computer Help Sunset, 2 p.m.

5 Tuesday eReaders Noe Valley, 10:30 a.m.

6 Wednesday eReader and Tech (English/ Chinese) Richmond, 3–4 p.m.

6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays Book a Librarian • Glen Park, 4–5 p.m. • Ocean View, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Teens *Teens at The Mix at Main Visit themixatsfpl.org.

23 Saturday

Makerspace Studio 3–5 p.m.

6 Wednesday

Tablet Basics (Chinese) Chinatown, 10:30 a.m.

Gaming 3:30–5:30 p.m.

*Jewelry Making Portola, 2 p.m.

20 Wednesday

*Duct Tape* Chinatown, 3 p.m.

The Notebook Chinatown, 2:30 p.m.

Adults Visit The Mix 10 a.m.

Ozobots Excelsior, 3–4:30 p.m.

*Needle Felting Potrero, 5 p.m.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays

*Seed Saving Potrero, 6 p.m.

22 Friday

Filmmaking* 12–2 p.m.

7 Thursday

Just Dance 2 p.m.

*Ratatouille Glen Park, 3:30 p.m.

*Drawing Manga* Visitacion Valley, 1–3 p.m.

Recording Studio 2–3 p.m.

7, 21, 28 Thursdays


*Book Swap Parkside, 2:30 p.m.

Beat Making 3–4 p.m.

8 Friday

Movies 3–5:30 p.m.

Denim Embellishment Mission, 3–5 p.m.

27 Wednesday Email Sunset, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

28 Thursday Tablet Basics Chinatown, 2 p.m.

Jobs & Careers Held at Main, 5th Flr. Computer Training Ctr. (unless noted).

11, 18, 25 Mondays 6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays Job Seekers' Drop-In Bridge TechLab Workstation 5th Fl, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

2 Saturday

5, 12, 19 Tuesdays Makerspace Studio 2–4 p.m.

5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays Recording Studio 3–4 p.m.

eReader Marina, 7–7:45 p.m.

Recording Studio 2:45 p.m.

Basics 1–2:30 p.m.

7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays


5, 19, 26 Tuesdays

Book a Librarian Marina, 3–4:30 p.m.

Career Coaching Business, Science & Tech., 12–1 p.m.

eBook Golden Gate Valley, 4–5 p.m.

7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays

Beat Making 4–5 p.m.

Book A Librarian (Chinese/ English)* Chinatown, 2–3 p.m.

10 Sunday

12 Tuesday - 16 Saturday

Online Job Search 2–4 p.m.

Camp Etsy 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

13 Wednesday

23 Saturday

Job Search Tools 2–4:30 p.m.

Audio Production 3–5 p.m.

19 Tuesday

26 Tuesday

9 Saturday

Beg. LinkedIn for Job Search 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Biblio Bistro 2–4 p.m.

Email Basics Chinatown, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

20 Wednesday

13 Wednesday

12 Tuesday

Trans in the Workplace Latino/Hispanic Rms., 2–3:30 p.m.

Excel Basics 6–7:30 p.m.

eBook Parkside, 7–8 p.m.

14 Thursday

13 Wednesday

iPad: iMovie Learning Studio, 1–3 p.m.

eReader • Sunset, 1:30–3 p.m. • Presidio, 6:30–8 p.m.

7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays Computer Basics 12:30 p.m. Digital Devices 4–5 p.m.

11, 18, 25 Mondays Coding Drop-In 2–5 p.m.

12 Tuesday Microsoft Word: Brochures 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

15 Friday Rosetta Stone 12–1 p.m.

20 Wednesday Microsoft Word 6–7:30 p.m.

8, 22 Fridays Computer Classes 7/8: Searching the Internet 7/22: Basic Email Excelsior, 2–3:30 p.m.

8, 22 Fridays *Gaming Ortega, 3:30–5 p.m.

Book Club 4–5 p.m.

Teens at the Branches 1 Friday Lizard Lady Merced, 2 p.m.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles North Beach, 3 p.m.

12 Tuesday

*Needle Felting* Parkside, 3:30 p.m. Moonrise Kingdom Park, 4 p.m.

27 Wednesday *Henna Portola, 4–6 p.m.

13 Wednesday

29 Friday

Leather Workshop Richmond, 2–3:30 p.m. *Gaming Bayview, 3:30 p.m.

*Bee Hive to Lip Balm Glen Park, 3:30–5 p.m. *Origami* Chinatown, 4 p.m.

14 Thursday Silk Screening Portola, 2 p.m. *D.I.Y.* North Beach, 3 p.m.

30 Saturday *Bike Smoothies Merced, 2 p.m. *Lettering Techniques Mission, 2–3:30 and 4–5:30 p.m.

*Henna • Parkside, 3:30–5 p.m. • Mission, 6–7:30 p.m.

*Needle Felting* West Portal, 2–4 p.m.

15 Friday *Candy Sushi Visitacion Valley, 1–2 p.m. Book Swap Glen Park, 3:30 p.m.

*Thursdays at Noon Films

The Great Outdoors Ortega, 3:30 p.m.

Theme: Create! Main, Koret, 12–2 p.m.

15, 29 Fridays

7/7 Field of Dreams 107 min. 1989

*Henna* Visitacion Valley, 2 p.m.

Résumé Workshop Latino/ Hispanic Rms., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Jewelry Making Bernal Heights, 3–5 p.m.

26 Tuesday

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays

13, 27 Wednesdays

Start a Career in Tech Latino/ Hispanic Rms., 3–4:30 p.m.

*Book Swap West Portal, 3:30 p.m.

Computer Help Chinatown, 3:30–5 p.m.

27 Wednesday

2 Saturday

*Henna* West Portal, 2 p.m.

eReader Eureka Valley, 7–8 p.m.

Social Media in Job Search Latino/Hispanic Rms., 6 p.m.

*Needle Felting* Chinatown, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

*Jewelry* Chinatown, 2:30 p.m.


*Richard the Mentalist Park, 3–3:45 p.m.

*Teen'Zine Chinatown, 2–4 p.m.

25 Monday

All programs and events are free and open to the public.

Duct Tape Belt Richmond, 2–3:30 p.m.

26 Tuesday

9, 30 Saturdays

Ant-Man Park, 4–6 p.m.


23 Saturday Henna Ortega, 2–3:30 p.m.

7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays

8 Friday

Powerpoint Basics 9:30 a.m.

*Origami* Chinatown, 3:30 p.m.



*Origami North Beach, 4 p.m. *Henna* Park, 4–5:30 p.m.

Silk Screening Bernal Heights, 2–4 p.m.

Career Coaching Business, Science & Tech., 10 a.m.–12 p.m., 1–3 p.m., and 6–7:30 p.m.

6 Wednesday

*Needle Felting Excelsior, 4 p.m.

Gaming Ocean View, 4 p.m.


Book a Librarian (Russian) 10:30–11:30 a.m.

19 Tuesday


eBooks Chinatown, 2–3:30 p.m.

Work in the Digital Economy 6–7:30 p.m.

5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays

*Origami* Ortega, 3–5 p.m.

Anime & Manga Park, 2 p.m.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays

6 Wednesday

PowerPoint Basics 6–7:30 p.m.

Hardware Jewelry Excelsior, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Sundays Computer Help Ortega, 2 p.m.

Cara Black – July 26, 6:30 p.m., Main Library, Latino Hispanic Community Room

Teen Fridays Bernal Heights, 3–5 p.m.

7/14 Big Night

16 Saturday

R, 109 min. 1996

*Hula Hoops Merced, 1 p.m.

7/21 Basquiat R, 108 min. 1996

7/28 Save the Last Dance 112 min. (2001)


Read, Write, Discover

Children’s Calendar

Chinatown Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 2–3:30 p.m. Tue., 5 at 2–3:30 p.m. Every Thur. at 2–3:30 p.m. Parkside Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 2–3:30 p.m. Every Wed. at 2–3:30 p.m.

JULY 2016 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 of five or more: make reservations. Children’s programs at the Main Library are at the Fisher Children’s Center except where noted.

*Your National Park Ranger 7/5: Sunset, 2–2:30 p.m. 7/6: Ortega, 2–4 p.m. 7/7: Parkside, 2–3 p.m. 7/12: West Portal, 2–3 p.m. 7/13: Mission, 2–3 p.m. 7/14: Bernal Heights, 2–3 p.m. 7/19: Bayview, 2–3 p.m. 7/20: Mission Bay, 2–3 p.m. 7/21: Glen Park, 2–3 p.m. 7/26: Potrero, 2–3 p.m. 7/27: Noe Valley, 2–3 p.m. 7/28: Eureka Valley, 2–3 p.m.

9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays National Parks Shuttle* Meet at 11 a.m. outside of the Branch; return at 3 p.m. • 7/9: Ortega, Marin Headlands • 7/16: Mission, Crissy Field • 7/23: Bayview, Land's End • 7/30: Potrero, El Polin 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

1 Friday Up Chinatown, 1 p.m.

*Bird Feeders* Mission Bay, 4:30–5 p.m.

1, 8, 15, 29 Fridays

12, 19, 26 Tuesdays *Beginning Calligraphy Ortega, 2–3 p.m.

*Charles the Clown • Park, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. • Chinatown, 2–3 p.m.

13 Wednesday

*Magic • Eureka Valley, 11 a.m. • Presidio, 2 p.m. • Anza, 4:30 p.m. *Hula Hoops • Bayview, 2–3 p.m. • Ingleside, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

*LEGO Parkside, 3:30–5 p.m.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays *Snacktivity Potrero, 11 a.m. LEGO Ocean View, 12–1:30 p.m. Chess Excelsior, 1–3 p.m.

3, 17 Sundays

Bubbleology Marina, 2–4 p.m. *The Goonies Portola, 2 p.m. *LEGO • Mission, 3–5 p.m. • Potrero, 3–5 p.m. • North Beach, 4–5 p.m.

Reading Help Ingleside, 4 p.m.

8 Friday Bird Watching Main, 2 p.m. *Sensory Friendly: Disneynature African Cats Visitacion Valley, 2 p.m. LEGO Engineering Golden Gate Valley, 3–5 p.m. *Salad People Mission Bay, 4:30–5 p.m.

9 Saturday

*Sunprints Bernal Heights, 2 p.m. LEGO Park, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Big Play Date Presidio, 10 a.m.

Reading Help Ingleside, 4 p.m.

6 Wednesday *LEGO Glen Park, 2–4 p.m. Marble Machines Western Addition, 2–3:30 p.m. *Magic Merced, 3–3:30 p.m.

Toy Craft Potrero, 4–5:30 p.m.

9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays Growing Readers Western Addition • 10:30–11:30 a.m. K–1st • 1–2 p.m. 2nd–3rd

10 Sunday Art All Around Main, 2–4 p.m.

11 Monday

LEGO Engineering Noe Valley, 3–4:30 p.m.

Preschool Films Ingleside, 10:30–11 a.m.

*Bubble Lady Ocean View, 4–4:30 p.m.

*Music • Ortega, 10:30–11:30 a.m. • Richmond, 2–3 p.m.

*Mulan Ortega, 4:30 p.m. *Family LEGO • Bernal Heights, 6–8 p.m. • West Portal, 6:30–8 p.m.

*Juggling • Park, 12:30–1:30 p.m. • Excelsior, 3–3:45 p.m.

*Word Winder Bayview, 6:30 p.m.

12 Tuesday

*Inside Out Parkside, 6:30 p.m.

*Science Exploration Western Addition, 10–11 a.m.

6, 13, 27 Wednesdays Games Potrero, 4–5:30 p.m.

6, 20 Wednesdays Puppy Dog Tales Eureka Valley, 7–8 p.m.

14 Thursday *Juggling • Parkside, 10–11 a.m. • Merced, 3–4 p.m. *Music • Anza, 10:30–11:30 a.m. • Bayview, 2–3 p.m. • Visitacion Valley, 4–5 p.m.

Jimbo the Clown Presidio, 3 p.m.

5 Tuesday

5, 12, 19 Tuesdays

Frozen Sing-Along Sunset, 2 p.m.

*Word Winder Bayview, 6:30 p.m.

7, 14, 21 Thursdays

*Jimbo the Clown Ingleside, 10:30–11 a.m.

15 Friday

Mission Every Fri. at 1:15–2:15 p.m. Spanish/English. Limit 50.

Potrero • Every Tue. at 1:15–2:15 p.m. • Every Thur. at 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. Presidio Every Thur. at 10:15–11:15 a.m. Richmond Thur., 7, 14, 28 at 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Thur., 21 at 11–11:30 a.m. Ticketed event.

Main Every Thur. at 3:30–4 p.m.

Ortega Every Wed. at 1–1:30 p.m.

West Portal Tue., 5, 12, 19 at 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Merced Mon. 11, 18, 25 at 10:15–10:45 a.m.

Ortega Mon., 18, 25 at 10:30–11 a.m.

n Books, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers 16 months through age 2 and their caregivers.**

Anza Thur., 7, 21 at 10:30–11:30 a.m. Eureka Valley Every Tue. at 10:30–11:15 a.m. Excelsior Every Tue. at 11–11:30 a.m. Golden Gate Valley • Tue., 5, 12, 19 at 10:15–10:45 a.m. • Every Tue. at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Ingleside Tue., 5, 19 at 10:30–11:30 a.m. Main Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 10:30–11 a.m. Every Wed. at 10:30–11 a.m. Marina Mon., 11, 25 at 10:15–10:45 a.m. and 11–11:30 a.m. Please leave strollers outside.

Preschool Storytime n Stories, songs, fingerplays and more for ages 3 to 5.**

*Painting Branches Golden Gate Valley, 3–5 p.m.

*Jelly Jam Time* Mission Bay, 4–4:30 p.m.

Merced Every Thur. at 10:15–10:45 a.m.

Park Every Sat. at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Eureka Valley Every Wed. at 1:30–2:15 p.m.

Bayview Every Tue. at 11–11:30 a.m.

*Finding Nemo Potrero, 3 p.m.

Marina Every Tue. at 11–11:30 a.m. (+play 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.) Please leave strollers outside.

Mission Bay Every Thur. at 10:15–10:45 a.m. and 11–11:30 a.m. Register: (415) 355-2838 starting six days prior.

Monkey Kingdom Chinatown, 1 p.m.

Excelsior • Wed., 6, 13, 20 at 11–11:30 a.m. Mandarin • Every Thur. at 11–11:30 a.m.

Mission • Every Tue. at 10:15–11:15 a.m. Spanish • Every Thur. at 10:15–10:45 a.m. and 11:15–11:45 a.m. Spanish/English Limit 50. Mission Bay Every Tue. at 10:15–10:45 a.m. and 11–11:30 a.m. Register: (415) 355-2838 starting six days prior. Noe Valley Thursdays, 7, 14, 21 at 10:15– 10:45 a.m. and 11–11:30 a.m. Please leave strollers outside. North Beach Every Tue. at 10:30–11:30 a.m. Ocean View Every Tue. at 11–11:30 a.m. Held at Minnie & Lovie Ward Rec. Center, 650 Capitol Ave. (at Montana)

Main Sat., 16 at 11–11:30 a.m. North Beach Thur., 14, 21, 28 at 11–11:30 a.m. Ocean View Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 10:30–11 a.m. Park Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 3:30–4 p.m. Parkside Tue., 12, 19, 26 at 10–10:30 a.m.

Visitacion Valley Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 11–11:30 a.m.

Park Thur. 14, 21, 28 at 10–10:30 a.m. Portola Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 10:30–11 a.m. Presidio Tue., 12, 19, 26 at 10:15–11:15 a.m. Richmond Every Wed. at 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Ticketed event. Sunset Every Tue. at 10:30–11:30 a.m. West Portal Thur., 7, 14, 28 at 10:30–11:30 a.m. Western Addition Tue., 5, 19, 26 at 11–11:45 a.m. Ticketed event.

Portola Every Tue. at 10:30–11:15 a.m. Sunset Thur., 7, 14 at 10:30–11 a.m. Visitacion Valley Every Tue. at 11–11:30 a.m. Western Addition Tue., 5, 26 at 10–10:30 a.m.

16 Saturday Keva Contraptions Marina, 12–2 p.m. *Sensory Friendly Film: Oceans Portola, 2–4 p.m.

Family Storytime n Family Storytimes are for children of all ages unless noted.**

Hello Kitty Becomes a Princess Ingleside, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

Bayview Every Thur. at 11–11:30 a.m.

The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986) North Beach, 3 p.m.

Bernal Heights Every Thur. at 10:15–10:45 a.m. Ticketed event.

*Cardboard Kazoos Parkside, 3:30–4:30 p.m. *Rock the Bike Potrero, 4 p.m.

17 Sunday LEGO Glen Park, 1–4 p.m.

Chinatown Every Sat. at 10:30–11:30 a.m. Excelsior • Every Sat. at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. • Thur., 28 at 7–7:45 p.m.

18 Monday LEGO Ingleside, 10:30 a.m. Jelly Jam Time Marina, 11 a.m. *It's Yoga, Kids Excelsior, 1:30 p.m.

19 Tuesday Preschool Films Western Addition, 10–10:30 a.m.

Glen Park • Mon., 11, 18, 25 at 4–5:30 p.m. • Every Tue. at 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Ingleside • Tue., 26 at 11:15–11:45 a.m. Mandarin • Wed., 13, 27 at 7–7:30 p.m. Russian Main • Every Tue. at 10:30–11 a.m. • Every Wed. at 2–2:30 p.m. • Every Thur. at 10:30–11 a.m. Spanish/English • Every Thur. at 11:15–11:45 a.m. Chinese/English • Sat., 2, 9, 23, 30 at 11–11:30 a.m. Mission • Every Sat. at 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Spanish/English • Wed., 13 at 10:15–11:45 a.m. Spanish/English Mission Bay Fri., 22 at 4:30–5 p.m. Register: (415) 355-2838 starting six days prior.

*Jimbo the Clown Sunset, 10:30–11 a.m.

*Hotel Transylvania 2 Parkside, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

*Jelly Jam Time West Portal, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

DIY Playdough* Ortega, 3:30 p.m.

*Family Literacy Visitacion Valley, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

20 Wednesday

21 Thursday

*LEGO • Eureka Valley, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. • Richmond, 4–5:30 p.m.

Jelly Jam Time Mission, 10 a.m.

*Heather Magic • Parkside, 10–11 a.m. • Richmond, 12–1 p.m. • Portola, 2–3 p.m. • Noe Valley, 4–5 p.m.

Maker Lab Main, 2–3 p.m. *Paper Airplane Guy Merced, 3–4 p.m.

Tree Frog Treks Potrero, 1 p.m.

*Seed Planting Western Addition, 2–3:30 p.m.

North Beach Every Thur. at 10:15–10:45 a.m. Ocean View Every Sat. at 11–11:30 a.m. Ortega Every Tue. at 10:30–11 a.m. Park Thur., 14, 21, 28 at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Parkside • Every Sat. at 10:15–11:15 a.m. • Thur., 7, 28 at 10–10:30 a.m. Potrero Every Thur. at 10:15–10:45 a.m. Richmond • Every Sat. at 11–11:30 a.m. • Every Tue. at 11–11:30 a.m. Ticketed event.

**Please call ahead to confirm dates and times. Groups of 5 or more, call ahead to reserve space. Hour-long or longer programs include a playtime . *LEGO and Magna-Tiles Anza, 4–5:30 p.m.

*Ozobots* Main, 2–3 p.m.


Chinatown Every Thur. at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Anza Every Tue. at 10:30–11 a.m.

Board Games Portola, 2–4 p.m. *DIY Lip Balm Glen Park, 2–4 p.m.

Bernal Heights Every Wed. at 1:15–2:15 p.m. Ticketed event.

*Bubble Lady Portola, 2–3 p.m.

*Chain Reactions • Eureka Valley, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. • Ocean View, 2–4 p.m.

*Puppy Dog Tales Noe Valley, 10–11 a.m.

*LEGO Merced, 4–5:30 p.m.

Printing Art Excelsior, 1:30 p.m.

*The Little Mermaid Sing-ALong Richmond, 4 p.m.

LEGO Excelsior, 2–4 p.m.

Preschool Films Parkside, 10 a.m.

Preschool Films Chinatown • 10–10:30 a.m. • 10:45–11:15 a.m. • 2–2:30 p.m.

*The Karate Kid Ortega, 3:30 p.m. *Tree Frog Treks Bernal Heights, 2–3 p.m.

Rollicking rhymes, songs and books for infants to 15 months and their caregivers.**

Toddler Tales

7 Thursday

*Fun Fridays Portola, 2–4 p.m.

2 Saturday

Visitacion Valley Mon.,11, 18, 25 at 1:30–3:30 p.m. Every Tue. at 1:30–3:30 p.m.

*Jelly Jam Time North Beach, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Fire Safety Portola, 2–2:45 p.m. Big Hero 6 Western Addition, 2 p.m.

Ocean View Mon., 18 at 2:30–5:30 p.m. Tue., 5 at 2:30–5:30 p.m. Every Wed. at 5–6:30 p.m. Every Fri. at 2–5 p.m.

Baby Rhyme Time

*Paper Airplane Guy • Chinatown, 1–2 p.m. • Golden Gate Valley, 4–4:30 p.m. *Nature Adventure* Visitacion Valley, 1–4 p.m.

Marble Machines Marina, 2 p.m. LEGO & Stamps North Beach, 4–5 p.m. Minions Sunset, 6:30 p.m.

22 Friday *It's Yoga Kids® • Ocean View, 1:30–2:30 p.m. • Ingleside, 4–5 p.m. Talent Show Portola, 2–4 p.m. *Drop-In Art Golden Gate Valley, 2–5 p.m. Chip Tasting Main, 3–4 p.m.

Catholic Churches Big & Small Main, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Bubbleology Park, 2–3 p.m.



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July Featured Sections

23 Saturday

Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Most Noble Boozers

*Petting Zoo • Ortega, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. • Glen Park, 3–5 p.m. *Taiko Drumming • Main, 11–11:30 a.m. • Western Addition, 2–3 p.m. The Good Dinosaur Presidio, 2 p.m. Yoga Bernal Heights, 3–4 p.m.

26 Tuesday *Dance Golden Gate Valley, 10:30–11 a.m. *Music • Ingleside, 10:30–11 a.m. • Portola, 3–4 p.m. Fire Engine Visit West Portal, 10:30–11:30 a.m. *Boswick the Clown • Richmond, 1–2 p.m. • Parkside, 3:30–4:30 p.m. LEGO Sunset, 2–3:30 p.m.

July Events July 6, 13, 20, 27

Steps Sales All books $1 or less! Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Main Library’s Larkin Street steps (100 Larkin St.) (Please note that the Steps Sales are cancelled in the event of rain.) July 7, 14, 21, 28

Thursdays at Readers Poetry Series Readers Bookstore, Fort Mason Center (Building C, South End), Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. 7: Yolanda Catzalco & Toshi Washizu 14: Devereaux Baker & Sharon Doubiago 21: Heather Bourbeau & Steven Gray 28: Alina Smiotanko & James Tracy

*Paper Airplanes Merced, 3 p.m.

*Boswick the Clown • Excelsior, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. • Marina, 1:15–2:15 p.m. *Disneynature Chimpanzee Ortega, 3:30 p.m. *Biblio Bistro Main, 5–6:30 p.m. Big Hero 6 Merced, 6:30 p.m.

28 Thursday It's Yoga, Kids • Visitacion Valley, 1:30–2:30 p.m. • Anza, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Japanese Parents' Group Western Addition, 10 a.m. Vintage Preschool Films Noe Valley, 10:15–10:45 a.m. and 11–11:30 a.m.

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Chain Reactions Mission, 2 p.m.

27 Wednesday

Loving our Library Laureates

Readers Locations & Hours READERS BOOKSTORE Fort Mason Center, Building C Open seven days a week. Bookstore: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Telephone (415) 771-1076

What are you reading right now?

Which poet of past would you most like to share a drink with?

I recently started Sarah Schulman’s The Gentrification of the Mind, a book which I learned about the old-fashioned way: by shamelessly eavesdropping on two readers discussing it at the table next to mine over brunch.

Maybe this is cheating, but my first thought is Eliot, because the rest of the Lost Generation would probably be drinking with him. Also because I’d be in Paris. In the ‘20s.

Who, currently, are your favorite living poets?

What projects are you working on right now?

I was so stunned to hear of C. D. Wright’s passing, and I still can’t quite come to terms with that. Forrest Gander was my mentor at Brown and my gateway drug to contemporary poetry. Ben Lerner is electric on the page, and I devour his novels but hope we haven’t seen the last of his verse. Arthur Sze’s work is somehow both meditative and haunting, an unusual combination, in the best of ways.

Last month was the publication of my second book of nonfiction, a collaboration with a good friend of mine, Tom Griffiths. The book is called Algorithms to Live By and uses computer science as a lens for thinking about human decision-making. In short, we think of things like choosing between our favorite things and new ones, wrangling mess, and managing time as uniquely human problems. They’re not.

Local Poets Read In Branch Libraries!

READERS BOOKSTORE Main Library, 100 Larkin St. Grove Street Entrance Open all Library hours Telephone (415) 557-4238

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Brian Christian

his month we caught up with 2016 Library Laureate Brian Christian to discuss all things poetry and what makes libraries so valuable in this day and age. Check out the full interview on our Readers Review blog (www.thereadersreview.org). Brian Christian is the author of The Most Human Human, which was named a Wall Street Journal bestseller and a New Yorker favorite book of the year. Christian has been featured on The Daily Show, Radiolab, and The Charlie Rose Show.

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Thank you to everyone who submitted poems to Poets 11—our unique, community building poetry contest & reading series that collects poems from every neighborhood in San Francisco. We received a wide and eclectic variety of poems that reflect San Francisco’s diversity in language and culture and celebrates our city’s rich literary life and thriving poetry community. Please join us this summer as selected poets take the mic and read in the following branch libraries:

POETS 11 Branch Reading Schedule, by District: 1

Tue., June 28

6:30–7:30 p.m.

2

Wed., June 29

6:30–8 p.m.

Presidio Meeting Room

3

Wed., July 6

6:30–8 p.m.

North Beach Meeting Room

4

Tue., July 12

6:30–7:30 p.m.

5

Wed., July 13

6:30–7:30 p.m.

Western Addition General Floor Area

6

Wed., July 20

6:30–7:30 p.m.

Mission Bay Program Room

29 Friday

7

Tue., July 26

6:30–7:30 p.m.

West Portal General Floor Area

Babe Chinatown, 1 p.m.

8

Wed., July 27

6:30–7:30 p.m.

Glen Park Meeting Room

*Dance* • Park, 1:30–2:30 p.m. • Mission Bay, 4–4:30 p.m.

9

Wed., Aug. 3

6:30–7:30 p.m.

Mission General Floor Area

11

Wed., Aug. 10

6:30–7:30 p.m.

10

Thur., Aug. 11

6:30–7:30 p.m.

Preschool Videos Sunset, 10:30–11 a.m. Tissue Paper Craft North Beach, 2–2:45 p.m. *Alka Seltzer Rockets Ocean View, 2–3:30 p.m.

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Richmond Meeting Room

Sunset Children's Area

Ocean View Meeting Room Bayview Meeting Room

*Chain Reactions Bayview, 2 p.m. Origami Main, 2–3:30 p.m. Bubble Lady Presidio, 2 p.m. *Keva Contraptions Ortega, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

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.

POETS 11 Final Event: Sunday, Sept. 18 1–4 p.m.

Main Library, Koret Auditorium

Save the date for the final event! All selected poets will take the stand on Sunday, Sept. 18, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Koret Auditorium. The Poets 11 Anthology will be on sale during the event!

Crafty Friday Mission, 3:30 p.m.

30 Saturday *Petting Zoo • Chinatown, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. • Richmond, 3–5 p.m.

Books at 10% off! Friends’ Independent Bookstore Program! Friends members ($60+ level) receive a 10% discount at the following bookstores:

*Sock Puppets Glen Park, 2 p.m. Family Literacy Portola, 2 p.m. *Sensory Friendly: Finding Nemo Bernal Heights, 3 p.m. *Marble Machines Potrero, 3:30–5 p.m.

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 and Main Library Red Hill Books SF Botanical Gardens, Garden Bookstore Thidwick Books


At the Library SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY 100 LARKIN STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102

July 2016 In this Issue: Page 1 – Summer Stride One Year at The Mix Don Quixote and the Golden Age Page 2 – Rosetta Stone Summer Reading Recommendations Main at 20: Access Services Bookmobile Schedules Page 3 – Fear of an Atomic Age Potrero Branch Annual Art Exhibition Black Brothers Esteem Queerest.Library.Ever. Tours Exhibitions Calendar Page 4 – The Terrorist's Son by Zak Ebrahim Stepping Forward: Poetry Adult Calendar Page 5 – Women of Mystery SF Chinese Alzheimer’s Forum Page 6 – Children’s Calendar Page 7 – Friends of SFPL Library Laureate Interview Poets Eleven

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. 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. Circulation: 14,000 Online version: sfpl.org/atl 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; email: [email protected] Website: sfpl.org Every effort has been made to produce a monthly calendar that is both accurate and complete. Please contact Public Affairs if you have any questions or comments regarding the listings.

Tours of Main Tours 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.

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L I BR ARY LO C ATIO N S AN D HO UR S S M T W T F S ANZA

550 37th Ave.

355-5717

x

12–6 10–9 12–9 10–6 1–6 12–6

BAYVIEW

5075 Third St.

355-5757

BERNAL HEIGHTS

500 Cortland Ave.

355-2810

x

CHINATOWN/LAI

1135 Powell St.

355-2888

1–5

1–6 10–9 10–9 10–9 1–6 10–6

EUREKA VALLEY/MILK

1 José Sarria Court 355-5616 (at 16th St., near Market)

x

12–6 10–9 12–9 10–6 1–6 12–6

EXCELSIOR

4400 Mission St.

355-2868

1–5

1–6 10–9 10–9 10–9 1–6 10–6

GLEN PARK

2825 Diamond St.

355-2858

1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 12–7 1–6 1–6

GOLDEN GATE VALLEY

1801 Green St.

355-5666

INGLESIDE

1298 Ocean Ave.

355-2898

1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 12–7 1–6 1–6

MAIN LIBRARY

100 Larkin St.

557-4400

12–5 10–6 9–8

9–8

9–8 12–6 10–6

MARINA

1890 Chestnut St.

355-2823

1–5 10–6 10–6

1–8

10–8 1–6 10–6

MERCED

155 Winston Drive

355-2825

1–5

10–6 10–9

1–9

10–9 1–6 10–6

MISSION

300 Bartlett St.

355-2800

1–5

1–6 10–9 10–9 10–9 1–6 10–6

MISSION BAY

960 Fourth St.

355-2838

1–5 10–6 10–6

1–8

10–6 1–6

NOE VALLEY/BRUNN

451 Jersey St.

355-5707

1–5

12–6 10–9

1–9

10–6 1–6 10–6

NORTH BEACH

850 Columbus Ave.

355-5626

x

1–6 10–9

1–9

10–6 1–6 10–6

OCEAN VIEW

345 Randolph St.

355-5615

x

10–6 10–6 12–8 11–7 1–6 10–6

ORTEGA

3223 Ortega St.

355-5700

1–5 10–6 10–6

1–9

12–9 1–6 10–6

PARK

1833 Page Street

355-5656

1–5 12–6 10–9

1–9

10–6 1–6 10–6

1–9

10–6 1–6 10–6

1–5 10–6 10–6

x

10–6 10–9

1–8

10–8 1–6 10–6

1–9

10–6 1–6 1–6

10–6 10–6 12–8 12–8 1–6 10–6

PARKSIDE

1200 Taraval St.

355-5770

x

Meetings are generally held on a Thursday each month. This month’s meetings: 4:30 p.m. on July 21 in the Koret Auditorium of the Main. The public is welcome to attend.

PORTOLA

380 Bacon St.

355-5660

1–5

POTRERO

1616 20th St.

355-2822

1–5

x

10–8 12–8 10–8 1–6 10–6

Closure Times

PRESIDIO

3150 Sacramento St.

355-2880

1–5

x

10–9 12–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

RICHMOND/MARKS

351 9th Ave.

355-5600

1–5

1–6 10–9 10–9 10–9 1–6 10–6

SUNSET

1305 18th Ave.

355-2808

1–5

1–6 10–9 10–9 10–9 1–6 10–6

VISITACION VALLEY

201 Leland Ave.

355-2848

1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 12–7 1–6 1–6

WEST PORTAL

190 Lenox Way

355-2886

1–5

WESTERN ADDITION

1550 Scott St.

355-5727

1–5 10–6 10–6

The San Francisco Main Library and all branch libraries will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independance Day.

1–6 10–9

1–6

10–6 10–6 12–8 12–7 1–6 1–6

1–6 10–9 10–9 10–9 1–6 10–6 1–8

10–8 1–6 10–6

See bookmobile schedule, page 2 “x” means CLOSED. For more information: www.sfpl.org (All phone numbers are in the 415 area code.)


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