At the Library: May 2015 - SFPL.org

May 2015
Vol. 46 No. 5
Spoke & Word—
Meet the New Book Bike!
Celebrate! Asian American
and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month
T
hrough performance, art, food, stories and
more, the Library celebrates the many
cultures of Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders throughout the month of May. Feel the
thunderous rumble of the Japanese taiko drums
or be enchanted by the Bharatanatyam classical
dance of South India. Taste traditional and new
fusion snacks from different regions in Asia during Asian snack trials. Make a candy lei or practice Chinese brush painting. Take a Thai cooking
class with Virada Chaikul or learn how to make
fresh Vietnamese spring rolls and Thai chicken
salad. Experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony on Children’s Day. Get crafty with paper
arts, kitemaking, Star Wars-themed origami and
more! Cultural performances include Sounds of
China, storyteller Charlie Chin, shadow puppetry
with Daniel Barash, koto player Shoko Hikage
and others.
Check the calendar to see how your
neighborhood library is celebrating AsianAmerican and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
APIA Women Breaking History
Join us for a special APIA event and fair sponsored by The Association of Chinese Teachers
(TACT) and the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University, in collaboration with the Library. This year’s theme
focuses on APIA women who have contributed
to the making of America. There will be an APIA
Women’s Hall of Fame on display, various related
arts and crafts activities for children, teenagers
and adults alike, and a children’s book exhibition
of APIA women biographies, including books
authored by APIA women for all ages. In addition
to a variety of free handouts and an APIA women's reading list to kick off everyone’s summer
reading, the first 50 children ages 12 and under
will receive a complimentary goody bag.
Women Breaking History – May 16, 10 a.m.
–12:30 p.m., Main Library, Latino Hispanic
Community Meeting Room
P
edal-powered books are on the way! Thanks
to a Friends of the Library innovation grant,
the Library has geared up with an electric
pedal-assist bike and custom trailer designed by the Burgeon Group to roll out pop-up
services to San Francisco crowds. The bike is fully
equipped with the Library’s eMaterials, books, library
cards, and a bubble machine. Resulting from a community-driven naming contest, Spoke & Word will
take to the streets in May to bring more library services to where people gather and play. Spot Spoke
& Word at Giants’ games, Bike to Work Day, Sunday
Streets, farmer’s markets, the Pride Parade and more
this summer.
The Library is pumped to partner with San
Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Bay Area Bike Mobile,
Vie Bikes, The New Wheel, and local bike shops to
enhance our offerings of cycling-related programs to
support even more biking in San Francisco.
Related programs:
Family Biking Petting Zoo
Meet experts from The New Wheel, San Francisco
Bicycle Coalition and Vie Bikes to learn more about
biking together as a family and electric pedal-assist
bikes. Free test rides!
May 16, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Richmond Branch
June 19, 4–6 p.m., Mission Bay Branch
Bay Area BikeMobile
Bring your tired, rusty and broken bicycles. The Bay
Area BikeMobile team will fix your bike for free!
May 10, 1–4 p.m., Ortega Branch
Urban Bicycling Street Skills 101
SF Bicycle Coalition presents introductory training
for all interested cyclists.
May 9, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Main Library, 4th Floor
Bike Fix It Workshops
Local bike shop pros give an introduction to bike
maintenance.
Huckleberry Bicycles: May 5 & 19, 7–8 p.m., Main
Library (Larkin Street steps)
The New Wheel: May 23, 1:30–2:30 p.m., Bernal
Heights Branch
Swell Bicycles: May 28, 6–7:30 p.m., Ortega Branch
For these and other bicycle-related programs, please see the calendar on Page 4.
Countdown to the New Teen Space
The Mix at SFPL is coming to the Main Library in June. This new teen-designed space will house new
equipment and programs that San Francisco teens identified as vital to learning 21st century skills outside
of the classroom. In addition to being a library with books, the 2nd floor space will also include an audio
recording studio, a video production studio, a makerspace with the latest fabrication equipment,
a performance space, and areas where teens can hang out.
Summer Stride 2015: Read. Make. Learn.
S
ummer is just around the corner
and the Library is gearing up for
reading, making and learning, all to
help you find your summer stride. Come
in to your library starting May 30, or visit
us online at sfpl.org/summerstride. Read
and get your own SFPL canvas book
bag; plus, online badging, programs and
events, and weekly raffle prizes.
Coming Up:
SFPL.ORG
MAY 30 – AUGUST 9
Summer Stride 2015:
Read. Make. Learn.
Branches and Main
JUNE 13
Kaligraphia
Main, Skylight Gallery
JUNE 13
Open House Anniversary
Anza Branch, 2–4 p.m.
JUNE 25
Happy Anniversary
Ina Coolbrith!
Main, Koret, 6 p.m.
AT THE LIBRARY MAY 2015 1
Collections and Services
MainLibrary
Treasure Hunt
F
ind some of the treasures­—great tools,
services and collections—available to you
for free at the Library! Participants who
complete the two-hour treasure hunt will
be eligible for a raffle of prizes, including
a $100 gift certificate to Friends of the Library
bookstores. Register in the Main Library’s atrium and
you will receive a passport with stops throughout
the building. At each stop, staff will ask you to focus
on something—a collection, an online tool, a game,
a quick quiz—and then give you a task or ask you
some questions. When you complete the task, you’ll
get your treasure hunt passport stamped. Turn in
your fully stamped passport at the Information
Desk on the atrium floor to enter the raffle for the
bookstore gift certificate and other prizes. More
importantly, take away a better knowledge of some
the hidden gems at the Library!
Library Treasure Hunt – Main Library, Friday, May 8,
12–2 p.m.
eLearning with Treehouse!
T
he Library has just added a new, free online learning tool to
our Articles and Databases collection. Treehouse is an online
video and interactive learning platform that uses a “howto” approach in the instruction of the design and development
of websites and mobile apps. Treehouse offers unlimited access
to self-paced classes in coding languages such as HTML, CSS,
PHP, JavaScript and Ruby; app development for iPhones, iPads
and Android smart phones; and basic computing. Projects are
taught step by step through a combination of short pre-recorded,
multi-part videos. Code challenges and quizzes follow the videos
to help ensure user comprehension. Treehouse is practical and
interactive, and provides structured tracks to specific goals in order to become job-ready for coding and appdevelopment career paths. Our city has seen an explosion of jobs in the technology sector, and Treehouse
provides an excellent opportunity for the Library to play a role in economic development for our residents.
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youtube.com/user/SanFranciscoLibrary
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Bookmobile
Schedules
Early Literacy Mobile
Schedule of child care center visits
at sfpl.org
San Francisco Zoo
Entrance to Children’s Zoo
Wednesday, May 6, 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Free admission for San Francisco residents
Swing Into Stories
Golden Gate Park Children’s Playground
295 Bowling Green Drive
(off Martin Luther King Drive)
Tuesdays, May 5 and 19, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Helen Wills Playground
Broadway & Larkin streets
Tuesday, May 26, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Parque Niños Unidos
3090 23rd St.
(between Folsom St. & Treat Avenue)
Tuesday, May 12, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Library on Wheels/Senior
Bookmobile
Schedule of service locations at sfpl.org
Treasure Island Bookmobile
New Techmobile Rolling
The Techmobile will soon be visiting San Francisco neighborhoods, offering free digital technology classes
and events to meet the diverse digital needs of city residents.
The 29-foot bus, part of a mobile outreach fleet of four
bookmobiles, is a technology lab on wheels equipped with seven
Mac Pro computers, a smart board for instruction, and hardware
and software to support a variety of digital learning tools.
Both high-need and resourced communities will be served by
the Techmobile as a bridge to the digital divide. Its service goal is
to both narrow the technology gap and celebrate the city as the epicenter of technology innovation.
In its first year of service, the Library will develop strategic partnerships with youth-serving community
organizations in the Visitacion Valley, Excelsior and Mission neighborhoods, and will engage the youth in
project-based learning with the aim to increase digital literacy skills.
For more information, please contact Shawna Sherman, Techmobile Services Librarian, (415) 557-4352.
Read Write Discover
Summer Tutoring
Check out free summer tutoring for first through eighth
graders. Pre-registration is required. Tutoring will be
offered June 9 – Aug. 7 at Chinatown, Excelsior, Ocean
View and Visitacion Valley branches. Please contact the
branch for registration and tutoring dates.
2 MAY 2015 AT THE LIBRARY
Chapel Parking Lot West at Avenue
of the Palms and California Avenue.
Mondays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Thursdays, 2–6 p.m.
Special Events
North Beach Open House
North Beach Branch Library
850 Columbus Ave.
Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Asian Heritage
Civic Center Plaza
Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Carnaval Parade
Mission District
Sunday, May 24.
Exhibitions
MAY 2015
California’s
Wild Edge:
The Coast in
Prints, Poetry,
and History
Jewett Gallery
California's Wild Edge: The Coast in Prints, Poetry
and History Woodcut artist Tom Killion’s prints capture
the beauty of the California coast. May 9–July 5.
Related Programs: Tom Killion and Gary Snyder.
May 13, Main, Koret, 6 pm. California’s Wild Edge
Poets. June 23, Main, Koret (Lower Level), 6:30 pm.
Skylight Gallery
*Mad World: Subversive Humor Magazines from
the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor
Selections from radically humorous magazines of
the19th to 21st centuries. Sponsored by the Marjorie
G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections
Center. Through May 31. Related Program: The Politics of Humor. May 5, Main, Koret (Lower Level), 6 pm.
Wide Angle: 19th Century Lithographic Views
of San Francisco San Francisco's gold rush boom,
followed by Nevada's silver mining wealth and
increased industrialization, is illustrated in these
lithographic prints. Through July 31.
Other Exhibits and Displays
at the Main Library
200th Anniversary Of Petr P. Ershov Petr Pavlovich
Ershov (1815–1869) was a Russian poet and author
of the famous fairy tale poem, The Little Humpbacked
Horse, a symbol of Russian folklore. Through May 7.
Main, International Center (3rd Floor).
Bodie, Abandoned Town: Photos by Aki Mori
A bustling gold mine in late 1800s; the mine closed
in 1942 and the town became a ghost town. May 16–
Aug. 13. Main, International Center (3rd Floor).
*Bridging Cultures: Poetic Voices of the Muslim World
The central role of poetry in the lives of Muslim men and
women. Through May 24. Main, Skylight Bridge (6th Floor).
Primitive No More: Africa Through African Eyes
Exhibit reframes Africa in a new light. Through July 9.
African American Center (3rd Floor).
T
his striking exhibit captures the beauty of the California coast from Mendocino, Point Reyes, and the
San Francisco Bay down through Carmel, Big Sur, Santa Barbara, and Santa Monica. Woodcut artist Tom
Killion’s prints combine exquisite color with dynamic composition to portray the coast’s ever-changing
moods and diverse formations: storm tides crashing at Point Lobos; serene moonlit coves at Mendocino; and
fog encircling the Golden Gate Bridge. Deepening our experience, the exhibit contains poetry and prose from
Gary Snyder, Robinson Jeffers, Robert Hass, Jane Hirshfield, Jaime de Angulo, and other California poets.
Co-sponsored by Exhibit Envoy. In addition to partnering on this exhibition, Heyday publishing will be issuing
a book of Tom Killion's work in July titled: California’s Wild Edge: The Coast in Prints, Poetry, and History.
Exhibition:
California’s Wild Edge – Main Library, Jewett Gallery,
May 9 – July 5, 2015.
Related programs:
Opening Program – Artist Tom Killion in discussion
with poet Gary Snyder. Wednesday, May 13, 6 p.m.,
Main Library, Koret Auditorium.
California’s Wild Edge Poets – Poets Gary Young,
Jane Vengua and Michael Hannon with Tom Killion,
Tuesday, June 23, 6:30 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium.
Top left: "Tennessee Cove, Marin Headlands" (2013). 9-color multi-block reduction cut print with pressure-printed overlays.
Bottom right: "Seaweed" (1979). Woodcut (boxwood) print. Prints by Tom Killion.
The Artist Inside: Five Keys Charter School Student
Art May 16–July 30. Main, Library Cafe Display Case
(Lower Level). Related program: June 16, 5 p.m.,
Main, Koret (Lower Level).
The Hayward Gay Prom Photographs by Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover of the "20th Annual Gay
Prom" last June, at Chabot College. Through July 9.
Main, Hormel Center (3rd Floor).
The Presidio: Start Here! Explore, Play, Learn in
a New Kind of National Park Multi-dimensional
exhibit includes landscape paintings by Lynn Sondag.
Sponsored by The Presidio Trust. May 23–Sept. 24.
Main: Grove St. cases, Children’s Center, Government
Information Center, Stegner Environmental Center.
The World Inside The Taipei Economic and Cultural
Office in San Francisco presents the work of Taiwanese
artist Leland Lee, who was diagnosed with autism at
an early age. Through July 5. Chinese Center (3rd Floor).
What a World, What a World! Book cover display.
Through May 31. Main, General Collections, (3rd Floor).
Exhibits and Displays at the Branches
Fairmount School Art Exhibit Fairmount School's
2nd grade art class. May 1–27. Bernal Heights Branch.
Related Program: Opening celebration. May 13, 6 p.m.
*Potrero Hill Art Show Potrero Hill artists host their
57th annual exhibit. May 2–Aug. 2. Potrero Branch.
Related Program: Opening reception: May 2, 6:30 p.m.
The Village Photos by Stephen Labovsky. Through
May 7. Glen Park Branch.
“You Can’t Judge a Book...” by Artists from The Arc
Artists with developmental disabilities. Through June
26. Eureka Valley, Noe Valley & Merced branches.
*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
Bodie, Abandoned Town
Photos by Aki Mori
Photograph by Aki Mori.
B
odie was a bustling gold mine town in the late 1870s through the late 1880s, with more than 10,000
residents, producing more than $35 million in gold and silver. As most miners moved on to more
prosperous mines the population dwindled, and after the mine was closed in 1942, Bodie essentially
became a ghost town. Located in Mono County, northeast of Yosemite, Bodie was designated as a National
Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962. Only 170 buildings of the town have survived, including a church,
schoolhouse, barbershop and saloon, in various states of deterioration. Interiors remain as they were left,
stocked with goods.
These beautiful photographs by Aki Mori capture the haunting nature of this gold country ghost town.
Born in Japan, Mori has lived in India and Saudi Arabia as well as her current residence in California.
Bodie, Abandoned Town – Main Library, International Center, May 16 – Aug. 13.
AT THE LIBRARY MAY 2015 3
May 2015
May/June Selection:
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
by Eli Brown
Pirates, a kidnapping, gourmet cooking at sea, mystery and adventure,
marauding ships, and a beautiful pirate captain—this historical novel has
it all. It is 1819 in England, and Owen Wedgwood thrives in the kitchen of
his wealthy employer, producing mouth-watering delicacies using only the
finest ingredients, bolstered by the best equipment and knives that money
can buy. Then the ruthless Captain (Mad) Hannah Mabbot invades his peaceful domain, murders his employer
and carts him off to sea. Miles from fresh ingredients
and with only a meager pantry, Wedgwood must use
his imagination and skills to produce delicious meals
to save his life. Throughout this page-turner, it becomes
clear that both captain and crew have surprising secrets, and that the enemy may not always be who or
what it seems. NPR’s Petra Mayer refers to the novel as
“food porn and rip-roaring pirate adventure.”
Eli Brown
Adults
1 Friday
Hearing Loss Main, Stong Rm,
1:30–3 p.m.
Asian-American Heritage
Main, Koret, 2:30 p.m.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays
ESL Tutor Ingleside, 4–5 p.m.
1, 15, 29 Fridays
Watercolor Bernal Heights,
1–5 p.m.
2 Saturday
Origami Bernal Heights, 1–5 p.m.
Genealogy North Beach, 10 a.m.
Meditation & Mindfulness
(Arc SF). Main, Learning Studio,
11 a.m–12:30 p.m.
ESL Help Ingleside, 4–5 p.m.
AAC Conversation Club
Noe Valley, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
4, 18 Mondays
*5/4: Gilda 1946; 110 min.
*5/18: I Remember Mama
1948; 134 min.
Golden Gate Valley, 3 p.m.
5 Tuesday
*Kusudama: Origami Flower
Cube Bayview, 2–3:30 p.m.
Radar Reading Main, Latino/
Hispanic, 6 p.m.
Knitting Noe Valley, 10:30 a.m
Politics of Humor Jack Boulware
& Mark Fiore. Main, Koret, 6 p.m.
Legendary Locals of the Sunset
Lorri Ungaretti Ortega, 2 p.m.
Genealogy North Beach, 6:30 p.m.
*The Way of Tea Presidio, 2 p.m.
*Asian Rock Richmond, 2 p.m.
Chinese Yankee Ruthanne Lum
McCunn. Chinatown, 2:30 p.m.
*Reception Potrero, 6:30 p.m.
2, 16 Saturdays
*Chair Yoga Marina, 11 a.m.
2, 9, 16 Saturdays
Making of a Ballerina Ocean
View, 2–4 p.m.
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays
5, 12, 19 Tuesdays
Qigong West Portal, 6:30 p.m.
3, 10, 24 Sundays
Yoga Visitacion Valley, 1–2 p.m.
4 Monday
Cheap SF Fun North Beach, 2 p.m.
*Yoga in the LBPD Main,
Library for the Blind, 5:30 p.m.
Conversational English
Main, Stong Rm, 5:30–7 p.m.
5, 19 Tuesdays
Bike Fixit Workshop Main,
Larkin Street Steps, 7–8 p.m.
6 Wednesday
Dress For Success Main, Learning Studio, 11 a.m–12 p.m.
The Theory of Everything PG13, 123 min. North Beach, 6 p.m.
Yoga North Beach, 1–2 p.m.
Tai Chi Presidio, 1:30–4 p.m.
Meditation Main, Gay & Lesbian Center, 12–12:30 p.m.
ESL Help Ingleside, 4–5 p.m.
Film: For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943, 170 min. Noe Valley, 2 p.m.
9 Saturday
Red Envelope Craft
North Beach, 1–2:30 p.m.
Urban Bicycling
Main, Music Ctr, 4th Flr, 11 a.m.
*Chinese Brush Painting
Ortega, 2–3:30 p.m.
Hidden Legacy Film, 57 min.
Main, Koret, 2 p.m.
Basics of Personal Finance
Chinatown, 2:30–4 p.m.
*Melody of China Western
Addition, 2–2:30 p.m.
Thai Cooking All ages.
Bernal Heights, 3–4:30 p.m.
10 Sunday
Family Comics Day Main,
Latino/Hispanic Rm, 2–4 p.m.
11 Monday
5/6: Financially Savvy Seniors
5/20: Road to Riches
Ingleside, 6–8 p.m.
Family Caregiver Alliance
Spanish. Bernal Heights, 2 p.m.
12 Tuesday
School Governance Workshop Bernal Heights, 10:30 a.m .
4, 11, 18 Mondays
*Basics of Personal Finance
Bayview, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Visions of Justice
Main, Koret, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
*Author David Helverg Main,
Latino/Hispanic Rm, 6 p.m.
Knitting Merced, 6–7:30 p.m.
Engaged for a Lifetime Main,
Latino/Hispanic Rm, 10:30 a.m.
Author Talk with Shohreh Aghdashloo
May 21, 6 p.m., Potrero Branch.
*Kusudama: Origami Flower
Craft Parkside, 7–8:30 p.m.
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Main, Koret, 6:30 p.m.
13 Wednesday
20 Wednesday
Paper Flowers Mission, 11 a.m
Wii Gaming for Seniors
Main, Learning Studio, 1–2 p.m.
Knitting Glen Park, 4:30 p.m.
Eat & Be Well Glen Park, 6 p.m.
Brush Painting Portola, 6 p.m.
*California’s Wild Edge Exhibition Opening Main, Koret, 6 p.m.
13, 20, 27 Wednesdays
Intro to Reiki Tummo
Western Addition, 6–7:30 p.m.
*Melody of China Sunset, 1 p.m.
*Thai Cooking Ingleside, 5 p.m.
Older Writers Lab Poetry.
Bernal Heights, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
4th Anniversary Merced Branch Library Open House
May 20, 6 p.m., Merced Branch.
SFPL Treasure Hunt Main,
Learning Studio, 12–2 p.m.
Armchair Tour Palace Hotel.
Main, Koret, 3–5 p.m.
Brain Fitness Main, Latino/
Hispanic Rm, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Open Books: Shohreh Aghdashloo
May 19, 6:30 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium.
8 Friday
6, 20 Wednesdays
7 Thursday
Join us to hear Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Iranian American film
and television actress Shohreh Aghdashloo read from her personal memoir,
The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines. The book details her early years in Iran,
her relocation to England during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, her life in the
United States, and her subsequent film and television career. Ms. Aghdashloo
has appeared in numerous movies and television shows, including House of
Sand and Fog, 24, and House of Saddam. Her most recent
work, Septembers of Shiraz, was released in 2015.
14 Thursday
*Open House at Branches
• North Beach, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Mission, 12:30–4 p.m.
• Potrero, 2–4 p.m.
6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays
Book Awards Main, Koret, 1 p.m.
Seniors Create:
5/7: 3D Printing & Pens
5/14: iMotion
5/21: Sticksplosions
5/28: Lighted Origami
Main, Learning Studio, 2–3 p.m.
*Paper Flowers Mission, 1:30 p.m.
Chess Visitacion Valley, 2 p.m.
3 Sunday
7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays
Meditation Richmond, 12:15 p.m.
Write Your Will Workshop
Richmond, 6:30–8 p.m.
Knitting Sunset, 10:15 a.m.
7, 14, 21 Thursdays
*Tai Chi Bernal Heights, 3 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
Conversational American Sign
Language Main, Stong Rm, 2 p.m.
2, 16, 30 Saturdays
Poetry Sunset, 7–8:30 p.m.
Shohreh Aghdashloo
*Film: Hero PG-13; 99 min.,
Mandarin/Eng. subtitles.
Golden Gate Valley, 3–5 p.m.
HUBZone & Women-OwnedBusiness Main, Latino/Hispanic,
4 p.m.
I Was Banned! Radar Reading
Main, Koret, 6 p.m.
Latino Parent Club Spanish.
Bayview, 2–4 p.m.
Film: Scapegoat Main, Koret,
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Rebuilding Together Portola,
6–7 p.m.
*Open House Merced, 6–8 p.m.
Narrative Film North Beach,
6–8:30 p.m.
*Asian Rock Park, 6:45 p.m.
History Group Bernal Heights,
7–8:30 p.m.
*Artistry & Craft Club
West Portal, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Tea Visitacion Valley, 3 p.m.
Japanese Koto with Shoko
Hikage Golden Gate Valley, 3 p.m.
23 Saturday
Sounds of China Main, Latino/
Hispanic Rm, 1–3 p.m.
Knit Happens Main, Latino/
Hispanic B, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
*Bike Fix-it Workshop Bernal
Heights, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
APIA Women Breaking History
Main, Latino/Hispanic Rm, 10 a.m.
*Melody of China Anza, 2 p.m.
Flor y Canto Mission, 2–4 p.m.
*Chair Yoga Portola, 3–4 p.m.
Mete Tasin Main, Koret, 3 p.m.
Chinese Brush Painting
Excelsior, 3:30–5 p.m.
*Open House Marina, 4 p.m.
17 Sunday
Film: Regeneration
Main, Koret, 1 p.m.
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Western Addition, 2–3:30 p.m.
18 Monday
*Japanese Koto with Shoko
Hikage Potrero, 4–5 p.m.
Chinese Brush Painting
• Sunset, 10:30 a.m
• Richmond, 2:30–4 p.m.
*South Indian Classical Dance
Western Addition, 2–3 p.m.
Open Books: Jeff Hobbs
Main, Koret, 6:30 p.m.
30 Saturday
Godzilla PG-13, 123 min.
Western Addition, 2 p.m.
Families Create Main,
Learning Studio, 3–5 p.m.
Taiko Drumming
Glen Park, 4:30 p.m.
A Death in the Family J. Agee
Western Addition, 4 p.m.
6 Wednesday
Great Books Presidio, 6:30 p.m.
*Tertulias Literarias Adulterio.
Mission Cultural Center, 7 p.m.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
K. Boo. Sunset, 7 p.m.
6, 20 Wednesdays
Havana Requiem P. Goldstein.
Main, Stong Rm, 6:30 p.m.
7 Thursday
Great Books Rothschild's
Fiddle. Main, Sycip Rm, 5:30 p.m.
A Vine in the Blood G. Leighton.
Golden Gate Valley, 6 p.m.
12 Tuesday
Great Books Genesis. Richmond, 6:15 p.m.
13 Wednesday
Financially Savvy Seniors
Chinatown, 2:30–4 p.m.
Great Books Antony and
Cleopatra. Noe Valley, 6:15 p.m.
24 Sunday
16 Saturday
Films: I Pagliacci & Cavalleria
Main, Koret, 1–3:30 p.m.
Great Books "On Studying"
Anza, 1 p.m.
26 Tuesday
Working Stiff Ortega, 12 p.m.
Financially Savvy Seniors
Main, Learning Studio, 6:30 p.m.
19 Tuesday
Origami West Portal, 6:30 p.m.
Psychology of Spending
Main, Learning Studio, 6:30 p.m.
Audio-described: Moonrise
Kingdom Main, Koret, 2–5 p.m.
Concert: Francisco X. Alarcón
& Maria Elena Gaitán
Main, Koret, 6:30 p.m.
19 Tuesday
27 Wednesday
Film: I Want to Live 1958,
120 min. Excelsior, 6:30 p.m.
Finances for Small Business
North Beach, 6:30 p.m.
*Exploring the Gender Galaxy
Main, Latino/Hispanic, 6 p.m.
Opera Lecture Berlioz's Les
Tyoyens. Main, Koret, 12 p.m.
4 MAY 2015 AT THE LIBRARY
Bicycles Fix-It Workshop
Ortega, 6–7:30 p.m.
4 Monday
22 Friday
Senior Dogs Ortega, 10:30 a.m.
28 Thursday
Book Groups
15 Friday
Olive Oils Noe Valley, 1:30 p.m.
*GMOs Merced, 7–8 p.m.
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Potrero, 6–7:30 p.m.
Basics of Personal Finance
Excelsior, 7–8 p.m.
16 Saturday
Phonographic Memory
Bernal Heights, 7–8 p.m.
21 Thursday
Film: Unbroken 2014, PG-13,
137 min. Ortega, 6 p.m.
Knit & Crochet Anza, 3:30 p.m.
Yoga Ortega, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Sit Down Theater
North Beach, 6–8:30 p.m.
Great Books A Rose for Emily.
Sunset, 6:15 p.m.
20 Wednesday
Book Group Noe Valley, 7 p.m.
*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
Robotics at the Library
Events
Northern California Book Awards
The 34th Annual Northern California Book Awards will be held on Sunday,
May 3, at 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Koret Auditorium. The NCBAs celebrate
the work of northern California authors, and honor the best in fiction,
nonfiction, translation, children’s literature, creative nonfiction, poetry and
young adult literature, and recognize the exceptional service to the community
by northern California writers through the Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement
Award and NCBR Recognition Award.
This year’s Fred Cody award winner and keynote speaker is poet Willis
Barnstone, author and editor of more than 70 books over six decades of
publishing. His new book of poetry is Moonbook and Sunbook. His selected
poems, Mexico in My Heart, is forthcoming in 2015.
The ceremony is presented by the Northern California Book Reviewers,
Poetry Flash, and Center for the Art of Translation, and co-sponsored by
PEN West, Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room, Women's National
Book Association SF Chapter, San Francisco Public Library, and Friends of
Willis Barnstone
the San Francisco Public Library.
You can learn robotics
at the Library? Yes,
and we have proof!
Our six robotics
teams using
LEGO™ Mindstorms
equipment will
demonstrate robotic
golf bots, merry-gorounds, conveyor
systems, motorized
cars, and skid steering tanks. Join in on the fun
and make your own motorized car.
Max Rebuschatis from Google’s Experience
Center Team will be on hand to encourage
the pursuit of robotics. Max came to Google
from the games industry (Electronic Arts/
Maxis). Simon Betsalel, representing our partner
Play-Well TEKnologies will also be on board to
explain why this is such an exciting and growing
profession.
SFPL Robotics League programming is made possible
by an LSTA Pitch An Idea Grant 2014/15 award. It is
supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of
Museum and Library Services under the provisions of
the Library Services and Technology Act, administered
in California by the State Librarian.
21 Thursday
18 Monday
7 Thursday
22 Friday
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays
An Officer and a Spy
R. Harris. West Portal, 2 p.m.
SFPL's New Catalog 12–1 p.m.
Social Media Park, 3:30 p.m.
Games Park, 2:30–4 p.m.
19 Tuesday
7, 14, 21 Thursdays
Library Databases
North Beach, 1 p.m.
26 Tuesday
Little Women Parkside, 7 p.m.
Online Security Main, Learning Studio, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
27 Wednesday
20 Wednesday
*Rincón Literario E. Urroz. Main,
Paley Rm., 3rd Fl. 6 p.m.
Positive/Negative: Women
of Color and HIV/AIDS
Mission Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Great Books The Prime of MIss
Jean Brodie. West Portal, 6:30 p.m.
28 Thursday
The Brief Wonderous Life of
Oscar Wao Bernal Heights, 4 p.m.
Internet & Catalog
(Russian) 9:15–10:45 a.m.
Facebook 2:30–5:30 p.m.
27 Wednesday
30 Saturday
Book a Librarian
Visitacion Valley, 5–6 p.m.
Classes Held at the Branches:
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays
Computer Corps Sunset, 4 p.m.
Russian Bibliophiles Main,
Latino/Hispanic Rm, 2 p.m.
2 Saturday
Classes Held at the Main:
Training Center, 5th Fl. (unless
noted). Most classes require
proficiency in basic keyboard
skills. First come, first served.
1 Friday
Family History Research
1–2:30 p.m.
Zinio Glen Park, 2–3:30 p.m.
8 Friday
PowerPoint North Beach, 1 p.m.
9 Saturday
Keyboard & Mouse (English).
Chinatown, 10:15 a.m.
11 Monday
Computer Help Excelsior, 3:30 p.m.
Basics Western Addition, 11 p.m.
2, 9, 16, 23 Saturdays
12, 26 Tuesdays
*Computer Corps
West Portal, 1–5 p.m.
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays
Computer Help Portola, 1 p.m.
Computer Corps Sunset, 2 p.m.
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Sundays
Computer Corps Ortega, 2 p.m.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays
4 Monday
eResources 3–4 p.m.
eReaders Portola, 4–5 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
4, 11, 18 Mondays
Basics & Internet 1:15 p.m.
eReaders Bernal Heights,
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
6 Wednesday
Basics (Seniors) Ocean View,
2–3 p.m.
Intermediate Skills 12–2 p.m.
Zinio 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
Basics Excelsior, 7–8:30 p.m.
13 Wednesday
Excel Intro North Beach, 2 p.m.
eReaders
• Mission Bay, 6–7 p.m.
• Presidio, 6:30–8 p.m.
13, 27 Wednesdays
eReaders Eureka Valley, 7 p.m.
14 Thursday
5, 19 Tuesdays
15 Friday
Intermediate Skills 12–2 p.m.
eBooks Mission, 7–8 p.m.
7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays
SFPL's New Catalog
Excelsior, 2:30–4 p.m.
5, 26 Tuesdays
eBooks North Beach, 2 p.m.
Job Club For specialized
learning needs (Arc SF). Main,
Learning Studio, 1–2 p.m.
5, 12, 19 Tuesdays
Encore Career Strategies
Age 50+. 2:30–5:30 p.m.
9 Saturday
eReaders West Portal, 1:30 p.m.
18 Monday
SFPL's New Catalog 12–1 p.m.
Book A Librarian Ocean View,
6:30–7:30 p.m.
Social Media (Seniors)
North Beach, 2 p.m.
6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays
19 Tuesday
Digital Drop In Potrero, 6:30 p.m.
Zinio Excelsior, 7–8 p.m.
15 Friday
eReaders Marina, 7 p.m.
20 Wednesday
iPad (Mandarin) Main, Latino/
Hispanic B, 1:15–2:45 p.m.
6, 20 Wednesdays
SFPL's New Catalog 4:30 p.m.
Basic Skills (Seniors)
North Beach, 2–3:30 p.m.
eReaders Glen Park, 3–4 p.m.
19 Tuesday
2 Saturday
*Henna Parental Permission
required. Excelsior, 3:30 p.m.
Free Comic Book Day
• Bernal Heights, 1–6 p.m.
• Marina, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Western Addition, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
• West Portal, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
2, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays
Video Gaming Ocean View, 4 p.m.
WritersCorps Main, Children's
Center, 4:15–5:45 p.m.
*Big Hero 6 Excelsior, 4–6 p.m.
5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
Game On! Potrero, 4–6 p.m.
Island Infusion Bayview, 4 p.m.
7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays
7 Thursday
Job Seekers' Lab 2–5 p.m.
Teen Time Glen Park, 3:30 p.m.
8 Friday
7, 28 Thursdays
Social Media Main, Latino/
Hispanic , 4:30–5:30 p.m.
*Book Swap Parkside, 2:30 p.m.
12 Tuesday
*Henna Parental Permission
required. Glen Park, 3:30 p.m.
13 Wednesday
Job Search Tools 2–4 p.m.
Develop Your Pitch Main,
Latino/Hispanic, 6–7:30 p.m.
LinkedIn 6–7:30 p.m.
26 Tuesday
Resumes Main, Latino/Hispanic, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Networking Techniques Main,
Latino/Hispanic B, 6–7:30 p.m.
28 Thursday
Change Your Habits & Career
Main, Latino/Hispanic, 6 p.m.
Teens
1 Friday
21 Thursday
*Candy Lei
Visitacion Valley, 3:30 p.m.
eBooks Chinatown, 1:30–3 p.m.
*Book Swap Ortega, 4–5 p.m.
20 Wednesday
Shaolin Soccer PG-13, 87 min,
2001. Chinatown, 3:30 p.m.
Book Swap Excelsior, 3:30 p.m.
*Candy Sushi Mission, 4 p.m.
21 Thursday
5 Tuesday
5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
Yoga for Job Seekers 6 p.m.
*Batik North Beach, 3:30 p.m.
WritersCorps Wordstorm
Main, Latino/Hispanic, 3:30 p.m.
4, 11, 18 Mondays
Job Seekers' Lab 10–1 p.m.
27 Wednesday
6, 13, 20 Wednesdays
Coding North Beach, 3:30 p.m.
6 Wednesday
Job Search with Social Media
Main, Latino/Hispanic, 6 p.m.
Zinio 1–2 p.m.
All programs and events are free and open to the public.
4, 11 Monday
16 Saturday
Zinio Parkside, 2–3 p.m.
Drop-In Help Main, Library for
the Blind, 2–3:30 p.m.
At the Main Library. Classes
are held in the Computer Training Center, 5th Fl., unless noted.
19 Tuesday
6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays
12 Tuesday
Jobs & Careers
Tablet Demo (Cantonese)
Excelsior, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Catalog Richmond, 2:30 p.m.
5/5: eReaders. 5/26: Zinio
Noe Valley, 10:30 a.m.
Basics North Beach, 2 p.m.
14 Thursday
eReaders Bernal Heights, 7 p.m.
8 Friday
29 Friday
Digital Drop In (English &
Japanese) Western Addition,
12–1:30 p.m.
3D Printing Demo Main,
Bridge 5th Fl, 7–7:30 p.m.
Basics (Arc SF). 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Internet Chinatown, 10:15 p.m.
7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays
eBooks Golden Gate Valley, 4 p.m.
30 Saturday
Computer
Classes
5/7: Mouse & Keyboard
Age 50+ (Cantonese).
5/14: Internet 101Age 50+.
5/21: eBooks
Chinatown, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
23 Saturday
Robotics Main,
Children’s Center, 2 p.m.
Japanese Windsocks
North Beach, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
22 Friday
Mockingjay PG-13, 120 min.
Western Addition, 3:15 p.m.
Jackie Chan Movie
Chinatown, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
23 Saturday
*Teen'Zine Chinatown, 2–4 p.m.
26 Tuesday
Shaolin Soccer PG-13, 87 min,
2001. North Beach, 3:30 p.m.
8 Friday
27 Wednesday
Summer Volunteer Training
Preregister. Chinatown, 3:30 p.m.
8, 22 Fridays
*Gaming Ortega, 3:30–5 p.m.
8, 29 Fridays
*Book Swap
• West Portal, 3:30 p.m.
• Visitacion Valley, 3:30 p.m.
29 Friday
*Japanese Windsock
Chinatown, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
30 Saturday
*Origami Chinatown, 2:30 p.m.
9 Saturday
*Asian Snacks West Portal, 3 p.m.
Tie Dye Park 3–5 p.m.
*Henna & Craft Richmond, 3 p.m.
14 Thursday
*Asian Snacks Parkside, 3 p.m.
14, 28 Thursdays
Game on! Portola, 3–4:30 p.m.
*Thursdays at
Noon Films
15 Friday
Main, Koret, 12 p.m.
Book Swap
• Glen Park, 3:30–5 p.m.
• Portola, 4:30–5 p.m.
When possible, films are shown
with captions to assist our deaf
and hard of hearing patrons.
Hunger Games: Mockingjay
PG-13, 122 min. Ortega, 3:30 p.m.
5/7 The Bicycle Thief
NR, 93 min. 1948 (Italian/English subtitles)
16 Saturday
5/14 Breaking Away
*Manga with Oliver Chin
Ortega, 2–4 p.m.
PG, 101 min. 1979
5/21 Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
17 Sunday
PG, 91 min. 1985
The Hunger Games
PG-13, 142 min. Potrero, 2 p.m.
5/28 The Triplets of Belleville
PG13, 78 min. 2003
AT THE LIBRARY MAY 2015 5
Baby Rhyme Time
Main
Every Thur., at 3:30–4 p.m.
Ortega
Every Wed., at 1–1:30 p.m.
Rollicking rhymes, songs and
books for infants to 15 months
and their caregivers.**
Marina
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 11–11:30 a.m.
Park
Every Sat., at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Bayview
Every Thur., at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Merced
Every Thur., at 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Potrero
Every Tue., at 1:15–2:15 p.m.
Bernal Heights
Every Wed., at 1:15–2:15 p.m.
Limited to first 42.
Mission
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 1:15–2:45 p.m.
Spanish/English
Presidio
Every Thur, at 10:15–11:15 a.m.
12 Tuesday
Chinatown
Every Thur., at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Films at Chinatown Branch
Preschool: 10–10:30 a.m.,
10:45–11:15 a.m. & 2–2:30 p.m.
School Age: 4–4:45 p.m.
Eureka Valley
Every Wed., at 1:30–2:15 p.m.
Mission Bay
Every Thur., at 10:15–10:45 a.m.
& 11–11:30 a.m.
Space limited. Register (415)
355-2838, 6 days before.
Glen Park
Every Tue., at 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Ocean View
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 2–2:30 p.m.
West Portal
Every Tue., at 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Toddler Tales
Marina
Mon., 4, 11, 18, 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Tue., 5, 12 10:15–10:45 a.m.
North Beach
Every Tue., at 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Children’s Calendar
MAY 2015
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.
Snacktivities (kids/teens)
Main, 3–4 p.m.
4 Maker Mondays
5, 12, 19, 26 Tinker Tuesdays
6, 13, 20, 27 WeDo Wednesdays
7, 14, 21, 28 Thinker Thursdays
8, 15, 22, 29 Free Play Fridays
1 Friday
Crafts Golden Gate Valley,
1–6 p.m.
Fun Flicks PG, 81 min.
Portola, 3 p.m.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays
Playtime Ages 0-5. Mission,
1–2 p.m.
2 Saturday
*Chen Taiji Chinese martial art.
Visitacion Valley, 2–3:30 p.m.
LEGO Mindstorms Robotics
Grades 3+. leslie.kanno@sfpl.
org. Parkside, 2–4 p.m.
Origami for Mother's Day
Ages 5+. Ingleside, 2:30 p.m.
3, 17 Sundays
LEGO Club Ages 5+.
Excelsior, 2–4 p.m.
4, 11, 18 Mondays
*Alvin Ho Read-Aloud
Book Club Visitacion Valley,
4:30–5:30 p.m.
*Snacktivity! Potrero, 11 a.m.
2, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays
Chess Excelsior, 1–3 p.m.
3 Sunday
Japanese Tea Ceremony Ages
3+. Western Addition, 2–4 p.m.
Homework Help
Excelsior
Mon., 4, 11, 18, 4–6 p.m.
Tue., 5, 12, 19, 26, 4–6 p.m.
Wed., 6, 13, 20, 27, 4–6 p.m.
Thur., 7, 14, 21, 28, 4–6 p.m.
(Reading Buddies)
Ingleside
Math:
Mon., 4, 11, 18, 4–4:30 p.m.
Every Wed. & Fri., 5–6 p.m.
Reading:
Every Wed., 6–7 p.m.
Every Thur., 4–5 p.m.
North Beach
Study Hall, ages 5-18
Mon., 4, 11, 18, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Tue., 5, 12, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Every Wed., 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Thur., 7, 14 3:30–5:30 p.m.
*Fun Flicks Potrero, 6:30 p.m.
n Books, rhymes, music, movement and more for toddlers
16 months through age 2 and
their caregivers.**
Anza
Every Thur., 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
Every Tue., at 10:15–10:45 a.m.
and 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Merced
Mon., 4, 11, 18, 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Mission
Every Thur., 10:15–10:45 a.m.
and 11:15–11:45 a.m. Spanish/English
Every Tue., at 10:15–11:15 a.m.
Spanish
Tickets 15 min. before.
Mission Bay
Every Tue., at 10:15–10:45 a.m.
& 11–11:30 a.m.
Limited to 50. Register (415)
355-2838, 6 days before.
Preschool Yoga Storytime!
Ages 3-5. Western Addition,
10–10:30 a.m.
13, 27 Wednesdays
6 Wednesday
14 Thursday
Ingleside
Tue., 5, 19, 26 at 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Films at Chinatown Branch
Preschool: 10–10:30 a.m.
School Age: 4–4:45 p.m.
Main
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 10:30–11 a.m.
Every Wed., 10:30–11 a.m.
Noe Valley
Thur., 7, 21 at 10:15–10:45 a.m.
& 11–11:30 a.m.
Park strollers outside.
Preschool Storytime
North Beach
Every Thur., at 11–11:30 a.m.
*Family LEGO Night
• Bernal Heights, 6–8:30 p.m.
• West Portal, 6:30–8 p.m.
6, 20 Wednesdays
Puppy Dog Tales with Oliver
Ages 4-7. Eureka Valley, 7–8 p.m.
7 Thursday
Jimbo the Clown
Sunset, 10:30–11 a.m.
*LEGO Free Play Ages 4+.
Mission, 2:30–5 p.m.
*Make a Mother's Day Gift!
+tweens. Richmond, 4–5 p.m.
7, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays
Parent-Child Interactions
Western Addition, 10:30 a.m.
LEGO Free Play Ages 4+.
Portola, 4–5 p.m.
*Shadow Puppet Workshop
Noe Valley, 11–11:45 a.m.
*Taiko Drumming with Kristy
Oshiro Eureka Valley, 2:30 p.m.
*Origami with Shinta Arifin
Ages 5 & up + tweens.
Ocean View, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Mother-Daughter Bookgroup West Portal, 7–8 p.m.
15 Friday
LEGO Build Day
Golden Gate Valley, 3–5 p.m.
*Movie + Meal: Maleficent
2014, PG, 97 min. Potrero, 3 p.m.
8 Friday
Tenderloin After-School
Program Main, Koret, 2–6 p.m.
Big Hero 6 PG; 102 min.
Golden Gate Valley, 3 p.m.
*Manga Workshop
Ages 8-18. Portola, 3–4 p.m.
Game On! Wii video gaming.
Mission, 3:30–5 p.m.
9 Saturday
Paper Flowers Ages 5+.
Mission, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
*Charlie Chin Traditional
Chinese stories in English, using Tea House style. Ages 6+.
Chinatown, 2–3 p.m.
Lightbot on an iPad Space
limited. Ages 7+. Mission, 2 p.m.
*Puppy Dog Tales
Ages 4-7. Noe Valley, 2–3 p.m.
Ortega
Mon., 4 at 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Tue., 5 at 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Wed., 6 at 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Sat., 9 at 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Mother's Day Movies
Ingleside, 2:15–5:15 p.m.
West Portal
(math & reading)
Sun., 3, 10, 17, 31 at 2–4 p.m.
Crafts: Origami Park, 3:30 p.m.
Preschool Films
Parkside, 10–10:30 a.m.
LEGO WeDo Robotics Ages 7+.
Space limited. Presidio, 2–4 p.m.
Visitacion Valley (K-8)
Every Tue., Wed. & Thur.
3–4 p.m.
Films at Chinatown Branch
Preschool: 10–10:30 a.m. &
10:45–11:15 a.m.
School Age: 4–4:45 p.m.
5 Tuesday
Ocean View
Every Thur., 2–3 p.m.
Portola (K-5)
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Every Tue., 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Every Wed., 2:30–4:30 p.m.
13 Wednesday
*Fairmount School Art Exhibit
Bernal Heights, 6 p.m.
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturdays
Growing Readers For children
just learning the alphabet to
3rd grade level. Western Addition, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
*Spin Me a Shadow, Tell Me a
Tale Shadow Puppet Workshop.
Ingleside, 10:30–11:15 a.m.
*Flying Angels Chinese Dance
Merced, 3–4 p.m.
Mother’s Day Card-Making
Ages 5-12. Portola, 3–5 p.m.
16 Saturday
Flying Angels Chinese Dance
Excelsior, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Charlie Chin Traditional Chinese
stories in English, Tea House
style. Ages 6+. Main, 2 p.m.
Lilo & Stitch PG, 90 min.
Western Addition, 2 p.m.
Family Fun LEGO Play Main,
Deaf Services Center, 2–4 p.m.
*Shadow Puppet Workshop
North Beach, 3–3:30 p.m.
Star Wars Origami Park, 3 p.m.
19 Tuesday
Preschool Films
• Western Addition, 10–10:30 a.m.
• Marina, 10:15–10:45 a.m.
*Taiko Drumming with Kristy
Oshiro Bayview, 11–11:30 a.m.
*LEGO Engineering
Merced, 4–5 p.m.
20 Wednesday
LEGO Free Play Park, 3:30 p.m.
*Origami Star Wars!
Richmond, 4–5 p.m.
Family Film: Annie 2014, PG,
118 min. West Portal, 6:30 p.m.
21 Thursday
10 Sunday
Bay Area Bike Mobile
Ortega (courtyard), 8–11 a.m.
11 Monday
Preschool Films Ages 3–5.
Ingleside, 10:30–11 a.m.
6 MAY 2015 AT THE LIBRARY
Preschool Videos
Sunset, 10:30–11 a.m.
LEGO Free Play! Ages 6+.
Richmond, 4:15–5:45 p.m.
*Keva Contraption Free Play
Ortega, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
n Stories, songs, fingerplays
and more for ages 3 to 5.**
Anza
Every Tue., at 10:30–11 a.m.
Bayview
Tue., 5, 12, 26 at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Excelsior
Every Wed., at 11–11:30 a.m.
Mandarin/English
Every Thur., at 11–11:30 a.m.
Family Storytime
n Family Storytimes are for
children of all ages unless noted.**
Bernal Heights
Every Thur. at 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Ages 0-5 yrs. Limited to first 42.
Ocean View
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 10–11 a.m.
Park
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 3:30–4 p.m.
Parkside
Tue. 12, 19, 26
at 10–10:30 a.m.
Portola
Every Tue., at 10:30–11:15 a.m.
Main
Every Tue., at 10:30–11 a.m.
Every Thur., at 10:30–11 a.m.
In Spanish and English.
Every Thur., at 11:15–11:45
a.m. Cantonese/ English.
Every Sat., at 11–11:30 a.m.
Richmond
Every Thur, at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Ticketed event. Tickets at
Children's Reference Desk.
Visitacion Valley
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 11–11:45 a.m.
Ortega
Every Mon., at 10:30–11 a.m.
Park
Every Thur., at 10:30–11 a.m.
Portola
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Presidio
Every Tue., at 10:15–11:15 a.m.
Richmond
Every Wed., at 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Ticketed event.
Sunset
Every Tue., at 10:30–12 p.m.
West Portal
Every Thur., at 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Western Addition
Every Tue., at 11–11:45 a.m.
Richmond
Every Tue., at 11–11:30 a.m.
Ticketed event.
Sunset
Thur., 14, 28
at 10:30–11 a.m.
Visitacion Valley
Every Tue.,
at 11–11:30 a.m.
Western Addition
Tue., 12, 26
at 10–10:30 a.m.
Ocean View
Every Sat., at 11–11:30 a.m.
Ortega
Every Tue., at 10:30–11 a.m.
Ages under 5.
Park
Every Thur.,
at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Mission
Sat., 2, 16, 23 at 11 a.m.–12:30
p.m. Spanish/English
Wed., 13 at 10:15–11:45 a.m.
All Together Now tailored for
children, ages 3-8, with special needs. Spanish/English.
Parkside
Every Thur., at 10–10:30 a.m.
Every Sat., at 10:15–11:15 a.m.
Ages 5 and under
Golden Gate Valley
Every Sat., at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Mission Bay
Fri., 1, 8, 15, 29 at 4:30–5 p.m.
Space is limited. Register
(415) 355-2838, 6 days prior.
Potrero
Every Thur., at 10:30–11 a.m.
& 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Ages under 4.
Ingleside
Wed., 13, 27 at 7–7:45 p.m.
Russian. Ages 2-5.
North Beach
Every Thur., at 10:15–10:45 a.m.
0–36 months.
Richmond
Every Sat., at 11–11:30 a.m.
Ages under 5.
Chinatown
Every Sat., at 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Excelsior
Sat., 2, 9, 23, 30
at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Glen Park
Mon., 4, 11, 18 at 4–5:30 p.m.
**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 .
22 Friday
26 Tuesday
Block Party! For little builders!
Golden Gate Valley, 3–5 p.m.
Preschool Films Marina,
10:15–10:45 a.m.
Toddler Yoga Space limited.
Register. Mission Bay, 4 p.m.
23 Saturday
Chess Club Ortega, 2–4 p.m.
*Origami with Shinta Arifin
Ages 4 & up + tweens.
Glen Park, 3–5 p.m.
*Spin Me a Shadow, Tell Me
a Tale Shadow Puppet Workshop. Presidio, 3–4 p.m.
Big Hero 6 2014, PG, 102 min.
North Beach, 3 p.m.
24 Sunday
Origami West Portal, 1 p.m.
Sensory Movie Night
For children with autism or
other special needs. Space
limited, reserve. North Beach,
6:30–8 p.m.
27 Wednesday
*Craft Ages 3-12.
Bayview, 5–6:30 p.m.
28 Thursday
Japanese Parents' Group
+ storytime 11 a.m. Ages 0–2.
Western Addition, 10 a.m.
Preschool Films
Noe Valley, 10:15–10:45 &
11–11:30 a.m.
Build It! LEGO Club Ages 5-12.
North Beach, 4–5 p.m.
29 Friday
Crafts Mission, 3:30 p.m.
30 Saturday
*Patterns in Nature Printmaking. Mission, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
*Flying Angels Chinese Dance
Ortega, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Kite-making Marina, 2–4 p.m.
*Marble Machine Richmond,
2–4 p.m.
*Taiko Drumming with Kristy
Oshiro Parkside, 3–4 p.m.
*Alka-Seltzer Rockets
Bayview, 4–5 p.m.
*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
May Featured Sections
Readers Bookstore Fort Mason
Judaica
Readers Bookstore Main
Architecture
May Events
May 6, 13, 20, 27
Steps Sales All books $1 or less!
Every Wednesday (April through October),
11 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Main Library’s Larkin Street
steps (100 Larkin St.) (Please note that the Steps
Sales are cancelled in the event of rain).
May 7, 14, 21, 28
Thursdays at Readers Poetry Series
Readers Bookstore, Fort Mason Center
(Building C, South End), Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
May 7: Barbara Paschke & Trang Cao
May 14: Karen Melander Magoon & Jeff Zable
May 21: Charles Curtis Blackwell & Chun Yu
May 28: Alina Smiotanko & Colin O’Leary
May 9
NLC Celebration – North Beach
One Year Anniversary! Saturday, May 9.
North Beach Branch Library.
North Beach Branch Library. Photo by Jason Doiy.
Celebrating the Success of Our
Neighborhood Branch Libraries
W
e did it! Friends successfully completed the Neighborhood Library Campaign, and it's time to party!
We could not have provided the furniture, fixtures and equipment for 24 renovated or new branch
libraries without our enthusiastic supporters. We loved celebrating with you during our 5th Annual
Spring Book Sale and invite you to join us for more upcoming fun celebrations!
Save the Date: North Beach Library One Year Anniversary Party!
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
READERS BOOKSTORE
Main Library
Grove Street Entrance
Open all Library hours
Telephone (415) 557-4238
get social!
Join us on May 9, for a day of celebration in honor of the North Beach Branch’s one-year anniversary. We are
delighted to salute this popular branch, the culmination of SFPL’s neighborhood libraries renovation project
and Friends’ successful fundraising campaign. It’s an
all-day event filled with fun programs and activities
for children, teens and adults, sponsored by Friends
of the San Francisco Public Library. Refreshments will
be served so don't miss this great event at your North
Beach Branch Library!
We hope to see you at North Beach. Visit
www.friendssfpl.org/?library_celebration to find
more upcoming anniversary celebrations!
5th Annual Spring Book Sale
a Super Success
with Friends
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twitter.com/friendssfpl
Thank you to all the book lovers for shopping and supporting the
Library! Now save the date for the next book bonanza: Our 51st Big Book
Sale will be held Sept. 16–20 at the Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason. Until
then, visit us at our two year-round bookstores: Readers at Fort Mason
and Readers at the Main, and stop on by our weekly Steps Sales at the
Main held every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
5th Annual
SPRING BOOK SALE
$200,000+ in sales
10
650 85,000 Daily
Clue
volunteers
needed
items sold
12,500
shoppers
winners
100
Community
Partners
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Stay connected with all the latest happenings,
events, and deals at Friends! FriendsSFPL.org
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’ Independent Bookstore Program!
Friends members ($60+ level) receive a 10% discount at the following bookstores:
A. Cavalli Italian Bookstore
Academy Store, California Academy of Science
Adobe Bookstore
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts LLC
Alexander Book Co., Inc.
Alley Cat Books
Amazing Fantasy
The Beat Museum
Bibliohead Bookstore
Bibliomania
Bird & Beckett Books & Records
Black Oak Books Holding Corp.
Bolerium Books
Books, Inc.
Booksmith
Borderlands Books
Browser Books
Christopher’s Books
Chronicle Books
Compass Books, Inc.
Dog Eared Books
Eastwind Books
Globus Slavic Bookstore
Great Overland Book Company
Green Apple Books & Music
The Green Arcade
Kayo Books
Louie Brothers Book Store, Inc.
Manning’s Books & Prints
Marcus Book Stores
Omnivore Books on Food
Readers Bookstore Fort Mason
Readers Bookstore Main
Red Hill Books
San Francisco Botanical Gardens, Garden Bookstore
Thidwick Books
AT THE LIBRARY MAY 2015 7
At the Library
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
100 LARKIN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
May 2015
In this Issue:
Page 1 – Spoke & Word—the New Book Bike!
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
Countdown to the Mix
Summer Stride: Read. Make. Learn.
Page 2 – Library Treasure Hunt
e-Learning with Treehouse!
New Techmobile Rolling
Read Write Discover Summer Tutoring
Bookmobile Schedules
Page 3 – California’s Wild Edge
Bodie, Abandoned Town
Exhibitions Calendar
Page 4 – Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Adult Calendar
Page 5 – Northern California Book Awards
Robotics at the Library
Page 6 – Children’s Calendar
Page 7 – Friends of SFPL
Our Neighborhood Branch Libraries
Spring Book Sale a Success
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: 12,000
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.
SFPL Commission
Friends and family
supported the Bayview/
Linda Brooks Burton
Branch Library renaming.
Photos: Jason Doiy
L
I BR ARY LO C ATIO N S AN D HO UR S
SM T W T FS
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
1–6 10–9 1–6
PARKSIDE
1200 Taraval St.
355-5770
x
Meetings are generally held on a Thursday each month.
This month’s meeting: 4:30 p.m. on May 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
The San Francisco Main Library and all branch libraries
will be closed on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day.
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 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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