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- Fiction (32)
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- Historical Fiction (16)
- Pictorial Works (15)
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General Recommendations
James Joyce Biographies & Letters at SFPL
By:
SFPL_JohnS
SFPL_JohnS
Created on:
Apr 27, 2022
38 items
The Irish author James Joyce published his groundbreaking modernist novel Ulysses in 1922, an event that profoundly influenced ...
Topic Guide
The LGBT Community in Germany, Before and During the Holocaust - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Feb 12, 2015
22 items
There was a well-developed LGBT subculture in urban areas of Germany before the rise of the Nazi Party. However, gay men, in pa...
1 like
Topic Guide
LGBT Foremothers and Forefathers - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Feb 12, 2015
19 items
Before the gay rights movement began, many LGBT people took risks to live authentic lives. These titles celebrate some of them....
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Topic Guide
Cross-Dressing - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Feb 11, 2015
22 items
Men and women have cross-dressed over the years for a variety of reasons. While some of them live full lives as the opposite ge...
1 like
General Recommendations
What librarian Elizabeth is reading 2021
Created on:
Jan 05, 2021
38 items
SFPL Main Children's Center Librarian Elizabeth LOVES telling you what she's read in kids fiction, both the good, bad, and not ...
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General Recommendations
Archived Staff Recommendations
Created on:
Nov 06, 2017
95 items
SFPL's West Portal Staff recommendations.
General Recommendations
Summer 2022: Black Music Appreciation Month at SFPL
Created on:
Apr 18, 2022
19 items
Across the generations, Black music has pioneered the way we listen to music while preserving Black cultural traditions and sha...
General Recommendations
Juneteenth at SFPL
Created on:
Jun 14, 2020
26 items
Juneteenth commemorates the day the last enslaved Black lives were emancipated in the United States on June 19, 1865. It was on...
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Topic Guide
LGBT San Francisco - an SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Feb 11, 2015
24 items
These materials focus on the LGBT Community in San Francisco, today and historically. They feature events and people important ...
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General Recommendations
New and Noteworthy Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality and Religion
By:
SFPL_PaulaH
SFPL_PaulaH
Created on:
May 16, 2022
14 items
from SFPL's General Collections & Humanities Center, Spring 2022
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General Recommendations
New and Noteworthy Biographies and Memoirs
By:
SFPL_PaulaH
SFPL_PaulaH
Created on:
May 15, 2022
15 items
from SFPL's General Collections & Humanities Center, Spring 2022
General Recommendations
Juneteenth and Beyond: A Celebration of Black Liberation
By:
SFPL_AACL
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Apr 26, 2022
25 items
In June 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The now federal holiday has bee...
1 like
General Recommendations
Must-Listen Memoirs for Women's History Month
By:
s
SFPLBernal
Created on:
Feb 28, 2022
18 items
For Women's History Month, listen to a memoir. Check out this list for inspiration.
SFPL's downloadable audiobook collection ...
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General Recommendations
Celebrate Friendship this Valentine's Day
By:
s
SFPLBernal
Created on:
Jan 31, 2022
27 items
Celebrate your friendships on Valentine's Day. The books on this list have friendship as a central theme - some fiction, some n...
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General Recommendations
The Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2021
By:
s
SFPLBernal
Created on:
Nov 30, 2021
10 items
If you like checking out curated "best of" lists, here is the New York Times list of best fiction and non-fiction boo...
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If You Liked ...
Bad Indians
Created on:
Oct 26, 2021
13 items
SFPL selections because these books express the life stories of Indigenous folks and communities.
2 likes
General Recommendations
West Portal: Staff Recommendations October 2021
Created on:
Sep 23, 2021
8 items
Items selected by SFPL staff at West Portal Branch Library for the month of October 2021.
1 like
General Recommendations
First Person 2021 Adult Fiction
Created on:
Sep 20, 2021
9 items
Recommended reads in conjunction with Native American Heritage Month at SFPL.
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General Recommendations
Book Club: West Portal 2021-2022
Created on:
Aug 23, 2021
19 items
Join SFPL staff & Ms. Christine as she meets virtually with West Portal neighbors to discuss a fiction or non-fiction selec...
General Recommendations
Total SF Book Club: The End of the Golden Gate
Created on:
Jun 28, 2021
20 items
Total SF Book Club with Daniel Handler and Gary Kamiya, "The End of the Golden Gate" – Aug. 24, 7 p.m.
San Francis...
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General Recommendations
Books on Russian History
By:
g
ggvadultlib
Created on:
Mar 18, 2021
81 items
Nonfiction books on the history of Russia at SFPL
General Recommendations
El Mes de la Historia de la Mujer 2021
Created on:
Feb 12, 2021
10 items
Marzo es el mes de la historia de la mujer. Disfrute de esta selección de materiales de SFPL.
General Recommendations
Jólabókaflóð - A Book for Everybody
By:
SFPL_CDO2
SFPL_CDO2
Created on:
Dec 03, 2020
27 items
Jólabókaflóð is the Icelandic holiday tradition of giving books as presents. In this spirit, here are some recommendations from...
1 like
General Recommendations
More Than a Month 2021 - Adult
Created on:
Nov 22, 2020
45 items
Contemporary books, fiction and non-fiction written by Black author available at SFPL. More Than a Month is SFPL's Black Histor...
1 like
General Recommendations
November Holidays
By:
SFPL_CDO2
SFPL_CDO2
Created on:
Nov 02, 2020
30 items
Make every day in November special with some of the unusual and quirky national days that you can celebrate with books and othe...
