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General Recommendations
James Joyce Biographies & Letters at SFPL
By:
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 ...
General Recommendations
SFPL Explorer Guide Mission Branch Library
Created on:
Oct 05, 2021
10 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
General Recommendations
SFPL Explorer Guide Noe Valley Branch Library
Created on:
Oct 05, 2021
10 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
General Recommendations
SFPL Explorer Guide Park Branch Library
Created on:
Oct 04, 2021
10 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
General Recommendations
SFPL Explorer Guide Western Addition Branch Library
Created on:
Sep 30, 2021
10 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
General Recommendations
SFPL_The City by the Bay
Created on:
Nov 09, 2017
16 items
Immerse yourself in all things San Francisco. Available at SFPL.
1 like
General Recommendations
SFPL Summer of Love
Created on:
Jun 28, 2017
15 items
Selections to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 'Summer of Love' from SFPL.
4 likes
Topic Guide
SFPL Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2017
By:
SFPL_JohnG
Created on:
Mar 16, 2017
10 items
SFPL adult books on Asian Pacific Americans
1 like
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...
2 likes
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
Archived Staff Recommendations
Created on:
Nov 06, 2017
95 items
SFPL's West Portal Staff recommendations.
General Recommendations
SFPL-Chinatown Branch Library Staff Picks for Spring 2023
Created on:
Feb 24, 2023
20 items
Check out these Spring 2023 Staff Picks by Chinatown Branch Library staff. Your next great read is just around the corner!
Topic Guide
Black Gay Men - an SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
May 13, 2015
26 items
These books and films explore the black gay male experience through literature and nonfiction.
5 likes
General Recommendations
Toward a Black Aesthetic: Black Women, Style and African Liberation
By:
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Jan 09, 2024
22 items
The street photography of Kenneth P. Green Sr., the first Black photographer at the Oakland Tribune, captured the style and res...
3 likes
General Recommendations
First Person: Native American Heritage 2023 Kids Books
Created on:
Sep 21, 2023
18 items
New children's books at SFPL that affirm and celebrate the history and experience of Indigenous people.
1 like
General Recommendations
Jewish American Heritage Month 2023: Adults
Created on:
May 03, 2023
14 items
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is an annual recognition and celebration of American Jews' achievements and contributions...
1 like
General Recommendations
Weaving Stories AANHPI 2023: Kids
Created on:
Mar 10, 2023
21 items
A list of SFPL kids books celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander cultures.
Genre Guide
Alongside Ancestors - First Nations picture stories of fortitude and community for young readers
Created on:
Nov 03, 2022
42 items
Andrea Page who curated some text for the "Heartdrum" catalog and information says it best - "According to curre...
5 likes
General Recommendations
There Are Trans People Here: Celebrating Transgender History Month
Created on:
Jul 25, 2022
31 items
August is Transgender History Month in San Francisco! This list offers a selection of books and films by transgender, nonbinar...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Juneteenth and Beyond: A Celebration of Black Liberation
By:
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...
2 likes
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...
1 like
General Recommendations
It's All Drag, All The Time
Created on:
Feb 07, 2021
24 items
RuPaul said "We're all born naked and the rest is drag!" As drag goes more and more mainstream, and becomes a target ...
1 like
General Recommendations
Jólabókaflóð - A Book for Everybody
By:
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...
2 likes
General Recommendations
November Holidays
By:
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...
1 like