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Topic Guide
SFPL Black History Month 2017 New Books
By:
SFPL_JaneG
SFPL_JaneG
Created on:
Jan 09, 2017
34 items
Many excellent lists celebrate Black History Month. This list features some books in the SFPL collection published over the pa...
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Oscars 2022: SFPL
By:
SFPL_StaffPicks
SFPL_StaffPicks
Created on:
Jan 31, 2022
26 items
2022 Academy Award nominations (winners indicated). DVDs, and books they were based on, and music offered by SFPL.
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Topic Guide
The LGBT Experience - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide for Teens
Created on:
Apr 20, 2015
23 items
These fiction and nonfiction resources explore the range of LGBTQ life as experienced by young people, as well as provide an in...
3 likes
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What librarian Elizabeth is reading 2020
Created on:
Mar 31, 2020
70 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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Season Of The Witch Read-Alikes
Created on:
Aug 05, 2015
29 items
Did you love SFPL's 2015 One City, One Book selection Season of the Witch? Here are a handful of similar items and tie-ins that...
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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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General Recommendations
Black History Month for Adults, SFPL 2018
Created on:
Jan 16, 2018
12 items
Black History Month for Adults
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Topic Guide
Fat & Happy - an SFPL Booklist
By:
SFPL_NancyS
SFPL_NancyS
Created on:
Mar 20, 2015
13 items
Depressed because you've spent a lifetime dieting and regaining the weight you lost? These fiction and nonfiction titles take a...
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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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Jessamyn Stanley's Sacred Texts
Created on:
Feb 22, 2022
25 items
These SFPL books are featured in Stanley's book Yoke. She states "I've reclaimed the idea of defining my own sacred texts.
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African American Center Author Talk Booklist
By:
SFPL_AACL
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Nov 05, 2021
20 items
This SFPL booklist was inspired by a reading of novelist, essayist and short story writer Dr. Keenan Norris' latest novel, &quo...
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Somewhere in Time historical fiction book club
Created on:
Sep 14, 2021
19 items
Do you enjoy some history with your fiction? Mark your calendar for the last Monday evening of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m....
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Book Club: West Portal 2021-2022
Created on:
Aug 23, 2021
17 items
Join SFPL staff & Ms. Christine as she meets virtually with West Portal neighbors to discuss a fiction or non-fiction selec...
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Summer Stride 2021 Author Line Up
Created on:
Jun 27, 2021
32 items
SFPL has author talks all Summer long, get the books, hear the author. http://bit.ly/SS21Events
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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
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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...
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General Recommendations
2020 American Book Award Winners
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SFPL_AACL
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Oct 02, 2020
15 items
The American Book Awards were created to provide recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of A...
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Author Talk: Ruha Benjamin, 8/5/20, 4PM
Created on:
Aug 02, 2020
18 items
SFPL presents Ruha Benjamin. Reservations required: https://bit.ly/RBenjamin8-5-20
Topic Guide
Read Around Africa
By:
SFPL_danielay
SFPL_danielay
Created on:
Jun 04, 2020
40 items
A trip through literature around Africa's 40 most populous countries. Books are available from SFPL mostly in eFormats. Pick a ...
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Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month 2020: Fiction
Created on:
Apr 17, 2020
23 items
SFPL curated selection of eResources celebrating and honoring Asian Pacific Islander American authors, culture and heritage.
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NaNoWriMo Inspo: Successful NaNo Books
By:
s
SFPLBernal
Created on:
Sep 16, 2019
47 items
These writers started their books during NaNo. If they did it, so can you. SFPL has materials in multiple formats - book, ebook...
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Excelsior Book Club 2019/2020 Titles
By:
SFPL_danielay
SFPL_danielay
Created on:
Jan 23, 2019
24 items
The Excelsior Branch Book Club meets at SFPL's Excelsior Branch on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 7-8 p.m. New members ...
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Topic Guide
Summer Stride: Read, Create, Explore
Created on:
Apr 21, 2016
12 items
SFPL staff recommend these thought-provoking titles to explore different points of view and faraway places. All ages can sign ...
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World Literature Book Club
By:
SFPL_JohnS
SFPL_JohnS
Created on:
Jan 12, 2016
86 items
Our group meets on the first Thursday of each month, 6:00-7:30 p.m. We are meeting online, using the Zoom platform, unless othe...
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