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General Recommendations
SFPL One City One Book Selections
Created on:
Jun 09, 2016
19 items
SFPL has been selecting One City One Book titles for our citywide reading program for the past 15 years. Here is a look at our ...
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Oscars 2022: SFPL
By:
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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Black History Month SFPL 2018, Teens
Created on:
Dec 29, 2017
10 items
In honor of Black History Month, here are some books that speak of the black experience in America. Most of these titles are av...
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
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What SFPL Staff Is Currently Reading
Created on:
Jul 07, 2015
18 items
Want to know what the members of the SFPL Readers' Advisory team is currently reading? Check it out here!
5 likes
General Recommendations
SFPL One City One Book Selections
By:
SFPL_joanl
Created on:
Jun 18, 2015
11 items
SFPL has been selecting One City One Book books for our citywide reading program for the past 10 years. Here is a look back at ...
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SFPL One City One Book selections through the years
Created on:
Jun 11, 2015
13 items
SFPL has been selecting One City One Book books for our citywide reading program for the past 10 years. Here is a look back at...
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...
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General Recommendations
2015 SFPL On The Same Page / One City One Book
Created on:
Jul 07, 2015
6 items
Join San Francisco's biggest book club. Here are our On The Same Page Picks for 2015!
General Recommendations
New LGBTQIA Fiction - 2020
By:
SFPL_KevinD
Created on:
Nov 03, 2020
29 items
A selection of some of the most interesting queer fiction titles published in the past year. All titles are available to check...
1 like
Top Picks
Indigenous Voices for Children & Tweens
By:
SFPL_Family
Created on:
Oct 30, 2020
24 items
Check out these recent titles by Native authors, about the Native experience, from board books to novels to nonfiction. All ava...
2 likes
Genre Guide
Somewhere in Time historical fiction book club
Created on:
Sep 14, 2021
38 items
Do you enjoy some history with your fiction? Mark your calendar for the fourth Sunday afternoon of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 ...
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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 Summer 2023
Created on:
Jul 26, 2023
12 items
Summer is still here, dive into a good book! Checkout our Staff Picks by Chinatown Branch Library.
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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General Recommendations
Audiobooks You Can Really Sync Your Ears Into [SFPL]
By:
SFPL_Adults
Created on:
Oct 13, 2016
23 items
Yes, listening to books counts as a type of reading, at least in this librarian's "book." Of course, it really matt...
5 likes
General Recommendations
New Fiction - 2020
Created on:
Dec 08, 2020
31 items
Sadly there's no in-person browsing at this time. In the meantime, take advantage of some virtual browsing. Here is a sampling...
1 like
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
Palestinian Voices: A Fiction Collection
Created on:
Oct 24, 2023
17 items
Discover the compelling narratives of Palestinian authors that transcend borders and capture the essence of the Palestinian exp...
6 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.
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General Recommendations
¡VIVA! 2023: Prosperity, Progress and Pride: Books for Kids
Created on:
Jul 17, 2023
17 items
Join SFPL as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with some new kids books that highlight many different Latinx experiences, au...
3 likes
General Recommendations
West Portal Branch: Staff Recommendations 2023
Created on:
Feb 10, 2023
45 items
Items selected by SFPL staff at West Portal Branch Library during 2023.
2 likes
General Recommendations
SWANA 2023: Kids Books
Created on:
Jan 20, 2023
18 items
Enjoy these kids books at SFPL that feature Southwest Asian or West African characters, settings, and culture.
1 like
General Recommendations
First Persons 2022: Read This!
Created on:
Aug 16, 2022
13 items
SFPL's Curated List of Native American Authors to Read Right Now.
General Recommendations
¡VIVA! 2022: Must Reads
Created on:
Jul 22, 2022
18 items
Get these must-read fiction books by Latinx authors, available at SFPL.
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