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General Recommendations
The Mix At SFPL Recommends
Created on:
Feb 13, 2015
22 items
The Mix At SFPL is an AWESOME new Teen Center at the Main Library.
The books on this list are recommended reads from the teens...
1 like
General Recommendations
Transgender Fiction at SFPL
By:
SFPL_KevinD
SFPL_KevinD
Created on:
Jul 23, 2018
11 items
Recommended fiction featuring transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming characters, written by transgender, non-binary...
1 like
General Recommendations
2017 ¡VIVA! Latino Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at SFPL
By:
SFPL_Adults
SFPL_Adults
Created on:
Aug 17, 2017
12 items
A companion list to San Francisco Public Library's 2018 ¡Viva! Celebration of Latino Heritage Month with SFPL staff favorite wo...
Topic Guide
Life in the Middle East - An SFPL Resource Guide for Teens
By:
SFPL_NancyS
SFPL_NancyS
Created on:
May 18, 2015
11 items
These items explore the range of experiences of young women and men growing up in the Middle East. An SFPL Resource Guide.
1 like
Topic Guide
Classic (Pre-Stonewall) LGBT Fiction - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Mar 25, 2015
17 items
These titles were written before, and mostly published before the Stonewall Riots which represent the burgeoning era of gay and...
2 likes
General Recommendations
What We Read This Winter - Middle Grade Edition Vol. 3
By:
SFPL_Teen
SFPL_Teen
Created on:
Feb 05, 2021
12 items
"Discover new and familiar books curated from T(w)een Winter Read participants and reviewers. Pick them up through SFPL To...
General Recommendations
New LGBTQIA Fiction - 2020
By:
SFPL_KevinD
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...
General Recommendations
Bill Gates Summer Book Recommendations 2020
By:
SFPL_danielay
SFPL_danielay
Created on:
May 21, 2020
14 items
The Corona pandemic didn't stop Bill Gates from publishing his annual list of summer book recommendations. See the links to his...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Previous Selections 2018: On the Same Page
By:
SFPL_StaffPicks
SFPL_StaffPicks
Created on:
Mar 20, 2018
5 items
Every other month SFPL chooses a book--with the help of your suggestions--to encourage San Franciscans to read and discuss the...
General Recommendations
Archived Staff Recommendations
Created on:
Nov 06, 2017
95 items
SFPL's West Portal Staff recommendations.
General Recommendations
The Gods of Tango Read-a-Likes
Created on:
Nov 17, 2016
8 items
If you enjoyed reading The Gods of Tango, SFPL's November-December 2016 On the Same Page selection, you also may enjoy these ti...
1 like
General Recommendations
The Orphan Master's Son Read Alikes
Created on:
Jan 05, 2016
10 items
Welcome to this first Read Alike list of 2016. SFPL invites you to explore these items - similar to The Orphan Master's Son in...
General Recommendations
SFPL presents One City One Book 2022: Longlist
Created on:
Feb 18, 2022
25 items
This is a list of books read and discussed by the One City One Book selection committee.
6 likes
General Recommendations
SFPL's Weird Pets - Fiction about something OTHER than cats and dogs
By:
SFPL_LisaF
SFPL_LisaF
Created on:
Mar 13, 2020
19 items
Here's a selection of novels about all the other types of pets we humans sometimes have - birds, fish, various wildlife! All av...
General Recommendations
Ice Water In Your Veins -- 12 Tales (both true and fiction) with Seriously Chilling Elements [SFPL]
By:
SFPL_Adults
SFPL_Adults
Created on:
Nov 08, 2015
12 items
A variety of daring and crazy feats and tales that will freeze your blood or at least give you chills! Check library catalog f...
1 like
Genre Guide
SFPL's Top Short Story Collections
Created on:
Mar 04, 2015
18 items
A collection of collections!
1 like
Topic Guide
Jewish Fiction - an SFPL Booklist
By:
SFPL_NancyS
SFPL_NancyS
Created on:
Jan 27, 2015
12 items
Some classics, some new titles, all good reads.
1 like
General Recommendations
What We Read This Winter - Middle Grade Edition Vol. 2
By:
SFPL_Teen
SFPL_Teen
Created on:
Feb 04, 2021
12 items
Discover new and familiar books curated from T(w)een Winter Read participants and reviewers. Pick them up through SFPL To Go, c...
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
LGBTQIA+ reads
By:
SFPL_ParksideLib
SFPL_ParksideLib
Created on:
Jun 24, 2022
14 items
SFPL Parkside branch's LGBTQIA+ book recommendations for teens and adults. Books range from the 1800s through 2021 and include ...
If You Liked ...
Wild Rain
Created on:
Jun 07, 2022
12 items
they feature strong female leads, who are passionate and smart. Available at SFPL
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...
1 like
General Recommendations
What We Read This Winter - High School Edition
By:
SFPL_Teen
SFPL_Teen
Created on:
Jan 20, 2022
10 items
Discover new and familiar books curated from T(w)een Winter Read 2021 participants and reviewers. Pick them up at your local SF...
Top Picks
Best of 2021 from the LGBTQIA Center
Created on:
Nov 23, 2021
11 items
Some of our favorite LGBTQIA books, (and one film!), from the past year. All titles are available to check out from SFPL.
General Recommendations
More Than a Month 2022: Fiction for Adults
Created on:
Nov 18, 2021
13 items
This SFPL More Than a Month list presents an array of fictional works in both novel and graphic formats by African-American/Bla...
