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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...
General Recommendations
SFPL Explorer Guide to Bayview Branch Library
Created on:
Oct 06, 2021
6 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
General Recommendations
SFPL Explorer Guide Merced Branch Library
Created on:
Oct 05, 2021
8 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
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 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
SFPL_JohnG
Created on:
Mar 16, 2017
10 items
SFPL adult books on Asian Pacific Americans
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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
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
Bombs Away: Humor Goes to War
Created on:
Mar 25, 2017
20 items
Don’t miss the exhibition Bombs Away: Humor Goes to War. Selections from the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor on view ...
General Recommendations
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...
2 likes
Topic Guide
PPIE Preparedness
By:
SFPL_DeeDeeK
SFPL_DeeDeeK
Created on:
Jan 08, 2015
9 items
Ready yourself for the City-wide Centennial celebration of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), the 1915 world’s...
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
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 ...
1 like
General Recommendations
An Ode to Us: A Celebration of Black Hair
By:
SFPL_AACL
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Sep 29, 2021
34 items
These titles and websites celebrate natural Black hairstyles and provide tutorials and personal narratives. A list created by S...
3 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...
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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...
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If You Liked ...
Hidden San Francisco
Created on:
Jun 04, 2020
10 items
you will discover the secrets of the city. Available at SFPL.
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Topic Guide
Golden Gate Park
By:
SFPL_Adults
SFPL_Adults
Created on:
Apr 01, 2020
28 items
Golden Gate Park has delighted San Franciscans for 150 years. Check out some of these books available from SFPL and learn more ...
1 like
General Recommendations
San Francisco's Mission
Created on:
Mar 07, 2019
15 items
The Mission District is commonly called "The Mission". It is located in east-central San Francisco and it is regarde...
1 like
General Recommendations
San Francisco's Tenderloin
Created on:
Sep 29, 2018
16 items
The Tenderloin neighborhood continues to struggle but remains a vibrant community with a unique setting, unlike any other in th...
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