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- Biography (37)
- Fiction (29)
- Domestic Fiction (13)
- Historical Fiction (13)
- Pictorial Works (12)
- Autobiographies (11)
- Poetry (11)
- Comic Books, Strips, Etc (10)
- Case Studies (9)
- Feature Films (9)
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General Recommendations
Fog City Film: Narrative Films Available to Stream at SFPL
By:
SFPL_Adults

Created on:
Apr 22, 2020
11 items
With its iconic landmarks, moody atmosphere, diverse history and stunning vistas, San Francisco is both a muse and sought-after...
1 like
General Recommendations
SFPL Explorer Guide to Bernal Heights Branch Library
Created on:
Oct 06, 2021
15 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
General Recommendations
Transgender Fiction at SFPL
By:
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
Adult SFPL Summer Stride 2018
Created on:
May 15, 2018
11 items
Libraries are an essential resource, offering a gathering space for adults to share and learn. This summer at SFPL we've filled...
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General Recommendations
MIddle Eastern Heritage Celebration- books from SFPL
By:
SFPL_Adults

Created on:
Aug 10, 2017
12 items
SFPL holds many titles about the lives and experiences of US Americans who have immigrated from the Middle East, or have family...
Topic Guide
Harvey Milk - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Apr 17, 2015
9 items
These books, films, and photographs document the life and death of Harvey Milk, as well as exploring the aftermath of the assas...
Topic Guide
A Rainbow Celebration: LGBT Books for Children - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Apr 06, 2015
20 items
These picture books and chapter books explore what it's like to be LGBT, or to have LGBT parents. An SFPL LGBT Booklist.
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Genre Guide
Seeing Ourselves: Then and Now - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Mar 23, 2015
12 items
These titles present photographic portraits of LGBT people over time. An SFPL LGBT Booklist.
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Topic Guide
LGBT Foremothers and Forefathers - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Feb 12, 2015
19 items
Before the gay rights movement began, many LGBT people took risks to live authentic lives. These titles celebrate some of them....
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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
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
Docs of the Bay: San Francisco in documentary film
By:
SFPL_Adults

Created on:
Apr 19, 2020
14 items
San Francisco offers boundless subject matter for documentary filmmakers. Immerse yourself in The City’s rich, diverse and turb...
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General Recommendations
Previous Selections 2020: On the Same Page
By:
SFPL_StaffPicks

Created on:
Feb 27, 2020
10 items
Every other month SFPL chooses a book--with the help of your suggestions--to encourage San Franciscans to read and discuss the ...
Genre Guide
Hormel at 20
By:
SFPL_StaffPicks

Created on:
Mar 25, 2016
7 items
SFPL's James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center--gateway to collections documenting San Francisco's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ...
Topic Guide
LGBTQIA Archive Picks
By:
SFPL_StaffPicks

Created on:
Feb 22, 2016
13 items
Selection of archival materials including manuscript collections, pulp paperbacks, and video and audio recordings of the LGBTQI...
1 like
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
General Recommendations
SF HISTORY-The West Side of Town
Created on:
Jan 07, 2015
17 items
West side, best side? you decide! SFPL
General Recommendations
LGBTQIA Magazines, Journals, and Zines: SFPL
Created on:
Dec 05, 2017
7 items
The San Francisco Public Library has an extensive magazine and newspaper collection including many early Gay and Lesbian public...
Genre Guide
Brand New Adult Graphic Novels for you! SFPL Spring 2015
By:
SFPL_LisaF

Created on:
May 05, 2015
15 items
Here are some of the newest Graphic Novels ordered by the San Francisco Public Library for Spring 2015
Topic Guide
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Apr 15, 2015
25 items
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 ...
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General Recommendations
Bay Area Black Poets
By:
SFPL_AACL

Created on:
Apr 03, 2022
31 items
Black poetry has a rich tradition in the Bay Area. From Beat writer Bob Kauffman, to the Black Arts Renaissance of the 1960s a...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Two Spirit and LGBTQIA2S Native American Voices
Created on:
Nov 04, 2021
11 items
We celebrate Native American Heritage during November and all year long. This selection of books by Two Spirit and LGBTQIA2S a...
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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
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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