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General Recommendations
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.
4 likes
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
1 like
General Recommendations
What are you reading? Right Now
Created on:
Jul 29, 2022
24 items
This is what SFPL staff are reading Right Now!
1 like
General Recommendations
What librarian Elizabeth is reading 2021
Created on:
Jan 05, 2021
38 items
SFPL Main Children's Center Librarian Elizabeth LOVES telling you what she's read in kids fiction, both the good, bad, and not ...
1 like
General Recommendations
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 ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Archived Staff Recommendations
Created on:
Nov 06, 2017
95 items
SFPL's West Portal Staff recommendations.
General Recommendations
SWANA 2023: Favorite South West Asian/North African Films at SFPL
Created on:
Jan 20, 2023
21 items
A collection of films from creators in South West Asia and/or North Africa and the Middle East, available for check out at the ...
1 like
Topic Guide
SFPL: Oceania
By:
SFPL_AbrahamI
Created on:
May 16, 2018
39 items
"Our sea of islands...the world of our ancestors was a large sea full of places to explore, to make their homes in, to bre...
2 likes
Topic Guide
Fat & Happy - an SFPL Booklist
By:
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...
4 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
New and Noteworthy Biographies and Memoirs, Winter 2024
By:
SFPL_PaulaH
Created on:
Jan 11, 2024
13 items
Selected from SFPL's General Collections & Humanities Center.
2 likes
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
2023 T(w)een Winter Read Recommendations - Middle Grade Edition
By:
SFPL_AshleyM
Created on:
Dec 03, 2023
14 items
Cozy up with a book or three while it's gray outside. This is a list of recent favorites from SFPL librarians, but you can read...
General Recommendations
2023 African Literary Award
By:
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Nov 13, 2023
6 items
The African Literary Award presented by the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) recognizes an African author who has produced...
1 like
General Recommendations
New and Noteworthy Biographies and Memoirs, Autumn 2023
By:
SFPL_PaulaH
Created on:
Oct 25, 2023
23 items
Selected from SFPL's General Collections & Humanities Center.
2 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
Jewish American Heritage Month 2023: Adults
Created on:
May 03, 2023
14 items
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is an annual recognition and celebration of American Jews' achievements and contributions...
1 like
General Recommendations
Some Recent Debuts You Might Have Missed
By:
SFPL_CDO2
Created on:
Feb 24, 2023
24 items
Want to be among the first to discover a new author? Here are some recent debut novels that you might have missed. All are avai...
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
HERstory 2023: Memoir This! Bad Ass Women Spill It
Created on:
Jan 12, 2023
9 items
The 2023 Women’s History Theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” One book in this list, "Shine Bright: A Very P...
1 like
General Recommendations
More Than A Month 2023: Films and Music About Black Resilience and Joy
Created on:
Oct 21, 2022
14 items
SFPL is celebrating themes on Black resilience and joy. Here are a selection of recent movies and music you can check out regar...
General Recommendations
NoName Book Club Selections 2022
By:
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Sep 12, 2022
15 items
Noname’s Book Club, started by rapper Noname (Fatimah Warner) is “an online/irl community dedicated to uplifting POC voices.” T...
6 likes
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.
5 likes
General Recommendations
LGBTQIA+ reads
By:
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 ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Juneteenth and Beyond: A Celebration of Black Liberation
By:
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Apr 26, 2022
25 items
In June 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The now federal holiday has bee...
2 likes