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General Recommendations
Filipino American History Month - Youth Booklist 2020
By:
SFPL_Family
Created on:
Oct 13, 2020
19 items
Celebrate Filipino American History Month by diving into titles that reflect and uplift Filipinos, a cornerstone community with...
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
Previous Selections 2019: On the Same Page
By:
SFPL_StaffPicks
Created on:
Feb 22, 2019
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
SFPL-Chinatown Branch Library Staff Picks for Spring 2023
Created on:
Feb 24, 2023
20 items
Check out these Spring 2023 Staff Picks by Chinatown Branch Library staff. Your next great read is just around the corner!
Topic Guide
Women in the Middle East - an SFPL Resource Guide
By:
SFPL_NancyS
Created on:
Mar 09, 2016
13 items
These resources reflect the wide range of women's experience in the Middle East, historically, and in the present.
1 like
General Recommendations
SWANA 2024: Kids Books
Created on:
Jan 23, 2024
20 items
SFPL recommends these new books for kids ages 5-13 in celebration of SWANA, Southwest Asian and North American heritage month.
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
2023 SFUSD Recommended Summer Reading, Grades 6-8
By:
SFPL_Family
Created on:
May 01, 2023
22 items
Mighty voices. Intriguing myths. Hidden histories. Discover diverse stories in these books for 6th to 8th graders. Hand-picked...
1 like
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
Excelsior Branch Book Club 2023 and 2024 titles
By:
SFPL_danielay
Created on:
Jan 25, 2023
19 items
The Excelsior Branch Book Club has been in existence since 2016. Monthly meeting are at Excelsior Branch, 6:30-7:30pm on the fo...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Must-Listen Memoirs for Women's History Month
By:
s
SFPLBernal
Created on:
Feb 28, 2022
18 items
For Women's History Month, listen to a memoir. Check out this list for inspiration.
SFPL's downloadable audiobook collection ...
1 like
Genre Guide
Del Corazon: cuentos de familia // family stories
Created on:
Jan 12, 2022
47 items
Besitos y Abrazos // Hugs and Kisses - Whether you identify as Latina/Latino/LatinX/Latine, family means so much! So SFPL staff...
1 like
General Recommendations
Bay Area points of historical interest with literary tie-ins : for students
Created on:
Dec 01, 2021
44 items
A school librarian had a great idea: they read the Port Chicago 50 and then took the students there to visit the site. Then the...
4 likes
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Our Stories - a celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander families in children's picture books
Created on:
Mar 25, 2021
64 items
Families are big. Families are small. Families can be close. Families can be far. Families are many things and that is what mak...
11 likes
General Recommendations
Books on Russian History
By:
g
ggvadultlib
Created on:
Mar 18, 2021
81 items
Nonfiction books on the history of Russia at SFPL
General Recommendations
Contemporary Scandinavian Fiction
By:
g
ggvadultlib
Created on:
Mar 11, 2021
90 items
Works of fiction from Sweden, Norway and Denmark, with additional titles from Iceland and Finland. 1945 to 2021. Some may be av...
7 likes
General Recommendations
Excelsior Branch Book Club 2021/22 Titles
By:
SFPL_danielay
Created on:
Jan 29, 2021
22 items
The Excelsior Branch Book Club meets - currently virtually - at 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Please contact SFPL's E...
General Recommendations
Best Cinematography Winners (Oscars)
Created on:
Dec 21, 2020
97 items
ONLY DVDS
These are the movies that won the Oscars for Best Cinematography (black & white and colored)
Work in progress /...
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...
2 likes
General Recommendations
DVD Selections
Created on:
Nov 15, 2020
100 items
Recent DVD releases at SFPL (Movie descriptions via IMDB)
5 likes
General Recommendations
If you liked THAT, now read THIS - juvenile fiction read-a-likes
Created on:
Oct 28, 2020
37 items
Have you ever finished reading a chapter book and had a hunger for the sequel that just doesn't exist? Satisfy that desire by a...
3 likes
General Recommendations
From Page to Screen: Books Being Adapted Into Films in 2020
By:
SFPL_SherryW
Created on:
Jun 23, 2020
20 items
Do you read the book before watching the movie? If so, this list is for you. All these books have recently been released or a...