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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...
2 likes
General Recommendations
SFPL One City One Book Selections
Created on:
Jun 09, 2016
19 items
SFPL has been selecting One City One Book titles for our citywide reading program for the past 15 years. Here is a look at our ...
4 likes
Topic Guide
SFPL Black History Month 2017 New Books
By:
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 Potrero Branch Library
Created on:
Oct 04, 2021
10 items
A few of the top picks by SFPL staff that represent their neighborhood.
General Recommendations
New to SFPL African American Center - Summer 2018
By:
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Aug 29, 2018
20 items
Find these books in the African American Center and available for check-out at the SFPL.
1 like
General Recommendations
Black History Month SFPL 2018, Teens
Created on:
Dec 29, 2017
10 items
In honor of Black History Month, here are some books that speak of the black experience in America. Most of these titles are av...
General Recommendations
2017 ¡VIVA! Latino Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at SFPL
By:
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
We Love Diverse Books! SFPL Teen Librarian Picks
By:
SFPL_Teen
Created on:
Dec 14, 2016
20 items
We LOVE diverse books and hope you do too! Here is a list of teen reads chosen by SFPL librarians to open windows into the beau...
2 likes
Topic Guide
SFPL's Banned Book List
Created on:
Jul 21, 2015
26 items
In honor of banned book month, here are a number of titles that have either been banned or heavily challenged. SFPL supports ...
8 likes
General Recommendations
What SFPL Staff Is Currently Reading
Created on:
Jul 07, 2015
18 items
Want to know what the members of the SFPL Readers' Advisory team is currently reading? Check it out here!
5 likes
Topic Guide
Social Change and Social Unrest - An SFPL Resource Guide for Teens and Adults
By:
SFPL_NancyS
Created on:
May 26, 2015
13 items
Fights for social justice often involve acts of violence. These fiction and nonfiction titles introduce readers to social unres...
Topic Guide
Social Change and Social Unrest: How Regular People Make History - An SFPL Booklist for Children
By:
SFPL_NancyS
Created on:
May 19, 2015
9 items
Regular people make history by participating in protests for change.
These books tell the stories of a number protests. An SFP...
Topic Guide
War - An SFPL Resource Guide for Teens
By:
SFPL_NancyS
Created on:
May 19, 2015
16 items
The nonfiction and fiction items in this list explore the effects of war and ethnic conflicts on young people around the world....
1 like
Topic Guide
The LGBT Experience - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide for Teens
Created on:
Apr 20, 2015
23 items
These fiction and nonfiction resources explore the range of LGBTQ life as experienced by young people, as well as provide an in...
4 likes
Topic Guide
Lesbian Feminism - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Mar 23, 2015
16 items
Lesbian feminists, urged to stay in the closet in the white middle-class women's liberation movement, and resenting the sexism ...
3 likes
Topic Guide
LGBT Aging - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Mar 19, 2015
14 items
These titles explore the lives of LGBT middle-aged and senior citizens, now and in the past, with a focus on how we create com...
1 like
Topic Guide
LGBT Experience During the Harlem Renaissance - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
Created on:
Mar 09, 2015
18 items
The Harlem Renaissance was a time and place where black American artists and intellectuals blossomed. While few people associat...
General Recommendations
2020 T(w)een Winter Read Recommendations - High School Edition
By:
SFPL_Teen
Created on:
Dec 11, 2020
17 items
Cozy up with a book or three while it's gray outside. This is a list of recent faves from SFPL librarians, but you can read wh...
Top Picks
Indigenous Voices for Teens
By:
SFPL_Teen
Created on:
Oct 28, 2020
14 items
Check out these recent YA books by Native authors, from novels to comics to boldly truthful histories. All available for pickup...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
By:
SFPL_Family
Created on:
Sep 01, 2020
11 items
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices is the new Netflix show hosted by #1000BlackGirlBooks creator Marley Dias. Now you can read...
General Recommendations
Women of Color in Politics
By:
SFPL_CDO2
Created on:
Aug 13, 2020
23 items
Kamala Harris made history this week when she became the Democratic vice presidential candidate. Learn more about her and other...
1 like
General Recommendations
Black and Brown Comix Arts 2019
By:
SFPL_StaffPicks
Created on:
Dec 21, 2018
20 items
These works celebrate the creativity of People of Color in the comic arts and popular visual culture featured at the Black and ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Nothing Is Done in Isolation
Created on:
Aug 24, 2023
29 items
Fatimah Ashghar's list of authors and readings featured in the acknowledgements section at the end of "When We Were Sister...
Topic Guide
Guns are stupid - we all deserve better
Created on:
Aug 29, 2022
21 items
As parents and educators, we at SFPL are heartbroken and disgusted in the daily gun violence that occurs across this country. A...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Summer Stride Author Talks
Created on:
Jul 13, 2022
27 items
Summer Stride at SFPL bringing authors to you. Check out these books, then come check out these author live.