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Indigenous Voices for Children & Tweens
By:
SFPL_Family
SFPL_Family
Created on:
Oct 30, 2020
24 items
Check out these recent titles by Native authors, about the Native experience, from board books to novels to nonfiction. All ava...
2 likes
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Archived Staff Recommendations
Created on:
Nov 06, 2017
95 items
SFPL's West Portal Staff recommendations.
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Bay Area points of historical interest with literary tie-ins : for students
Created on:
Dec 01, 2021
42 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...
3 likes
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Excelsior: Winter Holiday Books
Created on:
Nov 19, 2021
44 items
A list of winter holiday books available at SFPL to accompany the Youth Art Exchange 2021 holiday window project. They reflect ...
1 like
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African American Center Author Talk Booklist
By:
SFPL_AACL
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
Nov 05, 2021
20 items
This SFPL booklist was inspired by a reading of novelist, essayist and short story writer Dr. Keenan Norris' latest novel, &quo...
5 likes
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Somewhere in Time historical fiction book club
Created on:
Sep 14, 2021
20 items
Do you enjoy some history with your fiction? Mark your calendar for the last Monday evening of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m....
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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...
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85 Notable German Novels of the 20th and 21st Centuries
By:
g
ggvadultlib
Created on:
Feb 10, 2021
85 items
Notable German-language novels written roughly in the last hundred years. Some are also available as ebooks or in German at SFPL.
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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...
1 like
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If you liked THAT, now read THIS - juvenile fiction read-a-likes
Created on:
Oct 28, 2020
36 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
Topic Guide
Read Around Africa
By:
SFPL_danielay
SFPL_danielay
Created on:
Jun 04, 2020
40 items
A trip through literature around Africa's 40 most populous countries. Books are available from SFPL mostly in eFormats. Pick a ...
2 likes
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West Portal Staff Picks: March 2020
Created on:
Feb 19, 2020
7 items
Items selected by SFPL's West Portal Librarians for the month of March 2020.
1 like
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Staff Picks of 2019
Created on:
Dec 12, 2019
32 items
SFPL's favorites published in 2019, available at your library.
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NaNoWriMo Inspo: Successful NaNo Books
By:
s
SFPLBernal
Created on:
Sep 16, 2019
47 items
These writers started their books during NaNo. If they did it, so can you. SFPL has materials in multiple formats - book, ebook...
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Teen Recommended Books
By:
s
SFPL_AnzaTeen
Created on:
Aug 26, 2019
11 items
A list of books curated, reviewed, and recommended by SFPL Anza teen volunteers
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General Recommendations
Merced Book Club - Reading List
Created on:
Jan 22, 2018
58 items
The Merced Branch Library Book Club meets bimonthly, and new members are always welcome. For more information, please contact ...
3 likes
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Mission Bay Book Club
Created on:
Aug 01, 2016
55 items
Join the lively Mission Bay Branch book club! Mission Bay book club meets bimonthly on the last Wednesday of the month from 6:3...
1 like
Topic Guide
Summer Stride: Read, Create, Explore
Created on:
Apr 21, 2016
12 items
SFPL staff recommend these thought-provoking titles to explore different points of view and faraway places. All ages can sign ...
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Our Stories: Children's Books on the Native North American Experience
By:
SFPL_Kids
SFPL_Kids
Created on:
Jul 28, 2015
18 items
Read about young people from many different Native North American nations in these books for babies through high school studen...
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The Golden Gate: Children's Books About San Francisco (3rd to 6th Grade)
Created on:
Feb 23, 2015
17 items
SFPL Main Children's librarians recommend a few San Francisco-themed fiction and non-fiction books for elementary and middle sc...
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West Portal Book Club: Great Reads from the Past
Created on:
Feb 17, 2015
49 items
Past selections for West Portal Book Club. Recommended by a SFPL Librarian.
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Friday Bookends 2021 selections
Created on:
Nov 23, 2020
22 items
Reading throughout the year together
