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General Recommendations
Archived Staff Recommendations
Created on:
Nov 06, 2017
95 items
SFPL's West Portal Staff recommendations.
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.
Topic Guide
Japanese American Literature
By:
e
emmabridges1
Created on:
Jan 15, 2024
45 items
Other recommendations not currently owned by SFPL:
Haunted by Waters - Robert T. Hayashi
Nature Behind Barbed Wire - Connie Y....
General Recommendations
First Person: Native American Heritage 2023 Kids Books
Created on:
Sep 21, 2023
18 items
New children's books at SFPL that affirm and celebrate the history and experience of Indigenous people.
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General Recommendations
¡VIVA! 2023: Prosperity, Progress and Pride: Books for Kids
Created on:
Jul 17, 2023
17 items
Join SFPL as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with some new kids books that highlight many different Latinx experiences, au...
3 likes
General Recommendations
2022 BCALA Best of the Best Booklist - Pre-K through 4th Grade
By:
SFPL_AACL
Created on:
May 15, 2023
24 items
A list of highly recommended books for African American children and teens recommended by members of Black Caucus of the Americ...
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
Juneteenth 2023: Kids Books That Celebrate Juneteenth
Created on:
Apr 28, 2023
11 items
Just a couple years ago there weren't enough kids books about Juneteenth to be able to make a list like this. SFPL is proud to ...
General Recommendations
Weaving Stories AANHPI 2023: Kids
Created on:
Mar 10, 2023
21 items
A list of SFPL kids books celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander cultures.
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
Visit a National Park
By:
SFPL_eResources
Created on:
Dec 08, 2022
16 items
From Yosemite to Zion to the Great Smokey Mountains, America's national parks are a natural treasure. Get a California State Pa...
2 likes
General Recommendations
More Than a Month 2023: Art and Artists
Created on:
Nov 16, 2022
13 items
SFPL has an amazing collection of Art Books, this list highlights upcoming, historic and iconic Black artists.
Genre Guide
Alongside Ancestors - First Nations picture stories of fortitude and community for young readers
Created on:
Nov 03, 2022
42 items
Andrea Page who curated some text for the "Heartdrum" catalog and information says it best - "According to curre...
5 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
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
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...
1 like
General Recommendations
El Mes de la Historia de la Mujer 2021
Created on:
Feb 12, 2021
10 items
Marzo es el mes de la historia de la mujer. Disfrute de esta selección de materiales de SFPL.
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
November Holidays
By:
SFPL_CDO2
Created on:
Nov 02, 2020
30 items
Make every day in November special with some of the unusual and quirky national days that you can celebrate with books and othe...
1 like
General Recommendations
More Than a Month - Children's
Created on:
Nov 25, 2019
15 items
A diverse collection of titles from SFPL for children that celebrate Black history, culture and heritage.
General Recommendations
Merced Book Club - Reading List
Created on:
Jan 22, 2018
71 items
The Merced Branch Library Book Club meets bimonthly, and new members are always welcome. For more information, please contact ...
4 likes
General Recommendations
2017 SFUSD Recommended Summer Reading, Grades 9-12
By:
SFPL_Family
Created on:
May 11, 2017
21 items
A serpent king, a corndog-in-chief, feminist voices and an unforgettable March: there's something for everyone in these books h...