2 OCTOBER, TUESDAY - 10:30-11:30 AM
eReader and Online Resource "Drop In" - Bring your mobile device or laptop, your library card and PIN, and any passwords you might need for downloading apps, to an informal workshop on using the SFPL’s digital resources, including the library catalog and databases, Kanopy for streaming films, Flipster and RBDigital Magazines (formerly Zinio) for magazines, OverDrive and Axis360 for eBooks, and
3 OCTOBER, WEDNESDAY - 7:00-8:30 PM
Adult Craft Night: Halloween Lanterns - Design your own lantern for Halloween using tissue paper and Mod Podge. All materials are provided. You can sign up by calling 415-355-5707 or asking at the info desk.
6 OCTOBER, SATURDAY - 10:30-12:30 PM
Noe Valley Knitting Circle - Want to learn how to knit or crochet or just hang out with other knitters and crocheters? Drop in!
10 OCTOBER, WEDNESDAY 6:30-8:30 PM
Great Books Discussion Group - This activity is sponsored by the Great Books Council of San Francisco. For more information contact Elena at eschmid@sonic.net
12 OCTOBER, FRIDAY - 2:00-4:00 PM
Friday Matinee: Dracula (1931) - After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night. Starring Bela Lugosi. 1931; NR; 179 mins.
16 OCTOBER, TUESDAY - 7:00-8:00 PM
High Spirits: The Legacy Bars of San Francisco - Join local author and reporter, J.K. Dineen, for a high-spirited talk about his book, High Spirits. High Spirits leads readers on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood pub crawl in search of the city’s most remarkable nightspots. All of the bars shown are at least forty years old and sites of significant historic or cultural value as deemed by San Francisco Heritage.
17 OCTOBER, WEDNESDAY - 7:00-8:30 PM
Noe Valley Book Discussion Group - This month's selection is "The Vegetarian" by Han Kang Copies of the book are held at the Circulation Desk for check out. This neighborhood book group reads a variety of contemporary fiction and non-fiction.
24 OCTOBER, WEDNESDAY - 6:30-8:00 PM
Electric Cars 101 - This workshop presented by the SF Department of the Environment and 350 SF offers all the information you need to know to shop for, purchase/lease, and own an electric car – including how to charge it. Also, hear about the SunShares program, which offers special discounts on electric cars and rooftop solar.
30 OCTOBER, TUESDAY - 2:00-3:00 PM
Language Learning with Mango - Did you know you that you can learn a new language with your library card? Mango Languages offers 70 different languages and 18 different ESL courses to choose from. Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language.