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| April Glen Park Library Updates
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What will YOU contribute to the Tiny Art Show?
| Stop by anytime in April to pick up a free 3"x3" canvas to turn into your own tiny art piece. Return your artwork by Sunday, May 5th to be included in the Glen Park Branch Library Tiny Art Show debuting Saturday, May 18th at our open house celebration.
Looking for inspiration? Watercolor with us Friday, April 12th & 26th between 1:30 & 5pm. All supplies provided. |
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| Musicians' Swap and Karaoke Sing Along | Sunday, 4/7
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Bring your unused instruments, related accessories, and songbooks to share with other musicians. Join us after the swap for karaoke. |
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Create artwork with the Museum of Craft and Design’s (MCD) Mobile MakeArt. Pick-up a MakeArt Kit to continue creating at home and make future plans to explore MCD with a complimentary museum ticket.
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| Nairobi Barnes, Oakland Youth Poet Laureate |
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Students from the Spoken Arts program at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts will open for 2023 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Nairobi Barnes as our featured reader. |
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| Identify Plants and More With iNaturalist
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Walk around Glen park as we learn how to use the iNaturalist app on your smartphone or library-provided tablets.
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| Film: The Beatles and India 4/10 | 6-7:30 |
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| Israeli Cuisine and Spices
4/13 | 3-4:00
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| Film: Love and Taxes 4/15 | 1-2:30
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| Film: Anadolu Leopari 4/29 | 1-2:45
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| All Ages Chess Club 4/4 & 4/18 | 4-6 |
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| Middle Grade Graphic Novel Club 4/8 | 4:30-5:30
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| Young Writers Group 4/9 & 4/23
4:30-5:30
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| Tween Graphic Novel Club
4/22 | 4:30-5:30
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| Pre-Soccer Skillbuilding
4/8 | 10:30-12
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| Make Toys from Trash
4/20 | 3-4:00
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| Junior Readers Club
4/27 | 3-4:00
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| Pajama Storytimes 4/3 & 4/17 7-7:30 |
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Get Reading!
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Kathryn Ma’s The Chinese Groove follows the journey of 18-year-old Shelley, who leaves his home in China's Yunnan Province to seek a brighter future in the United States. Encountering familial fractures and unmet expectations upon his arrival, Shelley navigates the complexities of immigrant life in present-day San Francisco.
Book clubs begin this month across the City. Join a conversation and get to know your community. |
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| You're Invited |
Join authors Natasha Tripplett, Aida Salazar, Lisa Moore Ramee and more at the inaugural SFPL BIPOC Kid LitFest with featured author Christina Soontornvat! This daylong celebration of diverse authors is designed for budding readers, emphasizing the joy of diverse narratives and promising an afternoon of inspiration, representation and the transformative magic of literature.
This year’s keynote author is the award-winning Christina Soontornvat, author of over 20 children’s books, and will explore ideas of “Following Your Dreams” as explored in her works, The Tryout, Ramble Shamble Children and A Wish in the Dark. Don't miss this celebration crafted for young minds, including a book signing and free copies of Soontornvat's works for attending youth, while supplies last.
BIPOC KidLit Festival: Follow Your Dreams, featuring Christina Soontornvat – Saturday, April 6, 12–4 p.m., Koret Auditorium, Main Library
For more information, call (415) 557-4554, or email ChildrensCenter@sfpl.org. |
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Bay Beats, SFPL's free local music streaming platform, is open for submissions! Now through May 31, 2024, SFPL will accept submissions for consideration in all genres, from Jazz to Soul, Rap to Rock, Classical to World, New Age to Noise and everything in between.
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Glen Park Branch Library
2825 Diamond Street
San Francisco, CA
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