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.
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.
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.
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.
Join authors Natasha Tripplett, Aida Salazar, Lisa Moore Rameeand 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.
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.