San Francisco Public Library

Película: Hija Pródiga (con preguntas y respuestas) + Taller Join us for a screening of Prodigal Daughter in Koret Auditorium, followed by a live conversation featuring the Director of Programs of Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA), Maria Jimenez, the film's director Mabel Valdiviezo and moderated by Commissioner at the Asian Art Museum, Visual Artist, and […]

Join 826 Valencia, Youth Speaks, the San Francisco Public Library, and Mayor Daniel Lurie for a celebratory evening to announce San Francisco’s next Youth Poet Laureate! ✍️ Throughout the fall, a cohort of young poets have been developing their craft alongside talented instructors, including other Bay Area Poet Laureates. Hear from all of the students […]

Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar is a new documentary about creative resistance in one of the deadliest conflict areas in the world. The film follows four democracy revolutionaries who are finding creative means to fight against the country's military junta. Some take up arms while struggling to stay true to their commitment to non-violence, while […]

Have fun learning math at the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival. Known as the biggest math party around, this event encourages play, builds confidence and includes everyone. For ages 5–18 and caregivers. Space limited.

Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Part of Words Around the World Author and award-winning translator Niloufar Talebi, in conversation with renowned poet and publisher Matthew Zapruder, discusses Elegies of the Earth: Selected Poems by Ahmad Shamlou, a groundbreaking bilingual edition that marks the towering Iranian poet's centennial and introduces him to new audiences. Talebi […]

Co-presented with The Box Sessions and San Francisco Public Library What happens when today's headlines read like yesterday’s dystopian thrillers? We've entered an era where the improbable is commonplace, and the line between science fiction and reality is blurred. Whether it's the widespread impact of climate change, the surge in vaccine skepticism, or the unsettling […]

Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library This year marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Vietnamese diaspora. The current literature reflects the diverse imaginations and innovations of this complex community. From literary fiction, graphic memoir, and experimental poetry, to science fiction, gothic horror, and young adult fantasy, Vietnamese American writers are exploring and […]

Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library A hidden photographic history of queer love comes into focus in Loving II: More Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s–1950s, a powerful new collection by authors and collectors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell. A follow-up to their acclaimed book Loving, this volume features more than three hundred never-before-seen […]

Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Reading fiction makes us more empathic, more connected, and more resilient. Fiction reminds us that there is more to the world than what we see, and reminds us that we are not alone. This panel will explore the powerful impact fiction has on us as individuals and collectively. Featuring […]

Sponsored by Mary A. Crocker Trust Book donations sponsored by Candlewick Press and Believe in Reading Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Our acclaimed Kidquake programs for children’s books; authors, illustrators, poets, and bookmakers provide readings, discussions, and workshops designed to fuel kids’ imagination. This morning’s two sessions, for kids in 1st and 2nd grades, […]

Sponsored by Mary A. Crocker Trust Book donations sponsored by Candlewick Press and Believe in Reading Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Our acclaimed Kidquake programs for children’s books; authors, illustrators, poets, and bookmakers provide readings, discussions, and workshops designed to fuel kids’ imagination. This morning’s two sessions, for kids in 3rd to 5th grades, […]