Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is very rarely found in mainstream environmental policy...
Join us on Friday, February 11th at 7pm PT when Brian Tierney celebrates his collection, Rise and Float, at 9th Ave! Featuring fellow poets William Brewer, Randall Mann,...
San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Unified School District youth librarians team up to talk about Black Joy. Join BIPOC librarians Rachel Fiege...
Join us on Wednesday, February 16th at 7pm PT when Tobey Hiller is joined by Thaisa Frank to celebrate her latest book, Flight Advice: a fabulary, at 9th Ave! Mask...
Over the past 17 years, Nick Walker has played a key role in the emergence of the neurodiversity paradigm--a framework for scholarship, practice, and social...
"100 Years of Stand-Up Comedy in North Beach: How San Francisco Changed Comedy Forever!" San Francisco, and North Beach in particular, holds a special place...
Join us on Friday, February 18th at 6pm PT when Sheila Heti is joined virtually by Elif Batuman to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Pure Colour! Presented in...
Join us on Monday, February 21st at 6pm PT when Emily Maloney celebrates her book, Cost of Living, with Alex Marzano-Lesnevich on Zoom! Zoom Registration Praise for Cost of Living...
Join us on Tuesday, February 22nd at 7pm PT when Isaac Fellman celebrates the launch of his new novel, Dead Collections, with Charlie Jane Anders at 9th Ave! This event...
Bay Area native, Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars winner, Kristi Yamaguchi, joins Forum to talk figure skating, the winter Olympics, life after...
Listen as the Grammy-nominated team read You Are Not Alone, a debut picture book that empowers kids to love their beautiful selves, celebrate their identities,...
Shayda Kafai, author of Crip Kinship, and Zena Sharman, author of The Care We Dream Of, discuss how disability justice is foundational to combating legacies...
Iconic Bay Area drag artist and choreographer Monique Jenkinson, better known to many as Fauxnique, joins host Peaches Christ for an evening of stories from...
Monday, April 25, 2022 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Richard Powers is the author of thirteen novels, including the 2019 novel The Overstory, which won the...
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS “Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have...
Poetry, performance, and conversation with curator and host Javier O. Huerta featuring: Jennif(f)er Tamayo + Aline Mello + Alan Pelaez Lopez Thursday May 5 Doors...
Poetry, performance, and conversation with curator and host Javier O. Huerta featuring: Javier Zamora + Gladys Wangeci Gitau-Damaskos + Yosimar Reyes Friday May 6 Doors...
The current fervor around book banning might feel like something that's happening elsewhere, but its stifling effects have hit writers right here at home. As...
Join us as we celebrate the 9th anniversary since our reopening in 2014. Come meet our fabulous staff, browse our Beat collection and enjoy the...
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery St. in San Francisco Presents: A reading by Jorge Argueta with live music by Dr. Loco &...
Parkside is hosting an Open House featuring Boswick the Clown, make your own smoothies with the bike blender and crafts, librarian-led and from the Museum...
Celebrate the beautiful Noe Valley Branch Library and our community with an afternoon of festivities for all ages. Learn the history of the Sally Burton...
Celebrate the beautiful Marina Branch Library and community during our annual open house. Activities include bingo, mini-pumpkin decorating, live music and much more. Free https://sfpl.org/events/2023/10/21/celebration-open-house-0...
The kickoff event of the 2023 THEYFRIEND: Nonbinary Performance Festival, the world's first festival uplifting, centering, and celebrating nonbinary performance. Founded in 2020 by Vin...
Two-time Pulitzer finalist, John King, explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building. Built in 1898 during the Gilded Age,...
Bernal Heights Jazz Quintet will kick off Bernal Heights annual open house festivities which will include, face painting, crafts, origami and more! Free https://sfpl.org/events/2023/12/02/celebration-bernal-heights-open-house sfplcpp@sfpl.org...
Celebrate the winter season at the Mission Branch temporary location. Enjoy family photos from 1-3 p.m. Crafts for all ages from 1-4 p.m. Light refreshments...
Celebrate the tapestry of Native Californian food in a conversation with cookbook author Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk). Calvosa Olson, a talented food writer and editor,...
A 4-hour workshop facilitated by Brian Thorstenson, part of Detour Dance's Winter 2024 Intensive Series. ABOUT THE "WRITING INTO THE EXTRAORDINARY" WORKSHOP Delve into the...
We are inviting Bay Area poets to come and read a 3-minute poem for peace in Palestine at our all-day Marathon at Bird & Beckett...