• Panel: The Right to Read

    Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin Avenune, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

    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...

    Free
  • North Beach Branch Library Open House

    North Beach Branch Library 850 Columbus Ave, San Francisco

    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...

    Free
  • Jorge Tetl Argueta at Bird & Beckett

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery St. in San Francisco Presents: A reading by Jorge Argueta with live music by Dr. Loco &...

    Free
  • Parkside Branch Library Open House

    Parkside Branch Library 1200 Tarval Street, San Francisco

    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...

    Free
  • Noe Valley Branch Library Open House

    Noe Valley Branch Library 451 Jersey Street, San Francisco

    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...

    Free
  • Marina Branch Library Open House

    Marina Branch, SF Public Library 1890 Chestnut Street, San Francisco

    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...

    Free
  • THEYFRIEND: Nonbinary Performance Festival

    Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin Avenune, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

    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...

    Free
  • Author: John King, Portal

    San Francisco Main Library, Saroyan Area, 6th Floor 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

    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,...

    Free
  • Bernal Heights Open House

    Bernal Heights Branch, SF Public Library 500 Cortland Ave., San Francisco

    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...

    Free
  • Mission Branch Open House

    San Francisco Public Library Mission Branch 300 Bartlett St., San Francisco, California

    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...

    Free
  • Sara Calvosa Olson: Chimi Nu’am

    Golden Gate Valley Library Branch 1801 Green Street, San Francisco

    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,...

    Free
  • Writing Into The Extraordinary: Generating Text for Devised Theater

    Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama Street, San Francisco

    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...

    $60 – $200
  • Poets for Palestine SF Poetry Marathon

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    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...

    $5
  • Berkeley Poetry Festival 2026

    various venues CA, United States

    We are so honored to offer the community a week of FREE poetry events.   16 March—7pm—Monday: Poems as Portals Virtual Workshop—Zoom—FULL 17 March—7PM—Tuesday: Rooted &...

    Free