Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

Happy Read a Book Day! Today is the perfect day to cozy up with your favorite book and celebrate the joy of reading. Whether you're into classic literature or modern bestsellers, take some time to indulge in a good story. What book are you diving into today? Share with us!

Happy Labor Day! 💼👷‍♂️ Today, we celebrate the hard work and dedication of all workers across the country. Take a well-deserved break if you can, and enjoy the day with family and friends 🎉 & A special thanks to our fantastic Library Workers at SFPL!

The Labor Day Weekend fun continues next weekend at the Friends SFPL Monthly Book Sale 📚next Friday & Saturday from 12pm-5pm at 📍1630 17th St. San Francisco. Discover a diverse collection where everything is priced at $5 or less! If you become a Friend and support library programming in SF, you can enjoy an extra 10% off! Find several reads, from comics and children's tales to art and history books, and more. 📚💖See you there!

Tomorrow night join The Pacifics: Young Library Supporters for Book Trivia! We'll be putting our book-lover skills to the test at the first-ever Pacifics-run trivia. You don't want to miss this fun night. RSVP using: https://partiful.com/e/6wugHqMElVYM1vYezMaA? or by visiting the link in our bio.

📚Did you know that August is National Make-A-Will Month? It’s an annual observance emphasizing the importance of planning for the future by creating a will. Friends of the San Francisco Public Library is excited to partner again with FreeWill to offer will planning services to you free of charge. Learn more by visiting the link in our bio or friendssfpl.org/stong.

The Monthly Book Sale is happening this weekend! Stop by the Donation Center for unbeatable deals on books and media. Members save 10%!

Last but not least, join The Pacifics: Young Library Supporters for a beautiful day at the park on Sunday at Alta Plaza. Bring your current read and some snacks, and learn more about this year's exciting events with Friends, SFPL, and The Pacifics. 📚

Join us for the Friends SFPL Monthly Book Sale 📚today and tomorrow from 12pm-5pm at 📍1630 17th St. San Francisco. Discover a diverse collection where everything is priced at $5 or less! If you become a Friend and support library programming in SF, you can enjoy an extra 10% off! Find several reads, from comics and children's tales to art and history books, and more. 📚💖See you there!

Friends is excited to announce we are seeking an accomplished, diplomatic, entrepreneurial leader to serve as our next Director of Development and as a mentor to two direct reports. The Director of Development spearheads all elements of fundraising strategy and operations, fueling community support for the Library by leveraging significant organizational strengths in partnership with a passionate Board, staff, and outstanding volunteers!

We are partnering with Sallin Search on this role. To learn more about this opportunity, please email [email protected], visit friendssfpl.org/employment, or share it with your network.

📚✨ Celebrating Juneteenth: A Day of Freedom, Reflection, and Community ✨📚🌟 What is Juneteenth? 🌟

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African American people in the United States. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is a time to reflect on the atrocities and inequalities that African and Black Americans have faced throughout history and in the present day.

Together, we can educate, uplift, and inspire one another as we strive for true equality for all.

Meet Emily Garvie, our new Executive Director! 💚Help us finish our fiscal year strong by joining Friends SFPL at friendssfpl.org/donate. ☀️📚

Meet Emily Garvie, Friends SFPL's new Executive Director! ☀️ Help us end our fiscal year strong by joining Friends today at friendssfpl.org/donate. 📚❤️

Last but not least in our speaker series at Thee Parkside, Meet Group 3: Community Readers this Saturday from 3:00pm-4:00pm, featuring Evan Kennedy, Moazzam Sheikh, Brian Ang, & Jessica Yuru Zhou!

📚Check out these incredible speakers beside our Donation Center in Potrero Hill at Thee Parkside (1600 17th St.) 🎸❣️Get ready for literary magic!

Last but not least in our speaker series at Thee Parkside, Meet Group 3: Community Readers this Saturday from 3:00pm-4:00pm, featuring Evan Kennedy, Moazzam Sheikh, Brian Ang, & Jessica Yuru Zhou!📚

Check out these incredible speakers beside our Donation Center in Potrero Hill at Thee Parkside (1600 17th St.) 🎸❣️ Get ready for literary magic!

Get ready for our second group in Thee Parkside’s Author Readings at the Book Sale Block Party...our very own Former Brown Handler Residents: Brendan McHugh, Douglas Henderson, Lindsey Smith, tanea lunsford lynx, Sam Julian, & Yeva Johnson!📚

Catch these superstars at the Book Sale Block Party on June 1st from 1:50pm-2:30pm next door to our Donation Center in Potrero Hill at Thee Parkside (1600 17th St.)🎸❣️

Get ready for our second group in Thee Parkside's Author Readings at the Book Sale Block Party...our very own Former Brown Handler Residents: Brendan McHugh, Douglas Henderson, Lindsey Smith, tanea lunsford lynx, Sam Julian, & Yeva Johnson!📚

Catch these superstars on a day of literary fun at the Book Sale Block Party on June 1st from 1:50pm-2:30pm! They will be reading next door to our Donation Center in Potrero Hill at Thee Parkside (1600 17th St.)🎸❣️

Drumroll, please...🥁Our first group in Thee Parkside's Author Readings at the Book Sale Block Party...our very own Brown Handler Residents: E Okobi, Marina Hope Wilson, Ploi Pirapokin, Sara Marinelli, and Sarah Matsui, hosted by the wonderful Brian Ang!🎙️

Join us for a day of literary fun in the ☀️ in Potrero Hill (1600 17th St. to be exact) from 1pm-4pm. This series is a part of the Book Sale Block Party by Friends of the SFPL, which runs from 12pm-5pm. Want to gain special members-only access? Visit friendssfpl.org to learn more!

Join the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library ☀️on June 1st at the Book Sale Block Party for a day of literary fun! With over 10,000 books, comics, media & vinyl on sale, the San Francisco Public Library Bookmobile🚙📚, Kids Zone, Live DJ🎶, author talks, and button-making with SFPL Summer Stride artist Sendy Santamaria, you're guaranteed a day of fun for all ages! 📚☀️

We are partnering with Thee Parkside (1600 17th St.) for the Block Party by hosting author readings from current and former Brown-Handler Resident cohorts! Grab a drink and some food, and listen in.

Members of Friends SFPL save 10% on their purchases AND get free members-only access to the sale from 11am-12pm.

Don't miss out on this exciting event. Get your tickets now and join us for a day of community, literature, and entertainment. See you there!

Love your Library? 📚Join Friends SFPL at friendssfpl.org/donate

We're hiring!

Friends of the San Francisco Public Library seeks an experienced fundraiser with outstanding writing and interpersonal skills to help raise money for our beloved public library. Learn more and apply at friendssfpl.org/employment

Join us for the Friends SFPL Monthly Book Sale 📚on May 3 & 4 from 12pm-5pm at 📍1630 17th St. San Francisco. Discover a diverse collection where everything is priced at $5 or less! If you become a Friend and support library programming in SF, you can enjoy an extra 10% off! Find a massive variety of reads, from comics and children's tales to art and history books, and more. 📚💖

🌸 🌻☀️Spring Cleaning with Friends SFPL! 📚 Give your books and media a new life! 🌱 Donating to Friends of the San Francisco Public Library means that ♻️ you are not only decluttering in sustainable ways, but your donations also help fund essential library programs. Together, we can keep books out of landfills and in the hands of eager readers! 📖 Visit friendssfpl.org/donatebooks to make an appointment. 😍

📚 Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce Emily Garvie as our new Executive Director of Friends SFPL! 🥳🎉 With her expansive fundraising expertise and impressive nonprofit background, we're ready for her to take Friends to new heights!

📚2024📚 marks the sixth year of the Brown Handler Writer's Residency. With this new cohort, 30 writers will have participated in this distinguished program since its founding at Friends. Through the generosity of Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, the residency is designed to nurture emerging and established San Francisco-based writers, and has become a fixture of literary life in the city. Writers from all genres and backgrounds have been able to utilize studio space at the Friends of the Library offices and help forge a stronger connection between the Library and the literary world. Join us in welcoming this fantastic new group of writers who continue this legacy. Welcome to the 2024 Brown Handler Residents!

Dive into SFPL's One City One Book pick for this year, "The Chinese Groove" by Kathryn Ma. A heart-warming and witty tale that follows the journey of Shelley, as he navigates the complexities of family ties and cultural identity in San Francisco! 🌉❤️

Tonight is Night of Ideas! The Friends Bookstore will be open from 4pm-10pm. Come shop unbeatable deals on books while supporting the San Francisco Public Library📚Starting at 7pm, head up to the 6th floor to join us at the Value Culture x Friends Lounge🎵

Get ready for a fun-filled weekend with your Friends of the San Francisco Public Library!
1. Friends Monthly Book Sale: March 1st and 2nd from 12pm-5pm at our Donation Center, 1630 17th St. San Francisco. Come grab your next favorite book or piece of media for an unbeatable price of $5 and under. Members save an additional 10% off their purchases. To join Friends, visit friendssfpl.org/donate
2. Night of Ideas: Saturday, March 2nd from 7pm-1am at the Main Library, 100 Larkin St. San Francisco. A celebration of innovation, arts, and culture all while dancing the night away between the book stacks. Visit the Friends Lounge on the 5th and 6th floor or visit our bookstore on the Ground Floor from 4pm-10pm.

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You don't want to miss the Friends Monthly Book Sale happening tomorrow and Saturday! 📚💖Find unbeatable deals on books and media for $5 and under at the Donation Center (1630 17th St. San Francisco) from 12pm-5pm. Tag us at Friends of the San Francisco Public Library with all your exciting used book and media finds!

You don’t want to miss the biggest celebration of innovation and critical thought! 📚🎨Join Friends SFPL, The Pacifics, & Value Culture for an unforgettable night in between the stacks at the Main Library. Night of Ideas, free to the public, brings together tons of cultural organizations, leaders, artists, community, and library lovers to the Main Library each year! 👯‍♀️👭🏾❤️

This year’s unifying theme, “Outside the Lines,” 〰️centers urban life and development, raising questions about the impact of climate change🌎, new technologies, gentrification, and social activism✊🏽, by way of  diversity and inclusion, access to education and nature, the future  of  cultural institutions, and the shapes of artistic communities in built environments.

New this year, is the very first Afternoon of Ideas, a family program 👶🏾📚ahead of the main event welcoming younger generations to participate in crafts, performances and workshops with award-winning children’s book authors, artists and educators.

If you want to make an appointment for a book donation please visit: https://ow.ly/vTmC50QHhou

If you want to join Friends as a member or renew your annual support please visit: https://ow.ly/YUZG50QHhop

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Join us for the Friends SFPL Monthly Book Sale 📚on March 1 & 2 from 12pm-5pm at 📍1630 17th St. San Francisco. Discover a diverse collection where everything is priced at $5 or less! If you become a Friend and support library programming in SF, you can enjoy an extra 10% off! Find a massive variety of reads, from comics and children's tales to art and history books, and more. 📚💖
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Happy Valentine's Day! Let's show some library love. 📚💖What's your favorite thing about the Library? Leave your answer in the comments!