Building Bridges Through Community Engagement: Overdose Prevention Summit Come out to the 2nd Annual Overdose Prevention Summit. Leaders from the Black community are hosting a day-long summit on topics related to overdose prevention, including workshops, guest speakers, and community panelists. The goal of this summit is to discuss culturally driven strategies to reduce overdose disparities […]
Come meet with Gwendolyn Wright for help developing business plans, accessing capital, and creating financial projections. Sessions will be held on Wednesday, May 13, from 10am to 12pm. Register for a 30-minute appointment at on.sfpl.org/planlaunchgrow. Appointments are available in person at the Main Library, Sycip Room on the 4th Floor, or online.
Families will practice simple and fun reading strategies that support early literacy development and help children build confidence as readers. Lunch is provided to those who sign up. RSVP here!
Afternoon of Ideas - A family-friendly experience designed to welcome youth into the spirit of the event. Through hands-on workshops, playful performances, and creative activities led by artists, educators, and children’s book authors, the daytime program invites curiosity, play, and intergenerational exchange. Night of Ideas - Spend an evening exploring the ideas, art, and conversations […]
Families will practice simple and fun reading strategies that support early literacy development and help children build confidence as readers. Lunch is provided to those who sign up. RSVP here!
Youth from around the Bay Area hit the stage to compete for the coveted title of 2026 Teen Poetry Slam Champion and represent the Bay Area at Brave New Voices. Brave New Voices is the only 4-day international youth poetry festival in the world that celebrates arts education, performance, and civic engagement. Attendees can enter […]
Families will practice simple and fun reading strategies that support early literacy development and help children build confidence as readers. Lunch is provided to those who sign up. RSVP here!
Come out to the 4th annual Black History Month and Lunar New Year joint celebration! The event will open with an interactive procession from the Main Library’s front steps with Duniya Dance and Drum Co., and Lion DanceME. Guests who prefer not to participate in the procession are welcome to enter the auditorium early and […]
Families will practice simple and fun reading strategies that support early literacy development and help children build confidence as readers. Lunch is provided to those who sign up. RSVP here!
Listen to the power of poetry and spoken word with the young people doing it for their city! Celebrate the triumphant youth poet laureate cohort and naming of San Francisco's Youth Poet Laureate and Vice Poet Laureate.
“(Un)Common Ground,” invites us to consider the values and resources that bind us together. In an increasingly digital world, how can we foster authentic interpersonal connection? Given a polarized political landscape, where are our opportunities for dialogue? As extreme weather threatens our planet, how can we preserve the land beneath our feet? Also coming back […]
Join in for a special Black Futures Month talk between Dr. Akilah Cadet -- author, activist, founder and CEO of Change Cadet -- and Booker T. Executive Director, Shakirah Simley. The duo will discuss Dr. Cadet's new book White Supremacy Is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World. Dismantling white supremacy […]
