Vol. 39 No. 8August 2008

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Coming Up: SEPTEMBER NextReadsSee our new lists of recommended readingwww.sfpl.org

SepTeMBeR 3, 10, 17 & 24 Architecture and the CityFilm festivalMain, Koret Auditorium, 6 p.m.

SepTeMBeR 24-28 Big Book SaleFort Mason

OCTOBeR 2 Read for the Record

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Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and SpacePop-Up books at S.F. Main Library illustrate Artistry and innovation

Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and Space, an exhibition featuring 60 works of the pop-up book creator, presents colorful and fanciful illustrations and intricate pop-up books appealing to readers of all ages. Drawn from 11 books, Sabuda’s works—both pop-ups and flat art—will be on view Aug. 31-Nov. 9 in the Jewett Gallery at the Main Library.

Sabuda is widely regarded as the wizard of pop-up book engineering. His first published pop-up was The Christmas Alphabet (1994), a best-selling holiday classic. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:

A Commemorative Pop-up (2000), has been considered his masterpiece. Its linoleum-block print medium adheres to the style of the original W.W. Denslow illustrations, yet the intense visual power of the pop-up is all Sabuda’s.

Robert Sabuda has always had a great passion for books, but his fascination for three-dimensional books began with an unusual twist. During a visit to the dentist as a boy, his fear of pain was quickly forgotten when he discovered a wicker

basket filled with sturdy hard covered books, whose stories leapt off the page. Surprised, excited and awestruck by this wondrous approach to storytelling, the experience was life-changing. Sabuda began a quest to design his own movable books; his parents owned the first original

Robert Sabuda pop-up book, created when he was eight years old. Throughout his youth he continued to improve as an artist, and

after graduating from high school he studied art at Pratt Institute in New York. In his junior year, he interned at Dial Books for Young Readers. At Dial Books, he was assigned the task of opening incoming mail, where he received the original works of Barbara Cooney, Thomas Locker, Rosemary Wells and James Marshall. Deeply inspired by their work, Sabuda decided to become a children’s book illustrator.

“I began to write my own stories and illustrate those as well. Picture books were wonderful but I always hoped that one day I could create a pop-up book, too. So, I pulled out my old pop-up books and taught myself how to make even better ones as a grown up.”

Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and Space is organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Library will offer book art programs at the Main Library and in the branches. In addition, a talk on the history of pop-up books will take place on Oct. 23 from 5:30–6:30 p.m. in the Latino Hispanic Community Room of the Main Library.

We are excited to announce that our selection for 2008 is West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story by San Francisco writer Tamim Ansary!

One City One Book: San Francisco Reads is an annual citywide literary event that encourages members of the San Francisco community to read the same book at the same time and then discuss it in book groups and at events throughout the City. By building bridges between communities and generations through the reading, and most importantly, the discussion of one book, we hope to help make reading a lifelong pursuit and to build a more literate society.

About West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story:

The day after the World Trade Center was destroyed, Tamim Ansary sent an anguished e-mail to 20 friends, discussing the attack from his perspective as an Afghan American. The message reached millions. Born to an Afghan father and

American mother, Ansary grew up in the intimate world of Afghan family life and emigrated to San Francisco thinking he’d left Afghan culture behind forever. At the height of the Iranian Revolution, however, he took a harrowing journey through the Islamic world, and in the years that followed, he struggled to unite his divided self and to find a place in his imagination where his Afghan and American identities might meet.

Tamim Ansary writes and lectures about Afghanistan, Islamic history, democracy, schooling and learning, fiction and the writing process. He also directs the San Francisco Writers Workshop, the oldest continuous free writers’ workshop in America and the hub of a growing community of Bay Area writers.

We will kick off the program with One City One Book Day on Sept. 6. Book discussions, author readings and special events will take place during September and October 2008.

Sponsors for One City One Book 2008 include the San Francisco Public Library, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Foundation. The program is also supported by many bookstore partners, program partners and media sponsors.

Check here for updated information and schedule throughout the fall: http://sfpl.org/news/ocob/onecity.htm.

One City One Book: San Francisco Reads 2008

Call for Poets! The San Francisco Poet Laureate Committee is seeking nominations for the next Poet Laureate. Nomination forms are available at

http://sfpl.org/poetlaureate.htm and all San Francisco Public Libraries.

©1997 The Paper Dragon by Robert Sabuda

©1995 A Kwanzaa Celebration by Robert Sabuda

The largest building campaign in San Francisco Public Library history is in full swing. We are now seeing the fruits of the $106 million bond measure passed in November 2000. The Branch Library Improvement Program (BLIP) calls for the renovation of 17 branch libraries and the construction of seven new library buildings, including a brand-new branch in Mission Bay (opened July 2006) and a new building in Glen Park (opened October 2007).

B u i l d i n g b e t t e r l i b r a r i e s f o r s t r o n g e r c o m m u n i t i e s .

Branch Library Improvement Program (BLIP)

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A COLOrFUL COLLeCTiON of handmade circular glass and metal art elements (left) inspired by the

history and ecology of Glen Park enhances a wall at the entrance of the new Glen Park Branch Library.

A large illuminated book sculpture with quotes about reading from a variety of ancient and contempo-

rary cultures unfolds across two adjacent walls at the new Mission Bay Branch Library. Vibrantly multi-

hued translucent glass panels shimmering with images of local flowers inset into shutters will be visible

in the front window of the soon-to-be-completed Portola Branch Library. These are some of the art-

works created for the new library branches as part of the Branch Library Improvement Program’s (BLIP)

Public Art Program, managed by the San Francisco Arts Commission.

The BLIP Public Art Program will result in original one-of-a-kind artworks in each of the eight newly

constructed branches, including, in addition to those listed above, the Bayview/Anna E. Waden, Ingle-

side, North Beach, Ortega and Visitacion Valley branches. Also eligible for public art are the Potrero and

Richmond branches, which are undergoing substantial renovation.

The artists for each branch are commissioned as the result of a community-based artist selection

process. Three neighborhood residents for each participating branch are selected to participate on a

community artist selection panel with the branch manager and architect. Each panel selects three art-

ists from an artist pool to develop art proposals that are exhibited for written public comment. After

interviewing the artists, the panel recommends one artist to the Arts Commission. The selected artist

for each branch then works with the Arts Commission, the Library, the project architect and community

members to finalize his or her design and fabricate the artwork.

The BLIP public art budget, which is 2% of the eligible construction costs of each of the eligible

branches, as mandated by the city’s Administrative Code, entirely funds these public art projects.

The program continues to develop a vibrant collection of unique new artworks for thousands of library

patrons to enjoy whenever they visit their branch library.

The Arts Commission will be expanding the pool of new artists for future branch projects. If you

have questions about the BLIP Public Art Program or are interested in participating, please contact

Mary Chou at mary.chou@sfgov.org or (415) 252-3215.

BLIP Public Art Program

Potrero Branch Closing PartyPotrero Branch closing party on May 17 was a big success. City Librarian Luis Herrera and Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval opened the celebration with warm speeches. Performances included the dulcet tunes of Steve Stein and his musicians, as well as the zany antics of Derique.

Photos, from left: partygoers enjoyed the boun-tiful spread provided by donations from local restaurants, cafes and Friends of the Library; Gina Telcocci explains her sculpture which was commissioned by the Arts Commission Public Arts Program for the renovated branch; Lia Hillman, Potrero Branch Manager.

Branches under construction and projected opening dates:

Richmond – 2009

Portola – 2009

Ingleside – 2009

Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial – 2010

Bernal Heights – 2010

Potrero – 2010

Next branch slated for renovation:

Parkside

BLIP Update

Bernal Heights(625 Holly Park Circle, in front of Junipero Serra Elementary School)Monday: 2–5 p.m.Thursday: 2–5 p.m.

eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial(16th St., between Pond & Prosper, in front of the branch)Tuesday: 3:30–7 p.m.Saturday: 1–5 p.m.

Bookmobile hours subject to change; call (415) 557-4343 or visit www.sfpl.org for updated information.

The Library provides the following services during branch renovations.

bookmobile Locations:

Temporary Services Schedule

International Languages Collection

3150 Sacramento St., (415) 355-2859Monday: ClosedTuesday: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Wednesday: 1–9 p.m.Thursday: 11 a.m.–9 p.m.Friday: 1–6 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.Sunday: Closed

Richmond(Sixth Avenue at Geary Boulevard)Tuesday: 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.Wednesday: 3–7 p.m.Saturday: 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

potrero(1502 Mariposa St., north side, adjacent to the Jackson Recreation Center building)Tuesday: 2:30–5 p.m.Thursday: 12–2:30 p.m.

Additional Services:

August Program Highlights

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Exhibitions

August 2008Jewett Gallery

*The Bay Area Heart Gallery: Connecting Hearts… Building Families Photography exhibition of approximate-ly 50 photographs that feature children & youth who have longed for families of their own, and their eventual adop-tive families. Photographs are accompanied by personal profiles of parents & children. Exhibition organized by The Bay Area Heart Gallery. Through Aug. 17. Main, Lower Level, Jewett Gallery. Related program: see Adults, Tuesday, Aug. 5.

*Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and Space Exhibition fea-tures 60 colorful and fanciful illustrations and pop-up books, drawn from 11 books, appealing to readers of all ages. Exhi-bition was organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas. Aug. 31 through Nov. 9. Main, Lower Level, Jewett Gallery

Skylight Gallery

Opening Hours: same as MainClosing Hours: Mon.-Sat., 6 p.m.; Sun., 5 p.m.

*BookWorks 2008 Exhibition features nearly 100 contem-porary, sometimes sculptural, unique or limited-edition books by members of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts. Drawing on past traditions, but also envisioning the future, the books on display are distinguished in their design, typography, illustration, hand bookbinding and printing processes & paper. For more information, visit www.pcba.info. Through Sept. 26. Main, 6th Floor, Skylight Gallery. Related program: see Adults, Saturday, Aug.16.

Other exhibition Areas in the Library

Digging Deep: Underneath San Francisco public Library The current Main Library rests on a Gold Rush-era cemetery and the ruins of the old City Hall destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. The archeological remains pulled from the site tell the story of the early development of the Civic Center area. Ongoing. Main, 1st Floor, Grove Street entrance exhibit cases

*75th Anniversary of the New Deal: A New Deal for San Francisco-Thanks to WpA! An exhibition of archival materials, historical photographs, books & ephemera, drawn from San Francisco Public Library collections, that looks at the accomplishments of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Topics include: public building projects & civic improvement; unemployment & labor unrest; and theater & the arts. Through Aug. 30. Main, 6th Floor, Outside San Francisco History Center

patently Beautiful: 10 Decades of Innovation for the Sake of Beauty Exhibition of patents—from each 20th century decade—that represent technological advance-ments in beauty products. Through Aug. 31. Main, 5th Floor, Government Information Center

*Spirituality photo project by Black Brothers esteemBlack Brothers Esteem is a prevention & support program designed to empower men who live predominantly in San Francisco’s Tenderloin/Polk Gulch and 6th Street corridor districts. Exhibition documents their search for spirituality, in spite of a world that often abandons or condemns them. Through Aug. 7. Main, 3rd Floor, African American Center & James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center

3-D Stories Ceramic art of artist Helen Canin. Through Aug. 21. Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center

One Story at a Time: The Rebuilding of the International Hotel and the Memory of Manilatown Exhibition of pho-tographs & artifacts illustrating the history & rebuilding of the International Hotel, and the memory of San Francisco’s Manilatown. Through Aug. 31. Main, 3rd Floor, Filipino American Center

Beijing Welcomes You! In the summer of 2008, Beijing will host the XXIX Olympic Games. Photography exhibit profiles Chinese history & culture, celebrates the Chinese Olympic spirit, and documents China’s tremendous changes. Pho-tographs courtesy of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco. Through Sept. 18. Main, 3rd Floor, Chinese Center

*Resilience: My Culture, My people, Me! Exhibition illustrates African American and African diaspora art and culture through solo performances and the visual and literary arts, and brings people of all ethnicities to-gether to explore and share the human spirit that binds us all. For more information, visit http://afrosolo.org/. Aug. 16 through Oct. 16. Main, 3rd Floor, African American Center. Related program: see Sunday, Aug. 17. Main, Latino/His-panic Community Meeting Room, 2 p.m.

pages Unbound Display of the collective artwork of the Main Library’s 3rd Floor pages. August 3 through Sept. 29. Main, Lower Level, Cafe exhibition case.

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*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

Resilience: My Culture, My People, Me!

Home Preparedness in Earthquake CountryDuring August, Matt Springer, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF, will give four talks and slideshows about precautions that can be taken to lessen the damage from an earthquake at home and work. His pre-sentation includes many photos of preparations in his own home and suggests measures ranging from sim-ple to complex to prepare for the next temblor. Don’t miss this chance to learn what you can do to protect yourself and your home during the next earthquake.

Programs:

Wednesday, Aug. 6 6:30–7:30 p.m.Excelsior branch

Tuesday, Aug. 126:30–7:30 p.m.Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room B,Main Library, Lower Level

Wednesday, Aug. 207–8 p.m.Parkside branch

Wednesday, Aug. 276:30–7:30 p.m.Glen Park Branch

The Main Library’s African American Cen-ter, in collaboration with AfroSolo, will present a visual arts exhibit as part of the fifteenth annual AfroSolo Arts Festival.

The exhibit will take place in the African American Center Aug. 16–Oct. 16, 2008.

The title of the Festival and exhibit is Resilience: My Culture, My People, Me! Curated by Kheven LaGrone, the exhibit is a mixed media extravaganza illustrating the resilience in African American history, culture and lives.

Thomas Robert Simpson is the founder and artistic director of AfroSolo. What began with a few actors performing at his birthday party in San Francisco in 1991 evolved into Solo Soul in 1993. In 1994, Solo Soul became the AfroSolo Theatre Company, which presented the first AfroSolo Arts Festival. The Festival later expanded to include free concerts in Yerba Buena Gardens; community forums on HIV/AIDS and other health issues; art symposia; and cultural panel discussions. In 1999, the visual arts program was added.

Mr. Simpson says, “Our mission is to nurture, promote and present African American art and culture through solo performances and the visual arts. We endeavor to present an exhibit that is uplifting, inspiring and thought-provoking. It is an

honor to draw upon the arts to explore our history and see how our stories connect with people of all cultures.”

Invited artists include: Opal Adisa; Traci Bartlow; Elouise Burrell; Christine Carmel; Karen Carraway; Duane Cramer; Jim Dennis; Keina Davis Elswick; Idris Hassan; Stephanie Johnson; Ajuan Mance; Ramekon O’Arwisters; Justice Renaissance; Joseph Robinson; Michael Ross; Nena St. Louis; Orlonda Uffre; and Wanda Whitaker.

For more information about the exhibit and AfroSolo, visit www.afrosolo.org.

Photo courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection

Mr. Neal by Jim Dennis

Black Irish by Keina Davis Elswick

August 2008

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exhibitions at the branchesBayview Hunters point presents: Real FatherhoodPhotographic journal of neighbor- hood fathers with their children, in celebration of Father’s Day. Through Aug. 23. Bayview

Bayview’s Historical Foot-prints Photographic exhibition celebrating the diverse history of Bayview Hunters Point, fea-turing multimedia oral histories from elders in the community. In collaboration with Bayview Hunters Point Neighborhood History Preservation Project. Permanent. Bayview

Adults2 Saturday

*Baseball in Our Town: From the San Francisco Seals to 50 Years of the San Francisco Giants Featuring authors Ray Ratto, Bill Soto Castellanos & more; book sale & free memen-toes. Mission Bay, 3–5 p.m.

4 Monday

First Monday Movies at excelsior: El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) (1986, 100 min.) Excelsior, 6:30 p.m.

5 Tuesday

*Adopting Children and Youth Living in Foster Care: A Focus on LGBTQ Issues Discussion with Jill Jacobs and gay & lesbian parents. Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Related exhibition: see Exhibitions.

*Bruised Angel/Master performance: Celebrating the Continued Life of Susan Birkeland Audiovisual film program on her poetry & art, as well as selections of readings from 2007 San Francisco Interna-tional Poetry Festival. North Beach, 7 p.m.

*poets 11 Reading (District 5)Park, 7–8 p.m.

6 wednesday

Japanese Culture in Films: Kwaidan; Hoichi the Earless (63 min.) & In a Cup of Tea (25 min.) Main, Koret Audito-rium, 6 p.m.

*Radar Reading Hosted by Michelle Tea. Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 6–7:30 p.m.

Home preparedness in earthquake Country Talk & slideshow with Matt Springer. Excelsior, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

The Zebra Murders With author Prentice Earl Sanders. Ingleside, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

7 Thursday

*poets 11 Reading (District 2)Marina, 7–8 p.m.

9 Saturday

Legal Advice & Referral Clinic Free attorney consul-tation. Info: (415) 989-1616. (Signup period: 10:30 a.m.–12 noon). Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

*The Sit-Down Readers’ Theatre presents the poetry of emily Dickinson Read, if you like. North Beach, 2 p.m.

10 Sunday

*The Civil Liberties Act of 1988: A Legacy for All Americans Panel discussion on Act that apologized for incarcerating Americans of Japanese ances-try during World War II. Main, Koret Auditorium, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Reception: Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

11 Monday

*poets 11 Reading (District 4)Sunset, 7–8 p.m.

12 Tuesday

Home preparedness in earthquake Country Talk & slideshow with Matt Springer. Main, Latino/Hispan-ic Community Meeting Room, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

*poets 11 Reading (District 8)Noe Valley, 7–8 p.m.

*poetry Open Mic Hosted by Diamond Dave Whitaker. Park, 7–9 p.m.

13 wednesday

An evening of MysteryWith authors Mark Coggins, Michelle Gagnon & Penny Warner; book sale & signing follows. Main, Koret Audito-rium, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

*poets 11 Reading (District 11) Excelsior, 7–8 p.m.

14 Thursday

Queer and Catholic Contribu-tors to new anthology read from their works. Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 6–7:45 p.m.

16 Saturday

*Get Your Knit Together Practice supplies provided; bring knitting needles. Space limited; reserve at (415) 557-4525 or lwatson@sfpl.org. Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

BookWorks 2008: Artist’s Talk Main, 6th Floor, Skylight Gallery, 1–3 p.m. Related Exhi-bition: see Exhibitions.

*The Doctor Who Was Fol-lowed by Ghosts: The Family Saga of a Chinese Woman Doctor Slide presentation & book signing by co-author Louis Han. Main, Latino/His-panic Community Meeting Room, 2–4 p.m.

17 Sunday

Jug Band Music: Certainly is a Treat to Me! Speakers, slide show & live jug band music. Main, Koret Auditorium, 2–4 p.m.

*Resilience: My Culture, My people, Me! Meet the Artist Main, Latino/Hispanic Commu-nity Meeting Room, 2 p.m. Related exhibition: see Exhibitions.

*The Doctor Who Was Followed by Ghosts: The Family Saga of a Chinese Woman Doctor Slide presentation & book signing by co-author Louis Han. China-town, 2:30–4 p.m.

18 Monday

*poets 11 Reading (District 7)West Portal, 7–8 p.m.

19 Tuesday

*poets 11 Reading (District 3)North Beach, 7–8 p.m.

20 wednesday

Immigration 101 With Lucee Rosemarie Fan. (Questions about individual cases cannot be addressed.) Excelsior, 6–7 p.m.

*poets 11 Reading (District 6)Mission Bay, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

*Richie Unterberger’s Rare Rock and Roll Film ClipsAll welcome. Park, 7–9 p.m.

Home preparedness in earthquake Country Talk & slideshow with Matt Springer. Parkside, 7–8 p.m.

23 Saturday

earthquake Disaster pre-paredness Workshop (In Can-tonese.) Chinatown, 2–3 p.m.

25 Monday

*poets 11 Reading (District 9)Mission, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

26 Tuesday

The Mystery of Mysteries: Four Writers Tell All! Dana Fredsti, Kelli Stanley, Melanie West and Peter Gess-ner. Book sales and signing to follow. West Portal, 6:30–8 p.m.

27 wednesday

*poets 11 Reading (District 1)Anza, 7–8 p.m.

*excelsior Branch Arts and Culture Salon Reading & discussion with author Richard Schwartz. Excelsior, 7–8:30 p.m.

Home preparedness in earthquake Country Talk & slideshow with Matt Springer. Glen Park, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

28 Thursday

*Calligraphy and Type Design Slide lecture by Jovica Veljovic. Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

*Radar Salon: Literary Conversations, Revelations and Gossip Michelle Tea hosts David Figler & Heather Gold (Eureka Valley program). The Three Dollar Bill Café, 1800 Market St., 7–8:30 p.m.

30 Saturday

*Planetwalker: 17 Years of Silence. 22 Years of Walking.Environmental lecture with author John Francis. Book sale & signing. Main, Koret Audito-rium, 12–2 p.m.

Book Groups6 wednesday

Selection: any of the works of Bailey White. Sunset, 7 p.m.

21 Thursday

West Portal, 2:30 p.m.

27 wednesday

Rincon Literario (in Spanish). Info: http://sfpl.org/span-ish/news/rinconlit.htm. Main, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 6–7:30 p.m.

Pick for July and August:

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

If you’re enjoying The Complete Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s best-selling, internationally-acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips, compiled in one vol-ume, then you may also enjoy these other graphic novels listed below. Like Satrapi, these writers and artists use the illustrated format to tell human and some very personal stories.

n Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine

Tomine’s first long-form graphic novel, set in the San Francisco Bay Area, is the story of Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive Japanese Amer-ican male in his late 20s, and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least the perfect girl).

n Fun Home by Alison bechdel

Illustrated with Bechdel’s gothic drawings, this memoir by the author of the long-running comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For, is a darkly fun-ny tale. Bechdel revisits her childhood with a closeted gay father, who was an English teacher and proprietor of the local funeral parlor.

n Same Difference and Other Stories by Derek Kirk Kim

Through a series of sensitive and often hilarious short stories, Kim deftly explores the not-so-average twenty-something’s quarter-life crisis, romantic neurosis, and a refreshing slice of Korean-American life.

n Blankets: An Illustrated Novel by Craig Thompson

Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. This is a tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith.

n To Dance: A Memoir by Siena Cherson Siegel

In Siegel’s autobiographical story she recalls her earliest inspirations to pursue dance and her eventual acceptance to the School of American Ballet. She fluidly balances biographical events with onstage action, capturing both the dancers’ movements and their passion.

Kid Appeal: Graphic Novels “Where are your comic books?” is a question often heard from library patrons of all ages, but most persistently from young patrons wonder-ing where the comic books (or, as they are known when collected into book form, graphic novels) are located. Over the last few years, comics for kids have become some of the most frequently borrowed materials.

What makes them so appealing to young readers? From interesting stories to engaging artwork, they serve as a bridge when kids are mak-ing the transition from picture stories to more text-filled titles.

At the Library, it is a goal to promote lifelong reading, and one way to achieve that is to find books that kids enjoy reading. Graphic novels are wonderful tools for introducing vocabulary and visual learning and for sparking imagination.

The following titles are available at most library locations:

n Owly by Andy runton

Owly is an owl who is always looking for new friends. Although the Owly series is almost completely reliant on visual images, it has so much charm and expression in its illustrations that it is easy for kids to understand.

n Bone by Jeff Smith

Bone follows the adventures of the Bone cousins in a sprawling Lord of the Rings-styled fantasy epic with a combination of humor and action.

n Star Wars: Clone Wars by various

Star Wars popularity remains high with this new action series that follows young Anakin Skywalker, drawn in a manga (Japanese comics)-influenced style.

n Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma

In this Japanese manga, young Yotsuba moves into a new neighbor-hood; but is the neighborhood ready for this quirky, lively child?

n Clan Apis by Jay hosler

This great story with a scientific bent, which depicts a honeybee’s mi-gration to a new hive, was written by an entomologist.

Events and Happenings

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Book Groups cont.27 wednesday, cont.

Call (415) 355-5615 for current selection. Ocean View, 6 p.m.

28 Thursday

Selection: East, West: Stories by Salmon Rushdie. (Bernal Heights program.) Coleridge Park Homes, 4 p.m., 190 Coleridge Street (at Virginia)

30 Saturday

San Francisco Russian Bib-liophiles (in Russian). Main, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 2–4 p.m.

Business Counselingwednesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28

Service Corps of Retired executives Free Business Counseling Appointments: (415) 744-6827. Main, 4th Floor, Business, Science & Technol-ogy Department, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Computer ClassesClasses Held at the Main: 5th Floor Training Center. Most classes at the Main require proficiency in basic keyboard skills; for a schedule of practice times, call Volunteer Services at (415) 557-4280. All classes are first come, first served.

2 Saturday

Word processing Fundamen-tals Info: call (415) 557-4430., 11a.m.–1 p.m.

Saturdays 2, 9, 16 & 23

Basic Mouse & Typing Skills10:15–11 a.m.

Tuesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26

Basic Mouse & Typing Skills1:15–2 p.m.

Tuesdays 5 & 12

Internet 101: 2–4 p.m.

9 Saturday

e-mail Fundamentals11 a.m.–1 p.m.

13 wednesday

Jobs & Career Resources on the Internet 2–4 p.m.

16 Saturday

Internet 101: 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

19 Tuesday

Library Catalog 2–4 p.m.

20 wednesday

Magazine, Newspaper & Information DatabasesBasic search skills required (or observe). 2–4 p.m.

22 Friday

Chinese Wikipedia (In Mandarin) 2–4 p.m.

23 Saturday

Internet 102 Basic proficiency of Internet required (or ob-serve). 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

25 Monday

The San Francisco Commu-nity Services Directory: A Guide to City Government and Local Organizations3–4 p.m.

26 Tuesday

Internet 102 Basic Internet proficiency required (or ob-serve). 2–4 p.m.

28 Thursday

Training for the Internet & Library Catalog (In Russian)Meet at 3rd Floor International Center. Info: (415) 557-4430. 9:15–11:15 a.m.

Classes Held at the Branches:

Saturdays 2, 9, 16 & 23

*Book a Librarian: One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Sessions Info or (required) advance signup for 30-minute class: (415) 355-2868. Excelsior, 4–5 p.m.

11 Monday

*Basic Computer & Internet Skills (In Spanish)Mission, 6:30–8 p.m.

Tuesdays 12, 19 & 26

*Book a Librarian: One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Sessions Info or (required) advance signup for 30-minute class: (415) 355-2868. Excelsior, 3–4 p.m.

13 wednesday

*Book a Librarian: One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Sessions Info or (required) advance signup for 30-minute class: (415) 355-2838. Mission Bay, 2–4 p.m.

16 Saturday

*e-mail Fundamentals Ocean View, 2–3 p.m.

18 Monday

*e-mail Fundamentals (In Spanish) Mission, 6:30–8 p.m.

19 Tuesday

Library Catalog Glen Park, 2–3 p.m.

23 Saturday

*Computer Class: practice Time Librarian present to answer questions. Ocean View, 1:30–2:30 p.m.

TeensFridays 1, 8, 15 & 22

*Teen ’Zine Ages 13–18. Bilingual online teen magazine workshop. Registration: (415) 355-2888 or jewelchen@sfpl.org. China-town, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Saturdays 2, 9, 16 & 23

*Teen ’Zine Ages 13–18. Bilingual online teen magazine workshop. Registration: (415) 355-2888 or jewelchen@sfpl.org. China-town, 1–3 p.m.

Saturdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

*Comics Club Info or registra-tion: (415) 355-2860 or wkram-er@ sfpl.org. Bayview, 2–3 p.m.

5 Tuesday

*”Create a 3D CD” Workshop Ages 11-18. With CJ Grossman. All materials provided. Info or registration: (415) 355-2832 or mbergman@sfpl.org. Excelsior, 3:30–5 p.m.

12 Tuesday

*The Click–Teen Digital pho-tography Club Info or regis-tration: (415) 355-5660; (415) 355-2848; or aharwood@sfpl.org. Portola, 4–5 p.m.

14 Thursday

*Back to School Crafts Make locker organizers & decora-tions. Info or registration (415) 355-5660 or aharwood@sfpl.org. Portola, 1–2 p.m.

16 Saturday

*Knit Happens! Teen Knitting & Crochet Club Ages 12-18. Practice supplies provided: bring yarn & needles. Registra-tion: (415) 557-4497 or blevine@sfpl.org. Main, 2nd Floor, Chil-dren’s Creative Center, 2–4 p.m.

29 Friday

*Teen Manga & Anime Club Info: (415) 557-4426 or raronowitz@sfpl.org. Main, 2nd Floor, Children’s Creative Center, 4–5:30 p.m.

*Beyond Your Brain (Or Other Ways to Know Stuff) for Teens Ages 10-18. With Kathy Fahlstrom. Learn how gut feel-ings & intuition can improve your life. Info or registration: (415) 355-2832 or mbergman@sfpl.org. Glen Park, 4–5:30 p.m.

Videos on the Large ScreenIn the Koret Auditorium at the Main, Thursdays at Noon (When possible, films are shown with captions to assist our deaf and hard of hearing patrons.)

This month’s theme: Opera Series 2008

7 Thursday

*Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi; 2002 production from Wiener Staatoper.

14 Thursday

*Die Tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold; 2001 production from the Opera National Du Rhin.

21 Thursday

*Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; 2006 production from the Salzburger Festspiele.

28 Thursday

*Boris Godunov by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky; Royal Opera House production from the Mariinsky Theatre.

Also in August: Beijing Summer Olympics 2008 Film Series in the Koret Auditorium at the Main, Saturdays at 2 p.m.Three related films exploring the lives of a famous Chinese basketball player, coal miners in today’s China, and Chinese-Tibetan relations as seen by the current Dalai Lama of Tibet.

9 Saturday

*Year of the Yao (2005, 88 min.)

16 Saturday

*Blind Shaft (2003, 89 min.)

23 Saturday

*Kundun (1997, 135 min.)

San Francisco City Guides Celebrates 30 YearsSan Francisco is everybody’s favorite city, and it is not hard to see why. Fabulous food, rich diversity, eclectic neighborhoods, scenic beauty and historical landmarks are all found in a com-pact 49 square mile area. One of the best ways to discover all that San Francisco has to offer is on foot with San Francisco City Guides.

Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library, City Guides conducts free, fun and edu-cational walking tours 52 weeks a year.

Guests can explore an amazing variety of tours on different neighborhoods and themes. Prowl Gold Rush streets and alleyways or a neighborhood of grand Victorian houses. And also explore smaller communities such as South Park, Gold Coast and Visitacion Valley.

In the course of the last 30 years City Guides has been intimately connected with the Friends of the Library. In 1980 City Guides was a program of Friends. In 1981, the Friends pub-lished a book from oral histories collected by guides entitled 1906 Remembered.

Celebrate our anniversary with us and join us for a walk. To see tour schedules and read GuideLines, our newsletter, visit www.sfcity-guides.org or call (415) 557-4266.

Encore Thanks to the generosity of the people of San Francisco, our collections continue to grow—at last count we had around 2.5 million items. In fact, each month we add around 18,000 books, 2,000 DVDs, 900 Music CDs and 540 audio books/ language learning CDs. That’s a whole lot of material to keep track of, but thanks to our online public access catalog (OPAC) and our trained professional librarians, we can find our materials. While library catalogs have improved over the years, trained professionals are still needed in many cases to locate the hard stuff, especially if a user is looking for a topic rather than a specific author or title.

Fortunately, our library catalog just got better—we’ve now got encore!

Encore is a new addition to our catalog that displays enhanced results to help you find the information you need. Encore elegantly presents Web 2.0 tools, such as faceted search results, a Tag Cloud, a Did You Mean...? suggestion (if you misspelled a word), or a listing of Popular Choices/suggestions, and relevance ranking. Encore creates an entirely new user experience, offering the searcher dozens of common lan-guage keyword tags and related subjects as well as the capability to easily limit the results by date, material type or library location. It makes finding as easy as searching, leverages Web 2.0 technologies and practices and is just plain fun! So the next time you visit our OPAC, click on the Encore button and try it out.

New Scanners in the Magazines and Newspapers CenterTired of squinting as you scroll through microfilm looking for articles from old newspapers? Squint no more! Tired of poor quality prints? A solution has arrived! The Magazines and Newspapers Center on the fifth floor of the Main Library has recently acquired two new digital scanners that will significantly improve your experience with microfilm and microfiche. Now for the first time you can scan, edit, e-mail and save to a flash drive articles from microfilm, mi-crofiche and magazines.

The high resolution camera that comes with the scanners allows you to scan the article from microfilm or microfiche, enlarge the print and edit it with ScanWrite software. You can then e-mail or download the article to a flash drive. Additionally, you can use a flatbed scanner to scan articles from books and periodicals. You may also edit these images with ScanWrite software and

e-mail or save them to a flash drive. The e-mail file size limit is 10 MB so be sure to bring a flash drive if you want to save articles larger than 10 MB.

The Magazines and Newspapers Center is a great resource for historical and genealogical research. We have many old San Francisco newspapers and City Directories dating back to the 19th century. Another unique gem from our large collection on microfilm and microfiche is the Underground Newspaper Collec-tion which contains the Black Panther Newspaper, the Oracle and the Berkeley Barb. Our print magazine collection is also particularly rich with subscriptions to over 5,000 titles.

Feel free to contact us with questions at (415) 557-4400 or visit our blog at: http://sfplmagsandnews.blogspot.com/.

3-D Stories Ceramic art of artist Helen Canin. Through Aug. 21. Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center

Bayview Hunters point presents: Real FatherhoodPhotographic journal of neighborhood fathers with their children. Through Aug. 23. Bayview

ABC Gum Mosaic!Ages 5 & older. Participants use “already been chewed” gum to add artistic expres-sions to continuing art project; parental supervision encour-aged. Through Aug. 9. Bayview

Weekly Trivia Hunt Trivia questions available at reference desk; answer all correctly and be entered into weekly raffle. Through Aug. 9. Visitacion Valley

1 Friday

*Insect Discovery LabAges 5 & older. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-2825. Merced, 2 p.m.

*Boswick the ClownOcean View, 3–4 p.m.

Ortega’s Got Talent!Children can perform on stage in front of live audience: sing, dance, recite poetry, tell jokes, play instrument. Ortega, 3 p.m.

*Garden Anywhere, with Valarie Revels Parkside, 3 p.m.

Fridays 1 & 8

Reading ClubAdd reading minutes to SRC reading log. Mission, 2–3 p.m.

Wild Art ClubArt projects. Mission, 3–4 p.m.

2 Saturday

*Insect Discovery Lab Ages 5 & younger. Bayview, 3 p.m.

*Gina Scher Tells Animal TailsAges 3-8. LGBT Community Center (Eureka Valley pro-gram), 1800 Market Street (at Octavia), 10:30 a.m.

*A Special Storytime with Oliver Chin Author reading & book signing: Timmy and Tammy’s Train of Thought. West Portal, 11 a.m.

Saturdays 2, 9 & 16

Chess Club Ages 6 & older. All skill levels. Excelsior, 1:30–3:30 p.m.

4 Monday

Summer Children’s Film program Ages 3-5. Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center, 2:30–3 p.m.

Ages 5 & older. Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center, 3:15–4 p.m.

*Tree Frog TreksGrades K-5. Live exotic animals. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-5656. Park, 2:30 p.m.

Mondays 4 & 18

Videos Ages 3 & older. Bayview, 10:30 a.m.

5 Tuesday

*Crafts with SophieParents/caregivers help with ages 6 & under. Anza, 3:30 p.m.

*A Hop, Skip and a Jump: Activity Songs for the Very YoungAges 5 & younger. With Pam Donkin. Glen Park, 10:30 a.m.

Videos Ages 3-5. Mission, 10:10 & 11 a.m.

FilmsAges 3-5. Parkside, 10 & 11 a.m.

*The Girl Who Defeated a Monster Shadow puppet show with Sean Powers. Space lim-ited; reserve at (415) 355-5666. Golden Gate Valley, 2 p.m.

Reading Round-upAges 7-10. Participants can read aloud. Mission, 12 p.m.

*Bonnie LockhartAges 3-5. Songs & music games from around the world. North Beach, 11 a.m.

*It’s Yoga, Kids Ages 3-5. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-5660. Portola, 10:30 a.m.

*Heather Rogers as Starko the Clown Ages 5 & younger. Richmond, 11 a.m.

*Japanese Storytelling & Songs with Sadako Kashiwagi Bilingual. Groups of five or more call ahead to confirm space at (415) 355-5727. Western Addition, 10:30 a.m.

Mondays 5 & 12

preschool Music Ages 3-5. Visitacion Valley, 10:30 a.m.

6 wednesday

Connect 4 Game ClubAges 5 & older. No experience necessary. Bayview, 4–5:30 p.m.

*Sean powers’ Shadow puppets Excelsior, 4 p.m. Family Night. Parkside, 7 p.m.

*The Girl Who Defeated a Monster Shadow puppet show with Sean Powers. Ingleside, 1 p.m.

*The Fratello Marionettes present The Vaudeville Follies Puppet variety show. Mission Bay, 6 p.m.

7 Thursday

*Mark Bunnell, the Juggling Tornado

Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-2818. Sunset, 10:30 a.m.

Space limited; reserve at (415) 557-4554. Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center, 1 p.m. Weather permitting, held in

courtyard. Marina, 3:30 p.m.

Literacy Workshop for par-ents and Children, presented by KQeD Ages 5 & younger. Includes storytime, craft activ-ity, free materials, books, DVDs & dinner for families. Bayview, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

*Yoga for Kids (Bernal Heights program.) J. Serra School, 625 Holly Park Circle, 2 p.m.

*Boswick the ClownSpace limited; to reserve space, leave a message for Pam Ow at (415) 355-2827. Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 100 Collingwood Street (between 18th and 19th Sts.), 10:45 a.m.

*Bat Lady Slide presentation & live bats. Group reservations required at (415) 355-2868. Excelsior, 2 p.m.

*Wildlife AssociatesAges 5 & older. Endangered creepy critters. Ocean View, 3–4 p.m.

*Arts & Crafts Club Ages 8-12. Younger children may participate but must be accompanied by adult. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-5700. Ortega, 3 p.m.

*Bonnie LockhartAges birth-5. Songs & music games from around the world. (Potrero program.) St. Teresa’s Church, 390 Missouri Street (at Connecticut St.), 10:30 a.m.

*It’s Yoga, Kids Ages 5 & younger. Presidio, 2 p.m.

8 Friday

*California WildAges 5 & older. Live wild ani-mals. Weather permitting, held in courtyard. Merced, 2 p.m.

*Dan Chan. the Magic ManSpace limited; reserve at (415) 355-5700. Held outside, weather permitting. Ortega, 3 p.m.

9 Saturday

*Summer Reading Club Finale, with DeriqueSpace limited; reserve at (415) 355- 5757. Bayview, 3 p.m.

*Mark Bunnell, the Juggling Tornado

(Eureka Valley program). LGBT Community Center, 1800 Mar-ket Street (at Octavia), 10 a.m. Glen Park, 2:30 p.m. Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street (at Southern Terrace Heights), 12:30 p.m.

Crafts All ages. 7 years & younger should be accompa-nied by adult. Marina, 3:30 p.m.

*Ballet Folklorico de Santa paula Celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club. Mission, 2 p.m.

*end of Summer Reading Club party with Magician Heather Rogers West Portal, 11–11:30 a.m.

12 Tuesday

*Yoga for Infants & Toddlers with It’s Yoga, KidsAges birth-3. Golden Gate Valley, 10:15 a.m.

13 wednesday

Connect 4 TournamentAges 5 & older. Prizes. Bayview, 4–5:30 p.m.

Videos Ages 3-5. Visitacion Valley, 10:30 a.m.

Musical StorytimeWeather permitting, held in courtyard. Marina, 3:30 p.m.

14 Thursday

*BaltoAges 6 & older. True story of heroic leader of sled dog team. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-2818. Sunset, 10:30 a.m.

18 Monday

*Special Musical Lapsit with Chris MollaAges birth-3. Marina, 10:30 a.m.

19 Tuesday

Crafts Ages 3-5. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-5660. Portola, 11 a.m.

20 wednesday

Films/Videos Ages 3-5. Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center, 10 & 10:45 a.m.

21 Thursday

Films/Videos Ages 3-5. Main, 2nd Floor, Fisher Children’s Center, 10 & 10:45 a.m.

Videos Ages 3-5. North Beach, 10,

10:30 & 11 a.m.; 3 p.m. Ages 3-5. Sunset, 10:30 a.m. Ocean View, 3 p.m. Ages 5-7. North Beach, 4 p.m.

23 Saturday

*Crosspulse Rhythm Duo With Keith Terry & evie Laden Potrero Hill Neighbor-hood House, 953 De Haro Street (at Southern Terrace Heights), 12:30 p.m.

26 Tuesday

*Yoga for preschoolers with Mariana Doig Ages 3-5. Parents/caregivers bring yoga mat or towel. Weather permit-ting, held in courtyard. Marina, 10:15 a.m.

27 wednesday

Yoga for Kids Ages 3-5 & parents/caregivers. Space lim-ited; reserve at (415) 355-2838. Bring a mat or towel. Mission Bay, 6:30 p.m.

28 Thursday

*Yoga with Mariana DoigAges 3-5. Parents/caregiv-ers bring yoga mat or towel. Space limited; reserve at (415) 355-2818. Sunset, 10:30 a.m.

30 Saturday

Videos Ages 5 & younger. West Portal, 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Calendar

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All programs and events are free and open to the public.

Programs are for children of all ages, except where noted.

Please call ahead to confirm dates and times. Groups need to reserve space.

Where branch is closed for renovation, alternate location is listed.

Golden Gate Valley Branch programming room is not accessible by elevator.

For film titles, call branch library or go to www.sfpl.org/news/events.htm and click on Children’s Films & Videos.

August 2008

*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

Lapsits Stories, songs & rhymes for

infants, toddlers and accom-panying adults; for ages birth to 3, unless noted otherwise.

Please call ahead to confirm dates and times.

Chinatown Thur, 7, 21, 28 at 11 a.m. Birth-2

excelsior Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11 a.m.

eureka Valley Wed, 6, 13, 20, 27 at 3 p.m. (Lapsits held at Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 100 Collingwood St., between 18th & 19th Sts,)

Glen park Tue, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Golden Gate Valley Tue, 5, 19, 26 at 10:15 a.m.

Ingleside Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Main Mon, 4, 11, 18, 25 at 10:30 a.m.

Marina Mon, 4, 18, 25 at 10:15 a.m. Ages 18 months-3 Mon, 4, 18, 25 at 11 a.m. Birth-18 months

Merced Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Mission Mon, 4, 11, 18, 25 at 1–1:30 p.m. Birth-1 Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:10 & 11 a.m. (Spanish/English)

Mission Bay Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:15 a.m.

Noe Valley Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:15 a.m.

North Beach Thur, 7, 14, 28 at 10:15 & 11:45 a.m.

Ortega Tue, 5, 12, 19. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Ages Birth-2

park Thur, 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 a.m.

parkside Sat, 2, 16, 23, 30 at 10 & 11 a.m.

portola Thur, 7, 14 at 11:15 a.m.(Lapsits held at Family Connections, 2565 San Bruno Ave.) Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 1:30 p.m.(Lapsits held at Portola Branch. Groups of five or more: reserve at (415) 355-5660.)

potrero Thur, 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 a.m. Birth-5(Lapsits held at St. Teresa’s Church, 390 Missouri St., at Connecticut.)

presidio Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:15 a.m. Ages 1-2 Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:15 a.m. Ages 2-3 Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 10:15 a.m. Ages 1-2

Richmond Sat 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11 a.m.(Lapsits held at Richmond Police Station Community Room, 461-6th Ave. (be-tween Geary & Anza.)

Sunset Sat, 2, 9, 16, 30 at 11 a.m.

Visitacion Valley Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:30 a.m.

Western Addition Thur, 21 at 10:15 a.m.

West portal Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m. + craft

Storytimesn Please call ahead to confirm dates and times. Groups need to reserve space.

n Family Storytimes are for children of all ages unless noted.

Anza Tue, 5, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5Thur, 7, 21, 28 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 5 & younger

Bayview Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 5 & younger

Bernal Heights Tue, 5, 12, 26 at 10 a.m. Ages 5 & younger Thur, 7, 14, 28 at 10 a.m. Ages 5 & younger(Storytimes held at Red Hill Books, 401 Cortland Ave.)

Chinatown Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 10:30 a.m. Family

eureka Valley Wed, 6, 13, 20, 27 at 3:45 p.m. Ages 3-6(Storytimes held at Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 100 Collingwood St., be-tween 18th & 19th Sts,)

excelsior Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11 a.m. Ages 3-5 Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11:30 a.m. Family/with Marianne

Glen park Tue, 12, 26 at 11:15 a.m. Ages 3-5 Wed, 20 at 7 p.m. Family

Ingleside Sun, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 at 2 p.m. Family. Ages 5 & older

Main Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m. Family Sat, 2, 9, 16, 30 at 11 a.m. Family

Marina Tue, 5, 12, 19 at 10:15 a.m. Ages 3-5

Merced Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11:15 a.m.

Mission Wed, 6, 13, 20, 27 at 10:10 a.m. Ages 3-5

Mission Bay Thur, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11 a.m. Ages 3-5

Noe Valley Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11 a.m. Ages 3-5

North Beach Thur, 7, 14, 28 at 11 a.m. Ages 3-5

Ocean View Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Ages 3-5 Sat, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 3:30 p.m. Family

Ortega Tue, 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:30 a.m. Ages 2-5

park Tue, 12, 19, 26 at 3:30 p.m. Thur, 14, 21, 28 at 11:30 a.m. Ages 2-5

parkside Tue, 12, 19, 26 at 10 & 11 a.m. Ages 3-5

portola Tue, 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5 Groups of five or more, reserve at (415) 355-5660

presidio Wed, 6, 13, 20, 27 at 4 p.m. Ages 3-5 Richmond Tue, 19, 26 at 11 a.m. Ages 3-5(Storytimes held at Richmond Police Station Community Room, 461-6th Ave.)

Visitacion Valley Tue, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5

Western Addition Tue, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5

West portal Wed, 6, 13, 20, 27 at 7 p.m. Family/ages 2-5In Russian Sat, 16, 23 at 10:30 a.m. Family/ages 5 & younger

August Featured Sections

Book Bay MainCivil War

Book Bay Fort MasonSigned Fiction

August events

Aug. 5–Sept. 21

poets 11 CelebrationSelected poets share their works. Eleven events will take place over five weeks, kicking off at the Park Branch Library on Aug. 5 and culminat-ing with a final event featuring all participating poets at the Main Library’s Koret Auditorium on Sept. 21. See details at right.

Aug. 13

Green InkPeter Barnes reads from his new book, Climate Solutions.Book Bay Fort Mason, Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 165 at 6:30 p.m.For more information, call (415) 626-7500 or visit www.friendssfpl.org.

bonus book Store Additions

RED HILL BOOKS http://www.dogearedbooks.com/redhill/ 401 Cortland Ave., San Francisco(415) 648-5331

CHRONICLE BOOKS http://www.chroniclebooks.com/1846 Union St., San Francisco(415) 345-8435

CHRONICLE BOOKS @ SONY METREON GATEWAYhttp://www.chroniclebooks.com/101 Fourth St., San Francisco(415) 369-6271

book bay Locations & hours

BOOK BAY FORT MASON Fort Mason Center, Building C Open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Telephone (415) 771-1076

BOOK BAY MAIN Main Library Grove Street Entrance Open all Library hours Telephone (415) 557-4238

become a Friend

Support of the Library is made possible in large part through the generosity of our members. Your mem-bership will sponsor a wide range of free Library programs and services that have a positive impact on people all across San Francisco. Your support will also ensure the best equipment and resources for our libraries and library staff.

Friends offers a range of membership levels, each with their own unique benefits. For more information, go to www.friendssfpl.org or call (415) 626-7500.

Friends Focus

The mission of Friends of the San Francisco Public Library is to create, steward and support a superior, free public library system in San Francisco. We are committed to raising the standard of excellence of our libraries by funding programs and services beyond what is allocated in the city’s budget. We believe in free and equal access to information for all.

books at 10% off! Friends’ bonus bookstore Program! Friends members ($50+ level) receive a 10% discount at the following bookstores:

The Academy Store, California Academy of Sciences A. Cavalli italian bookstore A Different Light books Adobe books Alan wofsy Fine Arts LLC Alexander book Co, inc. bibliomania bibliohead bookstore bird & beckett books & records bolerium books books, inc. booksmith

borderlands books browser books Christopher’s books Chronicle books Chronicle books @ Sony Metreon Gateway Compass books, inc. Cover to Cover books Dog eared books eastwind books Globus Slavic bookstore Great Overland book Company, Judah Street

Great Overland book Company, webster Street Green Apple books and Music Kayo books Louie brothers bookstore Marcus book Stores Mariuccia iaconi books, inc. McDonald’s bookstore Phoenix books red hill books San Francisco botanical Gardens, Garden bookstore Stacey’s bookstore

The beat Museum Thidwick books

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Join Us as We Celebrate Poetry from Around The City!Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, the San Francisco Public Library and San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman are pleased to present Poets 11, a citywide celebration of poetry in which local poets read at branch libraries throughout San Francisco.

This annual event celebrates San Francisco’s rich literary community and thriving poetry scene. Poems reflecting San Francisco’s diversity of language and culture were encouraged. Hundreds of residents of each of the City’s 11 districts submitted their works, with Hirschman selecting three poets from each district.

Beginning in August, selected poets will take the microphone at branch libraries and share their works in a variety of languages and topics. Eleven events will take place over five weeks, kicking off at the Park Branch Library on Aug. 5 and culminating with a final event featuring all participating poets at the Main Library’s Ko-ret Auditorium on Sept. 21.

Come support poets from your district and around the City!

Important Change to Your Friends MembershipWe recently announced a change to our annual membership campaign where we’ll set all renewal dates to the same date every year. The new date will be Nov. 1 … please watch for details to come, in-cluding your renewal request in September!

This important change saves us time, work, and therefore, money that can be put to better use for our wonderful library system. We think you’ll ap-preciate knowing that your donation is going further than ever … and that your renewal date will always be conveniently the same: Nov. 1. We are grateful for your continuing support and look forward to seeing you at our Members Preview Sale and Reception of our Annual Big Book Sale on Sept. 24, 2008.

Green Ink Series wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Join successful entrepreneur and writer Peter Barnes as he reads from his book, Climate Solutions. Barnes’ new book serves as a citizen’s guide to environmental policy. Currently a senior fellow at the Tomales Bay Institute in Point Reyes Station, CA, Barnes served as the co-founder of Working Assets Money Fund and his writing

has appeared in the Economist, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Tuesday, Aug. 5 Park Branch (District 5)1833 Page St.7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 7 Marina Branch (District 2)1890 Chestnut St.7 p.m.

Monday, aug. 11 Sunset Branch (District 4)1305 18th Ave.7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 12 Noe Valley Branch (District 8)451 Jersey St.7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 13 Excelsior Branch (District 11)4400 Mission St.7 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 18 West Portal Branch (District 7)190 Lenox Way7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 19 North Beach Branch (District 3)2000 Mason St.7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 20 Mission Bay Branch (District 6)960 4th St. (at Berry)6:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 25 Mission Branch (District 9)300 Bartlett St.6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 27Anza Branch (District 1)550 37th Ave.7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 4 Bayview Branch (District 10)5075 3rd St.6:30 p.m.

Final CelebrationSunday, Sept. 21 Main LibraryKoret Auditorium1 p.m.

Poets 11 Calendar of events

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY 100 LARKIN STREETSAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102

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LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND HOURS S M T W T F S

ANZA 550 37th Ave. 355-5717 1–5 10–6 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

BAYVIEW/WADEN 5075 Third St. 355-5757 x 10–6 10–6 1–8 10–8 1–6 10–6

BERNAL HEIGHTS Closed for renovation 557-4353 See temporary services schedule on page 2.

CHINATOWN 1135 Powell St. 355-2888 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6 Children’s Room 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–6 1–6 10–6

EUREKA VALLEY/MILK Closed for renovation 557-4353 See temporary services schedule on page 2.

EXCELSIOR 4400 Mission St. 355-2868 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

GLEN PARK 2825 Diamond St. 355-2858 x x 10–6 12–8 1–7 1–6 1–6

GOLDEN GATE VALLEY 1801 Green St. 355-5666 x x 10–6 12–8 1–7 1–6 1–6

INGLESIDE 1649 Ocean Ave. 355-2898 1–5 x 10–6 12–8 1–7 1–6 1–6

MAIN LIBRARY 100 Larkin St. 557-4400 12–5 10–6 9–8 9–8 9–8 12–6 10–6

MARINA 1890 Chestnut St. 355-2823 1–5 10–6 10–6 1–9 1–9 1–6 10–6

MERCED 155 Winston Dr. 355-2825 x 10–6 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

MISSION 300 Bartlett St. 355-2800 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6 Children’s Room 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–6 1–6 10–6

MISSION BAY 960 Fourth St. 355-2838 1–5 x 10–6 12–8 10–6 1–6 1–6

NOE VALLEY/BRUNN 451 Jersey St. 355-5707 x x 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

NORTH BEACH 2000 Mason St. 355-5626 x 12–6 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 1–6

OCEAN VIEW 345 Randolph St. 355-5615 x 10–6 10–6 10–7 1–7 1–6 1–6

ORTEGA 3223 Ortega St. 355-5700 x 10–6 10–6 1–9 1–9 1–6 10–6

PARK 1833 Page St. 355-5656 x 10–6 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

PARKSIDE 1200 Taraval St. 355-5770 x 1–6 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

PORTOLA 2450 San Bruno Ave. 355-5660 1–5 x 10–6 12–8 1–7 1–6 1–6

POTRERO Closed for renovation 557-4353 See temporary services schedule on page 2.

PRESIDIO 3150 Sacramento St. 355-2880 x x 10–9 1–9 10–9 1–6 10–6

RICHMOND/MARKS Closed for renovation 557-4353 See temporary services schedule on page 2 .

SUNSET 1305 18th Ave. 355-2808 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6 Children’s Room 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–6 1–6 10–6

VISITACION VALLEY 45 Leland Ave. 355-2848 x 10–6 10–6 12–7 1–7 1–6 1–6

WEST PORTAL 190 Lenox Way 355-2886 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

WESTERN ADDITION 1550 Scott St. 355-5727 1–5 1–9 10–6 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

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how to reach usPublic Affairs, Main Library, 100 Larkin St.San Francisco, CA 94102(415) 557-4277; e-mail: publicaffairs@sfpl.orgWeb site: www.sfpl.org

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August 2008In this Issue:Page 1 - robert Sabuda

One City One book 2008

Call for Poets!

Page 2 - bLiP Public Art Program

Potrero branch Closing Party

Page 3 - AfroSolo Arts Festival

earthquake Preparedness

exhibitions Calendar

Page 4 - The Complete Persepolis

Kid Appeal: Graphic Novels

Adult Calendar

Page 5 - encore

San Francisco City Guides

New Scanners at Main

Page 6 - Children’s Calendar

Page 7 - Friends Focus

Poets eleven

Green inkMain Library Photo: Michael Allen Jones