Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

Congratulations SFPL!! The Talking Books and Braille Center (TBBC) at the Main Library is the 2020 recipient of the Subregional Library Outreach Center of the Year Award from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled of the Library of Congress.

Have you protected the things you care about? This week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, a moment when we’re encouraged to protect the people we love through estate planning. In that spirit, Friends wants to highlight a free resource to our community: in 20 minutes and at no cost, you can write your legal will or trust, get peace of mind for the future, and support your loved ones. Get started for free here: https://www.freewill.com/friendssfpl

To celebrate the critical role of libraries in our democracy, our values of equity and access for all, and the importance of civic action for vibrant, shared, public infrastructure, we are featuring two books for sale at Fresh Prints of the SFPL. friendssfpl.org/shop

Library branches offer drop-off services for vote-by-mail ballots! Prior to Election Day, any voter can drop off their vote-by-mail ballot at the Excelsior and Bayview branches during the hours specified below: Saturday, Oct 31, from 9 am to 5 pm... Sunday, Nov 1, from 9 am to 5 pm Monday, Nov 2, from 7 am to 6 pm Election Day -Tuesday, Nov 3, from 6 am to 9 pm Excelsior Branch - 4400 Mission Street Bayview Branch - 5075 3rd Street On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd, any voter can drop off their vote-by-mail ballot at any polling place in San Francisco, including branch libraries serving as polling places from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Drop boxes will be placed at the entrance of each polling place, so voters can drop off a complete vote-by-mail ballot without entering the polling place. Bernal Heights Branch Library Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch Library Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Glen Park Branch Library Golden Gate Valley Branch Library Ingleside Branch Library Merced Branch Library Noe Valley Branch Library North Beach Branch Library Ocean View Branch Library Ortega Branch Library Park Branch Library Presidio Branch Library Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Branch Library Visitacion Valley Branch Library Western Addition Branch Library

This October, let’s look to the future. New free planning tools! - https://mailchi.mp//a-letter-from-the-executive-director-o

Applications Open For Brown Handler Writer’s Residency! Applications are due by October 31st. For more details on the residency and how to apply, visit FriendsSFPL.org/Residency

Booksmith and Friends of the SFPL present poets Mike Puican and Michael Warr reading from their poetry to celebrate the publication of Puican's new collection, Central Air. Join us! This is a free event, but RSVP is required. RSVP here: https://app.gopassage.com/events/puican-and-warr

The Booksmith and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library present Mike Puican and Michael Warr! Mike Puican and Michael Warr will share poems centered on cities they’ve called home. The poets met in Chicago, a place that served as a living incubator for their writing over a period of 20 years. Puican has a new book of poems, Central Air, that focuses on the spiritual as well as the corporal intensities of Chicago. Warr grew up in San Francisco and spent his twenties in Ch...icago and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. These gifted artists will present poems of place that contrast and compare life in these two great cities! This is a free event, but RSVP is required.

SFPL To Go at the Chinatown Branch is open! The Ortega and Visitacion Valley branches are also now open. Find a full list of #sfpltogo locations at sfpl.org/sfpl-to-go

Do you miss browsing the unique selection of books from our used bookstore? You're in luck! Our entire collection is now available on eBay! Books and vinyl are available for delivery right to your door Go to FriendsSFPL.org/Shop to browse

THREE MORE BRANCHES FOR SFPL TO GO ON OCTOBER 13! Can’t wait! #Repost @sfpubliclibrary Big news! We can’t wait to see you soon at our Chinatown, Visitacion Valley and Ortega branch libraries for #SFPLToGo. More details coming soon.

Happy Birthday to our City Librarian, Michael Lambert. Here's a great photo of Michael at the 2019 Library Laureates! #LibrariesDeliverDemocracy

Check out this photo submission from our friend Steven Marker! If you have any photos of #SFPLToGo that you’d like us to feature, tag us or send us a DM