San Francisco Public Library

19 Jul 2021

These 9 SF Public Libraries Reopen This Week!

The SF Public Library Main Branch reopened on May 3 to all manner of cheering, but it was a pretty limited ‘You can just go to the Front desk’ kind of deal. They reopened the upper floors in June, yet there are still just a mere seven of the 27

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06 Jan 2020

Did You Know the Library Lets You Stream 30,000+ Free Movies?

This is so damn cool. Kanopy is an on-demand video platform that allows users to experience a curated collection of more than 30,000 of the world’s best films. All you need is a library card! I wrote about Kanopy when it first launched in 2016 but my buddy Sayre reminded

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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16 Oct 2017

SF Public Library Now Lets You Stream 30,000 Free Movies at Home

This is incredibly cool. Effective today, the San Francisco Public Library has launched Kanopy, an on-demand video platform that allows users to experience a curated collection of more than 30,000 of the world’s best films. All you need is a library card! This comes on the heels of LA and NYC

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24 Jul 2017

A Hella Moody Guide to Touring San Francisco

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! Some days suck and you also happen to have them off work. Binge watching Netflix is always a valid option, but if your legs are feeling as restless as your soul try

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23 Sep 2011

47th Annual Big Book Sale

At last year’s ABBS (Annual Big Book Sale, put on by the San Francisco Public Library), I was able snag a copy of Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer,” whose scarlet cover and infamously graphic sex scenes both warranted me countless raised eyebrows on the bus. It’s a great book. But

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08 Jun 2010

FREE Family Passes to SF Attractions

Finally, a compelling reason to have children. SF Kids‘ “Check Out San Francisco” program allows San Francisco families to get FREE passes to a long list of museums, aquariums, zoos, and a bunch of other places I didn’t even know were here. Like the Haas-Lilienthal House (what surly teenager wouldn’t

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22 Jan 2010

Hey Poets: Win $50 and Get Published

Have you always thought of yourself as a poet but never told your friends because you thought they’d call you a pussy?  I hope not, because that would be pretty tragic.  But whether you fall into the category or not, I’m here to tell you that you could actually get

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24 Sep 2009

WTF! People Still Read Books?

Here is a FREE event for all of you Literati Gangsters out there. And it happens monthly. So feel free to sport your Literati colors and do this, well, every month. Babble-On Thursday marks the monthly Babble-On literary reading at Dog Eared Books in San Francisco, where you might hear

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