San Francisco Public Library

05/29/2026

Tomorrow, National Creativity Day, come draw from the movie La Llorona. Basic materials are provided, and all levels are welcome. This is a wonderful way to let go and explore your creativity. There is no instruction or feedback, but there is an opportunity to share drawings at the end. and due to pauses for drawing, the full film will not be shown. Saturday May 30th, 11 AM - 1 PM at the Main Library in the Latino/Hispanic Room (Lower Level). Join us!

05/28/2026

👀See this fabulous video of San Francisco's Youth Poet Laureates Karan Gupta, Aisha McCulloch and Tika Zahiri reading for National Poetry Month at the Main Library. San Francisco Poet Laureate Genny Lim hosts, with musical interludes on the butterfly harp performed by Harriet Lim ✨

https://on.sfpl.org/4f4p0U2

05/26/2026

Team SFPL had a blast celebrating at Carnaval this past weekend!

05/21/2026

🎵The Main Library celebrates the 90th birthday of composer Terry Riley with a free piano concert. Acclaimed pianist Sarah Cahill performs several of his remarkable compositions along with music composed in his honor by Sam Adams and Danny Clay. ✨

Sunday, May 24, 2-3:30 pm Latino Room (Lower Level)

https://on.sfpl.org/05-24-26

05/20/2026

Come sing with us!

05/20/2026

☀️ Summer Stride kicks off on June 1! ☀️

Get ready for San Francisco’s biggest summer reading challenge with a first look at the beautiful art by 2026 Summer Stride artist 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

Visit sfpl.org/summmerstride for recommended reads, exciting programs and more! There is so much to discover this summer at SFPL 🌱🪄😎

05/16/2026

Start your own garden–and help your neighbors grow one too–with a visit to one of SFPL’s six seed lending libraries 🌱

How it works:
1. Pick up free seeds from one of our seed lending libraries.
2. Grow your own fruits, veggies, herbs, flowers and more.
3. Once your produce has grown, share the fruits of your labor! Return new seeds back to the library for others to use and explore.

Seed-Lending Library Locations
📍 Bayview, Merced, Ortega, Potrero, Portola and Sunset

Visit one of our seed lending libraries to discover new plants, get free seeds and share the joys of gardening with your community.

05/16/2026

“It’s a rewarding job. I really do enjoy what I do. You build community,” Cheng added. “That’s honestly part of what this program is about. We get to bring people of different backgrounds together and they just share space.”

Tucked in a quiet corner of the already quiet library, the program room becomes the loudest room in the building during the monthly karaoke.

05/16/2026

Learn about the Basics of Medicare in an informative webinar on Tuesday 5/19/2026 at 1:30 PM.

Register at: https://on.sfpl.org/Medicare2026

05/16/2026

June is fast approaching, which means it's your last chance to get heard! If you're a Bay Area-based artist and want to share your music, submit by May 31 for the chance to be featured on your favorite library music platform, Bay Beats. Whether or not you've been previously featured, we want to hear your music. If you're an artist that wants to learn more or simply a listener that wants to explore the underground sounds of the Bay, visit baybeats.sfpl.org.