A punk rock show in a library sounds like a conflict of interest, but this weekend, San Francisco Public Library's main branch will welcome three local punk bands to play at Koret Auditorium for the ...

It’s the perfect artifact for the library’s new art show detailing San Francisco’s long, storied skateboarding history. “Every skateboarder in the world recognizes exactly what this rail is,” said ...

A recent report from the American Library Association found that every dollar spent on prison education programs yields about five dollars in savings on future incarceration costs over three years.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) -- If you want a truly fresh start for the New Year, the San Francisco Library is letting you wipe the slate clean - if you'll bring back those overdue library books.

The San Francisco Public Library presents "AIDS Self-Portraits: Positive Art," featuring photographs by Jeannie O'Connor taken at four centers for AIDS services in San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond ...

The San Francisco Public Library is in the midst of a monthlong event series aimed at teaching residents how to address climate change through poetry, music, science and direct calls to action.

When the city debuted the New Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library in 1996, it also christened the opening of the reading room for what was then known as the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian ...

Join us for the After Party following the Library Laureates Gala on Saturday May 3rd! Celebrate the amazing authors and literary figures honored at the Gala with a night of music, mingling, and fun.

Preview the new documentary "Free for All: The Public Library" and join a special conversation on public libraries with City Librarian Michael Lambert and former City Librarian Luis Herrera.