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Vol. 42 No. 3March 2011

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ComingUp:

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APRIL 7Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise AuthorSamIrvinMain, Latino Room, 6 p.m.

APRIL 9-JUNE 12Public Library: An American Commons PhotographyexhibitbyRobertDawsonMain Library, Jewett Gallery

APRIL 14Stories from the Mark Twain ProjectPanelDiscussionMain, Koret, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 17San Francisco Girls ChorusMain, Koret, 2 p.m.

Presidio Branch Library Reopens March 26!

SeePage2formoreaboutthisbeautifulhistoricrenovation.Children’s Puppet Festival Returns

TheSanFranciscoPublicLibraryhostsits7thannualChildren’sPuppetFestivalin2011,withpuppetshowsat24libraries.Catchas

manyasyoucan.Puppeteersthisyearinclude:

Images in Motion

Thisacclaimedduoisknownfortheirprofessionalfilmandtelevisionworkaswellastheirliveshows.CreditsrangefromFraggle RocktoBeing John Malkovich,andtheyhavewonsixregionalEmmysandsixnationalTellys.Theiroriginalshow,Water Works,offersavarietyofbeautifullycraftedmouth,rod,handandshadowpuppets.

Magical Moonshine Theatre

LocaltreasuresMichaelandValeriehavebeenperformingnationallyandinternationallyforyears.Little Elephant Has a Ballisatable-toppup-petshowcreatedtobedevelopmentallyappro-priateforpre-schoolaudiences.

Randel McGee and Groak

Backtothefestivalbypopulardemand,Randelandhispal,Groakthedragon,havebeenperformingtogetherfor27years,blendingcomedy,music

andstorytelling.Groakmaybetheonlyguitarstrummingdragonaround,andRandel’svirtuos-ityasaventriloquistisablydisplayedastheyinteractwiththeaudienceandeachother.

Puppet Art Theater

PuppetArt’shumorous,fast-moving,livedia-logue,handpuppetshowsareabigfavoritewithSanFranciscoaudiences.Thisyear’sshowsarehumoroustakesonfamiliartales.

Sean’s Shadows

Seanhasbeenworkingasastoryteller, illustratorandmusicianfor20years.Nineyearsagohediscoveredshadowpuppetryasamedi-umtocombinehistalents.HewillbepresentingThe Cat Drum,astoryfromtheCaribbeanabouthowthecatgotitspurr.

Checkthecalendarlisting,page6,tofindouthowyoucanenterthemagicalworldstheseperformerssoimaginativelycreate.

Youth Speaks Poetry SlamComewitnessthebrillianceofBayAreateenpoetsattheMainLibrary,whentheyperforminschoolteamsforthetitleoftheYouthSpeaksUnifiedDistrictSlamChampions!YouthSpeaksisaleadingliteraryartsorganizationofferingeducationandyouthdevelopmentprograms.Aspresentersoflocalandnationalyouthpoetryslams,festivals,readingseries,andmultimediaevents,YouthSpeaksgivesurbanyouththeall-too-rarechancetobepublishedandheard.AttheannualUnifiedDistrictSlam,eachschoolisrepresentedby

fourtofivepoets.OpentopublichighschoolsbeyondSanFranciscoandOakland,thisyear’seventincludesteamsfromSanFrancisco,theEastBay,NorthBay,andPeninsula.FormoreinfoaboutattendingtheUnifiedDistrictSlam,e-mailjhealey@youthspeaks.org.

San Francisco Unified Preliminary Slam: March22,10a.m.–3p.m.,KoretAuditorium,MainLibrary.

Preliminary Greater Bay Area Slam: March25,10a.m.–3p.m.,KoretAuditorium,MainLibrary.

Climate Change in the Next 50 Years

M.F.K. Fisher BiographyAnneZimmermanbelievedtherewasmoretothelifeoffamedfoodwriterM.F.K.Fisherthanthestoriesshetoldinherautobiographicalbooksandessays.Fisher’swritingsaboutfoodwereripeandevocative:sheviewedmealsasoneofthecen-tralcharactersinthemostprofoundmomentsinherlife.Yettherewasasadnesstoherworktoo,painthathintedatalifefilledwithdarknessanddespair.

InAn Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher,ZimmermanseekstoilluminatethemostcolorfulyearsofM.F.K.Fisher’slife.Relyingonunpub-lishedlettersandjournals,ZimmermanexploresFisher’stimeinEuropewithherfirsthusband,herre-marriage,hersecondhusband’ssuicide,andthepleasuresofcookingandtablethatmadeFisher’slifetranscendent.

An Extravagant HungerrevealsthepersonalstorybehindsomeofM.F.K.Fisher’smostbelovedgastronomicalwritings:Serve it Forth,Consider the Oyster,How to Cook a Wolf,andThe Gastronomical Me.Thisprogramisinconjunctionwiththeexhibition,San Francisco EATS.Formoreprograms,seethecalendar,pages4-5,orvisitsfpl.org/sfeats.

Author Talk: AnneZimmerman,March9,6:30p.m.,MainLibrary,LatinoHispanicCommunityMeetingRoom.

Tonight I accidentally shed tears created From tear ducts of what trust used to be The night of MLK’s birthday and I return To my sanctuary of questioning On this very night Exactly twenty-four days until my scary eighteenth I have been inspired again to try and answer prayers of where I subconsciously come from...

-ShelbyWilliams,OaklandSchooloftheArts,participantin2010UnifiedDistrictSlam

2011

HearhowclimatechangeisalteringweatherpatternsaroundtheworldandhowitwillimpactlocalweatherinuniqueandunexpectedwaysinafascinatingconversationbetweensciencejournalistMarkHertsgaard,theauthorofHot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth,andHealyHamilton,thedirectoroftheCenterforAppliedBiodiversityInformaticsattheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences.

Hertsgaard’sbooktakesanoptimisticlookathowtoadapttotheal-teredstateoflifethatcomeswithclimaticchanges.Learnabouthowplantsandanimals,includinghumans,arealreadybeginningtoshiftinresponsetothechangingworldaroundthem.ThisGreenStackseventissponsoredbytheAcademyofSciencesandtheWallaceStegnerEnvironmentalCenter.

Hot: March23,6p.m.KoretAuditorium,LowerLevel,MainLibrary.Booksign-ingtofollow.Reservations:ThisisafreeeventheldattheLibrary,butseatingislimited.Reserveaseatonlineatcalacademy.orgorcall(800)794-7576.

MarkHertsgaard

RandelMcGee

ThelargestbuildingcampaigninSanFranciscoPublicLibraryhistoryisinfullswing.Wearenowseeingthefruitsofthe$106millionbondmeasurepassedinNovember2000.TheBranchLibraryImprovementProgram(BLIP)callsfortherenovationof16branchlibrariesandtheconstructionofeightnewlibrarybuildings.Thenewbuildingsare:Bayview,GlenPark,Ingleside,MissionBay,NorthBeach,Ortega,PortolaandVisitacionValley.

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 .

BranchLibraryImprovementProgram(BLIP)

2 MARCH 2011 AT THE LIBRARY

Branchesunderconstructionandprojectedopeningdates:

Presidio–March26,2011

Merced–2011

Ortega–2011

Anza–2011

VisitacionValley–2011

GoldenGateValley–2011

BLIP UpdateTheLibraryprovidesthefollowingservicesduringbranchrenovations.

Temporary Services Schedule

Bookmobile Locations:

Anza(Balboa St., at 31st Ave.)Tuesday: 10:30a.m.–1p.m.Saturday: 1:30–5p.m.

Golden Gate Valley(1700 Green St., alongside Allyne Park.)Tuesday: 10a.m.–12:30p.m.Friday: 2:15–5:30p.m.

Merced(Buckingham Way, near Stonestown movie theater.)Monday: 10a.m.–12:30p.m.Saturday: 10a.m.–12:30p.m.

Presidio(2715 California St. at Scott St.)Wednesday: 10a.m.–12:30p.m.Friday: 10a.m.–12:30p.m.

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

Presidio Branch Library:Historic Restoration of a Neighborhood Gem

JoinusonMarch26aswecelebratethereopeningofthebeautifullyrenovatedPresidioBranch

Libraryat3150SacramentoSt.,betweenLyonandBakerstreets.CityLibrarianLuisHerrera,District2

SupervisorMarkFarrellandLibraryCommissionPresidentJewelleGomezwillbeonhandtocutthe

ribbonandwelcomepatronsbackinsidethisneighborhoodgem.Thecelebrationbeginsat1p.m.

andwillfeatureliondancersandotherentertainment;libraryserviceswillstartat2p.m.

Establishedin1898,PresidiowasthesixthbranchoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibrarysystem.Thecurrent

ItalianRenaissance-stylebuildingwascompletedin1921,designedbyG.AlbertLansburghandfundedby

AndrewCarnegie.Thecompletedhistoricrenovationincludesarestorationofthebuilding’sbeautiful,ornate

exteriorfaçadeandstairs.Interiorrenovationhighlightsincludenewpendantlightfixturesthatfitwiththe

historicgrandeurofthebuilding,refurbishedoriginalwoodshelving,andanewteenarea.Otherfeaturesof

theprojectincludeaninteractivelearningareainthechildren’sroom

andtherefurbishmentofthedownstairscommunitymeetingroom.

Newrestrooms,morecomputersandmorefunctionalandergonomic

staffworkareaswerealsopartofthisproject.

“I’mcertaintheneighborhoodwillbethrilledtoseethis

magnificentlibraryreturntoservice.Fromtheelegant,lightfilled

readingroomwithitsarchedwindowframestotheinvitingand

expansivechildren’sroom,thislibraryisatreasuretoitscommunity,”

saidHerrera.“Nowallcanenjoymodernlibraryresourcesina

technologicallyupdatedbranchthatwillserveitscommunityforgenerationstocome.”

Therenovation,designedbyFieldPaoliandJosephChow&Associates,hasbeencompletedtomeet

LEED(LeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign)silvercertificationstandardsorgreater,assetby

theU.S.GreenBuildingCouncil.TheprojectconformedtotheSecretaryoftheInterior’sStandardsfor

Rehabilitation&GuidelinesforRehabilitatingHistoricBuildings.

Above:ThecarefulrestorationretainedtheLibrary’sbeautifulhistoricdetailswhileaddingnewlightfixturesthatreflectthebranch’shistory.Atleft,toptobottom:therestoredfaçade;themainreadingroom;theentrancewaytothechildren’sroom.

From the elegant, light-filled reading room with its

arched window frames to the inviting and

expansive children’s room, this library is a treasure

to its community.

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ExhibitionsSubscribe to the monthly Exhibitions and Adult Programming newsletter atwww.sfpl.org/nextreads

March2011Jewett and Skylight Galleries

Skylight Gallery Open Hours: same as MainSkylight Gallery Closes: Mon.-Sat. at 6 p.m.; Sun. at 5 p.m.

*San Francisco EATSSanFranciscoEatsshowcasestheculinarydelightsthatcanbefoundintheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary’scollectionsdatingbacktothelate19thcentury.FromtheGoldRushtoSlowFood,SanFranciscohasneverstoppedbeingabeaconofgastronomicdelight.Exhibitionincludesmenus,historicalphotographs,anarrayoffoodwritings,andcookbooks&ephemera.ThroughMarch20.Main,6thFloorSkylightGallery,&LowerLevel,JewettGallery.Related Pro-grams: seeChildren,March2,10:30a.m.;andAdults,March3,6-8p.m.,March9,6:30p.m.,&March19,4-5:30p.m.

Other Exhibit/Display Areas in the Library

Tricksters: Gerald McDermott and the Art of the FolktaleProofpagesandpreparatorysketchesfromaselectionoftrickstertales,includinganewbook,Monkey: A Tale from India.March1throughApril30.Main,2ndFloor,Children’sCenterExhibitSpace

In Paths Untrodden: Walt Whitman’s Calamus Poems and The Radical FaeriesExhibitarticulatesWaltWhitman’shomo-affectionalpoemcluster,Calamus,anditsplaceinLGBTculture;anddrawsaconnectionbetweenthepoemsandthecreationofthemodernLGBTcommunity—withemphasisontheRadicalFaerieMovement.March1throughMay19.Main,3rdFloor,Gay&LesbianCenterExhibitSpace.Related Program:seeAdults,March2,6p.m.

*Primal Green: Environmental Art QuiltsExhibitofartquiltscreatedbytheContemporaryQuiltsandFiberArtistsgroupthatrepresentseachartist’suniqueapproachtothinkingabouttheenvironment,throughuseofunusualorrecycledmaterialsandabstractdesigns,stamping,paintingand/orcuttingfabric.March1throughJuly30.Main,5thFloor,EnvironmentalCenterExhibitSpace

World Autism Awareness Day CommemorationExhibitfocusesonearlydiagnosisandintervention,aswellasshowcasessketchesandpaintingsbychildrenandadultswithautism—especiallyintheFilipinoAmericancommunity.March1throughApril30.Main,3rdFloor,Gen-eralCollectionExhibitionSpace

Ain’t No Half-Stepping: The Migration of San Francisco Bay Area Blacks to Western Canada, 1858-2010Photographsandtextthatdetailthelittle-knownmigra-tionoffreeblacksfromtheBayAreatothewestcoastofCanadain1858.DirectdescendantsofthoseSanFranciscoBayAreablacksstillresideonSaltSpringIsland,BritishColumbia,whereablackcommunitycontinuestothrive.ThroughMay19.Main,3rdFloor,AfricanAmericanCenter

*The History of the Family Service Agency of San FranciscoExhibitfeaturesawiderangeofarchivalphotographsanddocumentsdepictingFSA’shistoricroleattheforefrontofsocialservicereform,aswellhowtheFSAcontinuestoresearchanddesignnewinnovationsinmentalhealthtreatmentandtheuseoftechnologytoimproveservicedelivery.ThroughApril18.Main,6thFloor,outsideoftheSanFranciscoHistoryCenter

Modern Day SlaveryHumantraffickingisthemoderntermusedtodescribethisegregioushumanrightscrimeoccurringaroundtheworldandwithinSanFrancisco.Findoutabouttherealityofhumantraffickingandforcedlabor,andwhatyoucandoaboutit.PresentedbytheSanFranciscoCollaborativeagainstHumanTrafficking.ThroughMarch3.Main,3rdFloor,GeneralCollectionsWallCase

Digging Deep: Underneath San Francisco Public LibraryThecurrentMainLibraryrestsonaGoldRush-eracemeteryandtheruinsoftheoldCityHalldestroyedinthe1906earthquake&fire.ThearcheologicalremainspulledfromthesitetellthestoryoftheearlydevelopmentoftheCivicCenterarea.Ongoing.Main,1stFloor,GroveStreetentranceexhibitcases

Exhibits at the Branches

Crossing the Street: Tales from the PortolaExhibitcreatedbyPortolaneighborhoodartistsKateConnellandOscarMelaratellsthestoryofSanFrancisco’sPortolaDistrict,throughacollectionofhandmadeinterac-tivebooksdisplayedoncustombookstandsthroughoutthebranch.ThroughMay31.Portola.Related Program: seeAdults,March19,1:30-2:30p.m.

*FundedbyFriendsoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary

Environmental Art QuiltsPrimal Green: Environmental Art Quilts,representingagroupofquiltingartists’uniqueapproachtothinkingabouttheenvironment,isonviewintheWallaceStegnerEnvironmentalCenterontheMainLibrary’sFifthFloor,fromMarch1throughJuly30.

Theenvironmentalquilts,whichrangefromverysmalltoverylargeworksofart,werecreatedbymembersofthe

groupContemporaryQuiltsandFiberArtists.Membersshareanenthusiasmforfiberartsandincludequil-ters,felters,embroiderers,costumers,mixedmediaartistsandothersamongthemembership.

Whiletraditionalquiltsmostoftenincludeexactingstitchesandrepeatedblocks,artquiltsbreaktheboundariesintheareasofsubjectmatter,materialsusedandconstructiontechniques.Eachquiltrepresentsthequiltartist’sindividalinterpretationoftheenvironment.LindaCline’squilt,Arrowhead Marsh,isherre-actiontotheresiliencyofnatureandincludedacrylicpaintingasafinishingstep.Someartquiltershaveincorporatedunusualorrecycledmaterials.InthequiltSolar II,DoloresMillerusedsilkfabricsamplesfromatiemanufacturer,whileanotherquiltfeaturesahand-dyedpapertowel.Otherquiltartistsadoptedabstractdesigns,addedwordstomakeastatement,oralteredfabricbystamping,paintingorcutting.ThisisaGreenStacksexhibit.

Earth Day Program—Art Quilt Techniques:April17,1–4p.m.,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,MainLibrary.Theprogramwillbefollowedbyanartists’reception.MusicwillbeprovidedbytworenownedBayareajazzmusicians,WallySchnalleandJeffMassanari.

San Francisco’s African American Migration to CanadaTheAfricanAmericanCentertakesalookatalittleknownepisodeinCaliforniahistoryinthecurrentexhibit,Ain’t No Half Stepping: The Migration of San Francisco Bay Area Blacks to Western Canada, 1858-2010,onviewattheMainLibrary,ThirdFloor,throughMay19.

AlthoughCaliforniawasafreestateintheyearsleadinguptotheAmericanCivilWar,lawswerepassedatthefederal,stateandSanFrancisco-countyleveldesignedtooppressandharassAfricanAmericans.FrustratedbytheselimitsandunabletofindjusticeintheGoldenState,severalhundredAfricanAmericans—free,educatedpropertyowners—leftSanFranciscoin1858forthewelcominglandofSaltSpringIslandinwesternCanada.

AuthorEvelynC.WhiteandphotographerJoanneBealypresentthestoryofthisuniquemigration,trac-ingthelivesoftheseAmericanimmigrantsandthelivesoftheirdirectdescendants,manyofwhomstillliveonSaltSpringIsland.Becauseofthislegacy,peopleofAfricandescentfromtheU.S.,theCaribbean,Africa,Europe,theSouthPacificIslandandotherregionsofCanadacontinuetosettleonSaltSpring,inspiringare-naissanceintheisland’sblackheritage.

Muybridge in San Francisco

TheSanFranciscoPublicLibrarywasinvitedtolendfiveworksandaphotographalbumbythenoted19th-centuryphotographerEadweardMuybridgetotheCorcoranGalleryofArtinWashington,D.C.forthefirst-everretrospectiveofMuybridge’swork:Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change.Bring-

ingtogethermorethan300worksfrom38lenders,theexhibitionwasoriginallyonviewattheCorcoranGal-lerybeforetravelingtotheTateBritainandthentotheSanFranciscoMuseumofModernArt,whereitisnow

onviewthroughJune7.Bestknownforhisgroundbreakingstudiesofani-

malsandhumansinmotion,Muybridge(1830–1904)wasalsoaninnovativeandsuccessfullandscapeandsur-veyphotographer,documentaryartist,inventorandwarcorrespondent.ReturningtoSanFranciscofromLondonin1867,Muybridgebeganhiscareerinphotography,publishingunderthepseudonym“Helios”until1871.

TheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary’sworksonloanin-cludeaseriesofalbumensilverprintsdocumentingtheconstructionoftheAppraiser’sBuildingin1875andan

albumofalbumensilverprintsofLelandStanford’sresidenceonCaliforniaStreetinNobHillcirca1878,withJaneStanford’shandwrittencaptionsofroomstylesandcolors.

Inadditiontotheworksonloan,theSanFranciscoHistoricalPhotographCollectionhas50stereographsbyMuybridge.Stereographswereapopular19th-centuryphotographicformatinwhichapairofphoto-graphsmountedonacardappearedthree-dimensionalwhenviewedwithaspecialviewer.YoucanviewthesestereographsbyvisitingtheSanFranciscoHistoricalPhotographCollectioninpersonduringopenhours:TuesdayandThursday1–5p.m.andSaturday10a.m.–12p.m.and1–5p.m.Youcanalsoviewthe63printsoftheLelandStanfordalbumonlineatsfpl.org/sfphotos/galleries.

SeasonsbyJayeLapachet

JimAndersonandoneoftheWhimschildrenatWalker’sHooke,early1930Photo:JesseBond,courtesyofSaltSpringArchives

StereographoftheCliffHouse.EadweardMuybridge

4 MARCH 2011 AT THE LIBRARY *FundedbyFriendsoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary

Adults1, 8, 15 & 22 Tuesdays

Healthier Living WorkshopInfo:(415)452-5839orsdglazer@ccsf.edu.MissionBay,12:30–3p.m.

2 Wednesday

The Fire In Moonlight: Stories From The Radical Faeries Main,KoretAuditorium,6p.m.Related Exhibit: seeExhibits.

Stairway Walks in San Fran-ciscoMain,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,6–7:30p.m.

3 Thursday

Ravenous: A Food Lover’s Journey from Obsession to FreedomMain,Latino/Hispan-icCommunityMeetingRoom6–8p.m.Related Exhibition: seeExhibitions.

5 Saturday

*Online Genealogical Search WorkshopMain,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,10:30a.m.–12:30p.m.

*Crossroads Irish American Festival 2011Info:www.irishamericancrossroads.org.Main,KoretAuditorium,1p.m.

*First Anniversary PartyPotrero,1–3p.m.

Rent Board Neighborhood OutreachWesternAddition,1–3p.m.

Origami ClubBernalHeights,2p.m.

7 Monday

*Film: Ace in the Hole(1951,111min.)Excelsior,6:30p.m.

7, 14, 21 & 28 Mondays

Older Writers’ Poetry GroupBernalHeights,3:30p.m.

Staying Engaged for a Lifetime Main,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,1:30–3:30p.m.

8 Tuesday

*Radar ReadingMain,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,6p.m.

Writing Workshop Bringpenorpencil.BernalHeights,6:45p.m.

*Poetry Readings(NorthBeachProgram.)Heldat661LombardSt.,7p.m.

9 Wednesday

An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. FisherMain,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,6:30p.m.Related Exhi-bition:seeExhibitions.

*Jewish Violin Folk Music Main,KoretAuditorium,6:30p.m.

*Origami ClubInfo:(415)557-4426.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChildren’sCenter,3–5p.m.

14 Monday

Researching San Francisco BuildingsSunset,7–8p.m.

15 Tuesday

*Houseplant Selection & CareEurekaValley,7p.m.

Poetry ClubRichmond,7p.m.

16 Wednesday

Developing Minds: Getting Thoughts on Paper: Student Output Main,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom.4:30–6:30p.m.

Contemporary Classical Music Chamber GroupMain,KoretAuditorium,6p.m.

19 Saturday

*Knit HappensAdultsandages9&over.Info:blevine@sfpl.org or(415)557-4497.Main,2ndFloor,Children’sCreativeCenter,2–4p.m.

Outsmarting Investment FraudMain,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,10a.m.–12p.m.

*Artists Kate Connell & Oscar MelaraPortola,1:30–2:30p.m.Related Exhibit: seeExhibits.

*Chinese Medicine (In Chi-nese) Main,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,2–4p.m.

*The Playboy of the Western World(NorthBeachProgram.)Heldat661LombardSt.,2p.m.

*In the Lap of the GodsChinatown,2:30–4p.m.

*Shakespeare’s The Tempest Allages.GlenPark,3–5p.m.

*Discover Your Inner Strengths Through CreativityPre-registeratbranchor(415)355-5707.NoeValley,3–5p.m.

How to Grow Your Own Food in Small Spaces+plantingworkshop.Potrero,4–5:30p.m.Related Exhibition: seeExhibitions.

20 Sunday

Soul-Making Literary Award Winner ReadingsMain,KoretAuditorium,1p.m.

22 Tuesday

Film: Pushing the Elephant +paneldiscussion.Main,KoretAuditorium,5:45p.m.

*Create Felt FlowersRegisterat(415)355-2886;20-partici-pantlimit.WestPortal,7p.m.

23 Wednesday

Writing for FunExcelsior,7–8:30p.m.

24 Thursday

2011 Visiting Ballet Scholar Doug Fullington+audiencediscussion.Main,KoretAudito-rium,5p.m.

26 Saturday

ECE Workshop Series: Early Literacy BuffetRegisterat(415)557-4272.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChildren’sCenter,9a.m.–12p.m.

Playland at the BeachMain,Latino/HispanicCom-munityRoom,12–1:15p.m.

28 Monday

Beautifying San Francisco StairwaysSunset,7p.m.

29 Tuesday

San Francisco in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City by the BayMain,KoretAudito-rium,6:30p.m.

30 Wednesday

SF Shakespeare Festival presents The Tempest (abridged)Ages5&olderMainLibrary,Koret,6p.m.

Giants Past & PresentMain,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,6:30–7:30p.m.

“ Write Your Will” SeminarRegisterat(415)355-5600;bringablueinerasablepen.Richmond,6:30–8p.m.

Book Groups2 Wednesday

Selection:Farm City: The Educa-tion of an Urban Farmer.Sunset,7–9p.m.

17 Thursday

WestPortal,2p.m.

18 Friday

*Chinese Reading ClubSelection:The House on Mango Street(translatedinChinese.DiscussioninMandarin&English.Info:(415)355-2888orjewelchen@sfpl.org.Chinatown,3:30–5:30p.m.

26 Saturday

The Russian Bibliophiles Club (In Russian)Main,Latino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,2–4p.m.

30 Wednesday

*Rincón Literario: (In Spanish) Main,3rdFloorConferenceRoom,6–7:30p.m.

Selection:Little Bee.MissionBay,6:30–7:30p.m.

31 Thursday

Selection:Recollections of My Life As A Woman.BernalHeights,4–5:30p.m.

Business Counseling2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Wednesdays

Service Corps of Retired Executives Free Business CounselingAppointments:(415)744-6827.Main,4thFloor,Business,Science&Technol-ogyDepartment,10a.m.–3p.m.

Computer ClassesClasses Held at the Main: Held in the 5th Floor Training Center, unless otherwise noted. Most classes at the Main require profi-ciency in basic keyboard skills. All classes are first come, first served.

1, 8 & 15 Tuesdays

Internet 101 classMouse&keyboardskillsrequired.2–4p.m.

1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Tuesdays

Job Seekers’ LabDrop-inself-help.10a.m.–1p.m.

Mouse & Keyboard Basics1:15–2p.m.

2 Wednesday

Internet & Library Catalog (In Mandarin)Info:(415)557-4430,2–4p.m.

4 Friday

Internet & Library Catalog (In Spanish)Meetat3rdFloorInternationalCenter.2–4p.m.

5 Saturday

Word Processing BasicsMouse&keyboardskillsrequired.11a.m.–1p.m.

March2011

Pick for March and April:

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

YouareabouttotraveltoEdgecombeSt.Mary,asmallvillageintheEnglishcountrysidefilledwithrollinghills,thatchedcottages,andacastofcharactersbothhilariouslyoriginalandasfamiliarasthemembersofyourownfamily.AmongthemisMajorErnestPettigrew(retired),theunlikelyheroofHelenSimonson’sdebutnovel.Wry,courtly,opinionated,andcompletelyendearing,MajorPettigrewisoneofthemostindeliblecharactersincontemporaryfiction,andfromtheveryfirstpagehewillstealyourheart.

TheMajorleadsaquietlifevaluingtheproperthingsthatEnglish-menhavelivedbyforgenerations:honor,duty,decorum,andaproperlybrewedcupoftea.Butthenhisbrother’sdeathsparksanunexpectedfriendshipwithMrs.JasminaAli,thePakistanishopkeeperfromthevil-lage.Drawntogetherbytheirsharedloveofliteratureandthelossoftheirrespectivespouses,theMajorandMrs.Alisoonfindtheirfriendshipblossomingintosomethingmore.Butvillagesocietyinsistsonembrac-inghimasthequintessentiallocalandherasthepermanentforeigner.Cantheirrelationshipsurvivetherisksonetakeswhenpursuinghappi-nessinthefaceofculturalandtraditionaldifferences?

About the Author

HelenSimonsonwasborninEnglandandspentherteenageyearsinasmallvillageinEastSussex.AgraduateoftheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandformertraveladvertisingexecutive,shehaslivedinAmericaforthelasttwode-cades.AlongtimeresidentofBrooklyn,shenowliveswithherhusbandandtwosonsintheWashington,D.C.area.Thisisherfirstnovel.

Jewish Music FestivalAspartofthe26thJewishMusicFestival,emerginginternationalviolinstarNoahBendix-BalgleyperformsattheSanFranciscoMainLibrary.HewillshowcaserarelyheardworksfromtheSt.PetersburgSocietyforJewishFolkMusic,aturn-of-the-centurymovementinspiredbyNikolaiRimsky-KorsakovthatbroughtJewishfolkmusicintoEuropeanclassicalform.Bendix-Balgley

isaLaureateofthe2009QueenElisabethCompetitioninBrussels,andhasgarneredseveralotherinterna-tionalawards.HewillbeaccompaniedbyArkadiSerperonpiano.FormoreinformationabouttheJewishMusicFestival,March5-13,visitjewishmusicfestival.org orcall(866)558-4253.

Noah Bendix-Balgley Concert: March9,6:30p.m.,KoretAuditorium,MainLibrary

Irish Literature and MoreThe8thAnnualCrossroadsIrish-AmericanFestivalre-turnstotheMainLibraryandexploresthelonghistoryandcontemporaryimpactofIrish-Americanliterature.Thisroundtableconversationwillfeature:CharlesFanning,authoroftheIrish Voice in America: 250 Years of Irish-American FictionandMapping Norwood: An Irish-American memoir;KathleenHill,authorofthenovel,Who Occupies This House;andCaledoniaKearns,editorofCabbage and Bones: An Anthology of Irish-American Women’s FictionandMotherland: Writings by Irish-American Women about Mothers and Daughters.

Inadditiontotheliteraturepanel,theCrossroadsFestivalbringsIrishdance,storiesandsongsforchildrentotheFisherChildren’sCenter.FormoreinformationabouttheCrossroadsFestival,March4-20,visit:irishamerican-crossroads.orgor(415)810-3774.

Crossroads Festival: March 5, Main Library :Children’sProgram:11:30a.m.,FisherChildren’sCenter,2ndFloor.Adultprogram:Music1p.m.,Panel1:45p.m.,KoretAuditorium,LowerLevel

HelenSimonson

NoahBendix-Balgley

AT THE LIBRARY MARCH 2011 5Allprogramsandeventsarefreeandopentothepublic.

Computer Classes continued

5, 12, 19 & 26 Saturdays

Mouse & Keyboard Basics10:15–11a.m.

7 Monday

eLibrary Brown BagLatino/HispanicCommunityMeetingRoom,12–1p.m.

7, 14, 21 & 28 Mondays

Job Seekers’ LabDrop-inself-help.11a.m.–2p.m.

9 Wednesday

Jobs & Career Resources on the InternetWebskillsrequired.3:30p.m.

11 Friday

Internet & Library Catalog (In Cantonese) Meetat3rdFloorInternationalCenter.Info:(415)557-4430,2–4p.m.

12 Saturday

E-mail BasicsMouse&keyboardskillsrequired(orobserve).11a.m.–1p.m.

16 Wednesday

Magazine, Newspaper & Information DatabasesWebskillsrequired(orobserve).2–4p.m.

17 Thursday

Internet & Library Catalog (In Russian)Meetat3rdFloorInternationalCenter.Info:(415)557-4430,9:15–11:15a.m.

19 Saturday

Internet 101 Mouse&keyboardskillsrequired.11a.m.–1p.m.

21 Monday

ABCs of Digital Scanning 5thFloorMagazinesandNewspa-persMicrofilmRoom,12p.m.

22 Tuesday

Library Catalog2–4p.m.

26 Saturday

Internet 102BasicInternetproficiencyrequired(orob-serve).11a.m.–1p.m.

29 Tuesday

Internet 102BasicInternetproficiencyrequired(orob-serve).2–4p.m.

Classes Held at the Branches:

2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Wednesdays

Computer BasicsBernalHeights,3:30–5p.m.

5, 12, 19 & 26 Saturdays

Computer & Electronic Basics (Teen Teachers)Excelsior,4–5p.m.

12 Saturday

ESL Conversation GroupRegister.Ingleside,2–3p.m.

19 Saturday

Online Language Learning: MangoIngleside,2–3:30p.m.

21 Monday

*Computer & Internet Basics (in Spanish)Signupatrefer-encedeskor(415)355-2800.10-personlimitperclass.Mis-sion,6:30–8p.m.

E-mail BasicsSunset,6:30–8p.m.

23 Wednesday

Computer BasicsPortola,6–7:30p.m.

24 Thursday

Library Catalog Workshop20-attendeelimit,Chinatown(InChinese),10–11a.m.(InEnglish),11a.m.–12p.m.

26 Saturday

Investment DatabaseIngle-side,2–3:30p.m.

28 Monday

ESL Conversation GroupRegis-trationrequired.Ingleside,4–5p.m.

*E-mail Basics (in Spanish)Signupatreferencedeskor(415)355-2800.Mission,6:30–8p.m.

Teenswww.sfpl.org/teens

S.A.T WorkshopsVisitwww.successlinktutoring.com/SFPL/forschedule,info&registration.

1, 8, 15 & 22 Tuesdays

*Writers’ WorkshopAges12-19.Register:blevine@sfpl.orgor(415)557-4497.Main,3rdFloorConferenceRoom,4–6p.m.

5, 12 & 19 Saturdays

*Teen ’Zine Ages13–18.Regis-ter:jewelchen@sfpl.orgor(415)355-2888.Chinatown,1–3p.m.

9 Wednesday

*“ Youth Producing Change” Film FestivalGroupreserva-tions:San FranciscoYPC@hrw.orgor(510)759-2491.Main,KoretAuditorium,10a.m.–2p.m.

12 Saturday

*Origami ClubInfo:Rachel,at(415)557-4426.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChildren’sCreativityCenter,3–5p.m.

15 Tuesday

*Film: Scott Pilgrim vs. The WorldInfo:mbergman@sfpl.orgor(415)355-2868.Excelsior,4–6p.m.

18 Friday

*Chinese Reading ClubSelection:The House on Mango Street (translatedinChinese).DiscussioninMandarin&English.Info:(415)355-2888orjewelchen@sfpl.org.Chinatown,3:30–5:30p.m.

19 Saturday

*Knit Happens Adultsandages9&over.Info:blevine@sfpl.orgor(415)557-4497.Main,2ndFloor,Children’sCreativeCenter,2–4p.m.

22 Tuesday & 25 Friday

Youth Speaks Poetry Slam: Preliminary Info,ortorepresentschool: jhealey@youthspeaks.org,oryouthspeaks.org.Main,KoretAuditorium,10a.m.–3p.m.

26 Saturday

*Drawing a Portrait Ages10-19.Registerat(415)355-2888orjewelchen@sfpl.org.Chinatown,2:30–4p.m.

31 Thursday

Henna WorkshopRegisterat(415)355-2858ormbergman@sfpl.org.GlenPark,4–6p.m.

Teen Series

*Crafts

2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Wednesdays PersonalBrandCrafts;register:mbergman@sfpl.orgor(415)355-2868.Excelsior,4–6p.m.

10 Thursday ages10-18;regis-ter:ghom@sfpl.org.Richmond,3:30–5p.m.

21 Monday Jewelry-Making;register:(415)355-5738orntermini@sfpl.org.Mission,4:30–6p.m.

22 & 29 Tuesdaysages8-18;register:(415)355-5626orjewelchen@sfpl.org.(NorthBeachProgram.)Heldat661LombardSt.,3:30–5p.m.

23 WednesdayButtons;info:Rachelat(415)557-4426.Main,2ndFloor,Children’sCreativityCenter,4–5:30p.m.

24 Thursday FriendshipBrace-lets/ChineseKnots;register:dwong@sfpl.org.Parkside,2:30–4p.m.

25 Friday FriendshipBracelets/ChineseKnots;register:dwong@sfpl.org.WestPortal,3:30–5p.m.

25 Friday Ages8-18;RecycledPaperBeads;register:(415)355-2888orjewelchen@sfpl.org.Chinatown,3:30–5:30p.m.

31 Thursday Jewelry-Making;registerat(415)355-2898.Ingleside,4:30–6p.m.

*Book Swap

3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Thursdays register:dwong@sfpl.org.Parkside

4, 11, 18 & 25 Fridaysregister:dwong@sfpl.org.WestPortal

Gaming

4 Friday Ages8-18;info:(415)355-2888or jewelchen@sfpl.org.Chinatown,3:30–5:30p.m.

28 Monday register:(415)355-2898.Ingleside,2–4p.m.

29 Tuesday register:(415)355-2898.Ingleside,2–4p.m.

30 Wednesday register:(415)355-2898.Ingleside,2–4p.m.

31 Thursday register:(415)355-2898.Ingleside,4-5:30p.m.

*Film-making Series

9 & 16 Wednesdays(415)557-4268orJennifercollins@sfpl.org.Main,2ndFloor,Children’sCreativeCenter,4–6p.m.

10 & 17 Thursdays(415)557-4268orJennifercollins@sfpl.org.Main,2ndFloor,Children’sCreativeCenter,4–6p.m.

Texting Contests

10 Thursday register:dwong@sfpl.org.Parkside,2:30–4p.m.

11 Friday register:dwong@sfpl.org.WestPortal,3:30–5p.m.

29 Tuesday register:mberg-man@sfpl.orgor(415)355-2868.Excelsior,1:30–3p.m.

Videos on theLarge ScreenIn the Koret Auditorium at the Main, Thursdays at NoonWhenpossible,filmsareshownwithcaptionstoassistourdeafandhardofhearingpatrons.Signupformonthlyprograme-mailno-tificationsat:bwaterman@sfpl.org

Theme: Jean Harlow: 1911/2011

March 3

*Public Enemy(1931,84min.)

March 10

*Dinner at Eight (1933,113min.)

March 17

*China Seas (1935,87min.)

March 24

*Libeled Lady(1936,98min.)

March 31

*Wife vs. Secretary (1936,87min.)

EventsandHappenings Healthier Living: Managing Ongoing Health ConditionsDoyouorsomeoneyouloveorcareforhave:arthritis,diabetes,highbloodpressure,heartproblemsorchronichealthproblems?Inthesefreesix-weekworkshops,learnhowto:

lManagepain,stress,andfatiguelBemorefitandeathealthierlWorkmoreeffectivelywithyourdoctorand

healthcareprofessionalslSetgoalsandproblemsolvetomakeposi-

tivechangesinyourlifelFeelbetterandreduceyourhealthcarecosts

Workshops:

Tuesdays,March1-April12(noclassMarch29)12:30–3p.m.MissionBayBranchLibrary

Wednesdays,April20-May2512:30–3p.m.OceanViewBranchLibrary

Everyoneiswelcomethoughspaceislimited.Freegiftsandawardswillbegiventopartici-pantscompletingtheworkshop.Pre-registra-tion is requiredbycallingtheOlderAdultsDe-partmentatCityCollegeofS.F.at(415)452-5839.Formoreinformation,contactShelleyGlazerat(415)452-5839oremail:sdglazer@ccsf.edu.

DevelopedbyStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicineandco-sponsoredbySanFranciscoDept.ofAging&AdultServices,CityCollegeofSanFrancisco,30thStreetSeniorCenter,andtheLibrary’sWiseUpprogramforlivingandlearningwellatanyage.

Stagebridge Theater CompanyThenationallyacclaimedStagebridgeTheatreCompanyandPerformingArtsSchoolwillpresentasamplerofitsperformances,includingscenesfromGilbert&Sullivan,someoriginalshortplays,plusafewsurprisesattheMainLibrary.

Since1978,theStagebridgeTheaterCompany’smissionhasbeentonarrowthegapbetweenthegenerationsandtopresentpositiveimagesofolderadultsviatheatre-artsclasses,workshops,healthy-agingprogramsandpublicperformances.Theactorsrangeinagefrom50to90+years.

ThisperformanceispartofStayingEngagedforaLifetime,afree,drop-inweeklycourseattheMainLibrary,offeredbytheOlderAdultsDepart-mentofCityCollegeinpartnershipwiththeLibrary’sWiseUpprograms.

Stagebridge Theater Company: March21,1:30-3:30p.m.,LatinoHispanicCommunityRoom,MainLibrary.

Gerald McDermott Exhibit and LectureInhonorofthisyear’sEffieLeeMorrislecturer,theMainLibrarywillhostanexhibitofworkfromGeraldMcDermott,CaldecottMedalist,illustratorandauthorofmanyaward-winningpicturebooksbasedonfolkloreandmythology,includingthebelovedAnansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti.FeaturedintheexhibitwillbecopiesofMcDermott’sbooks,proofpagesandpreparatorysketchesfromaselectionofhis

trickstertales,whichincludePapagayo,Jabutí the Tortoise,andhislatestbook,Monkey: A Tale from India.Thesketches,inblackandwhiteandincolor,willdemonstratethecreativeprocess,fromearlythumbnaildrawingstofull-pagelayoutstofullcolorrenderings.

Gerald McDermott Exhibit: March1-April30,FisherChildren’sCenter,2ndFloor,MainLibrary.

Effie Lee Morris Lecture with Gerald McDermott: April5,6p.m.,KoretAuditorium,MainLibrary.

GeraldMcDermott

1 Tuesday

FilmsAges3-5.Parkside,10a.m.&11a.m.

1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Tuesdays

Homework Help (Grades K-7)Portola,2:30–4:30p.m.BernalHeights,4–5:50p.m.Excelsior,4–6p.m.Mission,4–6p.m.

1, 15 & 29 Tuesdays

Playtime for Babies & Tod-dlersAgesbirth-36months&caregivers.WestPortal,10:30a.m.

2 Wednesday

*Eddie Madril, Native American Storyteller & DancerAges5andolder.DiscussionaboutNativeAmericanfoods.Classreservations:TimTroyat(415)557-4549.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChildren’sCenter,10:30a.m.Re-lated Exhibition:seeExhibitions.

VideosAges3-5.VisitacionValley,11a.m.

*Crafts with SophieMissionBay,4p.m.

2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Wednesdays

Homework Help (Grades K-7)Portola,2:30–4:30p.m..Excelsior,4–6p.m.

3 Thursday

*Author Lynn Hazen: Mermaid Mary Margaret; plus CraftAges8&older.Reserveat(415)355-2818.Sunset,10:30a.m.

*Baby Yoga TimeAges2&underwithcaregivers.Callforreservations.Chinatown,11a.m.

3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Thursdays

Homework Help (Grades K-7)Portola,2:30–4:30p.m..BernalHeights,4–5:50p.m.Mission,4–6p.m.

Reading BuddiesAges5andolder.Excelsior,4–6p.m.

4 Friday

Dragon Puzzle & Sticker CraftSunset,3:30p.m.

5 Saturday

Crossroads Irish-American Festival Children’s HourMain,2ndFloor,FisherChil-dren’sCenter,11:30a.m.

*Reopening Anniversary PartyPotrero,1–3p.m.

5, 12, 19 & 26 Saturdays

Chess ClubAges6&over.Alllevels.Excelsior,1–3p.m.

7, 14, 21 & Mondays

Homework Help (Grades K-7)Excelsior,4-6p.m.

8 Tuesday

Preschool FilmsAges3-5.Chinatown,10&10:30&11:05a.m.;2p.m.

FilmsAges5-12.Chinatown,4p.m.

9 Wednesday

Puppet Show: Water WorksAges5&older.Ingleside,

4:30p.m.Family.NoeValley,7p.m.

FilmsAges3-5.Richmond,11a.m.Ages5-12.Chinatown,4p.m.Ages3&older.Potrero,

6:30p.m.

10 Thursday

*GamesOceanView,4p.m.

FilmsAges3-5.Chinatown,10a.m.Ages5-12.Chinatown,4p.m.

11 Friday

*Puppet Show: Water Works(GoldenGateValleyProgram.)

HeldatShermanElementarySchoolAuditorium,1651UnionSt.(atFranklin),11a.m.Portola,3:30–5p.m.

12 Saturday

Family CraftsAges2-7&care-givers.WestPortal,10:30a.m.

14 Monday

*Preschool Activity TimeIngleside,11a.m.

VideosAges3-5.GlenPark,10:30a.m.

15 Tuesday

FilmsAges3-5.Groupsoffiveor

moremustcallaheadtoconfirmspace.WesternAddition,10a.m.NoeValley,10:15–10:45a.m.&

11–11:30a.m.

*Yoga for Toddlers Ages18-36months&caregivers.Bringamatortowel.EurekaValley,10:15–11a.m.

*Puppet Show: Jack and the BeanstalkAges3-5.(BayviewBranch

program.)HeldatBayviewHunt-ersPointYMCA,1601LaneSt.(atRevere),2ndFloor,10:30–11:30a.m.Ages5andolder.Callfor

reservations.Excelsior,2p.m.

*CraftsAges3-10.Richmond,3:30p.m.Ages5&older;withSophie.

Calltoreserve.Chinatown,4p.m.

16 Wednesday

Films/VideosAges5&younger.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChil-dren’sCenter,10&10:45a.m.

*Shadow Puppet Show: The Cat DrumParkside,7p.m.

17 Thursday

Films/ VideosAges5&younger.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChil-dren’sCenter,10&10:45a.m.

FilmsAges3-5.Sunset,10:30a.m.

18 Friday

Board GamesAges5&older.Portola,3–4:30p.m.

Unicorn & Sticker CraftSunset,3:30p.m.

19 Saturday

*Puppet ShowLittle Elephant has a Ball.Ages

5&younger.Mission,11a.m.The Cat Drum(Shadow).Main,

2ndFloor,FisherChildren’sCenter,1p.m.Little Elephant Has a Ball.

Ages2-7.Richmond,2:30p.m.The Cat Drum(Shadow).

OceanView,4p.m.

Films/VideosAges5&young-er.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChildren’sCenter,11a.m.

*Randel McGee & Groark, the Dragon (Ventriloquist/Puppet Duo)WestPortal,11a.m.Marina,3:30p.m.

22 Tuesday

Sing along with Donna Uzoigwe (Spanish, English & Sign Language)Ages5&younger.WestPortal,10:30–11a.m.

FilmsAges5&younger.Marina,10:15a.m.

24 Thursday

*Randel McGee & Groark, the Dragon (Ventriloquist/Puppet Duo)Ages5&older.Callforreservations.China-town,1:30p.m.

Pajama StorytimeIngleside,5–5:30p.m.

26 Saturday

Preschool filmsAges3-5.Parkside,10a.m.Ages3-5.WestPortal,10:30a.m.

ECE Workshop Series: Early Literacy Buffet (For Adults)Registerat(415)557-4272.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChil-dren’sCenter,9a.m.–12p.m.

*Puppet ShowLittle Elephant Has A Ball.ages

3-5.BernalHeights,1:15p.m.Little Elephant Has a Ball.Call

forreservations.Potrero,4p.m.

Drop-in Art Making: San Francisco Skyline CollageAges5andolder.Main,2ndFloor,FisherChildren’sCenter,2–3:30p.m.

28 Monday

*Reading With Reptiles & Science ProjectAges7&older.Call(415)355-2850toreserve.(BayviewBranchProgram).HeldattheBayviewHuntersPointYMCA,1601LaneSt.(atRevere),2ndFloor,1–2p.m.

29 Tuesday

*Puppet Show: Water Works-Adventures Through the SeasonsAges4&older.Registerat

branchor(415)355-5727.Groupsmustcallaheadtoconfirmspace.WesternAddition,10:30a.m.Ages4&older.Visitacion

Valley,2p.m.

30 Wednesday

*Puppet Show: The 3 Billy Goats Gruff & The Tortoise and the HareAges3-5.(NorthBeach

Program.),Heldatheldat661LombardSt.,11a.m.GlenPark,4p.m.

SF Shakespeare Festival presents The Tempest (abridged)Ages5&olderMainLibrary,Koret,6p.m.

31 Thursday

*Puppet Show: Little Elephant Has a BallAges3-5.Sunset,10:30a.m.Ages2-7.EurekaValley,4p.m.

Children’sCalendar

6 MARCH 2011 AT THE LIBRARY

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.

For film titles, call branch library.

March2011

*FundedbyFriendsoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary

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

Preschool StorytimenStories, songs, fingerplays and more for ages 3 to 5.**

AnzaTue,1,8,22&29at10:30–11a.m.(HeldatRichmondDistrictNeighborhoodCenter,741-30thAve.,betweenBalboa&CabrilloSts.)

Bayview Tue,22&29at10:30–11a.m.(HeldatBayviewHuntersPointYMCA,1601LaneSt.(atRevere),2ndFloor.Groupscall(415)355-2850forreservations.)

Excelsior Tue,1,8,15,22&29at11–11:30a.m.Wed,2,9,16,23&30at11a.m.(Bilingual:Mandarin/Cantonese)

Marina Tue,1,8&15at10:15a.m.

Mission Wed,2,9,16,23&30at10:15a.m.

Mission BayThur,3,10,17,24&314:30–5p.m.

North BeachThur,3,10,17,24&3111–11:30a.m.(Heldat661LombardSt.,atMason)

Ocean ViewTue,1,8,15,22&29at11:15a.m.

Parkside Tue,8,15,22&29 10:30–10:30a.m.&11–11:30a.m.(Groups,reserveat(415)355-5770.)

Portola Tue,1,8,15,22&29 10:30–11a.m.(Groups,re-serveat(415)355-5660.)

RichmondTue,1,8,15,22&29 11–11:30a.m.

SunsetThur,10&24at10:30a.m.

Western Addition Tue,1&8at10–10:30a.m.(Groupsoffiveormore,reserveat(415)355-5752.)

Family StorytimenFamily Storytimes are for children of all ages unless noted.**

Bernal Heights Tue,1,8,15,22&29 10:15–11:15a.m.

ChinatownSat,5,12,19&26 10:30–11a.m.

Excelsior Sat,5,12,19&26 11:30a.m.–12:20p.m.

Ingleside Tue,1,8,15,22&29at11a.m.Wed,2,9,16,23&30at4:30p.m.

MainTue,1,8,15,22&29at10:30a.m.Sat,12&26at11a.m.Sun,6,13,20&27at1p.m.(Bilingual:English/Spanish)

ParkThur,3,10,17,24&3111:30a.m.(HeldatErnestIngoldClubhouse,Boys&GirlsClub,1950PageSt.)

Potrero Thur,3,10,17,24&3110:30&11:15a.m.Agesbirth-5

RichmondSat,5,12,19&26 11a.m.Ages3&under

Visitacion Valley Tue,1,8,15,22&29at11a.m.Ages5&younger

West PortalWed,2&16at7:15p.m.Ages2-5(InRussian)+craftSat,5at10:30a.m.

Toddler TalesnBooks, rhymes, music, move-ment and more for toddlers 18 to 36 months and their caregivers.**

Anza Thur,3,10,24&31at10:30a.m.+playtime(HeldatRichmondDistrictNeighborhoodCenter,741-30thAve.,betweenBalboa&CabrilloSts.)

BayviewMon,21at10:30-11:30a.m.(HeldatHuntersPointYMCA,1601LaneSt.(atRevere),2ndFloor.)

Eureka ValleyTue,1,8&29at10:30–11a.m.

Golden Gate ValleyTue,1,8,15&22at10:15a.m.(HeldatShermanElementarySchoolLibrary,1651UnionSt.,atFranklin)

Main Mon,7,14,21&28 10:30–11a.m.Wed,2,9,16,23&3010:30–11a.m.

MarinaMon,7,14,21&28 10:15–10:45a.m.

MissionThur,3,10,17&31at10:15a.m.&playtime(Spanish/English)

Mission Bay Fri,4,11,18&25 4:30p.m.+playtime

Noe ValleyTue,1,8,22&2910:15–10:45a.m.&11–11:30a.m.(Parkstrollersbyelevator.)

North Beach Thur,3,10,17,24&3111:45a.m.–12:15p.m.(Heldat661LombardSt.,atMason.)

ParksideSat,5,12&1910–10:30a.m.

PresidioThur,3,10&17 10:15–10:45a.m.(HeldattheJewishCommu-nityCenter,3200CaliforniaStreet,2ndFloor.)

RichmondTue,1,8,15,22&29 10:15–10:45a.m.

Western AdditionThur,3,10,24&31 10:15a.m.+playtime(Groupsoffiveormore,re-serveat(415)355-5727.)

West Portal Thur,3&1710:30a.m.

Baby Rhyme TimeRollicking rhymes, songs and

books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.**

Bernal HeightsWed,2,9,16,23&301:15p.m.+playtime

ChinatownThur,3,10,17,24&3111a.m.–12p.m.+playtime

Eureka ValleyWed,2,9,16&30 1:30–2p.m.+playtime

ExcelsiorThur,3,10,17,24&3111–11:30a.m.

Glen ParkTue,1,8,15,22&29 10:30a.m.+playtime

Main Thur,3,10,17,24&313:30–4p.m.

MarinaMon,7,14,21&28 11a.m.+playtime

MercedMon,7&149:30a.m.+playtime(HeldatStonestownYMCA,ChildwatchRoom,333Euca-lyptusDr.(at21stAve.)MissionMon,7,14,21&28 1:15p.m.+playtime(English/Spanish)

Mission Bay Thur,3,10,17,24&3110:15a.m.+playtime

North Beach Thur,3,10,17,24&3110:15–10:45a.m.(Heldat661LombardSt.,atMason.)

Park Thur,3,10,17,24&3110:30a.m.(HeldatErnestIngoldClubhouse,Boys&GirlsClub,1950PageSt.)

PotreroTue,1,8,15,22&29 1:15p.m.+playtime

RichmondWed,2,9,16,23&303:30p.m.+playtime

Sunset Tue,1,8,15&22 10:30a.m.+playtime

West Portal Tue,8&22at10:30a.m.

Women’s History Month Enjoythesebooksaboutamazingwomen!

Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost AviatorbyShelleyTanaka;illus.byDavidCraig.Anintro-ductiontotheadventurouspilotwhowasalwaysachampionforwomen’srights.

Bylines: A Photobiography of Nellie BlybySueMacy.FewwomenwerejournalistsatthetimeNellieBlyenteredtheprofession,andusedherwordstoexposeharshtopicsandtofightforhumanrights.

The Flag MakerbySusanCampbellBartoletti;illus.byClaireA.Nivola.ThestorybehindthehugeflagthatinspiredtheNationalAnthem,seenthroughtheeyesofayounggirlwhohelpedinitsmaking.

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of KenyabyDonnaJoNapoli;illus.byKadirNelson.AluminouslookatthewomanwhoishelpingthepeopleofKenya,andthecountryitself,byurgingtheplantingoftrees,creatingtheGreenBeltMovementandbeingawardedtheNobelPeacePrize.

Shining Star: The Anna May Wong StorybyPaulaYoo;illus.byLinWang.ThefirstChineseAmericanmoviestar,AnnaMayWong,struggledtofindrolesrespectfulofhercultureandheritage.

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$1 Book Sale SecondSaturdayofeverymonth,rainorshine.DonationCenter,438TreatAve.10a.m.–2p.m.

March 18

Imbibe! EurekaValleyBranchLibrary1JoséSarriaCourt,6:30p.m.

Books at 10% off! Friends’ Bonus Bookstore Program! Friends members ($50+ level) receive a 10% discount at the following bookstores:

A Different Light Bookstore Academy Store, California Academy of Science A. Cavalli Italian Bookstore Adobe Bookstore Alan Wofsy Fine Arts LLC Alexander Book Co., Inc. Amazing Fantasy The Beat Museum Bibliohead Bookstore Bibliomania Bird & Beckett Books & Records

Black Oak Books Holding Corp. Bolerium Books Book Bay Fort Mason Book Bay Main Books, Inc. Booksmith Borderlands Books Browser Books Christopher’s Books Chronicle Books Compass Books, Inc. Cover to Cover Booksellers

Dog Eared Books Eastwind Books Globus Slavic Bookstore Great Overland Book Company Green Apple Books & Music The Green Arcade Kayo Books Louie Brothers Book Store, Inc. Manning’s Books & Prints Marcus Book Stores

Phoenix Books Omnivore Books on Food Red Hill Books San Francisco Botanical Gardens, Garden Bookstore Thidwick Books

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Readers Locations & Hours

READERSCAFE&BOOKSTOREFortMasonCenter,BuildingCOpensevendaysaweek.Bookstore:10a.m.–6p.m.Cafe:9a.m.–6p.m.Telephone(415)771-1076

READERSBOOKSTOREMainLibraryGroveStreetEntranceOpenallLibraryhoursTelephone(415)557-4238

ThemissionofFriendsoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibraryistocreate,stewardandsupportasuperior,freepubliclibrarysysteminSanFrancisco.Wearecommittedtoraisingthestandardofexcellenceofourlibrariesbyfundingprogramsandservicesbeyondwhatisallocatedinthecity’sbudget.Webelieveinfreeandequalaccesstoinformationforall.

FriendsFocus

Book Bay Bookstores Are Now Readers BookstoresLookoutSanFrancisco,FriendsoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary’sBookBayBookstoresaregettingamakeover!Withanewnameandboldnewdesign,ourBookBayBookstoresaresteppingoutthisspringin

styleasReadersBookstores.Bothlocations,ReadersCafe&Bookstore

(formerlyBookBayFortMason)andReadersBookstoreattheMain(formerlyBookBayMain)willstillofferthebestdealsonnewandusedbooks,musicandmedia,fantasticmonthlyfeaturedsectionsandspecialMembersalesthroughouttheyear!

Andjustlikebefore,allpurchasessupporttheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary.

“Wecouldn’tbemoreexcitedabouttherevisioningofourbookstores,”saidDonnaBero,executivedirectorofFriends.“TheReadersBookstore

brandmoreaccuratelydefineswhatourbookstoresareallaboutandallowsustospreadourmessageofsupportinglibrariestoawideraudience.”

ComebyReadersCafe&BookstoreatFortMasonorReadersBookstoreattheMainandletusknowwhatyouthinkofournewlook!

VisitFriendsSFPL.orgorReadersCafe.orgformoreinformation,detailsonupcomingeventsandspecials.

FriendsoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibrarycelebratesits50thAnniver-saryin2011andaspartofourGoldenYearcelebrations,weare,forthefirsttimeever,hostingafter-hourscocktailpartiesatbranchesthrough-outtheCity.

IMBIBEisanew,quarterlyeventforFriendsMembersandyouareinvitedtojoinusaswemixandmingleinsomeofthemostbeautiful,newly-renovatedbranchesintheSFPLsystem.

ComemakeatoasttoSanFranciscolibrariesandpartyamongstthestackswithspecialliteraryguests,allwhileenjoyingfoodanddrinkonus.

We’llkickofftheyearonFriday,March18,from6:30to9p.m.,attheEurekaValley/HarveyMilkMemorialBranchLibrary.Throughouttheyear,we’llhostthreemorebranchpartiesforourbestFriendsandsup-

porters—ourMembers.Ifyou’renotamember,join

onlinetodaytotakeadvantageofthisnewmembershipperk!CallMaryAbler,ourMembershipManager,tofindouthowyoucangetaspecial,mid-year,18-monthmembershipoffer–(415)626-7512ext.107.

RaiseyourglassandImbibeattheLibrarywithus!

IMBIBE at the Library www.friendssfpl.org/?imbibe

March 18, 6:30-9 p.m.:EurekaValley/HarveyMilkMemorialBranchJune 17:MarinaBranchSept. 30:Richmond/SenatorMiltonMarksBranchDec. 2:PotreroBranch

IMBIBE @ the Library! March 18

FriendsDirectorofAdvocacyandCommunicationsAnneWintroubandLaureateBethLisick

EllenSussman

SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY100LARKINSTREETSANFRANCISCO,CA94102

At the Library

8 MARCH 2011 AT THE LIBRARY

March 2011In this Issue:Page 1 – Presidio Branch Library Reopens

Children’s Puppet Festival Returns

Youth Speaks Poetry Slam

Climate Change in the Next 50 Years

M.F.K. Fisher Biography

Page 2 – Blip News

Presidio Branch Library

Page 3 – Environmental Art Quilts

African American Migration to Canada

Muybridge in San Francisco

Exhibitions Calendar

Page 4 – Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

Irish Literature and More

Jewish Music Festival

Adult Calendar

Page 5 – Gerald McDermott Exhibit

Stagebridge Theater Company

Managing Ongoing Health Conditions

Page 6 – Women’s History Month

Children’s Calendar

Page 7 – Friends Focus

Readers Bookstores

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L I B R A R Y LO C AT I O N S A N D H O U R S S M T W T F S

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

BAYVIEW/WADEN 5075ThirdSt. 355-5757 1–5 10–6 10–6 1–8 10–8 1–6 10–6

BERNALHEIGHTS 500CortlandAve. 355-2810 x 10–6 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 1–6

CHINATOWN 1135PowellSt. 355-2888 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6 Children’sRoom 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–6 1–6 10–6

EUREKAVALLEY/MILK 1JoséSarriaCourt 355-5616 x 12–6 10–9 12–9 10–6 1–6 1–6 (at16thSt.,nearMarket)

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

GLENPARK 2825DiamondSt. 355-2858 x 10–6 10–6 12–8 1–7 1–6 1–6

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

INGLESIDE 1298OceanAve. 355-2898 1–5 10–6 10–6 12–8 1–7 1–6 1–6

MAINLIBRARY 100LarkinSt. 557-4400 12–5 10–6 9–8 9–8 9–8 12–6 10–6

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

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

MISSION 300BartlettSt. 355-2800 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6 Children’sRoom 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–6 1–6 10–6

MISSIONBAY 960FourthSt. 355-2838 1–5 x 10–6 12–8 10–6 1–6 1–6

NOEVALLEY/BRUNN 451JerseySt. 355-5707 1–5 x 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

NORTHBEACH 2000MasonSt. 355-5626 x 12–6 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 1–6

OCEANVIEW 345RandolphSt. 355-5615 x 10–6 10–6 10–7 1–7 1–6 1–6

ORTEGA 3223OrtegaSt. 355-5700 1–5 10–6 10–6 1–9 1–9 1–6 10–6

PARK 1950PageStreet 355-5656 x 10–6 10–9 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

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

PORTOLA 380BaconSt. 355-5660 1–5 x 10–6 12–8 1–7 1–6 1–6

POTRERO 161620thSt. 355-2822 1–5 x 10–8 12–8 10–6 1–6 1–6

PRESIDIOReopens March 26 Closed for renovation 557-4353 See temporary services schedule on page 2.

RICHMOND/MARKS 3519thAve. 355-5600 1–5 10–6 10–9 10–9 1–9 1–6 10–6

SUNSET 130518thAve. 355-2808 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6 Children’sRoom 1–5 1–6 10–8 10–8 10–6 1–6 10–6

VISITACIONVALLEY 45LelandAve. 355-2848 x 10–6 10–6 12–7 1–7 1–6 1–6

WESTPORTAL 190LenoxWay 355-2886 1–5 1–9 10–9 10–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

WESTERNADDITION 1550ScottSt. 355-5727 1–5 1–9 10–6 1–9 10–6 1–6 10–6

The San Francisco Public Library system is dedicated to free and equal access to information,

knowledge, independent learning and the joys of reading for our diverse community.

At the LibraryispublishedmonthlyonrecycledpaperbytheSanFranciscoPublicLibrarywithsupportandfundingfromFriendsoftheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary.

Circulation:12,000

Onlineversion:http://sfpl.org/atl

MainLibraryphonenumber:(415)557-4400

How to reach usPublicAffairs,MainLibrary,100LarkinSt.SanFrancisco,CA94102(415)557-4277;e-mail:publicaffairs@sfpl.orgWebsite:www.sfpl.org

Everyefforthasbeenmadetoproduceamonthlycalendarthatisbothaccurateandcomplete.PleasecontactPublicAffairsifyouhaveanyquestionsorcommentsregardingthelistings.

TREASUREISLANDBOOKMOBILE CommunityCenter,497Ave.I Thursdays,10:30a.m.–12:30p.m.and1–4:30p.m.

“x”meansCLOSED.Formoreinformation:www.sfpl.org(Allphonenumbersareinthe415areacode.)

Tours of MainToursareconductedonthefirstTuesdayofeachmonthat12p.m.MeetattheInformationDeskintheFirstFlooratrium.Toursarelimitedto15peopleonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.Groupscanscheduleaprivatetourbycalling(415)557-4266.

SFPL CommissionMeetingsaregenerallyheldonthefirstandthirdThursdayofeachmonth.Thismonth’smeetings:4:30p.m.onMarch3and17intheKoretAuditoriumoftheMainLibrary.Thepubliciswelcometoattend.

Presidio Branch Library reopens March 26. See Page 2 for details.Photo: Mark Schatz