Open HousesAT SFPL’S BRANCH LIBRARIES

A Year of Celebrations 16 Open House Events

More than 3,500 Attendees

Community Building

Celebrating Neighborhood Libraries and the Branch Library Improvement Program

Sponsored by the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

Bernal Heights BranchOpen House, 5 Year Anniversary & Bernal Library Art Project Celebration

Saturday, January 25th

Attendance: 250

Special Events:

• Bernaltown screening

• Los Compas performance

• Crafts

• Refreshments

• New murals

North Beach BranchOpen House, 1 Year Anniversary

Saturday, May 9th

Attendance: 300+

Special Events:

• Bookbinding demonstration

• Saporosa: poems of Italian Food & Lovereading by author Jennifer Barone

• Bike smoothies

• FOGG Theatre Youth Conservatory Performance

• Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ Club Theater performance

• San Francisco Conservatory of Music Performance

Potrero BranchOpen House, 57th Annual Art Show

Saturday, May 2nd

Attendance:

Special Events:

• Art by neighborhood artists

• Refreshments

• Musical performance by Triskela

Marina Branch Open House, 8th Anniversary

Saturday, May 16th

Attendance: 120

Special Events:

• Bingo

• Balloon animals by Jessie Sitou

• Six Roses Jazz Combo

Merced BranchOpen House, 4th Anniversary

Wednesday, May 20th

Attendance: 60

Special Events:

• Reading from The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines: A Memoir by author Shohreh Aghdashloo

• Performance by I. Reed Daley and the Bookworms

• Crafts for all ages

Golden Gate Valley BranchOpen House, 4th Anniversary

Wednesday, June 10th

Attendance: 150

Special Events:

• Interactive harp performance by Lisa Lynne

• Light Refreshments

Eureka Valley BranchOpen House, 6th Anniversary

Saturday, June 13th

Attendance: 100

Special Events:

• Accordian performance

• Balloon Artist

• Collage Craft

Anza BranchOpen House, 4th Anniversary

Saturday, June 13th

Attendance: 168

Special Events:

• Playdough Crafts

• Community Music Center’s Jazz Ensemble performance

• Light Refreshments

• Community Agency tabling

Western Addition BranchOpen House, 7th Anniversary

Saturday, June 13th

Attendance: 700

Special Events:

• Alison Faith Levy

• Broun Felinis

• Growing Readers

• Japadogs

Chinatown BranchWeekday Open House, 94 Birthday

Tuesday, June 16th

Attendance: 200

Special Events:

• Rock the Bike Smoothies

• Slide show of branch events

• Historic Renovation Film screening

• Light refreshments

ChinatownBranchWeekend Open House

Saturday, June 20th

Attendance: 150

Special Events:

• San Francisco Guzheng Music Society performance

• Slide show of branch events

• Light refreshments

Mission Bay BranchOpen House 9th Anniversary

Wednesday, June 24th

Attendance: 289

Special Events:

• Poetry by Larry Ware

• Six Roses jazz duo performance

• Library scavenger hunt

• Light refreshments

Portola BranchOpen House, 6th Anniversary & Block Party

Saturday, July 25th

Attendance: 250

Special Events:

• Street closure & block party

• Kickoff for The Moving Art House

• Bookmaking

• Reading by Alejandro Murguia, Poet Laureate of San Francisco

• Refreshments

Photographs by Melvin Whartnaby

Excelsior BranchOpen House & Sunday Streets

Sunday, August 16th

Attendance: 450

Special Events:

• Zumba

• 50 bikes repaired by Bay Area Bike Repair

• Cherry Hoops Hula Hoops

• Green Bookmobile

• Popsicle craft

• Giants Raffle and Book Giveaway

Bernal Heights Branch12th Annual Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Film Festival Opening

Thursday, Sept 10th

Attendance: 150+

Special Events:

• Film screenings

• Jose Najera and the Bernal Beat

• Refreshments

Don’t sit home alone! Come join the party!

Date Location and Event

October 10th from 1-4 pm Bernal Heights Branch, 75th Anniversary

October 24th from 1-6 pm Glen Park Branch, 8 year Anniversary

November 14th from 3-5 pm Parkside Branch, 5 Year Anniversary

December 10th from 6:30-8:30 pm Bernal Heights Branch, Annual Winter Holiday Open House

December 19th TBD Ingleside Branch, Winter Holiday Open House