Opening May 14, 2022, KALLIGRAPHIA XVI: An Exhibition by Members of the Friends of Calligraphy showcases the diverse community that keeps this ancient artform contemporary and vital  

Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

 

San Francisco Public Library, KQED, SFMOMA and California Humanities partner with Villa Albertine for annual in-person event May 17

 

Herstory On View: The Legal History of Chinese American Women (1912-2020) is on view in the Chinese Center from March 19 to June 30 

 

PRESS CONFERENCE: April 6, 2022, 10 a.m., San Francisco Main Library, Chinese Center, 3rd Floor, 100 Larkin Street. RSVP to Kate.Patterson@sfpl.org

On Thursday, March 17 at 10:30 a.m., Hannah-Jones will be joined by artist, author and illustrator Nikkolas Smith to discuss their new book The 1619 Project: Born on the Water.

 

The Library hosts a community event to celebrate Silent Spikes: Following in the Footprints of Chinese Railroad Workers, an exhibit on view at the Main Library through May 22, 2022 

San Francisco, March 2, 2022 - San Francisco Public Library, Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association and Chinatown History & Culture Association joined forces to present the Silent Spikes: Following in the Footprints of Chinese Railroad Workers exhibit, which is currently on view in San Francisco Main Library through May 22, 2022.

This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life Book from Podcast Creators Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods Announced as the 2022 Selection for One City One Book: San Francisco Reads

Our lineup of free programs and panels, both virtual and in-person, center around women as groundbreakers, feminism, the women’s movement and much more.