The Tattoo Tradition exhibition at the SF main library is ending soon.

We just happened to catch it at wiki’s birthday and it was amazing. It was inspiring especially as I learn more about Ryukyu Tattoo culture.

A few folks in the photos had tattoos of the Hidari gomon symbol which is connected with the Ryukyu kingdom and Okinawan karate

https://sfpl.org/releases/2025/09/19/tattoo-traditions-compelling-new-exhibition-library-showcases-universe-tattoo

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Love use of word "Encounter" in program titles 💜

Two photos from Visitacion Valley Library

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We went into the city today to get this amazing library card!!!

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San Francisco Main Library

- January 9, 2026

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S.F. Public Library’s main ebook provider to shut down – San Francisco Chronicle

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San Francisco Public Library’s main ebook service is suddenly shutting down

By Aidin Vaziri, Staff WriterUpdated Nov 17, 2025 5:50 p.m.

Editor’s note: There is an audio file in the online article, I cannot include here. –DrWeb

San Francisco’s library patrons are about to lose access to one of their most-used ebook platforms — the latest ripple effect of a crisis shaking the library supply industry nationwide.

The San Francisco Public Library announced that Boundless, its largest ebook supplier, will go offline Dec. 8 after its parent company, Baker & Taylor, said it will cease operations at the end of 2025. 

The closure of the nearly 200-year-old distributor has sent libraries across the country scrambling to find new vendors and digital access points for readers.

“Due to the company’s sudden closure, the Boundless platform will end,” the library said in a statement. 

Boundless users will be unable to place new holds after Monday, Nov. 17, and must check out any remaining titles by Nov. 24.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: S.F. Public Library’s main ebook provider to shut down

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Visited San Francisco's Visitacion Valley library branch today

Construction has closed a lane of street traffic in front of Mission Blue coffee, where I get a lavender oat latte. They always put two lavender buds on top 💜💜

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Young San Franciscans aren’t drinking at bars. They’re at the library

Young San Franciscans aren’t going to bars. They’re hanging at the library

Is it any surprise that young people like me are forgoing moody bars for free books when a glass of wine can set you back $20?

San Francisco Main Library, photographed in 2023. The library’s marketing and community engagement teams have made concerted efforts to capture the attention of millennial and Gen-Z audiences.

Stephen Lam/The Chronicle

It’s no secret that young people in San Francisco don’t frequent bars and nightclubs the way they once did.

This has left many perplexed. If the city’s dwindling population of 20-somethings isn’t drinking and dancing, what are they doing?

This 20-something has spent much of her time this summer at the San Francisco Public Library. And based on my observations, plenty of other young adults have, too.

No, we aren’t geeks. The library is cool.

To start, it’s a free third space — a perk that cannot be overstated in this ridiculously expensive city.

I recently visited the Chinatown library shortly before it closed at 8 p.m. There was barely an empty seat in the house. And it was impossible not to notice the sizable number of young adults.

Is it any surprise we’d forgo a moody bar when a glass of wine can set you back $20 these days?

Meanwhile, the library’s marketing and community engagement teams have made concerted efforts to capture the attention of millennial and Gen-Z audiences.

Their smart gamification strategy is working.

The library offers a tote bag as a prize for completing its Summer Stride program — which challenges residents to complete 20 hours of reading from June through August.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Young San Franciscans aren’t drinking at bars. They’re at the library

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Flickr Blog: Flickr Commons: More New Members! More Achievable Goals!. “Two more Flickr Commons members have joined us in time for the Flickr Commons 17th birthday! We’d love for you to meet them.” The two new Flickr Commons members are the San Francisco Public Library and the Marshall Public Library.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/17/flickr-commons-more-new-members-more-achievable-goals-flickr-blog/

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1) Kiddo & I went to the #SanFranciscoPublicLibrary #SFPL because she wanted to take out some #Shakespeare. She chose Macbeth because “Ooh! Violent.” #ProudDadMoment
2) Spouse made a veggie chili that was amazing. (Remains amazing - double recipe.)
3) Sunshine on our faces after several days of rain.

#HappyHolidays everyone! Cozy wishes to all.

I really enjoyed "The Eight Mountains". It's a beautiful story of a bourgeois Italian kid who, while on a family trip to the mountains, meets and bonds with the "last" child from a small mountain town. Their friendship spans decades as they both attempt to find the meaning in their lives. Via Kanopy and San Francisco Public Library.

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