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.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- At the beginning of every year the San Francisco Public Library offers a "forgiveness" program that allows people to return overdue books without paying the fine. This year, at ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- During the month of June, the San Francisco Public Library will put a special focus on celebrating LGBTQ+ stories for all ages. "There are so many great books for kids about LGBTQIA ...

The San Francisco Public Library is ushering in a spring filled with arts, culture and civic engagement with a pair of weekend events in an effort to boost the area surrounding its main branch. The ...

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.

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.

After calculating it might take us 11 years to get a book on hold, we queried the San Francisco Public Library regarding what book it had the most copies of. We were told that this intuitive question ...