Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Elvis Is In The Building - Thursday Noon Videos in January 2014

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Every Thursday in January, the celluloid Elvis Presley will make an appearance upon the projection screen in the Main Library's Koret...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Know Your SFPL Call Numbers - 792.1, 792.5, 791.43

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We all love the Dewey Decimal System.  However, just as the world we live in changes, the Dewey Decimal System also changes over time. At ...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

The Most Requested Art, Music and Recreation Center books in December 2013

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The books below are listed in order of the number of holds placed on them reflecting their current popularity at the San Francisco Public...
Friday, December 6, 2013

Music Online From Alexander Street Press

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There are 51,888 albums and over 760,000 tracks (and growing) of streaming music in Music Online. Music Online brings together, on a singl...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Icons of Men's Style

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How did the Pea Coat get its name? Who designed “Chuck Taylors”? Why do surfers wear shirts designed for lumberjacks? The answers to all o...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Faith Petric (1915-2013)

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I was born in a log cabin on the Clearwater River near Orofino, in northern Idaho, September 13, 1915.  My father, an itinerant preacher,...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Ayeshi Nadir Ali Sings Classical Punjabi Poetry

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Pakistani singer Ayesha Nadir Ali will present a talk about the tradition of the Punjabi classical poetry and its relationship to Hindusta...