Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The Etching and Engraving Picture File

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The Etching and Engraving Picture File is one of San Francisco Public Library’s hidden gems. Originally known simply as the “picture file,”...
Sunday, July 10, 2022

Panel: Bill Kopp's Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave

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  An Author Led Discussion Featuring Key Figures of the 415 Records Story A new book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Presentation: Velvet Underground

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  A Discussion with Richie Unterberger Tuesday, 6/21/2022 12:00 - 1:30 The Velvet Underground were one of the most innovative and uncompromi...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments

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The edifice for the toppled statue of U.S. Grant in Golden Gate Par k The early summer of 2020 brought a wave of iconoclasm to America and S...
Sunday, May 29, 2022

Using the Dorothy Starr Collection

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From the Wall of Library Heroes  at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library   Dorothy Starr was the beloved proprietor of a Hayes Val...
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

San Francisco's Hugo Friedhofer

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source: Music and Dance in California Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981) is often named as the only native Californian among the famed film soundtr...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

Presentation: David Bowie

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  A talk and slide show with Richie Unterberger Author and rock historian Richie Unterberger shows and discusses vintage performance clips ...