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→ Visit us 7 days a week on the 3rd Floor of the Main Library
Or get in touch at aac@sfpl.org |
| 💫Happy Holidays To You and Yours
From The African American Center💫 |
| 💫💫Upcoming Holiday Hours💫💫 |
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Tuesday, December 24th Hours Open 9am-5pm
Closed early for Christmas Eve
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Wednesday, December 25th Closed for Christmas Holiday
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Tuesday, December 31st Hours Open 9am-5pm Closed early for New Years Eve
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Upcoming Programs
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Sunday, 12/8/2024
2:00 - 3:30pm
Author: James Beasley Jr.
Deeply Rooted: Gangsterdom Vol. 1After spending a quarter-century behind bars, James Beasley Jr., one of the most successful cocaine dealers in California during the 1980s, shares his memoirs in the hope of discouraging those who might consider a life of crime.
African American Center 3rd Floor
Main Library 100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102 415-557-4400
aac@sfpl.org
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Come celebrate Kwanzaa at the San Francisco Public
Library's Main Branch location on Saturday, December 28,
2024 at 1:00pm featuring live performances, food and
libations.
Kwanzaa events will start on Thursday, December 26th
at City Hall and commence on Wednesday, January 1st.
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Saturday, 12/28/2024
1:00 - 5:00pm
Celebration: KwanzaaUjima: Collective Work and Responsibility
Celebrate the third day of Kwanzaa (Ujima, Collective Work and Responsibility) with the library and The Village Project as part of the 19th annual Kwanzaa San Francisco festivities. To start things off, Brother Clint and Brother Malik perform the Kwanzaa ritual, pour libations, honor our ancestors and light the 1st candle of the kinara. Then we'll have entertainment and a ritual feast afterward.
Koret Auditorium Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room B Main Library
100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-4400
aac@sfpl.org
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| New SFPL Happenings |
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Maya Angelou's seminal work "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" has been selected Fall 2024 SF Reads title. Pick up a copy at any SFPL Location.
And come check out the new monument Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman by Lava Thomas in tribute of Dr. Maya Angelou at the Larkin Street entrance.
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| Recommended Community Events |
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Celebrate local Black-owned businesses and get ready for the holiday
season with a day of delicious food, crafts, community, and family fun
at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.
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Holidays with Boyz II Men and the SF SymphonyDecember 17 & 18, 2024 |
Experience the incredible harmonies and soulful sound of this Grammy Award–winning trio as they take the stage with the San Francisco Symphony in a concert featuring orchestrated versions of original hits like “End of the Road,” I’ll Make Love to You,” “On Bended Knee,” and more, along with holiday favorites.
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African American Center
Main Library
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfpl.org |
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