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Walk and Roll !

Sunday in the City: the Branch Bookmobile and San Francisco Public Library's contingent walked and rolled in the 38th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade on June 29th. The Library is proud to have been a part of this historic day, as record numbers of attendees cheered on the parade and attended other Pride events in the City on Saturday and Sunday. (Thanks to all who planned and participated, our photographers, and to KRON 4 for permission to use this clip of the Bookmobile and Team in action!)

May Mobility

The Branch Bookmobiles are headed your way in May. Click the map icons to see information about festivals where you can find the bookmobile. Rollin' rollin' rollin'...


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Clinging to Spring

In between the days of wind and cold snaps, we are still seeing the signs of Spring through the windshield of the bookmobiles. Keith and former bookmobile manager Irene took the bookmobile to the Union Street Spring celebration and they even drove in the Parade (with the help of "professional cow roller skaters." Your guess is as good as mine, but it sounds like fun!). Julio and Wen drove out to the Stonestown YMCA to participate in Healthy Kids Day, and we've got more celebrations coming up! If you don't see the bookmobiles in your neighborhood in May, you're just not looking hard enough! Watch this space for more information about upcoming events. Then come and see us!

Spring Flings

We've done it again...and again! The bookmobile toured the Castro on Saturday March 1st to say farewell to the Eureka Valley Branch for a while and to say hello to the neighborhood residents who will be our patrons during the branch closure and renovations.

Then on Tuesday March 4th we went to Balboa Park for the Kaboom playground build. Othopedic surgeons, nurses, and young and old members of the community built a a playground in one day! Thanks to Julio, Terry, and Lisa for their help on these special events.

Bookmobile service in Eureka Valley begins on Saturday March 8th. Days and times are Tuesdays 3:30-7pm and Saturdays 1-5pm.

Tour de Castro and Eureka Valley Closing Party

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The bookmobile will be making stops throughout the Castro District on Saturday morning, March 1st, in anticipation of the big Closing Party at the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch at 1pm that day. The branch will be closing in order to perform much needed renovation. Temporary services -- including the Bookmobile! -- will be provided for patrons in the neighborhood during the closure. Come get a sneak peak of the bookmobile!

Tour kicks off around 10am at the Eureka Valley Recreation Center (100 Collingwood), moves to Bagdad Cafe on Market, then up Market to Castro, to park in front of the Castro Theater for a little while. At 1pm, join us at the Library for a fond (but temporary) farewell to the Branch. Music, refreshments, activities for children, fun for all!

Happy (Vietnamese) New Year

The staff of the Branch Bookmobiles wish you a happy and prosperous 2008! More than 300 people hopped on the bookmobile to celebrate with us as we rang in the Year of the Rat at the Vietnamese Tet Festival in San Francisco's Little Saigon district on February 3rd. Team effort is the name of the game in 2008: Keith got the ball rolling contacting organizers, The Friends of the Library paid our way, Dennis pitched in with help on board, and Jimmy brought his old friends from his lion dancing troupe to give us their blessing. If this is how the Rat rolls, pass the cheese!