Library News
Lia Hillman, Potrero Branch Manager
Therese Cason, Mission Bay Branch Manager
Interim Services during Potrero Branch Closure
Bookmobile service will be provided on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 5 p.m., and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on the north side of 1502 Mariposa Street, adjacent to the Jackson Park Recreation Center building. Services include borrowing, returning, reserving or picking up materials, and obtaining or renewing a library card.
December 4 and 11, 10:30 a.m., Storytime for children, from birth to five years old, St. Teresa’s community hall, Connecticut and 19th streets. Enter on Connecticut Street.
December 18, 10:30 a.m., Cascada de Flores. Enjoy the lush, earthy songs and traditional dance of Mexico and Cuba, St. Teresa’s community hall, Connecticut and 19th streets. Enter on Connecticut Street.
Mission Bay Branch
The Mission Bay Library is located at 960 Fourth Street, at Berry, near AT&T Park. The library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays noon to 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 1 to 6 p.m.; Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. The Muni N and T lines are a block away, at Fourth and King Streets, and street parking is on Channel Street, also a block away. The branch phone number is 355.2838.
The Mission Bay Library offers a variety of adult and children’s programming, including:
- Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. and Fridays, 4 p.m. Baby/Toddler Lapsits for ages birth to three.
- Thursdays 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime, for ages three to five.
- December 3, 6:30 p.m., Sheila Hansen, Cal State Teach faculty member, will give instructions to teachers on how to earn California multiple subject teaching credentials through online courses.
- December 6, 2 p.m., Holiday Music Presentation by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
- December 10, 6:30 p.m. Dan White will read his book The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail
Potrero Library Campaign
The Potrero Neighborhood Library Campaign Committee meets monthly to discuss fundraising strategies and progress. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m., usually on the third Wednesday of the month. If you’d like to join the campaign committee, please contact Tina Tom at Friends of the Library 626.7512, extension 106; tina.tom@friendssfpl.org.
