potrero view

February 2009

Library News

Lia Hillman, Potrero Branch Manager

Therese Cason, Mission Bay Branch Manager

 

Interim Services during Potrero Branch Closure

 

Bookmobile service will be available on Tuesdays from 2:30 p.m. 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.


Storytime for children, from birth to five years old, will be offered at 10:30 a.m. on February 5, 12, and 21, at St. Teresa’s community hall, Connecticut and 19th streets. Enter on Connecticut Street.


Thursday, February 26 at 10:30 a.m., the Fratello Marionettes will perform Vaudeville Follies, a marionette variety show presented in the spirit of the old time music hall.  Suitable for children of all ages; St. Teresa’s community hall, Connecticut and 19th streets.


Check out http://potrerolibrarysfpl.blogspot.com, which provides a forum for sharing updates on building progress, library programs, community events, and other news while our beloved branch is closed for renovation.


Potrero Library Campaign

The Potrero Neighborhood Library Campaign Committee meets monthly to discuss fundraising strategies and progress. The next meeting is Thursday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m.  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.


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 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sundays 1 p.m. 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 Branch 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.

February 7, 4 p.m.  Armchair walk of Mission Bay.  Join City Guides tour leader Rob Spoor for a “brisk sit” through the remarkable Mission Bay neighborhood.  From a placid bay fished by ancient settlers to the biggest construction project since 1906, Mission Bay has been an integral part of the growth of San Francisco.

February 25, 6:30 p.m. Children’s Yoga.  Certified yoga instructor Tatjana Rmus will lead a yoga class for preschoolers, ages three to five, and their parents or caregivers.  Bring a mat or a towel.  Space is limited.  Call 355.2838 for reservations.

 

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