Library News
Lia Hillman, Potrero Branch Manager
Jasmin Springer, Mission Bay Branch Children’s Librarian
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 and 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 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at St. Teresa’s community hall, Connecticut and 19th streets. Enter on Connecticut Street.
Check-out the Potrero Branch blog at http://potrerolibrarysfpl.blogspot.com/ for updates on building progress, library programs, community events, and other news while our beloved branch is being renovated.
Mission Bay Library
The Mission Bay Library is located at 960 Fourth Street, at Berry Street, near AT&T Park. The branch 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 available on Channel Street, also a block away. The branch phone number is 355.2838. Additional branch information can be found at http://missionbaylibrary.blogspot.com.
Mission Bay Library programs:
Baby/Toddler Lapsits for ages birth to three. Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. and Fridays 4 p.m. (cancelled April 16 and 17).
Preschool Storytime for ages three to five. Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. (cancelled April 16).
April 1, 6:30 p.m. Get A Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Sheila Hansen, Cal State Teach faculty member, will provide instructions on how to earn California multiple subject teaching credentials through online courses.
April 25, 4 p.m. Family Sing-Along with Chris Molla. Join us for an interactive music and movement program as Chris Molla sings folk and original songs, accompanied by guitar and accordion. For children of all ages.
Potrero Library Campaign
The Potrero Neighborhood Library Campaign Committee meets monthly to discuss fundraising strategies and progress. 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.
