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San Francisco, CA

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2015 Yearbook now a free PDF download

May 18, 2016 Megan Posts

The 2015 Library Yearbook is now a free PDF download: http://www.prelinger.com/Prelinger_Library_2015_Yearbook_Pages.pdf

Donors to our annual appeal get a free bound hard copy in the mail: https://prelingerlibrary.org/home/support/

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Library News

  • kind discussion of Library in The Revival Lab
  • Thursday April 9th: a Literary evening with library residents
  • Happy New Year for 2026! …and a bit about who we are
  • New support platform: Every.org (new October, 2025)
  • Stop by our table at the Art Book Fair! July 10-13

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No appointment needed during posted open hours. Please visit! Beverages offered to every visitor!

Sunday afternoons: 1:30 – 4 p.m. host, Thom Blum’s live sound art performance “The Instrullation” accompanies these unique research hours.
Tuesdays: 11 – 5 p.m. Host is a zine artist
Wednesdays: 12:30 – 7 p.m. Hosting trio

Happy New Year for 2026: Off-hours appointments for out-of-towners may be possible to arrange off-hours. Please send an email to info@prelingerlibrary.org and we’ll attempt to match inquiries with available hosts.

TO FIND US : Use the intercom near the street entrance at 301 8th Street in San Francisco to find a button marked “Prelinger Library.” Press the button to be buzzed in, and take the elevator to the second floor.

Visitors with specific research inquiries in mind are encouraged to send a message to info@prelingerlibrary.org ahead of their visit, to allow librarians to pull materials, or advise on the extent to which the Library’s holdings may or may not address a particular inquiry. Thanks!

You’re welcome to download a visitor guide before visiting: http://www.prelinger.com/2020-Library-FindingAid.pdf

Indigenous representation, resource holdings Finding Aid: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xZp6VKNCyJIP8zYBTLtLtcQdDAvCn-uOCMwsnp6lMGA/edit?gid=1916604178#gid=1916604178

Artists Books collection, Finding Aid: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/156nb5Dg5DIcD_IBBZPaCITnw31nLg6_z/edit?gid=1482885575#gid=1482885575

 

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