In April the library celebrates one year of reopening following the first pandemic year shut-down. We are delighted to announce that the artist Thom Blum
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January 26 and 29 live events in the Library(?) YES! Masked, distanced, and vaxxed EVENTS
Wednesday, January 26, 7–9 p.m. and Saturday, January 29, 4 – 6 p.m. Musician & composer Thom Blum of the San Francisco Tape Music Collective
Read moreJoin us December 1 at Herbst Theater for LL 2021: “Earth, Air, Fire, Water, California Infrastructures”
Join us at Herbst Theater on Wednesday, the first of December for LL 2021: “Earth, Air, Fire, Water, California Infrastructures” This event is part of
Read moreDrop-in hours return October 2021!
Hi everyone, welcome back! After six months, we’re bringing back drop-in hours (suspending the appointment calendar) on a trial basis. We aim to support spontaneity
Read moreA Library for 2021: Library Wednesdays return April 7th!
We can’t wait to be back. We are ready to be the Library for 2021! With indoor cultural spaces now green-lighted in San Francisco, we
Read moreLibrary update: November 18
Hello everyone, With the rapidly changing restrictions this week, we are holding back from posting public appointments for December. At the end of Thanksgiving week,
Read moreReopening Update, October 28
Hello everyone, Today’s reopening was a fantastic harvest — appropriately taking place during harvest season — of all our summer and early fall labors to
Read moreOctober News: Planned Reopening
With indoor cultural spaces opening up, we are getting ready to continue the Bay Area’s tradition of independent, artist-serving, activist-friendly resource exchange spaces. Thanks to
Read moreAugust 2020 Update
Hi everyone, Thanks to extraordinary support from our donors, the Library continues to be rent stable in August as the shutdown continues. This stability mostly
Read moreUpdate for Juneteenth and COVID-19
The Prelinger Library & Archives spheres stand in alliance with Black Lives Matter! Since 2004 this Library has offered a hub for the study of
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