In honor of our 20th anniversary we held a small gathering for core community members and supporters. We invite everyone visiting the website to enjoy
Read moreAuthor: Megan
Megan Prelinger is the co-founder of the Prelinger Library in San Francisco. She is a cultural historian and archivist, and author of two books: Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957–1962 and Inside the Machine: Art and Invention in the Electronic Age.
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Library featured in the work of artist Rosa Menkman
Dutch artist Rosa Menkman visited the Library in 2022 and captured some video. This summer, in work commissioned by Torque Editions, Rosa gave a talk
Read moreMarch 2 event: A Synesthete’s Atlas
Thursday, March 2nd, artist and software engineer Eric Theise will perform A Synesthete’s Atlas, an improvised cartographic salon piece using projected maps based on OpenStreetMap
Read moreLong Haulers screening with filmmaker, Saturday October 29
Saturday, October 29th, documentarian Amy Reid offers a screening of her film Long Haulers about women truckers: “All truckers are either running away or running
Read moreOctober News & upcoming Events
The Library welcomes Fall with a new Partnership, a new Resident, a newly scheduled Event, some new News, and the widest offering of public drop-in
Read moreAugust news: expanded hours, residencies, upcoming events
August, 2022 — The Library is bustling this summer with new and returning visitors, new projects, and the widest offering of public drop-in hours in
Read moreexpanded hours in April, & Blum’s installation continues
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
Read moreJanuary 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
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