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San Francisco, CA

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Long Haulers screening with filmmaker, Saturday October 29

October 29, 2022 Megan Posts

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

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October News & upcoming Events

October 3, 2022 Megan Posts

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

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August news: expanded hours, residencies, upcoming events

August 16, 2022 Megan Posts

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

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expanded hours in April, & Blum’s installation continues

March 16, 2022 Megan Posts

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

January 13, 2022 Megan Posts

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

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Join us December 1 at Herbst Theater for LL 2021: “Earth, Air, Fire, Water, California Infrastructures”

November 18, 2021 Megan Posts

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

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Drop-in hours return October 2021!

October 18, 2021 Megan Posts

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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A Library for 2021: Library Wednesdays return April 7th!

March 3, 2021 Megan Posts

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

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Library update: November 18

November 18, 2020 Megan Posts

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,

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Reopening Update, October 28

October 29, 2020 Megan Posts

Hello everyone, Today’s reopening was a fantastic harvest — appropriately taking place during harvest season — of all our summer and early fall labors to

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Library News

  • Sounds in the Library Bandcamp page, new!
  • Resonant Margin performances (nearly every) Third Sunday
  • Collections update: Computing & Ecology (box)
  • Join us at Herbst Theater December 9 & 10
  • Join us at the Savoy Tivoli September 18

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Drop-in Hours Three Days a Week. No appointment needed. Please visit! Chilled sparkling water 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

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 a specific inquiry in mind are encouraged to send a message to info@prelingerlibrary.org ahead of time, to allow us to pull materials (or advise on the extent to which the Library’s holdings may or may not address that 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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