SF News Library Patrons Gone Wild: Antioch Library Temporarily Closes After Reports of Sex, Drugs, Car Break-Ins The Antioch Public Library was temporarily closed this weekend after reports of on-site drug use and sex, plus the discovery of pools of blood and bullet casings, though the library is expected to reopen Tuesday with beefed-up security.
Arts & Entertainment North Bay Librarian Gains Social Media Fame, National Recognition for Spreading 'Library Joy' A 33-year-old librarian in Solano County has gained TikTok and Instagram notoriety for his cheerful videos about "library kids," the pleasures of books, and "library joy."
SF News After 3-Month Protest, UC Berkeley Anthropology Library Saved from Closure When Cal planned to shutter the George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library to narrow a budget deficit, anthropology students and faculty occupied it for 85 days — and just reached a compromise with admin to keep it open (mostly).
SF News Berkeley Poised to Close Famed Anthropology Library, Angry Students In Full ‘Occupy’ Mode UC Berkeley’s 67-year-old George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library is one of only three university anthropology libraries in the U.S., but the school wants to shut it down, prompting an Occupy-style student protest.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Public Library's Main Branch Reopens After 14-Month Closure Monday marks the reopening of the San Francisco Public Library's Main Branch after more than a year of it being closed — and after a year in which Library staff were all put to work as Disaster Services Workers in various roles.
SF News We're Doomed, S.F. Main Library Bathroom Edition Anyone who's ever tried visiting the restroom at the San Francisco Main Library knows that it's basically one of the biggest mistakes of your life. The intensity of the urine stench defies science,
SF News S.F. Public Library Makes Super Bowl Bet With Baltimore Library In what's being called a "cross-country battle of the libraries," the fine folks at San Francisco Public Library have placed a bet with the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. Both of them
Arts & Entertainment Monday, 6/20: 14-Hour Save Oakland Library Read-In Like many cities, Oakland is currently faced with a major budget crisis, and many community organizations are at risk, including Oakland Public Library. Under one of Mayor Quan's three proposed scenarios, the library
SF News Berkeley to Become Nuclear Zone Temporarily You know how Berkeley prides itself on, among other things, being a nuclear-free zone? Well, not so much these days. See, the Berkeley's city council voted today to let the Berkeley public library
