News, Events & Exhibits

study space img Additional Study Space During Finals

The Library has added addtional study space for finals;
see post for details.

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Sutro Day img Adolph Sutro’s life and legacy in celebration of his 189th birthday

Come learn about the history of the San Francisco Jewish community with a panel of speakers followed by a screening of the documentary, American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco.

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cable car img Images of the Industrial Revolution: From the Crystal Palace to the locomotive, 1851-1895

Explore the making of the modern world. On display will be illustrations and photographs of the technology, machinery, and culture of the nineteenth century.

 

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los siete img Women Out in Front: How the Community Freed Los Siete de la Raza

In May 1969, seven young Latinos from the Mission district were charged with murdering a San Francisco police officer. They became known as Los Siete de la Raza. Hear from the activists who led the fight to free them.

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Dolores Huerta img Film Screening: The Long Ride

The Long Ride is a timely documentary film about the historic 2003 Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride that sparked the birth of the new Civil Rights Movement for immigrant workers in the US.

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game of thrones img POP-UP EXHIBIT: Winter is Here…

See real historic resources reminiscent to the fantasy created in the Game of Thrones before the final season begins.

 

 

 

 

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voices img EVENT: VOICES FROM THE CROWD: SF State Student Strikers share stories

Hear student activists’ stories from 50 years ago of the strike that won the nation’s first College of Ethnic Studies at SF State.

 

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dockworker power img Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in South Africa and the Bay Area

Learn about the fight for social justice by workers in the ports of South Africa and the Bay Area.

 

 

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images of protest img Images of Protest: Selections from the San Francisco State University Strike Collection, 1968 - 1969

Exhibit will showcase protest posters, ephemera, and video footage created by students and faculty during the 1968 strike.

 

 

 

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piano img CONCERT: Student Concert Hour Celebrating Clementi Fortepiano Anniversary

Enjoy performances of works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Schubert by School of Music students on the de Bellis Collection’s historic Clementi fortepiano.

 

 

 

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