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S.F. Public Library’s main ebook provider to shut down – San Francisco Chronicle
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Public Library’s main ebook service is suddenly shutting down By Aidin Vaziri, Staff WriterUpdated Nov 17, 2025 5:50 p.m. Editor’s note: There is an audio file in the online article, I cannot include here. –DrWeb San Francisco’s library patrons are about to lose access to one of their most-used ebook…
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Young San Franciscans aren’t drinking at bars. They’re at the library
Opinion // Emily Hoeven Young San Franciscans aren’t going to bars. They’re hanging at the library Is it any surprise that young people like me are forgoing moody bars for free books when a glass of wine can set you back $20? By Emily Hoeven, Opinion Columnist, Aug 16, 2025 San Francisco Main Library, photographed…
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How San Franciscans use their libraries is shifting dramatically | San Francisco Chronicle
By Nami Sumida, Dec. 31, 2022 With library buildings closed, book talks moved online and millions of fewer items checked out, the pandemic transformed San Francisco’s public libraries. Two and a half years later, all library branches are now open and operating at pre-COVID hours and circulation has nearly bounced back from its pandemic low.…
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The most borrowed library books in San Francisco in 2021 | San Francisco Chronicle
By Nami Sumida | Dec. 31, 2021 4:00 a.m. Based on data provided by the San Francisco Public Library, The Chronicle compiled a list of the most borrowed books in 2021. Note: Source: San Francisco Public Library, Based on circulation from Jan. 1 through Dec. 28, 2021. The list includes national bestsellers, like “The Vanishing Half,” “The…
