Week of Events
Anatomy of a Book | What Books Are Made of
Ever wonder what materials are used to make the book you are reading? Come see American Bookbinders Museum latest exhibit and explore the different categories of materials and their various uses.
Unfolding Duplications: Contemporary Risograph Publishing
SFCB showcases contemporary publishers and artists utilizing Risograph technology to create experimental and thought-provoking bookworks.
Al Martinez in the Korean War: A Future Columnist Hones His Craft
Al Martinez in the Korean War: A Future Columnist Hones His Craft
For more than twenty years, the Los Angeles Times columnist Al Martinez (1929-2015) delighted, and enriched the lives of, thousands of readers across southern California. An Oakland native, he attended San Francisco State College. Later, he was a reporter for the Richmond Independent and the Oakland Tribune before being lured to Los Angeles to write […]
The Past Inside the Future: Commercial Classics at Five
The Past Inside the Future: Commercial Classics at Five
Around the turn of the 19th century, a revolution left the world of typography utterly different from what it had been. The explosion of new type styles during this period—including the modern face, the fat face, the slab serif, and the sans serif—reflected new technologies and ways of thinking that set the stage for modern […]
Member Nerd Out: Concrete Poetry and Asemic Writing
Member Nerd Out: Concrete Poetry and Asemic Writing
In this Member Nerd Out, we’ll guide you through our favorite examples of concrete poetry and asemic writing in the Letterform Archive collection. This presentation will be followed by an opportunity to show some objects from your own home with fellow letterform Nerds across the globe.
Judson: Innovation in Stained Glass
Judson: Innovation in Stained Glass
Five generations of Judsons have worked with artists, architects, and designers to create Old World-style stained glass whose quality and craftsmanship has often been compared to the work of Louis Tiffany. Famed for its Craftsman glass, Judson arts-and-crafts era windows have been celebrated by experts in the field for decades. Judson’s work with Frank Lloyd […]
SongWriter Live with W. Kamau Bell and Las Cafeteras
SongWriter Live with W. Kamau Bell and Las Cafeteras
This edition of SongWriter features live storytelling by Emmy- and Peabody-winning television host and producer, comedian and bestselling author W. Kamau Bell, which will be transformed into original music by the Chicano band Las Cafeteras. Together with SongWriter host Ben Arthur and social psychologist Shira Gabriel, they craft an evening about identity, home and collective effervescence through a thrilling exchange […]
Don’t just hit publish, LAUNCH your book!
Don’t just hit publish, LAUNCH your book!
Congrats, you wrote a book! You’ve been counting down to the day it publishes. Have you realized that publishing isn’t the final goal? Wouldn’t it be great if your network actually read your book and discovered how valuable your content is, so they can buy from you and/or refer you? What’s your strategy to use this book to wake […]
Don’t just hit publish, LAUNCH your book! with Robbie Samuels
Don’t just hit publish, LAUNCH your book! with Robbie Samuels
Our presenter, Robbie Samuels, designs book launches with the aim of getting 50+ Amazon reviews, but the real goal is to wake up and engage the author’s network to build a pipeline and drive referrals. While a byproduct of a strong launch is reaching #1 Best Seller, that’s not the goal. Being a #1 Best Seller or […]
Book Arts Family Bonanza
Book Arts Family Bonanza
Get ready for some creative family time! Join us for a half-day “makers workshop” this summer that encourages the exploration of the world of book artistry. This hands-on family workshop features artistic bookbinding, paper making, letterpress printing, and rubber stamping. Instruction is geared towards families with children aged 8-12. All materials provided. Sorry, no drop-offs […]
Book Arts Family Bonanza
Book Arts Family Bonanza
Get ready for some creative family time! Join us for a half-day “makers workshop” this summer that encourages the exploration of the world of book artistry. This hands-on family workshop features artistic bookbinding, paper making, letterpress printing, and rubber stamping. Instruction is geared towards families with children aged 8-12. All materials provided. Sorry, no drop-offs […]
Family Book Fair
Family Book Fair
Dive into a World of Wonder at our Family Book Fair! Join us at Mechanics' Institute on July 13th, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, for a literary celebration perfect for the whole family! Visit the SFPL Bookmobile: Kick off the literary adventure at 11:00 am with the San Francisco Public Library Bookmobile, stationed outside of Mechanics' Institute on 57 Post […]
Monthly Bookbinding Workshop: French Link Binding
Monthly Bookbinding Workshop: French Link Binding
Join us for a hand binding workshop to create a hardcover French Link journal. Also known as Journal de liens en Français, the French Link binding technique originated in 16th-century France and is a popular decorative binding. It is a variation of the Coptic binding with a series of looping X’s stitched along the spine and […]
Albert Pissis and the Building (and Re-Building) of San Francisco
Albert Pissis and the Building (and Re-Building) of San Francisco
Join journalist Therese Poletti on the significance of architect Albert Pissis in defining San Francisco architecture in the wake of the 1906 earthquake and fire, and rebuilding the San Francisco we know and love today. While many of Pissis's works are well known to San Franciscans - the Hibernia Bank, the Flood Building, the former […]
The Past, Present, and Future of San Francisco
The Past, Present, and Future of San Francisco
Join Willie L. Brown, Jr., former two-term Mayor of San Francisco and Speaker of the California State Assembly, in conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist and San Francisco Chronicle urban design critic John King on the past, present, and future of San Francisco.