SF’s Main Library Open House: “Library Love” Celebration (2025)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Celebrate the SF Main Library Open House with a full day of  all-ages programming that brings the library to life. Explore every corner of the Main Library through performances, storytimes, workshops, photo-booth fun, displays and hands-on activities that reflect the creativity and spirit of San Francisco’s many communities. Whether you’re listening to the sounds of the SF Symphony, making buttons in the lobby, hearing a wildlife researcher read his book, or dancing along with a Frida Kahlo lookalike, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Don’t miss the powerful exhibition Tenderloin Blackness: We Are Proud to Be Black in the Tenderloin, on view in the African American Center. Honoring the history and impact of the Tenderloin neighborhood’s African American community, this exhibit features six large-scale banners highlighting the contributions of artists, advocates and residents who make the neighborhood a vital Black space. Organized by Del Seymour, Shavonne Allen, the Tenderloin Museum and others, the panels uplift the dignity and stories of leaders like Cecil Williams and Leroy Looper, alongside present-day community members.

The Open House is part of I Love Tenderloin Week and coincides with Make Music Day, adding even more energy and celebration to this vibrant day. Come for one event or spend the day—this is your library.

Event Details – Saturday, June 21

All Ages

• All Day | Resources and Creative Arts Activities
  Location: Koret Lobby
  Learn about library resources, make buttons, create Frida Kahlo inspired art and more
• 12 – 2 p.m. | Performance: Frida Kahlo Lookalike with Music by Cascada de Flores
  Location: Koret Auditorium
• 3 – 4 p.m. | Performance: Celebrate Make Music Day with Members of the SF Symphony 
  Location: Atrium

Youth & Teen

• 11 – 11:30 a.m. | Storytime for Families
  Location: Children’s Storytelling Room, 2nd Floor, Children’s Center
• 1 – 4 p.m. l Comic Art Fest
• Location: Main Children’s Center
• 1 – 2 p.m. | A Journey into Wildlife Ecology and the Natural World with Tyus D. Williams
  Location: Children’s Creative Center, 2nd Floor
• 2 – 3:15 p.m. | Workshop: Kimchi and Krautchi with June Jo Lee (For ages 13–18.)
  Location: The Mix Maker Space, 2nd Floor

Exhibitions/Displays

• June 15 – August 14, 2025 | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  Exhibit: Tenderloin Blackness – We Are Proud to Be Black in the Tenderloin
  Location: African American Center, 3rd Floor
• All Day | Display: Frida Kahlo
  Location: Art, Music & Recreation Section, 4th Floor

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