San Francisco Main Public Library

Interactive Workshop: Cross-Cultural Communication | SF Main Library During this fun and eye opening workshop presented by Sharmila Gosh: Learn how culture influences behaviors. Understand causes for cross-cultural communication breakdown. Understand social structure & decision-making process in different cultures. Learn different communication styles in varied cultures. Learn strategies for effective cross-cultural communication.

Festival of Microbiology & Hands On Activities | SF Main Library Join the American Society for Microbiology for an afternoon of free microbial fun. Explore fields in microbiology like the human microbiome, food microbiology and infectious diseases with real scientists and hands-on activities for the whole family. Special career table for kids.

Cine Francisco: San Francisco in Film & Memory | SF Bivoulab presents Cine Francisco, a filmic lecture/tour through half-forgotten sites of San Francisco, including the destroyed Embarcadero freeway, Playland-by-the-Beach, the Cliffhouse, Fort Point, and corners of the Mission District. Presenters David Cox and Molly Hankwitz reveal how the cinema screen turns San Francisco’s iconic features into ...

Financial Literacy Workshop: Building Wealth & Asset Accumulation | SF • The Wealth Building Formula • Cost of waiting longer to invest • Effect of Taxes & Inflation on purchasing power • Identify and differentiate Tax Now, Tax Later & Tax Advantage Assets • Dollar Cost Averaging & Asset Allocation • Active vs Passive Wealth Management

Civic Center Through the Years w/ a Cartographic Technician | SF Main Library Doug Spurling, a cartographic technician working in civil engineering and surveying, will use current digital tools to look at historic documents like maps and photographic images. Using these, we’ll zoom through time and space to see how certain well-known San Francisco locations such as Civic Center ...

Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library

Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam | ...Every 2nd Thursday