Activity: Chess Club

Wed · Oct 28·6 PM – 7:30 PM·Bernal Heights, San Francisco Public Library

Bernal Chess Club offers a short chess talk and casual games at SF Public Library Bernal Heights, bring a set, for ages 18 and up.

Sat · Nov 7·1 PM – 2 PM·Excelsior, San Francisco Public Library

Learn chess basics or sharpen strategies with Bright Knights Chess Club at the Excelsior branch of the San Francisco Public Library, free, for ages 5–10.

Sun · Nov 8·2:30 PM – 4 PM·Ingleside, San Francisco Public Library

Community volunteers teach chess basics and advanced strategies at the Ingleside branch of San Francisco Public Library, all ages.

Sat · Nov 14·1 PM – 2 PM·Excelsior, San Francisco Public Library

Learn chess basics or sharpen strategies with Bright Knights Chess Club at the Excelsior branch of the San Francisco Public Library, free, for ages 5–10.

Sun · Nov 15·8:30 AM – 10:30 AM·SF Botanical Garden · San Francisco

Birdwatching basics and nature‑based art session led by Nancy Palmer at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, focusing on fall migration, for ages 5–12.

Sun · Nov 15·2 PM – 3:30 PM·West Portal, San Francisco Public Library

Game tables and shelves of board games invite families, friends, and neighbors to play old favorites and new discoveries at West Portal Library, for all ages.

Sun · Nov 15·3 PM – 5 PM·Main, San Francisco Public Library

Eight-week Dungeons & Dragons campaign led by professional Bay Area RPG Dungeon Masters at the Main San Francisco Public Library, space limited, seats first‑come, for ages 12–18.

Mon · Nov 16·4:30 PM – 6 PM·The International Library of Youth Writing, 849 Valencia St., San Francisco

Nine-session writing workshop at The International Library of Youth Writing, honing craft, literary analysis, and a final publication, for ages 13–18.

Tue · Oct 27·10:15 AM · 11:45 AM · 1:15 PM·Golden Gate Valley, San Francisco Public Library

Storytime for babies at Golden Gate Valley Library, followed by playtime, with limited space and first‑come tickets at the side gate, for ages 5 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·10:15 AM · 10:30 AM · 11 AM · 11:30 AM·Presidio, San Francisco Public Library

Storytime: For Toddlers (Presidio, San Francisco Public Library) — a reading session for ages 5 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM · 11 AM · 11:15 AM·Portola, San Francisco Public Library

Storytime for preschoolers at Portola Library, then playtime, space limited, for ages 5 and under.