TUESDAY
27
OCTOBER
San Francisco Main Library
160 upcoming events for kids and families at San Francisco Main Library, straight from the calendar we read every week.
Library · San Francisco · Updated October 21, 2026
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Free, confidential one‑on‑one financial counseling appointments, in‑person or virtual, at the Main Library with English, Spanish and Mandarin‑speaking coaches, for ages 18 and up.
One‑on‑one tech assistance covering basic computer, tablet, Apple and Android phone use, offered in Cantonese, Mandarin or English, 15‑20‑minute sessions, ages 18+.
Information and referral assistance for aging and disability services offered by the San Francisco Senior Center at the Main Library for ages 18 and up.
Storytime at the Main San Francisco Public Library, for all ages.
Tech volunteers give assistance with laptop, tablet, and phone settings, internet, email, social media, app installation, and resource finding at the Main Library for ages 18 and up.
Practical public‑speaking workshop at the San Francisco Public Library teaches persuasive argument crafting and offers audience practice with delivery and body‑language feedback, for ages 18 and up.
Teens learn studio safety, software and hardware, create beats, loops, edit audio, and record vocals and instruments at The Mix, can reserve the studio independently, for ages 13–18.
Machine sewing basics taught at the Main branch of San Francisco Public Library, with certification after demonstrating fundamentals, for ages 12–18.
Casual Cantonese conversation sessions at the San Francisco Public Library’s Main branch, fostering confidence and connection in a relaxed, non‑grammar setting, ages 18+.
Sarita Sarvate discusses her memoir Midnight’s Daughter with Sabina Khan‑Ibarra at the San Francisco Public Library, followed by book sales and signing. Ages 18 and up.
Panel discussion on cities as ancestors featuring community leaders exploring place‑based environmental justice at Main, San Francisco Public Library, ages 18 and up.
WEDNESDAY
28
OCTOBER
Storytime for toddlers at the Main branch of the San Francisco Public Library, for ages 5 and under.
Drop-in class at Main Library teaches computer basics via guided mouse, typing, web browsing, document creation, and safety activities, ending with a digital literacy test and certificate, 18+.
Social workers conduct whole‑person assessments and refer adults to Home Delivered Meals, In‑Home Support Services, Case Management, Community Living Fund, and Adult Protective Services, 18 and up.
Free half‑hour career‑coaching sessions at the Main San Francisco Public Library offer self‑assessment, guidance and resource referrals for job seekers, ages 18+, by appointment.
Proctored computer skills session at the Main San Francisco Public Library lets participants complete tutorials and assessments in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, earning certificates (ages 18 and up).
Teens learn studio safety, software and hardware, create beats, loops, edit audio, and record vocals and instruments at The Mix, can reserve the studio independently, for ages 13–18.
Panel at San Francisco Public Library covers German-American influence on innovation since the Gold Rush, with Sandra Bonura, Arndt Peltner, Anne Cocquyt, moderated by Judith Langowski, ages 18+.
Blind Book Art Challenge (Main, San Francisco Public Library) — Participants pick a mystery, horror or thriller, create artwork from its opening page, art over drinks, for ages 21+.
THURSDAY
29
OCTOBER
Free half‑hour career‑coaching sessions at the Main San Francisco Public Library offer self‑assessment, guidance and resource referrals for job seekers, ages 18+, by appointment.
Bilingual Cantonese and English storytime featuring songs, rhymes, books and stories at the Main branch of San Francisco Public Library, for ages 5 and under.
Discussion of the current Talking Book Club selection from the National Library Service at the Main San Francisco Public Library for ages 18 and up.
Taste seasonal autumn and Halloween snacks and choose a favorite at the Main San Francisco Public Library, for ages 13–18.
Teens learn studio safety, software and hardware, create beats, loops, edit audio, and record vocals and instruments at The Mix, can reserve the studio independently, for ages 13–18.
Tax tips for creatives and freelancers presented by Enrolled Agent Sarah Lockhart at the San Francisco Public Library, for ages 18 and up.
Justin reads horror stories while offering two Ward Four wine tastings, with costume contest awarding a bottle and a book, at Main Library, for ages 21 and up.
FRIDAY
30
OCTOBER
A writing workshop led by award‑winning poet and SCW Institute founder Alexandra Kostoulas at the San Francisco Public Library Main, for ages 18 and up.
Make a custom Kwanimals zipper pouch with a Cricut cutter and heat press at the San Francisco Public Library Main, ages 18+, registration required.
Create custom mugs, t‑shirts, bags, decals or stickers with Cricut Design Space at the San Francisco Public Library, for ages 13–18.
SATURDAY
31
OCTOBER
Film screening of Maxita followed by a panel with Davi Kopenawa Yanomami discussing Amazon deforestation and indigenous rights, at San Francisco Library Main, for ages 18 and up.
Explore The Mix recording studio at the San Francisco Public Library, learning safety, software, hardware, beat making, loops, samples, audio editing, and live recording for ages 13–18.
SUNDAY
1
NOVEMBER
Screening of The Loneliest Whale documentary, exploring the 52‑hertz whale and its BTS‑inspired symbolism, with English closed captions, part of the Ride the Hallyu Wave series, all ages.
Kikuyu Land screens at the Main Library, a 93‑minute documentary on a Kenyan tea farmer’s land claim against a multinational, exposing colonial legacies, with English closed captions, 18+.
Teens explore The Mix studio, learning safety, software and hardware basics, creating beats, loops, samples, editing audio, and recording vocals and instruments for ages 13–18.
Guided writing exercises and small-group discussion explore speculative memoir techniques at the Main San Francisco Public Library, led by author Nandita Dinesh, for ages 18 and up.
TUESDAY
3
NOVEMBER
Free, confidential one‑on‑one financial counseling appointments, in‑person or virtual, at the Main Library with English, Spanish and Mandarin‑speaking coaches, for ages 18 and up.
One‑on‑one tech assistance covering basic computer, tablet, Apple and Android phone use, offered in Cantonese, Mandarin or English, 15‑20‑minute sessions, ages 18+.
Job seekers gather at the San Francisco Public Library’s Main floor for a networking session with career coach Robert Leone sharing job‑search strategies, for ages 18 and up.
Storytime at the Main San Francisco Public Library, for all ages.
Tech volunteers give assistance with laptop, tablet, and phone settings, internet, email, social media, app installation, and resource finding at the Main Library for ages 18 and up.
Regular programs
- Tutorial: Meet One-on-One with a Financial Counselor
- Services: Aging and Disability Resources with the San Francisco Senior Center
- 教程: 基本科技協助 (中文和英文) / Tutorial: English and Chinese Tech Drop-In
- Storytime: For Families
- Tutorial: Tech Drop-In
- Workshop: Recording Studio Orientation
- Workshop: Sewing Basics
- Dialogue: Cantonese Bilingual Conversation Club
- Storytime: For Toddlers
- Tutorial: Computer Basics
- Workshop: Career Coaching
- Storytime: For Families Bilingual in English/粵語課程 (Cantonese)
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