San Francisco Public Library - Chinatown Branch

San Francisco Public Library - Chinatown Branch

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Serving the Chinatown District and city of San Francisco since 1921. Chinatown Branch Library, built in 1921 by architect G.

Albert Lansburgh is a Carnegie library originally named the North Beach Branch. It is the third branch in the system. Located in Chinatown, on Powell Street between Washington and Jackson, the name was changed in 1958 to more accurately reflect the community served. In 1972, the Chinese language, and the Chinese American Interest collections were started in response to the needs and interests of t

01/21/2023

From all of us here at the Chinatown Branch Library we want to wish you and yours a prosperous and peaceful Lunar New Year!

華埠圖書分館全體同仁祝願您和您的家人節日及新年快樂,萬事如意!

01/14/2023

All SFPL locations will be closed on Monday, January 16, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

This holiday weekend, we're kicking off More Than a Month, SFPL's celebration of Black History Month and beyond. Join us for free programs on the many forms of Black resistance. Visit on.sfpl.org/moremonth23.

Image credit: Martin Luther King, Jr. photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01269 Source: Library of Congress

12/20/2022
Get Hooked on FOCAL POINT by Jenny Qi 12/05/2022

Please join us at the Chinatown Branch Community Room this Wednesday evening at 6pm for a discussion with Jenny Qi and her new book Focal Point.

Get Hooked on FOCAL POINT by Jenny Qi Winner of the 2020 Steel Toe Books Poetry Award, FOCAL POINT is a scientist's unofficial dissertation, a daughter's faithful correspondence, and a coming-of-...

11/21/2022
11/06/2022

Please join us this Wednesday, November 9th, in the Chinatown Branch Community Room at 4pm for a special screening of Chinatown Rising, followed by a discussion with Joshua Chuck, producer and director.

Chinatown Rising is a documentary film about the Asian-American Movement from the perspective of the young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition. More information at the link below.

https://sfpl.org/events/2022/11/09/film-chinatown-rising-screening-and-filmmaker-discussion

09/09/2022

The Chinatown Branch extends our warmest wishes and good luck to everyone celebrating

恭祝大家中秋节快乐如意!

Photos from San Francisco Public Library's post 09/04/2022
09/04/2022

All SFPL locations are closed on Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day. We reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Don't forget to pick up your tote asap! And just like that...summer 2022's a wrap, folks 🥳

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1135 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA
94108

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 1pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm