SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) -- If you want a truly fresh start for the New Year, the San Francisco Library is letting you wipe the slate clean - if you'll bring back those overdue library books.

Visits to central libraries are rising, and continued investments in programs and resources can turn such public spaces into ...

San Francisco celebrates the 150th anniversary of Lotta's Fountain, a historical landmark and communal beacon.

It’s the perfect artifact for the library’s new art show detailing San Francisco’s long, storied skateboarding history. “Every skateboarder in the world recognizes exactly what this rail is,” said ...

The San Francisco Public Library is in the midst of a monthlong event series aimed at teaching residents how to address climate change through poetry, music, science and direct calls to action.

The San Francisco Public Library presents "AIDS Self-Portraits: Positive Art," featuring photographs by Jeannie O'Connor taken at four centers for AIDS services in San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Residents of San Francisco's Castro District continue to deal with the endless problems surrounding homelessness and drug addiction. Recently, a new problem has surfaced. Their ...

When the city debuted the New Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library in 1996, it also christened the opening of the reading room for what was then known as the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian ...

A copy of "California and the West" showed up in San Francisco 27,500 days overdue. But new rules have changed the landscape of "library book shame." ...

Preview the new documentary "Free for All: The Public Library" and join a special conversation on public libraries with City Librarian Michael Lambert and former City Librarian Luis Herrera.