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LIBRARY NEWS
September 2006
From Jensa Woo
Potrero Branch Library Manager

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY COMES ALIVE!
Back by popular demand: Peter Linenthal and Abigail Johnston, co-authors of SAN FRANCISCO’S POTRERO HILL, return to the library on Saturday, September 9 at 4:00 P.M. to present a slide show history of Potrero Hill. Please come and join us! Copies of their book also will be available for purchase and signing by the authors.

AND SPEAKING OF HISTORY…
If you’re curious to learn more about the Hill, hundreds of photos from the Potrero Hill Archives Project are available for browsing in the library. Recent additions to our photo collection on display in the library: “Calegari’s Bay View Grocery, 18th and Arkansas, circa 1910” (where Chatz Café is now located) and “1906 Earthquake and Fire” (as residents watch from near 19th and Arkansas). We also have videotaped recordings of the annual “Potrero Hill History Night” programs, as well as interviews on audiotape. Stop by the library and check it out.

CHANGES, CHANGES
Earlier this summer, we said “so long” to staff member Lisa Franks, who for many years worked at our branch library as “her other job.” Working here was a labor of love on her part, and she now is freed up to give of her time and energy in other ways. We are grateful for who Lisa is and have sent her off with our best wishes!

KIDS READ!
Each year, the library’s Summer Reading Club is designed to encourage children to keep reading during the summer. This year’s program, with its theme of “Don’t Bug Me…I’m Reading,” was very well received by children and their families. Over two hundred fifteen children registered at the Potrero Branch, and of that group, over one hundred children did eight or more hours of reading! Each of these children received a grand prize and also got to post their names on our bulletin board. Stop by and take at look at our colorful wall of names.

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN SEPTEMBER
Return engagement: Susan Pena and Miguel Govea bring “Bilingual Songs From Mexico and Other Parts of Latin America” on Thursday, September 21 at 10:30 A.M. This program is a tie-in to San Francisco Public Library’s Latino-Hispanic Heritage Celebration Month, made possible by funding from the Friends of the Library. For children of all ages. Come and join us!

There are also other programs for children throughout the month:
Infant/toddler lapsit, featuring stories, songs, and rhymes on Thursdays, September 7, 14, and 28 at 10:30 A.M. For children newborn through age 3.

Evening films on Tuesday, September 12 at 7:00 P.M.: “Curious George Goes to the Hospital” and “The Three Little Pigs.” For ages 3 and older.

Please note: All library programs are free. Meeting room is not accessible by elevator. Groups, please call in advance for reservations.