Michael Lambert

Opinion: We’re keeping San Francisco libraries safe and inclusive, despite the surroundings

Opinion

City Librarian Michael Lambert outlines how he’s worked to keep San Francisco libraries safe and accessible in the midst of the homelessness and drug crises.

News Reporter

David Sjostedt

Drug market confessions: Exhibition sheds light on fentanyl crisis

News

An exhibition at San Francisco’s Main Public Library has become a confessional booth for people living on the city’s fringes.

Garrett Leahy

Public library staff demand security guards amid San Francisco drug crisis

Librarians say they’re often called on to defuse dangerous situations involving drug abuse and mental illness. 

Christina Campodonico

Hunks in the stacks: Gawking a 30-year stash of Playgirl magazines at the SF library

Culture

Almost 35 years’ worth worth of Playgirls reside in the city’s main book collection. For Women’s History Month, library visitors can paw through them to their delight.  

Olga R. Rodriguez

Books on drug addiction are the most stolen from San Francisco libraries

Politics

The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries’ shelves are not new novels; they are books about recovering from addiction.

San Francisco Public Library

Opinion: We’re keeping San Francisco libraries safe and inclusive, despite the surroundings

Drug market confessions: Exhibition sheds light on fentanyl crisis

Public library staff demand security guards amid San Francisco drug crisis

Hunks in the stacks: Gawking a 30-year stash of Playgirl magazines at the SF library

Books on drug addiction are the most stolen from San Francisco libraries