Mid-Autumn Festival: Storytime with Natasha Yim

Saturday, September 26 at 10:30 AM

Library | Parks & Recreation Center, 901 Civic Campus Way

2nd Floor, Youth Library



Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with a special Storytime featuring children's author, Natasha Yim author of Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes!

Scholastic Book Fair

The SSF Educational Foundation will be hosting a community book fair from Friday, September 25 to Monday, September 28 in the 2nd floor community room of the Library | Parks & Recreation Center during normal library operating hours!

Proceeds will benefit SSFUSD schools.

In this session of Brain Explorations, we learned about the five major human senses by making slime!

September is Library Card Sign Up Month! Encourage others to sign up to access all the free resources the library has!

Check out more photos and videos on our social media!

Film Screening Next Month: Nurse Unseen

Monday, October 5 at 6:00 PM

Library | Parks & Recreation Center

901 Civic Campus Way

1st Floor, City Council Chambers

Nurse Unseen explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the frontlines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home.

This program is sponsored by the South San Francisco Friends of the Library and the Philippine Nurses Association of America and in partnership with the Filipino American National Historical Society of San Mateo County.

Programs for Adults

Summer Video Game Club

Tuesday, September 22 at 5:30 PM

Library | Parks & Recreation Center

2nd Floor, Digital Media Lab

Registration Required

In this weekly video game club, members will play through The Last of Us Part 1 as a group and discuss elements of the game, such as the writing, art, characters, and cultural impact. Whether you are a "hardcore" gamer or have never picked up a video game controller, we encourage you to join the discussion and experience what video games have to offer!

Registration is required, and you must be at least 18 years old to register. If you want to watch the game being played and participate in discussions, you are welcome to do so (space permitting) and do not need to register.

Club de Lectura

¿Le interesan los libros y desea reunirse con otras personas aficionadas a la literatura en español? Le invitamos a unirse al Club de Lectura de la Biblioteca Grand Avenue. Las reuniones se llevan a cabo el tercer miércoles de cada mes a las 6:00 p. m.

En octubre leeremos Distancia de rescate por Samanta Schweblin

Se ofrecerán copias gratuitas de cada título durante la reunión del mes anterior al que corresponda la discusión del libro. Copias adicionales estarán disponibles en la recepción cuando haya ejemplares disponibles. Las existencias son limitadas.

Children + Youth Programs

Grand Spanish Bilingual Storytime

Saturday, September 26 at 10:30 AM

Grand Avenue Library, 306 Walnut Avenue

Read books and sing songs in Spanish and in English. For children of all ages and their families.

Leeremos libros y cantaremos canciones en español y en inglés. ¡Para niños de todas las edades y sus familias!

Craft & Hobby

Craft & Hobby features thousands of online instructional classes, that span 22 different creative categories taught by world renowned experts, who walk patrons through each technique clearly with step-by-step demonstrations, providing expert tips and tricks along the way. To find your next project click below and enter your SSF Library Card number.

Library Card Sign Up Month with Hoopla

The hottest accessory this month? A library card with Hoopla as an add on. Sign up for a library card and get access to top titles for free today!

Homework CA

We are excited to announce a free online tutoring service for California K-12 students available: HomeworkCA. In addition to live one-to-one tutoring for 250+ subjects in multiple languages, you can access practice quizzes, video lessons, college admission tools, and more.

HomeworkCA can be accessed from our Online Library page under "Homework Help" at home 24/7 or in the library.

This project is supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

SSFPL Hours

For accommodations: Call 650-829-3860 at least 10 days prior to request sign language or other accommodations. Please refrain from wearing scented products to programs.