San Francisco Public Library

San Francisco Public Library
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LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
TypePublic
Established1878
Architect(s)Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Cathy Simon Edit this on Wikidata
Branches27
Collection
Size3,946,841
Access and use
Circulation10,971,974
Population served870,887
Other information
Budget$126 million (FY 2017)
DirectorMichael Lambert, City Librarian
Websitewww.sfpl.org
References: [1][2][3]

The San Francisco Public Library is the public library system of the city and county of San Francisco. The Main Library is located at Civic Center, at 100 Larkin Street. The library system has won several awards, such as Library Journal's Library of the Year award in 2018.[4] The library is well-funded due to the city's dedicated Library Preservation Fund that was established by a 1994 ballot measure. The Preservation Fund was renewed twice, by ballot measures in 2007 and 2022.[5]

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  2. ^ "FYs 2018 & 2019 Budget Presentation" (PDF). June 15, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Thadani, Trisha (March 25, 2019). "SF has a new city librarian, while Chiu seeks treatment for inmate addicts". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. ^ McMurtrie, John (June 6, 2018). "S.F. Public Library wins Library of the Year award". SFGate. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Rubenstein, Steve (June 9, 1995). "S.F. Libraries Booked to the Hilt / Money from Prop. E is flowing in". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved October 13, 2018.