The newly-renovated Potrero Branch Library has reopened today. If you couldn't attend in person, there are several virtual--and paper--ways that you can connect with the branch.
Because the San Francisco History Center serves as the official archives for the San Francisco Public Library, we have a collection of folder files (aka vertical files, because they're filed vertically) for specific branches, including one for the Potrero Library. Besides the items reproduced here, the file includes correspondence from the 1950s, program fliers, a building fact sheet, a community profile from the mid-1990s, and photocopied clippings and articles about the renovation.Visit the San Francisco History Center to view the paper file in person.
Invitation to the ground-breaking ceremony, Tues. Nov. 21, 1950 and Program for the dedication of the building, Mon. June 25, 1951, courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SFPL.
To view photographs of the branch library before the renovation, visit the San Franciso Historical Photograph Collection online and do a subject search on Libraries--SFPL branches--Potrero.
To view contemporary photographs of the branch during its renovation and its opening gala, visit the branch library's social media webpage.
Because the San Francisco History Center serves as the official archives for the San Francisco Public Library, we have a collection of folder files (aka vertical files, because they're filed vertically) for specific branches, including one for the Potrero Library. Besides the items reproduced here, the file includes correspondence from the 1950s, program fliers, a building fact sheet, a community profile from the mid-1990s, and photocopied clippings and articles about the renovation.Visit the San Francisco History Center to view the paper file in person.
Invitation to the ground-breaking ceremony, Tues. Nov. 21, 1950 and Program for the dedication of the building, Mon. June 25, 1951, courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SFPL.
To view photographs of the branch library before the renovation, visit the San Franciso Historical Photograph Collection online and do a subject search on Libraries--SFPL branches--Potrero.
To view contemporary photographs of the branch during its renovation and its opening gala, visit the branch library's social media webpage.
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