Honoring All Who Served
Posted on November 11th, 2011 by editor
The San Francisco Public Library is closed today to observe Veterans Day.
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Daily Treat
Posted on November 10th, 2011 by editor
Reptoid conspiracy video. This movement may very well represent the most creative invocation to date of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Received on VHS. Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles? Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Find more rare reads at Amazon and AbeBooks. [...]
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Super Heavy
Posted on November 9th, 2011 by editor
By Byron Spooner I must have been exhausted from eight days straight at the Annual Book Sale or something because I also picked up SuperHeavy, Mick Jagger’s newest non-Stones effort. Speaking of aging rock stars embarrassing themselves…Jesus H. Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Joss Stone, composer A. R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack) and, Son of Bob, Damian [...]
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Glenn Danzig Loves Books and French Onion Soup
Posted on November 8th, 2011 by editor
By Katie Sue Ambellan I’ve just returned from an AWESOME weekend at the Fun Fun Fun Festival in Austin, Texas where incredible bands like Hot Snakes, Murder City Devils, Slayer, Thee Oh Sees and Turquoise Jeep played rocking sets. Also, Ryan Gosling was there and he was, like, standing next to me. NBD. Glenn Danzig [...]
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Election Day!
Posted on November 8th, 2011 by editor
Nothing goes better with politics than a splash of Hollywood–just ask Ronald Reagan or Arnold Schwarzenegger! As San Francisco politicians eagerly await the results of months of exhaustive phone banking, The Readers Review calmly sits back, grabs a bucket of popcorn (extra butter) and delves into the San Francisco Public Library’s DVD collection to take [...]
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SFPL Receives the 2011 Alice B. Toklas Award!
Posted on November 3rd, 2011 by editor
Congratulations to the San Francisco Public Library, winner of the 2011 Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club’s Community Partner in Public Service Award! The annual awards presentation honors community leaders who “build and protect” the LGBT community. Accepting the award were San Francisco Public Library Commissioner Michael Breyer and Commissioner Jewelle Gomez, herself an LGBT activist [...]
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Daily Treat
Posted on November 2nd, 2011 by editor
Yoga Tennis. Get into it. Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles? Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Find more rare reads at Amazon and AbeBooks.
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Posted on November 1st, 2011 by editor
There is no doubt about it; we’re entering the silly zone. In case you hadn’t noticed, November 2011 to November 2012 is election season for our city and for ahem…the Country. If reading the profiles of San Francisco’s mayoral candidates whetted your appetite for politics, then you may like our list of must-read books about [...]
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