Children's Programs in December

Your last chance for fun and entertaining children's programs for this year! But don't worry, there will be more programs in 2011.
 
Baby Story Time
Rhymes, songs and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.
Thursday, December 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 11am-12pm

Family Story Time
Stories, songs and more for children of all ages and their families.
Saturday, December 4, 11 and 18, 10:30-11am

Crafts with Sophie
Come and join Sophie to make a special and fun craft project.
Tuesday, December 14, 4pm
Ages 5 and older. Space is limited; please call for reservations.

Films
Tuesday, December 7
10am, 10:30am, 11:05am & 2pm: Ages 3-5
4pm: Ages 5-12

Wednesday, December 8
4pm: Ages 5-12

Thursday, December 9
10am: Ages 3-5
4pm: Ages 5-12

感恩節圖書館休息時間

11月24日(星期三), 11月25日(星期四) 及11月26日(星期五) 為 "感恩節假日" 全部舊金山市立圖書館休息三天。 圖書館在11月27日(星期六)恢復正常開放時間。

請留意圖書館實施特別的感恩節寬限期。所有外借圖書資料不用在11月24, 25 及26日圖書館休假期間歸還。

Thanksgiving Library Closures

Please note that the Chinatown Branch and all other San Francisco Public Libraries will be closed Wednesday, November 24, Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. We will resume our regular opening hours on Saturday November 27.

A special Thanksgiving holiday grace period is in effect and checked out library materials will not be due on November 24, 25 & 26 when the library is closed.

《安靜, 他們來了》新書發表會在11月13日(星期六), 下午2點半

作家Angie Chau 蒞臨華埠圖書館, 討論她的短篇小說集《安靜, 他們來了》(Quiet As They Come)。該短篇小說集記述一家剛來到加州的越南船民的生活 故事背景發生在20世紀80年代到今天的舊金山。這本書美麗又殘酷地刻畫了夾在兩種文化之間的生活

講座以英語進行。會後將有新書簽售活動


"Quiet As They Come" - A Book Talk by Author Angie Chau, Saturday, November 13, 2:30pm

Join us for a book talk with author Angie Chau. She will talk about and read from her short story collection Quiet As They Come which chronicles the lives of an extended Vietnamese boat family newly arrived in California. Set in San Francisco from the 1980s to the present day, it is a beautiful and at time brutal portrait of a people caught between two cultures.


This program will be in English only. Book signing follows the program.

Library closed for Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11
11月11日(星期四)為「退伍軍人節」圖書館休息一天

Please remember that the Chinatown Branch and all San Francisco Public libraries will be closed in observation of Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11.

11月11日(星期四)為「退伍軍人節」全部舊金山市立圖書館休息一天.

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 7

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday morning! Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 3am on Sunday, November 7.