Suggestions for Library near San Francisco

Julia F. • December 3, 2011Go upstairs for an AMAZING view of the city!

Bennett W W. • November 16, 2014One of the best libraries around!

Kathleen L. • December 14, 2013In love with this library, always so consistently quiet. Major con are the hours--wish it was open later on the weekends.

Nina T. • February 4, 2010Grand renovation makes this one of the best branches in town. Huge children's section!

Jeremy S. • February 8, 2010Take the free tour on Wednesday's at noon! Cool old building and looks like a real library. Cozy leather chairs and polished brass. Very nice staff too.

Christine M. • February 11, 2014Clean & modern with fast wifi

Julie J. • October 21, 2011The temple of Internet, the place to be stored. Very open people, refreshing mentality !

Lindsay E. • February 28, 2014Zines from the 90s Mission, history of shopping malls, space design magazines, the Whole Earth catalogs. No "check out" so bring a digital camera or find the books on the Internet Archive. Viva SF!

Kevin C. • May 8, 2013Remodelled library with quiet study area and also a kids reading area. Good selection of books. Friendly staff!!

Bennett W W. • November 16, 2014One of the librarians I've encountered here in July was friendly. Great spot for a library!

Mark H. • August 2, 2015Small branch but newly renovated and great selection of music as well as Haight/Ashbury inspired books.

Shawn C. • April 1, 2010Reference Desk : This is where the library magic happens. Awesome librarians to help you with your research, thousands of reference books, a boatload of Mac’s and PC’s and printing (color and B&W).

Richard Alexander C. • July 12, 2019Make a reservation for their (free!) guided tour. It's wonderful.

Gabby H. • April 18, 2012Awesome Children's room and clean bathrooms. Access to park! #gobabygo

Ryan S. G. • July 30, 2011Less crowed than any other public libraries in San Francisco. Plus, you can easily find the spot to park in resident area.

Bennett W W. • December 22, 2014Nice spot for a library and great place to visit when looking for a book to read

Nana • May 8, 2016Loved this place! I didn't know the membership was free. It's so clean and well maintained. Window views are the best unfortunately they're all take by homeless people for a quick nap 👀

D. J. • February 20Great college!! Lots of classes. Great for trades or transitional studies. Also tons of ESL classes and help. Tons of resources. They really want you to succeed. I love it here.

Sharon • September 26, 2009Come here for community events. Very friendly library staff!

Josh E. • April 13, 2019I love libraries. Especially the small neighborhood branches.

Bennett W W. • November 16, 2014Good study spot in the area and a place to dig through the books for some interesting titles!

Daniel V. • August 6, 2014First library I've seen with a whole beat collection, if you are a beat fan don't miss the books you can read here.

Eric J. • December 13, 2010Ordering books from other libraries on sfpl.org and picking them up here is the way to go.

Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Branch S. • January 20, 2012A rainy day is a great time to browse the SF historical photo collection

Bennett W W. • November 17, 2014A quiet spot to get a book or magazine to read. Free Wi-Fi so bonus points for this amenity.

David N. • November 6, 2011Smoke and drink in the library it. Good I got kick out but it cool lol

Markeda C. • March 31, 2015Has a great outdoor quad to sit out on a hot day, which Bayview has plenty of.

Bennett W W. • November 16, 2014Right behind Martin Luther King Middle School and across the street from ER Taylor Elementary School. Great place to go to when looking for some interesting books to read.

Holger L. • May 8, 2012New public library. Close to BART public transportation. You can use a bunch of computer terminals. Free wifi. Excellent kids section.

Fi V. • November 9, 2015Doesn't looks like a library, but it used to be.