by Contessa Abono
Dibujo de Bernal Heights drawing
The Bernal Heights Branch Library, located at 500 Cortland Ave., will close for renovation on Feb. 9. The branch will host a celebratory closing party at 1 pm on Feb. 9 with fun, food and entertainment will be provided.
Renovation, which will cost about $5.7 million, include a new expanded children’s room on the lower level and a designated teen area on the main floor. The renovations will also include an elevator and accessible restrooms, making the branch fully accessible to all.
There will be an increased book collection, wireless access, and the building’s original architecture and historic features will be restored. The library is scheduled for completion in early 2010.
The Bernal renovation is part of a major capital improvement project backed by voters who passed a $106 million bond measure in November 2000.
Call 415.557.4353 for information on temporary library services during the Bernal Branch’s closure or visit www.sfpl.org.
SF State homecoming basketball games
This year’s Annual Homecoming basketball game will be held Friday, Feb. 8th when the SF State Gators will host the Chico State Wildcats.
Come out and show your Gator spirit as the men’s and women’s basketball team fight for a chance at the NCAA post season tournament. Game times are set for 5:30pm for the women’s game and 7:30pm for the men’s game.
SF State Alumni Association will be hosting a pre-game reception in “The Pub” located in the Cesar Chavez Student Center on the SF State campus. The first 30 alumni who show up will receive a free homecoming t-shirt.
Admission to both reception and game is free for SF State Alumni Association members with RSVP. To RSVP for the non-association members price of $5.00, click here or pay $10 for the reception at the door.
For more information, please contact Alumni Relations at alumevnt@sfsu.edu or call 415-405-3648.
San Francisco Public Library Celebrates Black History Month
African American storytellers, musicians, authors, artists and others will participate in a number of programs at the San Francisco Public Library in celebration of Black History Month.
Kicking off Black History Month is the third annual Spoken Word Festival held from 2–5 p.m. on Feb. 9 in the Main Library’s Koret Auditorium.
The festival will celebrate African American history through the verbal words of black poets and spoken word griots and feature local spoken word artists.
All programs at the Library are free and open to the public. For more information, call (415) 557-4277, or go to www.sfpl.org.
We Found our Hearts in San Francisco
Make this Valentine’s celebration a night to remember with an elegant three-course dinner, fine wine and live jazz by the Andrew Speight Quartet. We Found our Hearts in San Francisco will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9. at Seven Hills Conference Center on San Francisco State University campus Cocktails 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7–9 p.m. Entertainment 9–11 p.m. $50 per person.
By advance reservation only. Call Ella Chichester 415.405.3648 or ella@sfsu.edu.
Free Green and Sustainable Business Class Offered at City College of San Francisco
Want to learn more about green business? Attend City College of San Francisco’s free three-night course on Green and Sustainable Small Business. It will be held at the College’s Downtown Campus (88 4th Street) on Thursdays, February 14 – 28, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room 318.
