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J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State The J. Paul Leonard Library (JPLL), San Francisco State University. We make discovery happen!

Looking for help with your research? Librarians are here to assist! Meet with a librarian either on campus or online via...
10/15/2026

Looking for help with your research? Librarians are here to assist! Meet with a librarian either on campus or online via Zoom. Make your appointment today!
🗓️ sfsu.libcal.com/appointments

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with these and other titles available from your Library 📚“And then she fell : a novel”...
10/13/2026

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with these and other titles available from your Library 📚

“And then she fell : a novel” by Alicia Elliott — tinyurl.com/fv4skhhu

“Never whistle at night” edited by Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. — tinyurl.com/43c8xut2

“A council of dolls : a novel” by Mona Susan Power — tinyurl.com/3k32cckf

“Calling for a blanket dance : a novel” by Oscar Hokeah — tinyurl.com/kavd7pmc

“Journey to Eloheh: how indigenous values lead us to harmony and well-being” by Randy and Edith Woodley — tinyurl.com/ykwp6t45

“The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History” by Ned Blackhawk — tinyurl.com/2c796nz7

Women have always been part of the Lowriders community, and a new generation of Latinas are making their mark! Join us f...
10/09/2026

Women have always been part of the Lowriders community, and a new generation of Latinas are making their mark! Join us for a conversation with collectors Valerie Tulier-Laiwa and Ruby Ramirez, moderated by Prof. Lucia Araiza Uribe (Latina/Latino Studies). Light refreshments will be provided.
🗓️ "El camino es de ellas: Latinas in Lowrider Culture," LIB 286, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.

It's , so Leonard Gator visited our University Archives to say hey to some vintage SFSU gators and look at a 1930 yearb...
10/08/2026

It's , so Leonard Gator visited our University Archives to say hey to some vintage SFSU gators and look at a 1930 yearbook and other campus artifacts. Primary sources like these abound in the SFSU Library’s Special Collections & Archives, and you can get up close with all of them!

Read banned books old and new. Find them at your Library! 📚 “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare, tinyurl....
10/07/2026

Read banned books old and new. Find them at your Library!

📚 “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare, tinyurl.com/4dcsusjw

📚 “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, tinyurl.com/2xbhck6d

📚 “The Great Gatsby” F. Scott Fitzgerald, tinyurl.com/388nxpfn

📚 “1984” by George Orwell, tinyurl.com/3x8rayrc

📚 “The Naked Lunch” by William Burroughs, tinyurl.com/473s8d5f

📚 “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou, tinyurl.com/8ydya6df

📚 “The Bluest Eye : a novel” by Toni Morrison, tinyurl.com/mpnhtwep

📚 “Maus II: a survivor's tale : and here my troubles began” by Art Spiegelman, tinyurl.com/99ahphs2

📚 “The Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie, tinyurl.com/3jry2x9h

📚 “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, tinyurl.com/4jepm7nw

📚 “Gender Q***r : A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe, tinyurl.com/2dp3282

🗳️ Learn how you can use online resources and library tools to dig into ballot initiatives and be an informed voter.Our...
10/06/2026

🗳️ Learn how you can use online resources and library tools to dig into ballot initiatives and be an informed voter.Our one-hour drop-in workshop will repeat on six dates in October at different times:

🗓️ Wednesday, Oct. 14, 9:45 a.m.
🗓️ Monday, Oct. 19, 12:30 p.m.
🗓️ Tuesday, Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m.
🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 22, 11 a.m.
🗓️ Monday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.
🗓️ Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m.

📍 SFSU Library, Events Room 121, First Floor

Each Banned Books Week, your showcases books that were challenged and pulled from library shelves across the country i...
10/05/2026

Each Banned Books Week, your showcases books that were challenged and pulled from library shelves across the country in the previous year. We won't let it happen here.
📖 Let books be. Protect the freedom to read.

Banned Books Week is coming! Get a head start by visiting our Banned Books display on the 1st floor of your . See a boo...
10/02/2026

Banned Books Week is coming! Get a head start by visiting our Banned Books display on the 1st floor of your .

See a book you like? Check it out at the Book Checkout Desk across from the display!

Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read. *w

Your has study rooms you can use alone or with a group! All rooms have a monitor to share your screen and whiteboard w...
10/01/2026

Your has study rooms you can use alone or with a group! All rooms have a monitor to share your screen and whiteboard walls for notes and brainstorming. Rooms 40 A–M are in Quiet Study on the ground floor (basement), and rooms 124 E–K are in the Collaboration Studio on the first floor.

🐊 Leonard's Tip: book your room up to 72 hours (3 days) in advance at http://library.sfsu.edu under "Reserve a Room"!

Need something new to read? Leonard Gator knows where to look! 👀 Check out our newest arrivals displayed on the first fl...
09/24/2026

Need something new to read? Leonard Gator knows where to look! 👀 Check out our newest arrivals displayed on the first floor across from the Book Checkout Desk.

As we receive new books, we display them for a short time until we get a new batch. Books previously displayed get a more permanent home on the third or fourth floor.

Happy reading! 📖

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San Francisco, CA
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