Prelinger Library — Attraction in San Francisco

a great little gem.

to get in, scroll to "prelinger library" and press call on the door-side intercom system.

it contains that SF charm, in it's people and content!

the vibe is chill, like a uni archive where only cool kids go to, or even know about. Very hospitable, kind, supportive.

the archive is incredibly organized, now with a map!

the content is somewhere between what you'd expect at an anarchist bookstore and a mix of various SF residents' private collections.

The local neighborhood books had great photos to see your nabe in the past, and it's history. There's was an old gem of a story about a Chinese person immigrating to SF, full of old illustrations and older writing intended for the American layman of a past-time. Surely endless gems of books over there, some very...

I love this library! Visited yesterday on a field trip for an anthropology grad class at CIIS. Adrienne, the volunteer who showed us around was much more than a volunteer-she was freaking amazing. Her research and knowledge was impressive. She showed us around, helped us with our research and pulled fantastic references, one being an Ebony magazine from 1965 with articles written by James Baldwin and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I recommend going-and plan on...

What an amazing hidden treasure! The overall vibe and experience of the Prelinger Library is just nice and comfortable. Charlie (one of the people that works there) explained it's purpose and goal so well, I fell in love with the place. I will definitely go again when I'm back in San Francisco, it was my favorite place that I...