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826 Valencia - The Pirate Store image
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured arou... more
Adobe Books image
Authentic, funky bookstore in the Mission District, with a gallery in the back. Home to a vibrant arts community, with local bands occasionally playing shows in-store. Adobe Books is an important voice for emerging San Francisco talent. It's an al... more
If you're looking for a lot of books and a pleasant place to peruse them, seek no further. Alley Cat Books opened on 24th Street in the heart of the Mission in 2011, and has since supplied a book-hungry neighborhood with new, used, and remaindered bo... more
Bolerium Books specializes in American social movements - labor and radical history, African American studies, Hispanics in the US, gay and lesbian studies, Asian American history, and the Spanish Civil War - and carries a large stock of out-of-print... more
Dog Eared Books - Valencia image
Kate hatched the idea for Dog Eared in 1992 at a tea party at the beloved Radio Valencia (R.I.P.). The store's original location was on Valencia Street between 23rd and 24th Streets in the space that the Scarlet Sage now occupies - Kate picked it bec... more
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Living Room SF image
The Living Room cultivates Bay Area writers, literary community, and productive dialogue in San Francisco with a focus on economic equity since October 2021. Founded by Kevin Dublin, the Living Room believes in people and the power of education, art,... more
Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery image
Medicine for Nightmares is a bookstore and gallery in the heart of the Mission; paying homage to the past while forging new pathways into the future. more
National Writers Union - Northern California image
The purpose of the NWU - Northern California is to promote and protect the rights, interests, and economic advancement of members; to organize writers to improve professional working conditions through collective bargaining action; and to provide pro... more
Collections and Services High interest materials for adults, teens and children Large Latino Interest collection of books which highlight the history and culture of Latin America Large Spanish language collection Medium sized Chinese language c... more
Silver Sprocket is a San Francisco based publisher, gallery, and retail shop championing socially conscious and independently produced comic books, graphic novels, and related arts. more
Youth Speaks empowers the next generation of leaders, self-defined artists, and visionary activists through written and oral literacies. We challenge youth to find, develop, publicly present, and apply their voices as creators of social change. Fo... more