Online Social Networking for Seniors using Tyze - March 12th

Tyze provides secure, personal networks for people who are experiencing life challenges and those who support them. Marie Jobling and leaders from the Community Living Campaign demonstrate how Tyze personal support networks are being used to end isolation and loneliness for older adults, persons with disabilities and their care providers. Tyze makes it easy to plan events, lend a hand, tell stories, post pictures, and upload documents to share with others. This hands-on session will show how Tyze works and provide assistance for those wishing to establish a Tyze personal network for themselves.

Friday, March 12th - 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.

In a Lonely Place - First Monday Movies - March 1st

Screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) becomes a murder suspect when a hat-check girl is murdered after leaving his apartment. His lack of emotion raises the suspicions of the Beverly Hills police, putting the lead detective in a tight spot, since he and Dix used to be Army buddies. Dix’s neighbor, Laurel Gray (Gloria Grahame), provides him with an alibi and they are drawn together. But his volatility frightens Laurel and her distrust makes Dix paranoid. Is the strain of the murder investigation ruining their chance at love, or is he really a dangerous maniac? Directed by Nicholas Ray (1950/93 mins)

Monday, March 1st @ 6:30 p.m.

In the Neighborhood - New Blog Feature!

The Excelsior Branch Library serves a diverse, ever-changing community. There are many great organizations, businesses and individuals in our neighborhood, and the Excelsior Library wants to celebrate them. Starting this month, we'll be posting a new feature to our blog, called In the Neighborhood. Watch this space for information about people and places in the Excelsior neighborhood that you may already know and love, or that might be new to you.

Woody Guthrie and the Great American Folksong - February 24th

Join us at the February Arts & Culture Salon where Tim Holt presents a brief history of the American folksong, from the old time ballads of Appalachia to the ramblin' Depression-era songs of Woody Guthrie. He will also talk about the origins of our folk music in the British Isles and West Africa. Along the way, Holt will sing a variety of American folksongs representing aspects of our history and culture, including songs of westward settlement.

Wednesday, February 24th @ 7 p.m.

Library Closed February 15th - President's Day

All branches of the San Francisco Public Library, including the Excelsior Branch, will be closed in observance of President's Day on Monday, February 15th. The library will reopen on Tuesday, February 16th at 10 a.m.

Teen Movie - UP! - February 17th

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming about exploring the globe. Now in his 78th year, he launches his house into the sky via thousands of balloons. Right after liftoff, he discovers he has a stowaway in the form of an over-optimistic 8 year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. This most unlikely duo takes you on a hilarious journey into a lost world. (2009, 98 mins). For more information, contact Marla Bergman, Teen Librarian, at (415) 355-2868.

Wednesday, February 17th from 4-6 p.m.

Storyteller Sherrie Dobrott - February 16th

Come enjoy a special program of finger plays, songs and puppets with storyteller, Sherrie Dobrott. Ages 3 and older. Please call (415) 355-2836 for group reservations.

Tuesday, February 16th @ 11 a.m.

First Monday Movies - Kiss Me Deadly - February 1st

Stark, fast, and violent, Kiss Me Deadly depicts an unstable world on the edge of chaos. Ralph Meeker stars as Spillane's anti-social private eye, Mike Hammer, whose troubles begin when he picks up a beautiful hitchhiker dressed in nothing but a raincoat. He and the girl are abducted by two thugs who kill the girl but Hammer escapes when the murderers' car topples off a cliff. Seeking vengeance, Hammer tries to discover the secret behind the girl's murder. All clues lead to a mysterious box - the "Great Whatsit." Director Robert Aldrich creates a melodrama for the nuclear age. (1955/105 mins)

Monday, February 1st - 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY TIPS

TODAY'S TIP: California Legal Forms Are you looking for a power of attorney agreement, a simple will form, or another legal document? The Gale California Legal Forms database provides thousands of up-to-date California legal forms for SFPL patrons. Official legal forms for business, personal, and litigation are available. These legal forms are drafted and vetted by attorneys, and the content is specifically tailored to California law.

How do you use the CA legal forms database? As with any database adventure, begin at sfpl.org, then click on e-Library and then Articles and Databases. Choose Government from the pull-down Category menu, and you will see CA Legal Forms. You can search the database by title, or click category to see the forms available in a given area. Forms can be downloaded in Word format and filled in online. The forms contain italicized text which tells you what information should go in each blank.

Excelsior Librarians and Staff share tips & tricks to help you make the most of the San Francisco Public Library catalog, databases and website. New tips posted Tuesdays on the Excelsior Blog. Watch this space!

Claude Monet - Lecture and Slideshow - Excelsior Arts & Culture Salon - January 27th

Artist Marlene Aron delivers a beautiful slide presentation on the work of one of the most brilliant painters of the Impressionist movement. From his early work on the Normandy Coast to his final years in Giverny, we'll rejoice in the glow of Monet's water lilies, rose gardens, wisteria, and his luminous paintings of the river Seine. It was Monet's painting, "Impression: Sunrise", which gave the Impressionist movement its name. Claude Monet lived in his beloved Giverny, just outside of Paris, for the final forty-three years of his life. And it was here that he painted some of the most extraordinary and personal work of his career. His paintings, along with the work of Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Paul Cezanne, signaled the beginning of the Modern Art Movement. Come celebrate with us as we view over one hundred slides of the wonderful art of Claude Monet: Painter of Light.

Wednesday, January 27th @ 7 p.m.