The San Francisco Center for the Book

2008	Mid-year
	Campaign

Support our 2008 Mid-Year Campaign! Donate your gift of $250 or more and receive a special keepsake print from our past Roadworks events. Donate Now.

Volunteer and support the Center. Volunteers earn credits for free classes. You can also support the Center when you shop at Amazon. For more information click here.

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In the News

The Bay Area is a center for the thriving art of hand bookbinding according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

In their annual Best Of issue, SF Weekly has named us the Best Place to Take an Art Class! See what they have to say.

There's more in our Press Room...

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Welcome to The San Francisco Center for the Book. We're a place where you can learn about the many arts and crafts of the book. Through workshops, exhibitions and public events, the SFCB promotes both knowledge of traditional book arts and exploration of experimental book forms. Have fun browsing our website.

Some of the wonderful new ornaments you'll find in the Center's type drawers.

To see what's going on at the SFCB day by day, check out our Calendar. Or click on Workshops to learn about classes in Printing, Binding and Related Arts. Like looking at pictures? Click Book Pix for an eye-popping visual database of the books we teach. Learn more About Us by clicking here. And for driving directions and public-transit suggestions, click here.

Highlights

SFCB Closed on July 4
In observance of Independence Day, the Center will be closed on Friday, Jul 4. Regular business hours will redeem Monday, July 7 at 10am.

Looking to Buy or Sell Equipment?
Check out our Equipment Exchange Bulletin Board

Visit Bookmaking for Kids
The Teacher Features blog has a new name and a new location. Please click Bookmaking with Kids to explore this resource for finding book projects to make with kids—in the classroom, at home, in libraries and at community events.

In the Austin/Burch Gallery: Livros do Cordel: Books on a String
May 9 - Aug 1
Named after their display on clotheslines by street vendors, Brazil's Livros do Cordel are a form of street literature with roots in Europe. Becoming a dying artform, these cheap pamphlets tell the news as only poets can.

Support the SFCB When You Shop On Amazon
Did you know that you can help the Center when you shop at Amazon.com? It's easy, by using this link to order, a portion of your purchase price will automatically go to the SFCB.

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