The San Francisco Center for the Book

2008	Mid-year
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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.

Volunteer Eric Holub helps keep the Center's Vandercook presses in great shape. Take a look at our printing class offerings.

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

Summertime Fun for Teachers
Our 2nd annual Summer Bookmaking Intensive offers K-8 teachers 16 workshops that will give you inspiration for a whole year of imaginative teaching. Click here for details.

Opening for Livros do Cordel: Books on a String
Friday May 9, 7-9pm
Reception for this exhibition in the Austin/Burch Gallery. 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.

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

Introducing Teacher Features!
Please visit a new blog that’s part of our Youth Programs pages. It's called Teacher Features, and it's a great place for teachers, librarians, principals, arts educators and parents to air and share ideas about kids' bookmaking.

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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