Welcome to episode 4 of the To Do San Francisco podcast!

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In this episode, I share some of my favorite aspects of the San Francisco Public Library.

• Need a library account? San Francisco residents can sign up online during the COVID-19 stay at home time period. 
• Library branches are only providing service in the doorway, calling it SFPL To Go Limited Library Service where you first login to your account on SFPL.org to place a hold request on the materials you would like. Next, you await an email that let’s you know the material(s) await you at a particular branch for pickup. It’s quite easy – and meant to keep everyone safe by asking that you wear a mask and follow other protocols when you do visit.
• Doing your best to stay at home during the pandemic? The San Francisco Public Library has a wonderful array of electronic resources, such as:
  • E-books where you borrow the electronic versions of books for limited time periods. EPUB, Amazon Kindle, and PDF formats are common options.
  • Online video – Definitely check out Kanopy and Kanopy for Kids as good, free substitutes for NetFlix among other options.
  • Audiobooks – Maybe you’d prefer a book on tape, so-to-speak, though it is an audio file played back on your computer or other compatible device.
  • e-Learning – check out Lynda.com online training courses, Gale courses taught online by experts, or learn a new language via Rosetta Stone or Mango!
  • e-Music – provides music options in electronic format to get your groove on and move while we’re getting through this pandemic one day at a time.

Looking for an interesting place to take a walk?  Check out Salesforce Park at the Salesforce (formerly Transbay) Transit Center!

On October 3rd, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass offered an online stream of 3 hours performances and history for their 20th year.  The video is available for viewing online through October 11th – so do not delay (and apologies if you’re seeing this after October 11, 2020 – you will need to come to San Francisco when the next Hardly Strictly Bluegrass event happens – 2021 hopefully?). Please consider a contribution to Artist Relief – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass helped raise over $250,000 on Saturday for artists and their crews who can’t work while performances are banned during the pandemic.

Do you have your plan for making your voice heard in the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election?  

• Be sure to verify you are registered to vote first! 
• Visit the Secretary of State’s Voter Registration website if you need to register!
• If you are registered to vote in San Francisco, check the Voter Guide!