About this Event
Field Trip to Sutro Library - CGS members only
Tuesday June 23 10-4 (orientation at 11:00)
J. Paul Leonard Library, 5th floor
SF State University
1630 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
FOR CGS MEMBERS ONLY (a perk of membership)
You can purchase membership while checking out, see below for more information.
Orientation at 11:00 by Steenalisa Tilcock, Reference and Outreach Librarian.
Limited to 30 members
Coordinator: Jane Knowles Lindsey [email protected]
The Sutro Library (the State Library’s San Francisco branch) holds the original collection of Adolph Sutro (1830–1898), California businessman and San Francisco mayor. The library has a large collection of publications and items dating from the 13th to the 21st centuries as well as one of the largest genealogy collections in the U.S.
The library is open 10:00-4:00. Attendees may bring their own lunch or purchase lunch at Café 101 located on the first floor or at the Student Center directly next to the library with plenty of seating.
HOW TO GET THERE
The easiest way to get to the Sutro Library is via public transit. (Jane will be taking BART)
The parking is limited. For more info: https://parking.sfsu.edu/alternative-transportation
Map of Campus
SITES TO REVIEW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
https://www.library.ca.gov/sutro
https://www.library.ca.gov/sutro/genealogy/
NOTE: visitors are requested to lock up their belongings in lockers before entering the reading room – You can bring in computers, electronics, pencils, and single sheets of paper, but everything else will need to be left in the lockers, including food and drinks. .
SPECIAL RESEARCH REQUESTS
If anyone has specific research requests, they are welcome to contact the Library using this email address, [email protected]. Any item from our catalog located in the reading room is available on demand, but items located in the vault need to be requested ahead of time, so folks interested in items from the vault should email the library at least a few days in advance.
Pre-registration is required.
This is a free CGS members only event.
You can purchase a $45 one-year CGS Basic membership when you check out. To sign up for other membership options go to our web page: CGS Membership application
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Credit card payments will be processed by Eventbrite.
*Event fee is non-refundable.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
J Paul Leonard Sutro Library, 1630 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 45.00
