All but Two Public Libraries in San Francisco Have Reopened

Most of the San Francisco Public Library’s 27 branches are now offering in-person services again

Photo: Courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library

The San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was effectively shuttered during the pandemic. Even though its online resources and SFPL To Go program — an initiative that allowed bookworms and film buffs alike to check out literature and various media, sans human contact — SF’s indoor public library spaces remained off-limits to the public for months.

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In May, the SFPL began slowly bring back its in-person services to much fanfare. Fast forward some three months, and now all but two of the public branches have reopened for regular services. (The pair of libraries that have yet to reopen are the Golden Gate Valley and Merced branches; these two are expected to reopen on the 16th and 17th, respectively.)