J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State

J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State The J. Paul Leonard Library (JPLL), San Francisco State University. We make discovery happen!

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Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity, Taboo, Uno, playing cards, and much, much more: did you know that you can borr...
07/10/2025

Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity, Taboo, Uno, playing cards, and much, much more: did you know that you can borrow a variety of games, puzzles, and Lego sets from your ? Check them out to use them at the library, or take them home with you like a library book.

All are part of our rapidly expanding “Collection of Things,” a variety of non-traditional library items for the SF State community to enjoy. A full listing of this collection can be found at https://reserves.calstate.edu/sanfrancisco/course/12536900940002918.

Summer is the perfect time to grow your garden, or start a new one! Your has lots of resources to help. For inspiratio...
07/08/2025

Summer is the perfect time to grow your garden, or start a new one! Your has lots of resources to help. For inspiration, check out our garden display on the first floor across from the Book Checkout and Pickup desk. 🧑🏽‍🌾🌷🌻

The will be closed on Friday, 07/04 for the 4th of July holiday. We will reopen on Monday, 07/07. Enjoy the holiday br...
07/03/2025

The will be closed on Friday, 07/04 for the 4th of July holiday. We will reopen on Monday, 07/07.

Enjoy the holiday break!

This weekend is San Francisco Pride! Held this year on June 28 & 29, this year’s theme is “Q***r Joy is Resistance.” Mor...
06/26/2025

This weekend is San Francisco Pride! Held this year on June 28 & 29, this year’s theme is “Q***r Joy is Resistance.” More information can be found at https://sfpride.org/.

Are you interested in learning more about the LGBTQ+ history of San Francisco? We recommend SFSU Emeritus professor Nan Alamilla Boyd’s “Wide Open Town: A History of Q***r San Francisco to 1965,” which examines how over time our city developed its reputation as a haven for the q***r community.

Interested in exploring other types of LGBTQ+ stories or experiences? The currently has a display containing a wide range of books of fiction, poetry, graphic novels, history, and scholarly studies to consider. Check it out today!

This month were celebrating the Great Outdoors! Get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather (or some foggy days more lik...
06/24/2025

This month were celebrating the Great Outdoors! Get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather (or some foggy days more likely). If you’re looking for a place to start, check out these books in our collection!

Your will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in celebration of our national holiday Juneteenth, honoring the right of fre...
06/18/2025

Your will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in celebration of our national holiday Juneteenth, honoring the right of freedom equally for all. We will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, June 20. Check all hours and holidays at library.sfsu.edu/hours 🗓

We want to make our website easier to use. But we need your help! Do a short online activity grouping cards into categor...
06/17/2025

We want to make our website easier to use. But we need your help! Do a short online activity grouping cards into categories that make sense to YOU.
✅ There’s no right or wrong answer!
✅ It shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes
✅ Try it at study.kardsort.com/library1 or find the direct link under “Website Feedback Activity” in our account profile!

The is making the library website easier to use. But we need your help! Take a short activity that groups cards into c...
06/17/2025

The is making the library website easier to use. But we need your help! Take a short activity that groups cards into categories that make sense to YOU. There’s no right or wrong answer!

The activity shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to complete. Try it https://study.kardsort.com/library1, or find the direct link, listed under “Website Feedback Activity” in our account profile!

Celebrate Juneteenth and stop by our bookshelf display featuring both fiction and nonfiction about emancipation and Blac...
06/16/2025

Celebrate Juneteenth and stop by our bookshelf display featuring both fiction and nonfiction about emancipation and Black history, as well as literature by Black authors!

Happy Father’s Day Gators! Are you a dad that brings your kids to campus? Check out our Family Study Room on the 2nd flo...
06/13/2025

Happy Father’s Day Gators! Are you a dad that brings your kids to campus? Check out our Family Study Room on the 2nd floor of your ! We’ve got toys and games to keep them busy as well as kid kits and puzzles to checkout at the Book Checkout and Pickup desk. For more info visit https://library.sfsu.edu/kids

Starting at this fall? Your Library is open all summer, including for orientation! Find our table at the resource fair...
06/12/2025

Starting at this fall? Your Library is open all summer, including for orientation! Find our table at the resource fair, or ask a library peer mentor at the checkout desk for the inside scoop 😃 Hope to see you at the !

Since 2006, June has been designated as Caribbean American Heritage Month by Presidential Proclamation. The month-long o...
06/10/2025

Since 2006, June has been designated as Caribbean American Heritage Month by Presidential Proclamation. The month-long observance promotes the rich culture and heritage of the Caribbean American people and their contribution to the United States of America.

Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month by reading one of these books from !

James, Marlon (2022). Moon witch, spider king. New York : Riverhead Books. https://tinyurl.com/26uaakr4

Wilkerson, Charmaine (2025). Good Dirt : a novel. New York : Ballantine Books. https://tinyurl.com/5bhhncsk

Marshall, Paule (1959). Brown girl, brownstones. Old Westbury, N.Y. : Feminist Press. https://tinyurl.com/ymy4mrd9

James, Winston (1999). Holding aloft the banner of Ethiopia : Caribbean radicalism in early twentieth-century America. London ; New York : Verso. https://tinyurl.com/m69e5uj5

Hudson, Lynn M. (2003). The making of "Mammy Pleasant" : a Black entrepreneur in nineteenth-century San Francisco. Urbana : University of Illinois Press. https://tinyurl.com/ypz4bkak

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Welcome to the JPLL!

The J. Paul Leonard Library (JPLL) at San Francisco State University is located at 1630 Holloway Ave and occupies the Ground through 4th Floors of the Library Building. At JPLL, you can: - borrow laptops and other tech equipment - use library computer labs - print, copy, scan - check out textbooks placed on Reserve for classes - get research help - find place to study and collaborate on projects - reserve private study rooms - use the Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace - get the materials that you need through InterLibrary Loan - enjoy beverages or light snacks from Peets Coffee located in the 1st Floor lobby area - and much, much more! In general, the lower floors are busier and noisier and more appropriate for groups, while the upper floors are quieter and better suited for individuals looking for a more peaceful study environment. The 5th and 6th Floors house the Sutro Library, part of the California State Library. The JPLL also is home to the Labor Archives and Research Center (LARC) and the Special Collections & Archives, both located on the 4th Floor. The mission of the J. Paul Leonard Library is to empower its University constituency with lifelong learning skills to identify, find, evaluate, use and communicate information in promotion of excellence in scholarship, knowledge and understanding. For more information, including current hours, please visit the library website.