Some events and exhibitions going on at the SFPL:

• Presidential Inauguration. January 20, 2009, 9am-12pm, Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level: “Join us to watch the swearing in and inaugural address of President-elect Barack Obama. Celebratory refreshments in Latino/Hispanic Community Room B.”
• Harvey Milk: Private Life, Public Life. Through January 10, 2009, Main Library, Third Floor, James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center, Sixth Floor, San Francisco History Center. “An exhibit of original photographs and archival material drawn from the collections of the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center and the San Francisco History Center that explores the life of Harvey Milk from his childhood to his days on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Highlights include family photos, love letters, candid snapshots and political papers.”
• Our Rights as Human Beings, The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Through December 1, 2009, Main Library, Third Floor, International Center. “In honor of the December 10, 1948 United Nations General Assembly adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Library presents a unique 1949 photo display designed to explain these rights in a way accessible to all, regardless of the language you speak, along with the full text of the Declaration.”
• All Aboard! The San Fracisco Public Library Holiday Train. Through January 9, 2009, Main Library, Second Floor, Fisher Children’s Center. Featured is a Lionel O Scale replica of the Polar Express, which starred in Chris Van Allsburg’s 1985 holiday classic and the subsequent 2004 movie adaptation of the same name.

All programs at the Library are free.

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