The San Francisco Public Library Chinese Center is located on the third floor of the Main Library. It was established in 1996 with $500,000 in donations from the Chinese community. The center provides a collection of books and reference materials in English and Chinese about Chinese culture, China, and Chinese Americans. It also hosts regular programs like author talks, film screenings, book clubs, and cultural performances that are well-attended by the community.

1. San Francisco Public Library Chinese Center Presented by Doris Tseng Feb. 4, 2010

2. Chinese Center Main Library, 3 rd Floor

3. Chinese Center Main Library, 3 rd Floor

4. Chinese Center Main Library, 3 rd Floor

8. Collection Reference Books in English & Chinese

9. Collection: Books about Chinese Culture

10. Collection: Books about China & Chinese Americans

11. Collection: Marjorie Stern Gift Books

12. Book Donation By Shanghai Library

13. Yongle Encyclopedia ( Ming Dynasty) donated by Mayor Diane Feinstein in 1986

14. Precious Book : Paintings of Yangtze River 長江萬里圖

16. Program : Author’s Book talk February Flowers (a Novel) by Fan Wu

17. Author’s Book Signing

18. Program : Author’s book talk (Return to the Middle Kingdom by Yuan-Tsung Chen)

19. Program Chinese New Year performance

20. Program Chinese New Year performance

21. Program : Chinese New Year performance

22. Program : Chinese Moon Festival

23. Program : Chinese Moon Festival

24. Program : Chinese Moon Festival

25. Program : Face Change

26. Program : Chinese Folk Songs

27. Program : Celebrating China-U.S. diplomatic relations 30 th anniversary

28. Chinese Film Screening The Founding of a Republic

29. Chinese Film Screening Mei Lan-Fang (Beijing Opera Legend)

30. Chinese Film Program Audience

31. Photo Exhibit China-U.S. Diplomatic Relations 30 th anniversary

32. Photo Exhibit China-U.S. Diplomatic Relations 30 th anniversary

33. Photo Exhibit China-U.S. Diplomatic Relations 30 th anniversary

34. Exhibit Chinese Zodiac Animals

35. Chinese Book Club

36. Chinese Book Club (Launched October 2009)

37. Chinese Book Club (Launched October 2009)

38. Chinese Book Club Book Reading & Discussion

39. Book Donation (28 boxes) by the Chinese Consulate

40. Book donation by the Chinese Consulate

42. Computer class SFPL Catalog

43. Computer class Chinese Internet

44. Computer Class Chinese YouTube

45. Computer Class Chinese Wikipedia

47. Computer class

49. National Library of China (Beijing) Visit 9/2009

50. National Library of China (Beijing) Centennial (1909-2009)

51. National Library of China (Beijing) Centennial Symposium

53. Upcoming Exhibit: Shanghai Embroidery (March – May 2010)

54. Upcoming Program (3/2010) Documentary – 2010 Shanghai World Expo

55. Upcoming performance Shanghai Cultural Festival (5/2010)

56. Upcoming program Shanghai classic movie (May 2010)

57. Photo Display of Famous Chinese Americans Steven Chu U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chen YouTube Co-founder Jerry Yang Yahoo! Co-founder