Shop, Dine, & Read in the 49
By shopping, eating, drinking, playing, and utilizing local services within our neighborhoods, we help San Francisco’s corridors and local businesses to remain unique, successful, and vibrant.
Join the community celebration
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA)
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA)
Independent Bookstore Day website
Independent Bookstore Day website
Invest in Neighborhoods
Invest in Neighborhoods
Local San Francisco Bookstores
Adobe Bookshop
3130 24th St
(415) 864-3936
www.adobebooks.com
Event:
Discounted art books and children’s books and a kids craft table for making a tote bag.
7 PM: A free monthly comedy show with the best up and coming talent in the Bay Area at your favorite local bookstore, Adobe Books! BRAVE NEW JOKES’ producer Michael Brandon and Nicole Calasich curate every lineup, and perform new material every show. We feature a diverse range of comedians from Bay Area headliners to comedians from Comedy Central, E!, and other major networks. This month’s headliner is local favorite and Nickelodeon accredited Karinda Dobbins.
7 PM: A free monthly comedy show with the best up and coming talent in the Bay Area at your favorite local bookstore, Adobe Books! BRAVE NEW JOKES’ producer Michael Brandon and Nicole Calasich curate every lineup, and perform new material every show. We feature a diverse range of comedians from Bay Area headliners to comedians from Comedy Central, E!, and other major networks. This month’s headliner is local favorite and Nickelodeon accredited Karinda Dobbins.
Alexander Book Company
50 Second Street
415-495-2992
www.alexanderbook.com
Alley Cat Books
3036 24th St
415-824-1761
www.alleycatbookshop.com
Event
7 PM: Release party for I’ve Been on Tumblr by Jesse Prado, American Mary by Alexandra Naughton, and Better Day by Lake Lady.
Poetry, prose, and music. Featuring performances by Jesse Prado, Alexandra Naughton, and Lake Lady, along with special guests: Fisayo Adeyeye, Amy Berkowitz and Geri Yong-Whee. more details
Asian Art Museum Store
200 Larkin St
415-581-3600
www.asianart.org/store.htm
Bird & Beckett Books & Records
653 Chenery
415-586-3733
www.birdbeckett.com
Events
Book Passage
Ferry Building Marketplace
415-835-1020
www.bookpassage.com
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Books Inc. in the Castro
2275 Market St.
415-864-6777
www.booksinc.net
Events
Books Inc. in Laurel Village
3515 California St
415-221-3666
www.booksinc.net
Events
Books Inc. in the Marina
2251 Chestnut St
415-931-3633
www.booksinc.net
Events
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness Ave
415-776-1111
www.booksinc.net
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Bookshop West Portal
80 West Portal Ave
415-564-8080
www.bookshopwestportal.com
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The Booksmith
1644 Haight St
415-863-8688/800-493-7323
www.booksmith.com
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Borderlands Books
866 Valencia St
415-824-8203
www.borderlands-books.com
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Borderlands Books
866 Valencia St
415-824-8203
www.borderlands-books.com
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Christopher’s Books
1400 18th St
415-255-8802
wwww.christophersbooks.com
City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Ave
415-362-8193
www.citylights.com
Events
Contemporary Jewish Museum Store
736 Mission St
415-655-7888
www.thecjm.org
Events
Dandelion
55 Portrero Ave
415-436-9500
www.dandelionsf.com
Dog Eared Books
900 Valencia St
415-282-1901
www.dogearedbooks.com
Event
Gift of United Booksellers journal with purchase; limited supply
Folio Books
3957 24th St
415-264-2306
www.foliosf.com
Events
Fort Point – Golden Gate Nat’l Parks Conservancy
Long & Marine Dr, Building 999 Presidio of San Francisco
415-556-1693
www.parksconservancy.org
Green Apple Books
506 Clement St
415-387-2272
www.greenapplebooks.com
Events
Green Apple Books on the Park
1231 9th Ave
415-742-5833
www.greenapplebooks.com
Events
Land’s End – Golden Gate Nat’l Park Conservancy
680 Point Lobos Ave
415-426-5240
www.parksconservancy.org
Modern Times Bookstore Collective
2919 24th St
415-282-9246
www.mtbs.com
Event
3 PM:
Authors Robin Yassin Kassab and Leila Al Shami read and discuss Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War.
Plus 10 percent discount on all world affairs titles.
Free tote bag with purchase of $100 or more!
Authors Robin Yassin Kassab and Leila Al Shami read and discuss Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War.
Plus 10 percent discount on all world affairs titles.
Free tote bag with purchase of $100 or more!
More Events
Museum Stores de Young
& Legion of Honor
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
415-750-3642
www.shop.famsf.org
Omnivore Books on Food
3885A Cesar Chavez St
415-282-4712
www.omnivorebooks.com
Events
Russian Hill Bookstore
2234 Polk St
415-929-0997
www.russianhillbookstore.com
SFMOMA Museum Store
151 Third St
415-357-4035
www.sfmoma.org
Stevens Books
49 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 859-5371
www.stevensbooks.com
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Vedanta Society Bookshop
2323 Vallejo St
415-922-2323
www.sfvedanta.org
Events
The Warming Hut – Golden Gate Nat’l Parks Conservancy
Crissy Field near Fort Point, Fort Mason
415-561-3040
www.parksconservancy.org
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About
At the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, we are committed to supporting local businesses!
Independent Bookstore Day is April 30th, and it's a great opportunity to highlight the bookstores in our commercial districts through the City’s Shop Local Campaign: Shop and Dine in the 49. Invest In Neighborhoods and Shop and Dine are working to help promote Bookstore Day and raise awareness about the importance of supporting local booksellers.