Thank you from Public Knowledge! Thank you to our partners, collaborators, & @SFPublicLibrary! As Public Knowledge ends, we’re excited that the @SFMOMA branch will continue to be open. We hope you remain our friends & followers & stay informed. Who knows what the future holds!
Our final #tbt is to Take Part, led by @bikvanderpol. Take Part unearthed the SF of yesteryear for the community, & 1 MILLION people saw the model! The model is far from retired, so stay tuned for news through our website. Thank you @sfpubliclibrary & our many collaborators!
We partnered w/ @kitchensisters to produce the latest @SFMOMA Raw Material Podcast. Tune in to hear planners, librarians, artists, activists, and others as they contemplate the past, debate the present, and envision the future of our city by the bay. https://t.co/5YDKexERkp
This concluding essay from The Stacks is from our very own Deena Chalabi, former curator of Public Knowledge. Explore the beginnings of Public Knowledge, the complexities of the artist projects, and the overarching goals of our two year adventure.
https://t.co/cCnI6v7uH2
We've made hundreds of friends through Public Knowledge, literally! Check out our @graphcommons map to see our connections & collaborators. Thank you to everyone, and we're excited to see what adventures the future holds! https://t.co/xoesHvqqzO
Be prepared to be prepared! Join Matt Springer, professor at @UCSF Dept. of Medicine, to learn about how to lessen damage from an earthquake at home & work, & how to prepare for the next temblor. Free & open to the public! See you 07/25 at 6:30pm in the Public Knowledge Library!
Our final #bookoftheweek is EVERY book of the week! We've compiled every book we've featured into the ultimate summer reading list. Stop by the Public Knowledge Library or click the titles to link to @sfpubliclibrary and check out your favorites today!
https://t.co/kCMhrIpzRW
This #tbt is to Hit Parade, led by @JDKun. Experience the sounds of San Francisco by listening to our playlist on Spotify or watching our video all about the process!
https://t.co/rLilS6yftT
This #bookoftheweek is from our friends at
@PublicBooks
. Hitting the shelves 06/25, Think in Public explores many topics similar to Public Knowledge. We'll also have a copy in the Public Knowledge Library to read for free, so stop by soon!
This #tbt is for Lit TV, led by @micadust. Watch the Lit TV videos, produced in collaboration w/ Bay Area teens. Explore the vital role librarians play in their communities, & the tumultuous relationships between fire, books, and the power of information.
https://t.co/Jb0FjkYoHN
This #tbt is for Civic Data Solidarity, led by @arikan. Explore the stakes involved in gathering & sharing data on social issues that affect us all, from the Treasure Island clean up to Silicon Valley diversity, & use @graphcommons to map your own network.
https://t.co/oMgTOJtYIq
In this #bookoftheweek, author @shoshanazuboff puts surveillance capitalism under the microscope to show how tech tools and Big Brother behavior are being used to mold social order and dictate the digital future.
This #tbt is for Added Value w/ @ssyjuco. We transformed @sfmoma's Schwab Hall into a massive public book sale w/ radical re-organization of thousands of used books to benefit @sfpubliclibrary. Thank you Prelinger Library, @relatedtactics, & @FriendsSFPL!
https://t.co/smpGT45SkL
Suzanne Lacy's process of early community engagement & social practice inspires us at Public Knowledge today. Read Suzanne Lacy: We Are Here, this week's #bookoftheweek, then see the show at both @SFMOMA & @YBCA to find inspiration for your own community collaborations.
We use search engines for almost everything. But who decides what's most relevant, & from which perspectives? This #bookoftheweek looks at 9 artists who explore the increasing gap between our understanding of search technology & our dependence on it @gretchenandrew@irini_mirena
"The knowledge that libraries offer and the help that librarians provide are the lifeblood of an informed and engaged republic." Our #bookoftheweek is BiblioTech by @johnpalfrey. Read for free at the @sfmoma branch or get a copy from @sfpubliclibrary today!
It's #MuseumWeek2019! This year's theme is #WomeninCulture. Need some inspiration? Head to @sfmoma to see HOWL, eon (I, II) by @JulieMehretu, on view in our public atrium. Grab a coffee, be inspired, and make the most of Museum Week 2019!
Join us tomorrow at 3pm for the Bay Area book launch of "I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir" from @MalakaGharib. Co-presented by
@sfpubliclibrary & #PilipinxAmericanLibrary (PAL), with an interactive zine-making workshop following the reading. See you at @sfmoma!
Join us and @PublicBooks tomorrow for our next talk, Global Cities & Their Discontents, with @SaskiaSassen and Teresa Caldeira. Follow along in person at @sfmoma or through Facebook live, tomorrow at 7pm. See you then!