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Thursday from 9am to 8pm, F riday from noon to 6pm, and S aturday from 10am to
6pm.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove St.)
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415/557-4400.
www.sfpl.org.
In addition to the main librar y, branch libraries all o ver the city offer stor y hours for
kids. I've listed those that ar e easy for visitors to r each on foot or b y Muni streetcars or
buses:
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Chinatown Branch
Preschool story time is on Tuesdays at 11am and family stor y
time is on S aturdays at 10:30am. 1135 P owell St. (near J ackson St.)
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415/355-
2888.
Muni: 30-Stockton or Powell-Mason or Powell-Hyde cable cars to Jackson St.
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Eureka Valley/Harvey M ilk M emorial B ranch
The E ureka Valley branch was
closed for remodeling at press time. 1 Jose Maria Court (on between Sanchez and Noe
sts.).
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415/355-5616.
Muni: F-Market streetcar to 16th St.
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Marina Branch
Mondays offer stor y time for toddlers 18 months to 3 at 10:15am.
Tuesdays at 10:15am is stor y time for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 and 11am for ne wborns
to 18 months. 1890 Chestnut St. (at Webster St.).
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415/355-2823.
Muni: 30-Stock-
ton to Webster St.
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Mission Branch
Songs and playtime for babies and crawlers are offered Mondays at
1pm. Story time for preschoolers is Wednesdays at 10:15am, and a bilingual S panish
and English story time for infants and toddlers is onThursdays at 10:10am. 451 Jersey
St. (near Castro St.).
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415/355-5707.
Muni: F-Market to Castro St. and transfer to
24-Divisadero. Or BART to 24th St. station and transfer to 48-Quintara; walk 1 block
south to Jersey St. and 3
1
/
2
blocks east.
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Noe Valley Branch
Tuesday mornings infants and toddlers enjo y stor y time at
10:15am; preschoolers listen in at 11am. 451 Jersey St. (near Castro St.).
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415/355-
5707.
Muni: F-Market to Castro St. and transfer to 24-Divisadero. Or BART to 24th
St. station and transfer to 48-Quintara; walk 1 block south to Jersey St. and 3
1
/
2
blocks
east.
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North Beach B ranch
Infant/toddler lap-sit is on Thursdays at 10:15am and stor y
time for 3- to 5-y ear-olds is at 11am. 2000 M ason St. (at Columbus A ve.).
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415/
355-5626.
Muni: Powell-Mason cable car to Columbus. 30-Stockton to Mason St.
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Presidio B ranch
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings the “ Young and R estless”
program featur es topics, songs, and mo vement for kids ages 1 to 3. S aturdays at
10:15am the “Baby Bounce” focuses on pre-readers aged 0 to 1. 3150 Sacramento St.
(near Baker St.).
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415/355-2880.
Muni: L-Taraval streetcar to 22nd Ave.
Strybing Arboretum
Ages 4 to 8.
Docents at this beautiful botanical gar den com-
bine a Sunday morning children's story with a guided walk. This is an ongoing program
on the first and third Sundays of the month starting at 10:30am. Best for kids aged 4 to
8.
9th Ave. and Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park.
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415/661-1316.
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org.
Free admission.
10
11
ARCADES
Musée Mécanique
All ages.
Open daily, this fun arcade has penny arcade machines,
fortune tellers, games of skill, and beautifully restored antique mechanical musical instru-
ments.
Pier 45 (at Taylor St.).
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415/346-2000.
www.museemechanique.org.
