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San Francisco Public Library branches collect materials that meet the needs of the
branch community. Like all branch libraries, Mission Branch
offers high interest books at adult, teen and children's reading levels.
Basic collections of fiction, nonfiction and reference materials are available.
Branches also offer a variety of magazines, newspapers, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs. Books
not collected by a branch may be obtained through the library's request system,
Link+, or interlibrary loan.
Most of the library's large collection of electronic resources is accessible from all
branch locations and online 24 hours a day at www.sfpl.org.
Mission Branch has a large Latino Interest collection of circulating and reference
books which highlight the history and culture of Latin American countries and the
history and influence of Latino cultures in the United States. Additional research
materials are available in the International Center at
the Main Library.
Mission Branch has a large Spanish language collection and a medium sized Chinese
language collection.
Mission Branch has a neighborhood history file.
Mission Branch has a photographic history archive collected from neighborhood
residents as part of the Shades of San Francisco Project.
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