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In early 2001, San Francisco Public Library staff began finding
vandalized books shoved under shelves, hidden throughout the Main Library.
Ultimately over 600 torn and sliced books, on gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender topics, women’s issues and HIV/AIDS, were deemed
beyond repair and withdrawn from the Library’s collection. Rather than
discard the damaged books, the Library distributed them to interested
community members in the hope of creating art. The wide variety of artistic responses to
this hate crime resulted in “Reversing Vandalism,” an exhibition of over
200 original works of art, displayed in the Main Library from January 31 through May 2, 2004.
We invite you to visit the online exhibition by using the links below.
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