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Power and the People: The U.S. Census and Who Counts

Join us for a discussion on the U.S. Census, why it matters, and its historical context presented by the curators of the UC Berkeley Library Census Exhibit. The talk includes major topics covered in the exhibit such as race/ethnicity issues through census history; measuring immigration; the citizenship question controversy; and the census and genealogy.

Sutro Library
5th floor of the J. Paul Leonard Library
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132

RSVP for this free talk

Free Museum Day 2020

Join us for this annual event featuring exciting exhibits from our vast collections. We have lots of activities planned.

Story Time with local children's authors in Gillis Hall.

11:00 AM - Ryan Miller, "How to Feed Your Parents"

1:00 PM - Lisa Schmid, "Ollie Oxley and the Ghost: The Search for Lost Gold"

Scavenger Hunt

Take part in the Library’s Scavenger Hunt. Win a prize and you can enter into a drawing to win one of our two grand prizes, a signed copy of "How to Feed Your Parents" or "Ollie Oxley and the Ghost: The Search for Lost Gold."

Theme This Year - Events that were important to California

Exhibits in the following areas:

  • Witkin State Law Library - California’s Admission to the Union
  • Government Publications - 1906 earthquake, exhibit and 3-D slide show
  • California History - The 1960s
  • Braille and Talking Book Library - Americans with Disabilities Act 30th Anniversary
  • Circulation/Catalog Room - 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
  • Gillis Hall
    • Coloring table with coloring books from our collections
    • Make your own 31-star U.S. flag. California was the 31st state to become a part of the U.S.
    • Help us put together a map of Yosemite

Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building
914 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814

Ongoing Exhibits

American Civics

Famed street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey partnered with the estate of rock and roll photographer Jim Marshall to create fine art prints from Marshall’s original photographs. Each piece as crafted by Fairey is named after a civic-engagement topic and is based on an original photo taken by Marshall. The display includes five original photographs by Marshall and the five prints created by Fairey.

Location: Second Floor, Room 318 in the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building (914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento)

Illustration created by Shepard Fairey of Jim Marshall’s photograph of Cesar Chavez during Chavez’s 300-mile march to the California State Capitol in Sacramento

See our current Book Displays.