San Francisco Public Library is celebrating the Main Library’s 30th anniversary this April with programs that honor the building’s past while looking toward the future, the library said. The events will explore San Francisco history, the library’s past and future, and stories hidden beneath Civic Center.

• San Francisco Public Library Past, Present and Future — April 14, 6 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium. In 1996, San Francisco opened a brand new Main Library. On April 14, hear from past and present SFPL leaders about its early vision, current success and future possibilities.
• Quiet Please: Librarians on Film — April 15, 6 p.m., Koret Auditorium. Enjoy film clips and a talk by librarian and historian Jim Van Buskirk about how librarians, including San Francisco Public librarians, have been depicted in Hollywood over the years.
• 30 Years of the James C. Hormel Center — April 18, 3 p.m., Hormel Center, 3rd Floor. Three decades ago, the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center became the first center of its kind in a municipal building and remains a unique beacon for the general public, researchers, writers and artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and worldwide. Celebrate thirty years of trailblazing public programming, exhibitions and world-class archival and book collections from 1996 through the present and beyond.
• What Lies Beneath the Main — April 21, 6 p.m., Virtual Program. Before SFPL, the Asian Art Museum at UN Plaza rose in the heart of San Francisco; this area was home to SF’s first city-run burial ground, Yerba Buena Cemetery. Join journalist Beth Winegarner, historian Woody LaBounty and cemetery researcher Alex Ryder as they reveal the history of this Gold Rush graveyard and the burials that remain beneath our feet. Register now: https://sfpl-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4uZZ1w4kRSimXDwL2SZGsQ#/registration

An image from the San Francisco History Center shows Robin Williams reading to children on the opening day of the new Main Library. Explore more on digitalsf.org.