2015 CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (CLA) PR Excellence Award: First place in category of Print for the 50th Anniversary Big Book Sale campaign
2009 CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (CLA) PR Excellence Award: New Organizational Identity Ballot Measure Empowers
2009 LIBRARY JOURNAL Movers and Shakers awards: SFPL Chief of Branches; Jill Bourne, SFPL Deputy City Librarian
2008 PRESIDENT'S AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (CLA) Awarded to Friends' Executive Director Donna Bero for outstanding contribution to libraries
2008 PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (PLA) PLA Advancement of Literacy Award: Project Read
2008 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS (CALTAC) Award for community organization making a significant financial or in-kind contribution to a library
2008 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS (CALTAC) Librarian for outstanding work with a Board of Trustees or Commission award: City Librarian Luis Herrera
2008 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS (CALTAC) California Library Support Organization of the Year: Friends of the SFPL
2008 SAN FRANCISCO GREEN BUSINESS AWARD Friends of the San Francisco Public Library is a recognized Green Business
2008 GOVERNOR'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD Awarded for efforts to restore the Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (CLA) PR Excellence Awards-first place—2007, 2006 PRExcellence Award-second place—2008
AMERICA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA) ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND ADVOCATES DIVISION Major Benefactor Award—2007