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    • 60+ Years of Friends
    • Board
    • Staff
    • Our Supporters
    • Financials
    • Blog >
      • History Series
    • Contact Us >
      • Employment
    • Sign-Up for Newsletter
  • Support Us
    • Donate
    • Leadership Circle
    • Innovation Circle
    • Leave a Legacy Gift
    • The Pacifics
    • Gift of appreciated stock
    • Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
    • Other ways to give
    • Library Preservation Fund
  • What We Fund
  • Buy & Donate Books
    • Bookstore
    • Donate Books
    • This Is Ear Hustle
  • Laureates 2023
    • Laureate Authors
  • Events
  • Residencies
    • Brown Handler Writer's Residency ​
    • James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Fellowship
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Friends Bookstores

Serving our San Francisco Library community since 1961
Friends Bookstore ​at
​the Main Library
Friends Bookstore is one of the only bookstores in the Tenderloin neighborhood and is a crucial resource to all residents who visit the Main Library.

Hours
Monday, 10am-5pm
Tuesday, 10am-5pm     
Wednesday, 10am-5pm 
Thursday, 10am-5pm
Friday, 12pm-6pm
Saturday, 10am-5pm
Sunday, 12pm-6pm
Step Sale on Wednesdays, 11am-3pm
Location
Main Library
30 Grove Street entrance
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Friends Bookstore Online
​​Find used books and vinyl

​Enjoy shopping on Friends’ online stores.
AMAZON STORE
EBAY STORE
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​Step Sale at the Main
Library every Wednesday
  
​Join us every Wednesday from 11 am - 3 pm at the Larkin St. steps of the Main Library for a Friends' Step Sale! 

​Members also receive 10% off all book purchases! Not a member or need to renew? Donate today!
​​Pricing:
  • Hardcover $5
  • Trade Paperback $4
  • Kids & Young Adult (YA) $3
  • Mass-market Paperback $2​
  • CDs & Vinyl $2
The Main Library | Larkin Street Steps | 100 Larkin St. San Francisco 
​​Step Sales might be canceled without notice due to inclement weather.
Book Program Updates
  • Our new bookstore hours are live and we are now open 7 days a week!
  • ​Our Weekly Step Sales happen every Wednesday at the Main Library on the Larkin St. Steps.​
  • Book donations at the Donation Center in Potrero Hill are by appointment only. For more information, click here. ​
  • Check out our events page to see what's coming up!

​Donate and become a member today for 10% off all of your book purchases!
DONATE

​ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES &
Donation center Location
1630 17TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107

​Administrative Phone: (415) 626-7500
BOOK DONATION CENTER: (415) 522-8606 

Get INvolved 

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​Tax ID Number:
 94-6085452 
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