Explore our new student-designed and -curated exhibition on the historic student-led strike of the 1960s: “ON STRIKE! SHUT IT DOWN! SF State Strikes of 1968–69.” You can visit the Special Collections Gallery on the fourth floor whenever the…
Discover offline summer ideas at your Library this June and July. Stop by the Offline Summer display on the first floor to discover great stuff you can get at the Library to enrich your downtime this summer: And check out other free resourc…
We've recently added a gardening kit, created by our campus partners, that includes work gloves, trowels, a few packets of seeds to plant, and small plastic pots you can keep, plus info on finding free compost for planting. External CD and
SF Bay Area designers and artists, join the Special Collections & Archives unit at SFSU for this special open house event. Learn about the value of public-facing archives to designers and their research through tactile engagement with desig…
Read about displays, crafty events, and new ways the Library can support your course materials needs. Discover our puzzle collection, now on display on the back side of the New Arrivals shelf near the Book Checkout & Pickup Desk. Puzzles ar…
Read about our Family Study Room, a traveling mascot, guided tours, and our winter and spring hours. If you bring kids with you to campus, we have just the space for you! Our Family Study Room on the third floor is set up to be shared by ad…
Here's a roundup of ways we're working to support our faculty colleagues. Welcome to Fall 2025 at your SFSU Library! Come see us! Let's talk about what your Library can do for you this fall. Discover essential services, reimagined spaces, a…
Join photojournalist and SF State faculty member Scot Tucker for a discussion of Hansel Mieth and Otto Hagel’s compelling body of work documenting the critical social transformations of the 20th century United States. When: Thursday Novembe…
Our librarians specialize in a variety of academic disciplines and research services, and we can connect you with resources and support. Browse by course code in the table below or find a subject librarian by college: For research assistanc…
Library 460 | Staff & Librarian directory You are welcome to submit questions or requests via email. Please allow up to five days to respond to your email. The J. Paul Leonard Library's Special Collections & Archives contain a wealth of pri…
The J. Paul Leonard Library is located on Holloway Avenue, next to the quad, and has five levels. (The top two floors of the building are occupied by the Sutro Library, which is not part of SFSU.) There are open study spaces, reservable stu…
Between November 6, 1968 and March 21, 1969, San Francisco State became a focus for national attention on the needs of students of color as the campus erupted in turmoil. The SF State College Strike, also referred to as the Third World stri…