13152_22740_San_Francisco_Public_Library
1978
Clip shows the San Francisco Public Library in 1978. The library was located on Larkin Street in San Francisco's Civic Center; this is the same location that is now being used by the Asian Art Museum.
Clip begins with a woman entering the library's front door.
Boy wearing a plaid shirt and Converse's Chuck Taylor shoes sits hunched over on a bench, reading.
Three middle-aged white people dressed in spring pastels enter the library.
Close-up of books and a newspaper being carried. People exit the library, including a number of African-American and Asian men.
Close up of books and a portable radio being carried by a man.
Last shot shows people within the library, reading and sitting at tables. One person has his crutches leaning against a table.