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 Volunteer Eric Holub helps keep the Center's presses in great shape.
Steamroller Prints
Get a glimpse
of the fun the SFCB community has at our annual fundraiser, pulling
prints from giant linoleum-cut blocks using a steamroller!
Take a look at the prints from
2006.
A selection of 2004-2005 prints from our
Steamroller Prints
fundraiser.
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The San Francisco Center for the Book is a 501(C)3 nonprofit educational organization that depends on the involvement and generosity of individuals and on contributions from foundations and government agenices including the
National Endowment for the Arts to provide many of its education initiatives, public events and book-arts programming.
There are four ways you can help support the activities at the SFCB:
Our Donor Program: Support our 2008 Mid-Year Campaign!
The Center relies on individuals and corporate sponsors for help in
supporting our many programs and activities. Cherished members of the SFCB
community, donors enjoy special keepsakes, invitation-only events and more.
Donate your gift of $250 or more by April 30, 2008 and receive a special keepsake print from our past Roadworks events — plus an invitation to the donor preview for Livros do Cordel: Book on a String on May 8th.
You can become a
donor online
or by contacting Executive Director Dyana Curreri-Ermatinger
at
dyana@sfcb.org or by phone 415-565-0545.
Donate Now
using our secure
online donor form.
Support the SFCB When You Shop On Amazon
Did you know that you can help the Center when you shop at
Amazon.com? It's easy. Just go to Amazon by clicking the logo to the
left, and a portion of your purchase price will automatically go to
the SFCB.
Our In-Kind Donation Program
Contributions of services and products are essential to many SFCB activities and resources, including exhibitions, events, public relations, our print studio, bindery and library. We welcome donations of graphic design, advertising space, computer services, paper, printing. metal and wooden type, printing and bindery equipment, books and catalogs and more. To discuss in-kind donations, please contact Dyana Curreri-Ermatinger at dyana@sfcb.org or phone 415-565-0545, Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm.
Our Wish List
Donate any of these items for a tax write-off and to help sustain our
facility needs! Download the
In-Kind Donation Request form, complete
your contact information and
e-mail to dyana@sfcb.org. A staff member
will contact you about your request. Thank you!
Print Studio: air filter (floor model), pica rulers with point sizes,
composing sticks, high speed quoins and keys, metal type (please
specific typefaces), any wood type, Photopolymer Platemaker (with an
exposure area of 11x17 or greater), fine printmaking papers (Johannot,
Somerset, Rives BFK), old kitchen knives (for cutting paper), fatigue
mats. A Vandercook SP15 or a Vandercook Universal One, custom shelving,
oil-based letterpress printing inks, bases for adhesive-backed
photopolymer plates, a "bunting base" high quality magnetic base for
steel-backed photopolymer plates, 30x36" drying rack
Bindery: Electric guillotine with a 30" blade, different size bits for
the corner rounder, new spring for the perforator, spiral binding
machine, spirals for spiral binder, book cloth, self healing cutting
mats, pressing boards, backing hammers, teflon bone folders, awls,
linen thread (unwaxed 20, 25, and 30 weight), paper, bookbinder's
needles , sewing keys, scissors, metal rulers, utility knives with snap
blades, wheat starch paste, methyl cellulose, leather scraps, pail
tipper, board shear
Office: 07 or newer Apple computers especially an "i Book"G4 or newer
laptop, newer laser printer (call for specs), photocopier (capable of
collating, double sided copying), lateral filing cabinets with locks
and keys, ergonomic office chairs, space saving floor lamps or tabletop
work lamps
Gallery: book cradles for display, archival board, oversized
self-healing cutting mat (larger than 32x40 inches), locking display
cases, bookshelf with locking hinged doors (inquire for more details).
Programs: lightweight podium with light and mount for microphone
Thanks to our recent
corporate and organizational donors:
The San Francisco Foundation ·
Walter & Elise Haas Fund ·
Grants for the Arts ·
Kahle/Austin Foundation ·
The Reva and David Logan Foundation ·
The Book Club of California ·
The Hobson Family Foundation ·
Feigenbaum-Nii Foundation ·
The Raymond Family Foundation ·
Tin Man Fund
Our Volunteer Program
Helping out at the Center is a wonderful way to learn more about the book arts, make friends, earn free classes and more. We have a wealth of volunteer activities — from answering phones, staffing events, helping with publicity, setting up exhibitions, proof-reading, designing workshop flyers, to printing letterpress invitations and much more. We welcome volunteers on weekdays, evenings and weekends. If you are interested in contributing your time and energy to the Center, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@sfcb.org or 415-565-0545 between 10 am and 5 pm. We'll help make a match between your talents and interests and our current volunteer projects.
Thanks to our dedicated volunteers this past trimester
Liz Acord ·
Desne Ahlers ·
Rhiannon Alpers ·
Susan Angebranndt ·
Kelly Barrett ·
Jessica Iris Benson ·
Brandon Bussolini ·
Gyll Christensen ·
Lise Currie ·
Janice Deitner ·
Pam De Luco ·
Katherine Emery ·
Maggie Engebretson ·
Vera Edelson ·
Melissa
Fine ·
Jessica Fleischman ·
Paula Gloisten ·
Kate Godfrey ·
Besha Grey ·
Alison Hathaway ·
Randi Hansen ·
Catherine Helfer ·
Sabina Holber ·
Willow
Horne ·
Irvin C. Hubler ·
Jayme Jamison ·
Melissa Kaup-Augustine ·
Riya Lerner ·
Annie Leuenberger ·
Natalie Marsh ·
Leigh McLellan ·
Liz Merolla ·
Erica Mohar ·
Bernadette Montez ·
Gloria Morales ·
Laura Morgan ·
Julie Nelson-Gal ·
Ernest Regua ·
Edith Reiner ·
Jamie Riley ·
Claudia Reyes ·
Brad Robinson ·
Katrina Rodabaugh ·
Marsha Shaw ·
Niki Savage ·
Suzanne Shaffer ·
Zac C. S. Smith ·
Joanna Steinhardt ·
Katherine West ·
Carolee Gilligan Wheeler ·
Jessica
Wickens ·
Katherine Wong ·
Rosanna Yau ·
Angela Zusman
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