Reversing vandalism.San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden In 2001, San Francisco Public Library The San Francisco Public Library is a public library system serving the city of San Francisco. Its main library is located in San Francisco's Civic Center, on Larkin Street at Grove. staff discovered that their books dealing with women's issues, gay issues, HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. , and AIDS were torn and slashed beyond repair. The perpetrator A term commonly used by law enforcement officers to designate a person who actually commits a crime. was caught and charged with a hate crime. The library staff gave the ruined books to artists in hopes of creating art from the destruction. Earlier this year, the library hosted "Reversing Vandalism," an exhibit of more than 200 works of art from the damaged books. For more information, contact the San Francisco Public Library at sfpl.lib.ca.us. "For Duf," by Dacey Hunter (top); "Coming Out," by Lynn Averill (left); and "Blackbird Singing" by Sherry Karver (far left). |
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