Lending collections are available to Gardens of Golden Gate Park members and teachers at San Francisco schools (pre-K-12 and college/university). Please visit the Library to register for a Library Card.
With a Library Card, you can check out books from the main collection, children’s books, and teacher/parent resources. This is a “Lending on Demand” system: Librarians reserve the right to classify any book as Library Use Only at any time (usually due to fragility, condition, and/or rarity).
Loan Period
Books can be checked out for three weeks
Main Collection Books: 3 item limit per account
Children and Parent/Teacher Resources: 10 item limit per account
eBooks
We have a collection of over 7,000 eBooks! Learn more on our eBooks page.
Book Return
All books must be returned to the Helen Crocker Russell Library during open hours
The Library does not have an after-hours book drop
