Bernal Heights Branch Library

Bernal Heights Branch Library is a library in , , which is located on Cortland Avenue. Bernal Heights Branch Library is situated nearby to , as well as near the community center .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Thursday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Wednesday: noon—8:00 PM
    Friday: 1:00 PM—6:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Email: bhemgr@sfpl.org
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in San Francisco, California, USA
  • Address: 500 Cortland Avenue, San Francisco, 94110
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wild Side West and Bernal Heights Summit.

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is a historic lesbian bar, founded in 1962 and located in the neighborhood in , . As of 2021, is San Francisco's last remaining lesbian bar, although the bar currently serves a more diverse Queer crowd much like the nearby El Rio bar.

Peak
Photo: Octoferret, CC BY-SA 2.5.
or Bernal Heights Hill is a hill in the San Francisco, California neighborhood of Bernal Heights. Upper elevations are part of Bernal Heights Park, a 26.3-acre public managed by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department.

Park
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is a public park in San Francisco, in the Bernal Heights neighborhood. It is known for excellent views of the city and San Francisco Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bernal Heights and Alemany Maze.

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, just south of the of , is a cute, eclectic neighborhood that was once very working class, but is becoming quickly gentrified. The main commercial drag of the neighborhood is along Cortland Avenue.

Locality
The is an interchange between the James Lick Freeway and the John F. Foran Freeway in the city of San Francisco. Alternative names for this highway feature are Alemany Interchange and The Spaghetti Bowl.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the south eastern corner of , between and Portola neighborhoods. It is roughly bordered by Third Street to the east, Palou Avenue and Silver Avenue to the north, Williams Avenue to the south and Bayshore Boulevard and U.S. Route 101 to the west.

Bernal Heights Branch Library

Latitude
37.73886° or 37° 44′ 20″ north
Longitude
-122.41615° or 122° 24′ 58″ west
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Inception
October 21st, 1940
Height
30 feet (9 metres)
Operator
San Francisco Public Library
Open location code
849VPHQM+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225063373
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q66362946
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bernal Heights Recreation Center Playground and Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center.

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