We encourage San Francisco State University instructors and their students to use our rich and diverse collections. Instructors are encouraged to collaborate with a librarian in selecting Sutro materials for either a general or subject-specific class that enhances the educational goals of their students.

Classes are scheduled Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Due to the classroom's size, we can only accommodate classes of no more than 20 students. Larger classes will be divided and separate sessions scheduled. Given our staffing levels, please contact us 3-4 days before the date of your class.

Instructors can arrange for a library class in the Sutro by completing the online form.

There are a few simple rules that students will need to follow when using the Sutro classroom:

1. Students should wash their hands before entering.
2. Students' backpacks and bags will be left just inside the classroom door.
3. Only pencils should be used. Pens of any type or felt markers are not permitted.
4. No food or drink of any kind is allowed.

Your assigned librarian will assist you with the physical presentaiton of the materials and provide instruction on handling materials as needed.

Our classroom is equipped with a laptop projector, one tabletop dry-erase board, various sizes of foam cradles, and approximately 20 chairs.

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For those individuals who need assistance getting between the parking garage and the Sutro library, SFSU provides transportation. Call the Disability Programs and Resource Center at 415-338-2472 a day in advance to arrange a pick up. The driver picks up passengers near the pedestrian bridge on the top level of the parking garage (take the elevator to the top level of the garage). This service is available during campus business hours, Monday – Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

We are changing our circulation policies. Starting January 1, 2017, our books will not circulate directly to the public. If you wish to borrow a book from the Sutro Library, please submit an interlibrary loan request through your local library.

This change brings our branch into compliance with the broader lending policies of the California State Library. We continue to lend eligible materials directly to following groups:

• Faculty or Staff of UC or CSU
• California State Employees
• Members of the California Legislature and their staff
• State Constitutional Officers
• Gubernatorial and legislative appointees
• Members and employees of the California Judiciary

• Wifi Internet access
• Computers
• Digital microform scanners
• Book scanner

  Note: Scanners can be used to save to a flash drive or email scanned materials from our various resources. Please check with staff for email size limitations.

Sutro will be going green! Sutro Library will save valuable state and environmental resources by becoming a paperless library. Anyone wanting to make copies is encouraged to bring a flashdrive, email files to yourself, or use other cloud storage services.

Thank you for helping us save California's resources.