Press Mentions

August 10, 2012
Recent Acquisitions: The Glory of the Pacific
SF Weekly
April 19, 2012
Perfect 100: San Francisco
The Daily Beast - Newsweek
December 07, 2011
As book prices rise, so do libraries
Crosscurrents from KALW News
December 04, 2011
The Mechanics' Institute: An Historical Oasis
KQED
July 25, 2011
As Big Libraries Suffer, Micro-Libraries Spring to Life
The Bay Citizen
June 10, 2011
Inside the Oldest Chess Club in the United States on Post Street
7x7
February 22, 2011
Immerse Yourself In Egghead
San Francisco Bay Guardian
February 01, 2011
A Tuesday Tradition at the Mechanics Institute
United States Chess Federation
December 18, 2010
California Boy, 9, Becomes Youngest U.S. Chess Master
New York Times
December 15, 2010
Samuel Sevian Youngest US Chess Master Ever
Asbarez
December 01, 2010
A Book Lover’s San Francisco
New York Times
March 22, 2010
Youngest Chess Author Ever: An Interview with Daniel Naroditsky
United States Chess Federation
February 01, 2009
Shankland, Bhat and Friedel honored at Mechanics' Institute
United States Chess Federation
March 06, 2008
9-year-old Nip is Youngest Master Ever
United States Chess Federation
October 08, 2006
Spassky's visit to San Fran
United States Chess Federation