On Sunday, September 22, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington awarded 826 National the 2013 Library of Congress American Literacy Award, a …
826 wins the first-ever Library of Congress American Literacy Award
Chronicle Curates gives to 826!
This Thursday, September 19, Turntable Kitchen and Chronicle Books are giving you an opportunity to purchase some delightful cookbooks at 25% off and support 826 Valencia. Come enjoy a drink with us, …
New City Arts & Lecture series announced!
On Wednesday, July 10, tickets for the City Arts & Lecture annual series “On Arts” go on sale! Beginning in September, City Arts and Lectures will begin this season&…
826 Valencia’s student-journalists weigh in on free speech, three strikes law
This week, we released two articles by Bay-Farer reporters Stella Pfahler and Brian Moore on the topics of free speech on MUNI and the three str…
Dave Eggers Honored as “Best Local Author”
CBS San Francisco recently honored 826 Valencia co-founder Dave Eggers as one of the city’s “Best Local Authors.” Eggers in particular is honored for “serv[ing] huma…
HuffPost Interview with Vendela Vida
The Huffington Post recently published an interview with local writer and 826 Valencia board member Vendela Vida. The interview concerns the release of Always Apprentices — a collection of conversat…
SF Chronicle:The benefits of borrowed bling
Leah Garchik wrote about our Annual Spring Luncheon in her SF Chronicle column. Garchik said: “Coppola rose to his task, discussing the work with vigor. He described h…
Newsarama.com: Emma Capps on 826
Workshop teacher and former 826 Valencia student Emma Capps talks about developing her love for comics at 826 Valencia. Capps: I got interested when I was very little. My parents used to let me get comi…
Office’s Bigfoot Art Show for 826 wins design award
Our friends at design firm Office won One Show‘s silver pencil award for their Bigfoot Art Show that benefited both 826 Valencia and 826 Boston. The show included art …
The Department of Education visits 826 Valencia
On May 1, we welcomed U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to our writing center for a visit with After-School Tutoring students. 826 National’s Chief Executive Officer…
High Seas chocolate bar featured in DuJour
DuJour Magazine‘s March issue features “four new San Francisco restaurants” to try, including Dandelion Chocolate, our partner in creating the High Seas Ba…
Here There Be Pirates: San Francisco’s Pirate Supply Store
Red Tricycle featured 826 Valencia as a fun place for families to visit. If you’ve got children in tow, read this article full of helpful information, like the locatio…