The North Beach Branch of San Francisco Public Library serves 815,200 residents in San Francisco. The Library System maintains 2.7 million volumes and circulates 10.6 million items annually. The North Beach Branch Library provides collections of local oral history, newspapers, newsletters, Ronald F. Sauer's poems, Italian Interest materials, and large Chinese language collections. It offers weekly Storytime for preschoolers and families, biweekly LEGO Club, monthly Family Films, Knitting Group, Coloring Club, and other library programs.