SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) -- If you want a truly fresh start for the New Year, the San Francisco Library is letting you wipe the slate clean - if you'll bring back those overdue library books.

The San Francisco Public Library is in the midst of a monthlong event series aimed at teaching residents how to address climate change through poetry, music, science and direct calls to action.

Heads up, Bay Area bibliophiles: As they have every year since 1981, the volunteer critics and editors comprising the Northern California Book Reviewers will honor authors from these parts who have ...