The San Francisco council coordinates over 40 book groups in Northern California, publishes a newsletter, provides leader training, helps start new book groups, and sponsors high-quality literary events throughout Northern California.

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The San Francisco council is a nonprofit, all-volunteer corporation (tax ID: 94-6102575). Its bylaws are available for inspection here, and the most recent annual financial report is available here.

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Data security is maintained for any and all participants. GBSF does not disclose personal information to third parties for purposes that are materially different from the purposes for which it was originally collected. GBSF's privacy policy is available here: 

https://www.greatbooksncal.org/privacy-policy.