The San Antonio Public Library Bookmobile is adding more stops and adjusting its schedule to meet the ever-changing needs of library patrons. Beginning July 1, the Bookmobile will add one new stop, relocate two present stops, and shorten its hours at each location.
“With our customers’ increased use of the internet, they have changed how they use the Bookmobile,” said Ramona Lucius, Library Outreach Coordinator. “Instead of perceiving the bookmobile as a substitute for a building, a growing number of our patrons are placing requests for material on the library’s website [www.mysapl.org] and selecting the Bookmobile as their pick-up location. Shortening the time we spend at each Bookmobile location will allow us to make more stops and reach more people. Over the next year, we will be adding several new stops in outlying areas that are not currently being served.”
Full details for the Bookmobile’s schedule and locations are available on the new print schedule available at any Library branch, on www.mysapl.org, and on the bookmobile blog (http://saplbookmobile.blogspot.com/). Changes starting in July include: · Adding a new stop in Helotes at Casa Helotes Senior Center, 12070 Leslie. · Relocating the west side stop from John Glenn Elementary School to a new stop in Kirby at Hopkins Elementary School, 2440 Ackerman. · Relocating the south side stop from Southside ISD to a new stop in the Elmendorf area, 4125 S Loop 1604 E (in the Whataburger parking lot). The Bookmobile provides monthly library service to readers of all ages who live in the outlying areas of Bexar County. It carries over 3,500 books and loans approximately 10,000 items annually.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Out and [Writing] About
In honor of Pride Month, the Library will feature readings by local GLBTI authors. Featured authors are Anel Flores, Pablo Miguel Martinez, and Rialistic. Cosponsored by Gemini Ink.
June 25 • 6:30 p.m.
Brook Hollow Branch Branch Library
530 Heimer Road • 496-6315
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
June 25 • 6:30 p.m.
Brook Hollow Branch Branch Library
530 Heimer Road • 496-6315
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Meet the Author! Church of Lies
The San Antonio Public Library will offer a special presentation by Church of Lies author Flora Jessop on Tuesday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 600 Soledad. Jessop, raised in the strict Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), will tell the dramatic true story of how in the 1980s she escaped from the church of the FBI's most-wanted polygamist, Warren Jeffs. Since then, Jessop has faced frustrating obstacles but won some hard-fought successes in rescuing women and children from the FLDS. Her book Church of Lies describes her dark experiences growing up in the polygamist sect.
The program is free and open to the public, and one hour free parking is available in the Library parking garage with a validated ticket. For more information, visit the Library's webpage http://www.mysapl.org/ and click on "Events Calendar," or call (210) 207-2500.
The program is free and open to the public, and one hour free parking is available in the Library parking garage with a validated ticket. For more information, visit the Library's webpage http://www.mysapl.org/ and click on "Events Calendar," or call (210) 207-2500.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Take Me Out
In honor of Pride Month, the Library will host “Take Me Out” as part of the "Bringing Books to Life" series of dramatic readings. The San Pedro Playhouse, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and the San Antonio Public Library made this reading possible through the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts.
June 20 • 2:30 p.m.
Maverick Branch Library
8700 Mystic Park • 680-9346
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
June 20 • 2:30 p.m.
Maverick Branch Library
8700 Mystic Park • 680-9346
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Coming Out: Personal Journeys of GLBTI Community Members
In honor of Pride Month, the Library will host Coming Out: Personal Journeys of GLBTI Community Members. Panelists include Robert Vargas, Editor of Ignite SA, Partners and Stonewall Democrats Daniel Graney and Roberto Flores, and HRC activist, Gayl Newton, and transgender rights advocate, Julia DeGrace. Sponsored by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
June 18 • 6:30 p.m.
Landa Branch Library
233 Bushnell Avenue • 732-8369
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
June 18 • 6:30 p.m.
Landa Branch Library
233 Bushnell Avenue • 732-8369
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Library Improves Bookmobile Schedule
The San Antonio Public Library Bookmobile is adding more stops and adjusting its schedule to meet the ever-changing needs of library patrons. Beginning July 1, the Bookmobile will add one new stop, relocate two present stops, and shorten its hours at each location.
“With our customers’ increased use of the internet, they have changed how they use the Bookmobile,” said Ramona Lucius, Library Outreach Coordinator. “Instead of perceiving the bookmobile as a substitute for a building, a growing number of our patrons are placing requests for material on the library’s website [www.mysapl.org] and selecting the Bookmobile as their pick-up location. Shortening the time we spend at each Bookmobile location will allow us to make more stops and reach more people. Over the next year, we will be adding several new stops in outlying areas that are not currently being served.”
Full details for the Bookmobile’s schedule and locations are available on the new print schedule available at any Library branch, on www.mysapl.org, and on the bookmobile blog (http://saplbookmobile.blogspot.com/). Changes starting in July include:
· Adding a new stop in Helotes at Casa Helotes Senior Center, 12070 Leslie.
· Relocating the west side stop from John Glenn Elementary School to a new stop in Kirby at Hopkins Elementary School, 2440 Ackerman.
· Relocating the south side stop from Southside ISD to a new stop in the Elmendorf area, 4125 S Loop 1604 E (in the Whataburger parking lot).
The Bookmobile provides monthly library service to readers of all ages who live in the outlying areas of Bexar County. It carries over 3,500 books and loans approximately 10,000 items annually.
“With our customers’ increased use of the internet, they have changed how they use the Bookmobile,” said Ramona Lucius, Library Outreach Coordinator. “Instead of perceiving the bookmobile as a substitute for a building, a growing number of our patrons are placing requests for material on the library’s website [www.mysapl.org] and selecting the Bookmobile as their pick-up location. Shortening the time we spend at each Bookmobile location will allow us to make more stops and reach more people. Over the next year, we will be adding several new stops in outlying areas that are not currently being served.”
Full details for the Bookmobile’s schedule and locations are available on the new print schedule available at any Library branch, on www.mysapl.org, and on the bookmobile blog (http://saplbookmobile.blogspot.com/). Changes starting in July include:
· Adding a new stop in Helotes at Casa Helotes Senior Center, 12070 Leslie.
· Relocating the west side stop from John Glenn Elementary School to a new stop in Kirby at Hopkins Elementary School, 2440 Ackerman.
· Relocating the south side stop from Southside ISD to a new stop in the Elmendorf area, 4125 S Loop 1604 E (in the Whataburger parking lot).
The Bookmobile provides monthly library service to readers of all ages who live in the outlying areas of Bexar County. It carries over 3,500 books and loans approximately 10,000 items annually.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Celebrate Lincoln & Juneteenth @ your library!
The San Antonio Public Library is joining in the national celebration of our 16th President’s 200th birthday and Texas’ Emancipation on Juneteenth, June 19. The Library will mark this historic milestone with several events and activities aimed at renewing appreciation of Lincoln’s ideals of freedom, democracy and equal opportunity, and teaching students and adults the significance of Juneteenth and its implications for today.
Carver Branch Library
3350 E. Commerce Street • (210) 225-7801
June 18, 12:00 noon
Juneteenth Lecture by Dr. Carey H. Latimore IV
Assistant Professor at Trinity University and Co-Chair of African American Studies
June 18 and 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Juneteenth Workshop (students in grades 1st – 12th)
Presented by Claudette Lewis, former schoolteacher and founder of the Cherice Cochran Mentoring Foundation
Both events are free, but space is limited. Please call (210) 225-7801 for reservations.
Memorial Branch Library
3222 Culebra Road • (210) 432-6783
June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Juneteenth Celebration
Refreshments, crafts and outdoor games, and summer book sale.
With more than 500 items about Lincoln in the library’s catalog, there are multiple resources available to examine the “Great Emancipator’s” legacy. During the month of June, free copies of the Library of America’s Lincoln Anthology will be available at each branch for patrons to pick up (while supplies last.) These booklets focus on how writers have appraised Lincoln's role in ending slavery and his attitudes toward race, and how his legacy has been used to challenge American society to live up to its ideals.
All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, the public may visit the Library website, http://www.mysapl.org/, or call (210) 207-2500.
Carver Branch Library
3350 E. Commerce Street • (210) 225-7801
June 18, 12:00 noon
Juneteenth Lecture by Dr. Carey H. Latimore IV
Assistant Professor at Trinity University and Co-Chair of African American Studies
June 18 and 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Juneteenth Workshop (students in grades 1st – 12th)
Presented by Claudette Lewis, former schoolteacher and founder of the Cherice Cochran Mentoring Foundation
Both events are free, but space is limited. Please call (210) 225-7801 for reservations.
Memorial Branch Library
3222 Culebra Road • (210) 432-6783
June 20, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Juneteenth Celebration
Refreshments, crafts and outdoor games, and summer book sale.
With more than 500 items about Lincoln in the library’s catalog, there are multiple resources available to examine the “Great Emancipator’s” legacy. During the month of June, free copies of the Library of America’s Lincoln Anthology will be available at each branch for patrons to pick up (while supplies last.) These booklets focus on how writers have appraised Lincoln's role in ending slavery and his attitudes toward race, and how his legacy has been used to challenge American society to live up to its ideals.
All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, the public may visit the Library website, http://www.mysapl.org/, or call (210) 207-2500.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
All in the Family
In honor of Pride Month, the Library will host a panel discussion with local lawyers about legal rights for same-sex partnerships and families. Panelists include attorneys Stephanie Boyd, Ina Castillo and William F. Goodman.
June 11 • 6:30 p.m.
Cody Branch Library
11441 Vance Jackson Road • 696-6396
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
June 11 • 6:30 p.m.
Cody Branch Library
11441 Vance Jackson Road • 696-6396
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Pride Movie Nights
The library will hold special screenings of Milk, the 2008 film that chronicles the life of Harvey Milk, San Francisco’s first openly gay elected official. Sean Penn won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Harvey Milk.
June 9 • 6:30 p.m.
Central Library
600 Soledad • 207-2500
June 11 • 6:30 p.m.
Brook Hollow Branch Library
530 Heimer Road • 496-6315
June 13 • 2:00 p.m.
Landa Branch Library
233 Bushnell Avenue • 732-8369
June 26 • 1:30 p.m.
The Tobin Library at Oakwell
4134 Harry Wurzbach Road • 828-2569
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
June 9 • 6:30 p.m.
Central Library
600 Soledad • 207-2500
June 11 • 6:30 p.m.
Brook Hollow Branch Library
530 Heimer Road • 496-6315
June 13 • 2:00 p.m.
Landa Branch Library
233 Bushnell Avenue • 732-8369
June 26 • 1:30 p.m.
The Tobin Library at Oakwell
4134 Harry Wurzbach Road • 828-2569
For more information on Pride Month events, please visit http://guides.mysapl.org/content.php?pid=43429.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Library Kicks Off Summer Programming!
2009 Summer Programming officially kicks off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, at the Central Library, 600 Soledad. To jump start this special summer for children, the Magik Theatre will launch their library run of the hit show If You Give a Mouse a Cookie with performances at 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. at the Central Library. Based on the book by Laura Numeroff, this is a show kids will love. It’s funny. It’s silly. It’s Magik!
Throughout the summer, the library will offer events, crafts, prizes and other fun activities to encourage kids and teens to read a good book. Children can join the 2009 Summer Reading Club at any library location or online at mysapl.org beginning June 1. They’ll receive a Summer Reading Log and a calendar filled with library programs designed just for them. When they’ve completed fifteen books, they can bring their reading logs back to the library and choose a book to keep for their own.
The library’s summer programming will keep San Antonio’s children entertained with everything from Baby Time to BACK Pack (Books, Activities and Crafts for Kids). In addition to weekly library programs, several special performances are also planned. Following its premier performance at the Central Library, the Magik Theatre will take the show on the road with showings of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at branch libraries around the city. Azul Barrientos will perform songs loved by generations of children, from gentle lullabies to rowdy playground rhymes. And Spikey Mikey, San Antonio’s favorite magician, brings his bag of tricks back to the library as well.
For more information on joining the Summer Reading Program, and for a complete calendar of children’s activities, visit mysapl.org. The San Antonio Public Library Children’s Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library, CPS Energy, First Book, Scholastic, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and the San Antonio Public Library.
Throughout the summer, the library will offer events, crafts, prizes and other fun activities to encourage kids and teens to read a good book. Children can join the 2009 Summer Reading Club at any library location or online at mysapl.org beginning June 1. They’ll receive a Summer Reading Log and a calendar filled with library programs designed just for them. When they’ve completed fifteen books, they can bring their reading logs back to the library and choose a book to keep for their own.
The library’s summer programming will keep San Antonio’s children entertained with everything from Baby Time to BACK Pack (Books, Activities and Crafts for Kids). In addition to weekly library programs, several special performances are also planned. Following its premier performance at the Central Library, the Magik Theatre will take the show on the road with showings of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at branch libraries around the city. Azul Barrientos will perform songs loved by generations of children, from gentle lullabies to rowdy playground rhymes. And Spikey Mikey, San Antonio’s favorite magician, brings his bag of tricks back to the library as well.
For more information on joining the Summer Reading Program, and for a complete calendar of children’s activities, visit mysapl.org. The San Antonio Public Library Children’s Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library, CPS Energy, First Book, Scholastic, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and the San Antonio Public Library.
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