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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Get great discounts on tickets to Alice in Wonderland 3D!


Your San Antonio Public Library card can get you great discounts at the IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter Theaters. From now until March 31, the IMAX 3D Rivercenter is offering San Antonio Public Library cardholders discounts of up to $2.25 on admissions to the new hit movie Alice in Wonderland. Just go to http://www.imax-sa.com/offers/sanantoniolibrary/ webpage to find out how to take advantage of this super offer.

...AND, from now through December 31, 2010, your San Antonio Public Library card can get you a discount of $1.50 on other movies at the IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter Theaters. Just show your Library card when you buy your tickets - discount good on up to six admissions!

You'll be helping the San Antonio Public Library, too. The IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter will donate $1.00 to the San Antonio Public Library for every ticket purchased with a San Antonio Public Library card! For more information on how to take advantage of these offers, go to http://www.imax-sa.com/, or call (210) 247-4629.

San Antonio Public Library cards are free to all residents of Bexar County - just stop by any San Antonio Public Library location to register. You will need a photo ID and proof of residence within the County.

Be one in a million - get your San Antonio Public Library card today!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The Big Read 2010: magic, destiny, and a young boy's journey into the mystical world of the curandera!


The San Antonio Public Library presents The Big Read 2010: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya.

You're invited to join the entire community as we read and discuss this modern classic, a story of good and evil, ancient traditions and the modern world, healing and curses, and worship and witchcraft.

The Big Read 2010 kicks off on Saturday, March 27, at 3:00 p.m. with two very special events:

Bazan Branch Library
2200 W. Commerce Street • (210) 225-1614
Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz and the Teokalli Aztec Dancers

Las Palmas Branch Library
515 Castroville Road • (210) 434-6394
District 5 City Council Member David Ortiz and the Conjunto Heritage Taller

Pick up a calendar of events at any San Antonio Public Library location or visit our website and click on "Events Calendar," keyword "Big Read".

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

Partners for The Big Read San Antonio include the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, Texas Public Radio, KLRN Television, Amegy Bank of Texas, and the San Antonio Herb Society.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Get great discounts on tickets to Alice in Wonderland 3D!


Your San Antonio Public Library card can get you great discounts at the IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter Theaters. From now until March 31, the IMAX 3D Rivercenter is offering San Antonio Public Library cardholders discounts of up to $2.25 on admissions to the new hit movie Alice in Wonderland. Just go to http://www.imax-sa.com/offers/sanantoniolibrary/ webpage to find out how to take advantage of this super offer.

...AND, from now through December 31, 2010, your San Antonio Public Library card can get you a discount of $1.50 on other movies at the IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter Theaters. Just show your Library card when you buy your tickets - discount good on up to six admissions! You'll be helping the San Antonio Public Library, too. The IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter will donate $1.00 to the San Antonio Public Library for every ticket purchased with a San Antonio Public Library card!

For more information on how to take advantage of these offers, go to http://www.imax-sa.com/, or call (210) 247-4629.

San Antonio Public Library cards are free to all residents of Bexar County - just stop by any San Antonio Public Library location to register. You will need a photo ID and proof of residence within the County.

Be one in a million - get your San Antonio Public Library card today!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Special benefits for San Antonio Public Library users!

We love to partner with other San Antonio businesses and organizations, and here are two special offers for San Antonio Public Library cardholders:

Do you love the San Antonio Symphony? Want to introduce your kids to great music? This Sunday, March 21, at 2:30 p.m., at Trinity's Laurie Auditorium, the Symphony is presenting one of its great Family Series programs, Aesop's Fables - and you're invited! Pre-concert activities begin at 1:30 a.m., and you and your family can get free admission for an afternoon of music and fun. Donate a new children's or teens' book for the San Antonio Public Library Summer Reading Program and receive a free ticket - one ticket per book! For more information about how to redeem books for tickets, please call (210) 554-1010. For more information about the San Antonio Symphony, go to http://www.sasymphony.org/. To read about Aesop's Fables or to listen to more music, visit your nearest library, or our website http://www.mysapl.org/.

But - as they say on TV - wait! There's more! Your San Antonio Public Library card can get you great discounts at the IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter Theaters. From now until March 31, the IMAX 3D Rivercenter is offering San Antonio Public Library cardholders discounts of up to $2.25 on admissions to the new hit movie Alice in Wonderland. Just go to http://www.imax-sa.com/offers/sanantoniolibrary/ webpage to find out how to take advantage of this super offer. (And look for more great offers to come from the IMAX and IMAX 3D Rivercenter.)

San Antonio Public Library cards are free to all residents of Bexar County - just stop by any San Antonio Public Library location to register. You will need a photo ID and proof of residence within the County.

Be one in a million - get your San Antonio Public Library card today!

Monday, March 1, 2010

What's new @ your library? Get updates sent directly to your inbox!

Did you know you can find out the newest movies, music, and books available at the San Antonio Public Library? Sign up with Wowbrary and get regular updates on new arrivals at the library!

Wowbrary regularly informs you by email or RSS about your chosen public library’s newest books, movies and music. They make it easy for you to browse through the latest additions and place a hold on a new title. And the best part? It's all free, a service supported by grants, donations, sponsorships, book sale commissions and volunteers.

To start getting updates, go to http://www.wowbrary.org/signup.aspx and enter your ZIP Code. You'll be walked through a few simple steps, and it's done. It's just that easy!

And speaking of new books, what have you read lately that you'd like to recommend (or not) to your fellow San Antonians? Send us a brief review in the comments to this blog.