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CANCELED - Getting Crafty
Cortez
Come join us and get your crafting on! Every other month we do crocheting, and the opposite month we make crafts. Whether you are a beginner or pro, we welcome you with open arms.
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: JoAnn Paredes. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9130/joann.paredes@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
San Pedro
Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months and their parent/caregiver.
Branch Location: San Pedro Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Karen Braeuler. Staff Contact Number/Email: karen.braeuler@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Please note that library parking is 30 cents per hour. Meter requires change.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Maverick
Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for 3-5 year olds and a caregiver.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:15 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Randi Jones. Staff Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Taylor. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.taylor@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Carolyn Bradley. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Early literacy opportunity for babies aged birth-18 months.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
CANCELED - Adult Low Impact Circuit Training and 30 min Core Training
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room B. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Monty Holcomb. Staff Contact Number/Email: 207-2703. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Low Impact Circuit Training is part of the award winning Fitness in the Park program. This fun and challenging class is 100% free and open to the public. No registration is required. Just show up and exercise with us! 30 min. Core Training class right after will blast your abs by performing specific exercises to strengthen the muscles.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Maverick
Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for 3-5 year olds.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
San Pedro
Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for 3 to 5 year olds and a caregiver.
Branch Location: San Pedro Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Karen Braeuler. Staff Contact Number/Email: karen.braeuler@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Please note that library parking is 30 cents per hour. Meter requires change.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Randi Jones. Staff Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity, with art or craft activity to follow. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Check Out A TECHnician
Potranco
Need help downloading ebooks?
Want to start or update a resume?
Want to learn how to use the LibBox?
Schedule a session with a TECH.
Other examples of tech help:
Libby App (ebooks and e-audiobooks)
Learning the Potranco Dispenser Equipment (LibBox, Holds Locker, Laptop dispenser)
Learning our new catalog
Research for a paper
How to start a resume
etc....
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Abbey Jepson. Staff Contact Number/Email: abbigail.jepson@sanantonio.gov or 210-207-9280. Presenter/Instructor: Abbey Jepson. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: MUST schedule a 20 minute time slot at the Potranco library front desk or by calling us at 210-207-9280
Please leave a description of the type of help needed.
**Arrive on time for session.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Taylor. Staff Contact Number/Email: Lisa.Taylor@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Carolyn Bradley. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Free Ticket Required - available at front desk 15 minutes before the program.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM.
CANCELED - Conversational Spanish
Johnston
Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Elsy Jackson. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9240. Presenter/Instructor: Elsy Jackson. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Bienvenidos! Join us for our weekly Conversational Spanish Language class.
This class is designed for students whose goal is to learn to communicate orally in Spanish. Students will develop speaking, listening skills, and cultural awareness.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
CANCELED - MS Yoga Class
Westfall
Use the gentle flow of yoga to help you manage MS related symptoms. Connect physical poses with your breath and awareness as you move through each pose to bring peace to your body, mind and spirit. All poses can be modified to accommodate for physical ability and can be practiced standing, sitting, in a chair or wheelchair.
Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Angelina Cortes. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-694-3200. Presenter/Instructor: Cheryl Alexander. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Liability waiver and pre-registration is required of the NMSS. Please call 210-694-3200 for more info on the registration process.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
CANCELED - Mah Jongg
Forest Hills
Mah Jongg is a game that originated in China and is played with a set of 144 tiles. It is similar to Rummy, making it a game of skill, strategy and chance.
The group is looking for additional members and is willing to teach you the game!
Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210 207 9230. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
CANCELED - Tween Time
Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Kristin Yourdon. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Bring your friends and hang out for some interactive fun at the library. No desks. No tests. Just fun! Exclusively for nine to twelve year olds.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - Gardening 101
Cortez
Learn about plants and why they are an important source of food. Join us to also learn about native landscapes and low water planting. Free seeds while supplies last. This program is a partnership with William R. Sinkin Eco Centro.
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Nature Smart Libraries.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.alamo.edu. CANCELED - Movie: Suffragette
Memorial
Summary: In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
Starring Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter. Rated PG-13.
Branch Location: Memorial Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Movies. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Women's History Month.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Time!
Maverick
Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Adults. Additional Info: Build. Play. Create. Join in the fun of LEGO time. Designed for school-aged children. Younger children are welcome as we also have DUPLOS. Adult/caregiver is required to attend.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - Family Fun
Bazan
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Bazan. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9160. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together. All ages welcome. Younger children will need adult assistance.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM.
CANCELED - LegoClub
Collins Garden
Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Come be creative with Lego bricks! Recommended for school age children. Please note: Lego creations must stay in the library.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Ready, set, GAME!
Cortez
Families are invited to get together for some quality time over board games, card games, and more! All ages welcome.
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Gaming. Staff Contact Name: Nicole Cubillas. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9130/nicole.cubillas@sanantonio.gov. Audience: All Ages.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Club
McCreless
Just bring your imagination.
Branch Location: McCreless Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Joseph Gonzales. Staff Contact Number/Email: joseph.gonzales3@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Joseph. Audience: Kids. Teens. Family. Additional Info: Come be creative with LEGO bricks! Recommended for school-age children due to small size of some bricks. A limited number of DUPLO bricks are available for younger children. Please note: LEGO and DUPLO creations must stay at the library.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - Digital Emergency
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Number/Email: 207-2703. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: Need help with SAPL's downloadable digital content such e-books, e-audiobooks, and the OverDrive, Libby, and RBDigital apps? Parman staff is here to assist you in a one-on-one session. Contact us to schedule your visit. Please bring your mobile device (eReader, Kindle, tablet, smart phone, etc.) fully charged and with all relevant login information so that we may best assist you.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Check Out a TECHnician
Potranco
Need help downloading ebooks?
Want to start or update a resume?
Want to learn how to use the LibBox?
Schedule a session with a TECH.
Other examples of tech help:
Libby App (ebooks and e-audiobooks)
Learning the Potranco Dispenser Equipment (LibBox, Holds Locker, Laptop dispenser)
Learning our new catalog
Research for a paper
How to start a resume
etc....
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Abbey Jepson. Staff Contact Number/Email: abbigail.jepson@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Abbey Jepson. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: MUST schedule a 20 minute time slot at the Potranco library front desk or by calling us at 210-207-9280
Please leave a description of the type of help needed.
**Arrive on time for session.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Tweens Create - Mini Nebula Jars
Encino
Bring your friends and hang out for some interactive fun at the library. No desks. No tests. Just fun! Tweens will create a different craft at each session. This program is for nine to twelve year olds.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ann Laird. Staff Contact Number/Email: ann.laird@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - Family Yoga
Pruitt
Dedicated to helping the next generation lead healthier, happier lives. Join us each week for this amazing family program. Parents must remain in the room with their child. Note: Limited mats available - please bring a towel just in case.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Lucy Humphrey. Presenter/Instructor: Lissette Rubio. Audience: Kids. Family.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM.
CANCELED - Come & Go Craft: My Herb Garden - Rosemary
Pan American
Express yourself! Drop in for creative, directed activities. Today, we will be planting some rosemary! All ages welcome; young children may need adult assistance.
Branch Location: Pan American Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Monica Huerta. Staff Contact Number/Email: monica.huerta@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Anime Club
Encino
The Teen Anime Club is for any teen with an interest in anime and manga. Come to the Teen Room at Encino to watch anime, discuss your favorite manga, and meet other otaku! Snacks provided.
For ages 13 to 18 ONLY.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Anime & Manga. Staff Contact Name: Heather Swindell. Staff Contact Number/Email: heather.swindell@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - McCreless Walking Club
McCreless
New Daylight Savings Hours!!!
Come join us for simple walks on a nature trail suitable for beginners. The walk is about an hour long and starts at 5:45. Those under 18 should be accompanied by an adult.
These are new hours for the Winter.
Branch Location: McCreless Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Al Chavez. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9176. Presenter/Instructor: Al Chavez. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: Walk will be cancelled if it is raining. We will meet at the park at 5:40. If you need directions call the McCreless reference desk early. The park is 2 miles from the library.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time Movies and More
Great Northwest
Join us each Monday for our dedicated time for teens. There will be a featured movie along with video games, board games, virtual reality, good discussions and featured presentations.
Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Staff Contact Name: Desmond London. Staff Contact Number/Email: desmond.london@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
CANCELED - Family Fun
Las Palmas
Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Shelley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9200. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together. All ages welcome.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Read to a Dog
Schaefer
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children can practice their developing literacy skills by reading aloud individually to a therapy dog, which will be accompanied by the animal handler. All young readers are welcome.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - Skimmers Book Club
Schaefer
Have you been waiting for the right time to come to a book club meeting? The Skimmers book club meets the last Monday of every month. Ask at the desk for the current month's selection.
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Historical Fiction Book Club
Brook Hollow
Join us for reading & discussing stories & adventures all over the world at all points in history!
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Marco De Leon. Staff Contact Number/Email: marco.deleon@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: March Book:
The Astronaut Wives - Lily Koppel.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Color Me Happy: Adult Coloring
Thousand Oaks
Relax with your friends and family while enjoying some adult coloring! There will also be board games and puzzles to play.
Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Brooke Mjolsness. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9190. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Play & Learn
Central
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Put on your play clothes and join us for a story time and activities as we talk, sing, read, write and play our way towards being ready to read! For children 0-5 and their adults.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Potranco
Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. Plan on a fifteen to twenty minute program with time for baby and caregiver socializing afterwards. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Johnston
Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development.
Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Recommended for children 18 to 36 months but young children of all ages are welcome.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
McCreless
Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. For babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.
Branch Location: McCreless Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Name: Angela O'Malley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9170. Audience: Kids. Family.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Schaefer
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.
CANCELED - Meditation Session
Pan American
Meditation has been proven to be a powerful tool in fighting the stress that comes with daily life. Come quiet the noise of the outside world and spend some time practicing meditation.
All people are welcome.
Branch Location: Pan American Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Steven Barrera. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9150 steven.barrera@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Abel Menchaca. Audience: Teens. Adults. Family. Seniors.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Pan American
Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development in both English and Spanish. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Branch Location: Pan American Library. Event Type(s): Bilingual Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Monica Huerta. Staff Contact Number/Email: monica.huerta@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Westfall
Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Imelda Merino. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9220/imelda.merino@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Imelda Merino. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Encino
Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Name: Ann Laird. Staff Contact Number/Email: ann.laird@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Forest Hills
Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Kids Corner. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 11:00 AM – 11:55 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Las Palmas
Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Shelley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9200. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Story Time: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Potranco
Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time - Funny Stories
Encino
Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Ann Laird. Staff Contact Number/Email: ann.laird@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Schaefer
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM.
CANCELED - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Westfall
Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Westfall Staff. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9220. Presenter/Instructor: VITA. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: VITA is a FREE tax preparation service for individuals and families who earn up to $55,000 per year. All tax preparers are IRS-trained and certified.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Alamo Area Woodcarvers
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Monty Holcomb. Staff Contact Number/Email: 207-2703. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Join the Alamo Area Woodcarvers for community carving. Beginners welcome.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Johnston
Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity.
Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Recommended for three to five year old but young children of all ages are welcome.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Potranco
Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Play time to follow to further promote early literacy skill building. Recommended for 3-5 year olds and a caregiver.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
CANCELED - Census 2020: Everyone Counts
Guerra
Join us to complete your census questionnaire online. It's fast and easy. Let's get counted!
Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Barrera Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
CANCELED - Fitness in the Park - Circuit Training
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Circuit Training classes include a variety of activities geared towards increasing endurance, power, strength, stamina, and speed. Exercises will also focus on flexibility and agility, giving you a great total body workout. An exercise "circuit" refers to one completion of all prescribed exercises in the program.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
CANCELED - Mission Table Tennis
Mission
Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Why should kids have all the fun? Table Tennis Time just for adults! No matter your level of experience come and play at Mission.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
CANCELED - Fitness in the Park - Yoga
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Exercise your mind, body and soul. Yoga helps reduce anxiety, improve flexibility, relieve stress and improve respiratory functions.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
CANCELED - Tween Time
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Bring your friends and hang out for some interactive fun at the library. No desks. No tests. Just fun! Exclusively for nine to twelve year olds.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - Kids Time
Forest Hills
Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Kids Corner. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Books, crafts and activities recommended for school-age children. Younger children welcome when accompanied by an adult.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - LEGO Time
Bazan
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Bazan. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9160. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Come be creative with Lego bricks! Recommended for school age children. Please note: Lego creations must stay in the library.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Chess Club!
Cody
AGES 7-18: Join us on Tuesdays at 4PM for strategy and games. Feel free to bring your own chessboard! All skill levels welcome, including beginners.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Staff Contact Name: Amy Rae Weaver. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100. Audience: Kids. Teens. Additional Info: AGES 7-18: Join us on Tuesdays at 4PM for strategy and games. Feel free to bring your own chessboard! All skill levels welcome, including beginners.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Tuesdays
Collins Garden
Every week is different! You get to decide what activity we do. Sometimes we play board games, make crafts, play video games, or just hang out! For teens ages 13-18.
Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Daniella Toll. Staff Contact Number/Email: daniella.toll@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Club
Guerra
Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Barrera Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build your best creation using the Library’s Legos and we will display them for all to see. Bring your imagination, or use our idea prompts to help you get started.
Recommended for children 6 - 12 years old.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Club
Johnston
LEGO® lovers unite! Come and get creative with LEGOs! Recommended for children ages 3-12. Library provides all Lego.
Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Please note: Lego creations must stay at the library.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Memorial
Video Games & after school kick back for the local teens with video games and occasional pizza parties.
Branch Location: Memorial Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Adam Capelo. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9140. Presenter/Instructor: Adam Capelo. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
CANCELED - LEGO Club
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room B. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Teague Shosh. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. Family. Seniors. All Ages. Additional Info: Come play with LEGO! Be creative. Build something amazing. Recommended for school age children (5-12 years) due to small size of bricks. Please note that LEGO creations stay at the library. Free event.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - Kids' Time
Pruitt
Books, crafts and activities recommended for school-age children all centered around a featured theme. Younger children welcome when accompanied by an adult.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lucina Humphrey. Staff Contact Number/Email: lucina.humphrey@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: All teens are welcome to study, play games, or hang out.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Mission
Teens (13-18) are welcome to join us each week for a different activity including board and video games on our Nintendo Switch, movies, crafts, cooking, and more.
Branch Location: Mission Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - English as a Second Language
Carver
Come learn English at Carver! This course is for Beginner to Intermediate Levels. Meets Tuesday evenings at 6 pm.
Branch Location: Carver Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Daniel Gomez. Staff Contact Number/Email: daniel.gomez2@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Daniel Gomez. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: LEARN @ SAPL.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time!
Cody
Ages 13-18 only! Come to Teen Time for art, crafting, technology, competition, or something completely different. You decide what we do!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Amy Rae Weaver. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Ages 13-18 only! Come to Teen Time for art, crafting, technology, competition, or something completely different. You decide what we do!
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Adult Coloring and COAST
Cortez
Join us for our weekly adult coloring and COAST (Cortez Older Adult Social Time)! We'll have puzzles, games, coloring, light refreshments and music playing while you chat with your neighbors and relax.
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Madeline Vasquez. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9130/madeline.vasquez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time @ Maverick
Maverick
Teen Time @ Maverick is:
a GREAT place to meet new people;
a GREAT place to meet your friends;
a GREAT place to play tabletop or video games, grab a snack, make a craft and just hang out!
Branch Location: Maverick Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Mary Lou Bleichwehl. Staff Contact Number/Email: mary.bleichwehl@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: For Teens aged 13 to 18 only. Thank you!
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Barbara Kwiatkowski. Presenter/Instructor: Chris Castillo. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Teens (13-18 only), consider this your official invitation. You decide what we do! Teen Time is whatever you’re into and whatever we can facilitate.
Here is non-comprehensive list of what teens have done: study hall, learn a new language, video games (Xbox 360), watching films, astronomy, astrology, crafting, sewing, embroidery, cooking, dancing, an instrument, exploring virtual reality (Oculus Go), 3D printing (printer and pens), making art, photography (DSLR, film, instant), videography, coding, robotic…
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM.
CANCELED - Mission Dark Bishop Chess Club
Mission
Branch Location: Mission Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. All Ages. Additional Info: Whether you are just learning or are a master join us to play and learn.
All ages and skill levels are welcome!
Open to new players. No registration required.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
CANCELED - Twisted Stitches
Potranco
Love all things woolly? We are the group for you. Sew, knit, and crochet, anything your fiber loving heart desires. We are an easy going meet-up group. We do have some supplies for your use including yarn, crochet hooks and knitting needles. I will have an easy beginner pattern to follow for those of you that would like it. Come out and enjoy the fun!! For adults age 18 and up.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Miranda O'Neill. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Meet-up group for adults age 18 and up.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Veterans and Homeless Patrons: Need help with jobs,housing and benefits?
Central
The American GI Forum’s National Veterans Outreach program provides assistance for veterans and homeless patrons.
Veteran services include case management, assistance with VA and public benefits, and short-term temporary financial assistance.
Homeless Non-Veterans qualify for Texas Workforce Commission Partnership programs including employment placement, job readiness, and personalized case management.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Foyer. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Cynthia de Leon or Deedee Lu. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210 207-2500. Presenter/Instructor: Aida Mendoza. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: For more information, please call Aida Mendoza at GI Forum at 210 354 4892.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit www.agif-nvop.org. CANCELED - Baby Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Name: Randi Jones. Staff Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. Plan on a fifteen to twenty minute program with time for baby and caregiver socializing afterwards. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler, Two
Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Designed with eager and active two-year olds in mind, these sessions include stories, music and movement to promote social, emotional and language development.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Maverick
Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies 0-18 months old and a caregiver.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 10:15 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Taylor. Staff Contact Number/Email: Lisa.Taylor@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Lisa Taylor. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Free Ticket Required - available at front desk 15 minutes before the program.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Mission
Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. For babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Tai Chi for Seniors
Carver
Join us for this ancient Chinese practice of light exercise and meditation.
Branch Location: Carver Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Braulia Carrillo. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9180. Presenter/Instructor: Anita Rogers. Audience: Seniors.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Two
Tobin
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Designed for eager and active two-year-olds and their caregivers, these sessions include stories, music and movement to foster developing early literacy skills. Recommended for children 24 to 36 months.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Cortez
Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Nicole Cubillas. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9130/nicole.cubillas@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Guerra
Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Barrera Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Maverick
Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Adults. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children ages 1 1/2-3 years old and a caregiver.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Randi Jones. Staff Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity, with art or craft activity to follow. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Taylor. Staff Contact Number/Email: Lisa.Taylor@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Lisa Taylor. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Free Ticket Required - available at front desk 15 minutes before the program.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Mission
Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Tobin
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 24 months.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Guerra
Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Barrera Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
CANCELED - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Westfall
Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Westfall Staff. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9220. Presenter/Instructor: VITA. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: VITA is a FREE tax preparation service for individuals and families who earn up to $55,000 per year. All tax preparers are IRS-trained and certified.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Schaefer
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Plan on a fifteen minute program with time for baby and caregiver socializing afterwards. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM.
CANCELED - Special Needs Adult Program (SNAP)
Pruitt
Adults with special needs spend time together creating crafts, reading, discussing books, singing, and more.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Light refreshments served.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
CANCELED - Hand Bee
Encino
Do you sew? Knit? Quilt? Tat? Are you interested in learning more? Join an experienced group for a Wednesday afternoon of hand sewing, advice and conversation.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9250. Presenter/Instructor: Encino Park Hand Bee Group. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
CANCELED - YOGA for Seniors
Carver
Join us for a low intensity form of Yoga using movement, breathing and posture to improve your health. These non-strenuous exercises will increase relaxation, strengthen your muscles and joints and enrich the mind, body and spirit. Classes are taught by an experienced teacher.
Branch Location: Carver Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Braulia Carrillo. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9180. Presenter/Instructor: Gloria Simmons. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Name: Randi Jones. Staff Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. Plan on a fifteen to twenty minute program with time for baby and caregiver socializing afterwards. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
CANCELED - Interesting Book Group
Tobin
Come read interesting books and discuss them with friends. Contact library for monthly titles.
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Number/Email: rhonda.woolhouse@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Carver
Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity, with a craft or activity to follow. Recommended for three to five year old children.
Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Braulia Carrillo. Staff Contact Number/Email: braulia.carrillo@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Braulia Carrillo. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
CANCELED - Friends of the Library Meeting
Cortez
Interested in working with and helping the Cortez Library? If so, volunteer with our Friends group! They meet the first Wednesday of every month at 2p. Stop by to join or get more info.
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Teens. Adults. Seniors.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Club
Cody
Build. Play. Create. Join in the fun of LEGO Time. Designed for children age five to twelve due to small size of bricks. Please note that LEGO creations stay at the library so there will be plenty of bricks for the next LEGO Time session.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - Read to a Dog
Cody
Children are invited to the Cody Branch Library to read one-on-one to certified therapy dog Beau Jangles!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - Read to a Dog
Encino
Children are invited to the Encino Branch Library to read to a certified therapy dog! Do you have any favorite animal stories you would like to read?
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Ann Laird. Staff Contact Number/Email: ann.laird@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - Come and Go Craft
Collins Garden
Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Family. Additional Info: Express yourself! Come to the library for creative, self-directed craft activities. All ages welcome: young children may need adult assistance.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - Woodland and Fairies Play & Learn
Las Palmas
Let’s talk, sing, read, write, and play!
We will explore natural materials and go on an imaginative woodland adventure. Recommended for children age five and younger.
Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Shelley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9200. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - Read to a Dog
Tobin
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children can practice their developing literacy skills by reading aloud individually to a gentle therapy dog, which is accompanied by the animal handler. Great for struggling and reluctant readers. All young readers and pre-readers are welcome.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - Come & Go Crafts
Bazan
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Bazan. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9160. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Express yourself! Come to the library for creative, self-directed craft activities. All ages welcome: young children may need adult assistance.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
CANCELED - Family Fun
Cortez
Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together. All ages welcome!
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Nicole Cubillas. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9130/nicole.cubillas@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Art Club
Guerra
Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Barrera Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us at the Guerra Library for some after school process art fun. Come and develop creative thinking and foster self expression through art. Interact with a variety of art media to create your own piece of art.
Recommended for children 6 - 12 years old.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - LEGO Time
San Pedro
Build. Play. Create. Join in the fun of LEGO Time. Designed for children ages 5 -12. Larger Duplos are available as well for younger children. Adult/caregiver required.
Branch Location: San Pedro Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Karen Braeuler. Staff Contact Number/Email: karen.braeuler@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Please note that library parking is 30 cents per hour. Meter requires change.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Tween Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Come chill with us! We do crafts and play games.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Family Fun
Thousand Oaks
Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - LEGO Time!
Encino
Build. Play. Create. Join in the fun of LEGO Time. Designed for children age five to twelve due to small size of bricks. Please note that LEGO creations stay at the library so there will be plenty of bricks for the next LEGO Time session.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Katy Dillard. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9250. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Club
Potranco
Come be creative with Lego bricks! Recommended for school age children. Please note: Lego creations must stay in the library.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - LEGO Time
Schaefer
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: LEGO® lovers unite! Come and get creative with LEGOs! Recommended for school age children since some pieces are very small. DUPLOS® will be available for younger architects. Bring a camera to take a picture of your masterpiece!
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Julia Pouliot. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Every week is something different! We could be watching movies, playing music, video or tabletop gaming, crafting, making delicious food, or just hanging out. Come and see for yourself! [ages 13 to 18 only].
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time at Pruitt
Pruitt
Teens, ages 13-18 are encouraged to come and hang out for an awesome activity weekly. Gaming, movies, anime, and crafting are included as possible activities.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Sheri Watkins. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Sher Watkins. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Anime Hangout!
Bazan
Come hangout in the teen space to watch anime while studying or hanging out.
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Event Type(s): Anime & Manga. Staff Contact Name: Georgina Garcia. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9160/georgina.garcia@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Only opened for teens ages 13-18.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Las Palmas
Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Board games, video games and sometimes crafts for teens. Or just hang out in our teen area.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time!
Thousand Oaks
Wednesday nights belong to the teen! Join us for fun, food, board games, video games, crafts, conversation, laughs, and more. Teens 13-18 years old are welcome!
Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kimberly King. Staff Contact Number/Email: kimberly.king@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Johnston
Branch Location: Johnston Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Shannan Prukop. Staff Contact Number/Email: 2102079240. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Teen time is just that: a time just for teens age 13-18. Bring friends and make new ones each week. Share a tasty snack while we play games, create art, or just study and hang out; you never know what we'll get up to, so you'll have to come by to find out!
Oh, and need volunteer hours? We do that too.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Cooking Club
McCreless
Branch Location: McCreless Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Presenter/Instructor: Andrew DeLeon. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join the McCreless Teen Cooking Club on the first Wednesday of every month. You will learn about food safety, food prep and healthy food options. This program is a partnership with Metro Health District and Healthy Neighborhoods.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - Conversation Club (Advanced ESL)
Westfall
Join fellow learners in practicing your English language skills. Focus on comprehension, reading, and conversational skills. Each week we will read different materials and discuss. Come LEARN with us!
*For Advanced English Learners*.
Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman / Joseph Gonzales. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-9228 / joseph.gonzales3@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Featured Event: LEARN @ SAPL. Additional Info: Drop-in help available during Open Hours in LEARN@sapl: T/Th./F/Sat. 10am-6pm & W 12-8pm.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit guides.mysapl.org. CANCELED - Encino Writer's Workshop
Encino
Come meet with other writers to discuss the craft, get help work-shopping new material, and discuss writing prompts.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Mark Hall. Staff Contact Number/Email: mark.hall@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM.
CANCELED - Game Night
Schaefer
Come try your hand at Dominos, Checkers, Giant Toppling Tower, Giant Drop 4 and other fun games.
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Event Type(s): Other. Staff Contact Name: Blanca. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. Family. Seniors. All Ages. Additional Info: All ages welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM.
CANCELED - San Antonio Storytellers
Brook Hollow
Come enjoy the stories of the San Antonio Storytellers Association. Participation is welcome!
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Plays & Performances. Audience: Adults. All Ages.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
CANCELED - Li-BEER-y Trivia Night
Grab a brew and test your trivia knowledge against other teams! You’ll enjoy questions over various categories and prizes are awarded to the top 3 scoring teams. Food trucks as well as Ranger Creek’s drink menu will be available. Life-sized games are also available to play.
Trivia is for teams of 2-6 people and one smart phone/device per team is required to play. Trivia officially begins at 7:30pm. For audiences 18+ years only; must be 21+ years and have a valid photo ID to enjoy adult beverages.
Event Type(s): Gaming. Staff Contact Name: Brooke Mjolsness. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9190/brooke.mjolsness@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drinkrangercreek.com. CANCELED - Computer Basics
Bazan
Learn computer basics, including the use of a mouse and touch typing skills.
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Classes (Computer). Staff Contact Name: Emily Flores. Staff Contact Number/Email: 2102079168. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Featured Event: LEARN @ SAPL. Additional Info: No registration required; space limited to first come, first served.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Program includes time for baby and caregiver socializing after stories and songs. For babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Westfall
Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Name: Imelda Merino. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9220/imelda.merino@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Imelda Merino. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM.
CANCELED - ABC TRAVELERS
Great Northwest
ABC TRAVELERS is an exciting program for ages 3 1/2 -5 who "travel" around the world (and space) reading and learning about words, numbers, biomes, animals, and many different kinds of exciting things.
Bring a composition notebook or a binder to keep all your treasures!
Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 10:15 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
McCreless
Join us as we read, sing, and dance our way through this interactive story time full of fun. Recommended for ages 2-5.
Branch Location: McCreless Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Angela O'Malley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9170. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Thousand Oaks
Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time - Funny Stories
Encino
Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Ann Laird. Staff Contact Number/Email: ann.laird@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Two!
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Designed for eager and active two-year-olds and their caregivers, these sessions include stories, music and movement to foster developing early literacy skills. Recommended for children 24 to 36 months.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time - Funny Stories
Encino
Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Ann Laird. Staff Contact Number/Email: ann.laird@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Thousand Oaks
Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Randi Jones. Staff Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement, enhancing their social, emotional, and language development. Plan on a twenty-minute program then stay for up to forty additional minutes of open play with a variety of early learning materials. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
CANCELED - Mission Table Tennis
Mission
Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Why should kids have all the fun? Table Tennis Time just for adults! No matter your level of experience come and play at Mission.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
CANCELED - Fitness in the Park: Low Impact Circuit Aerobics
Encino
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Presenter/Instructor: Kamla. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM.
CANCELED - Fitness in the Park: Yoga
Encino
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM.
CANCELED - Come & Go Crafts
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Express yourself! Drop in for creative, self-directed activities. All ages welcome; young children may need adult assistance.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Mystery Book Club
Brook Hollow
This group meets on the first Thursday of every month to discuss a variety of mystery novels.
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Marco De Leon. Staff Contact Number/Email: marco.deleon@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: April Book:
Widows - Lynda La Plante.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
CANCELED - Come & Go Crafts
Cody
Express yourself! Drop in for creative, self-directed activities. All ages welcome; young children may need adult assistance.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100. Audience: Kids.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - Health and Wellness Workshop
Forest Hills
Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: mary naylor. Staff Contact Number/Email: mary.naylor@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Valarie Richardson. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: This 6 week Health and Wellness Program is an evidence based workshop developed at Stanford University. Topics include: Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Action Planning, Problem-Solving, Relaxation Techniques, Working with your doctor, Depression, and Sleep.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:00 PM.
CANCELED - Woodland Creatures: Play and Learn
Collins Garden
Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Staff Contact Name: Gina Brudi. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Let’s talk, sing, read, write, and play!
We will explore natural materials and go on an imaginative woodland adventure. Recommended for children age five and younger.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Builders
Forest Hills
Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Kids Corner. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: LEGO® lovers unite! Come and get creative with LEGOs! Recommended for children ages 3-12, but all are welcome. Library provides all Lego. Please note: Lego creations must stay at the library.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
CANCELED - Lego Time
Las Palmas
Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Shelley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9200. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Come be creative with LEGO bricks! Recommended for school-age children due to small size of some bricks. A limited number of DUPLO bricks are available for younger children. Please note: LEGO and DUPLO creations must stay at the library.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM.
CANCELED - Semmes Chess Club
Semmes
Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Gaming. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: Whether you are a beginner or a world champion, there's always a game on here. Come and play with us.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Book BeTween Friends
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Love books? Join us to discuss your favorite book or current read. Discover new books to explore. Stay for fun activities. Hang out with book-loving friends. Designed for ages 9 to 12 years.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
CANCELED - Come & Go Crafts
Carver
Express yourself! Drop in for creative, self-directed activities. All ages welcome; young children may need adult assistance.
Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Braulia Carrillo. Staff Contact Number/Email: braulia.carrillo@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Braulia Carrillo. Audience: Kids.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Game On!
Carver
Drop in on Thursdays from 4PM-7PM to hang out and play Board Games, Cards and Trivia!
Teens Only.
Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Staff Contact Name: Danielle Capritto. Staff Contact Number/Email: danielle.capritto@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Gaming!
Cody
Ages 13-18 only! Unwind after school at the Cody Branch Library by playing video games, card games, or board games!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Staff Contact Name: Amy Rae Weaver. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Ages 13-18 only! Unwind after school at the Cody Branch Library by playing video games, card games, or board games!
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - Four O'Clock Fun
San Pedro
Bring your friends and hang out for some interactive fun at the library. No desks. No tests. Explore, play games, build, create art - something different every week. Designed for school age kids.
Branch Location: San Pedro Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Karen Braeuler. Staff Contact Number/Email: karen.braeuler@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Please note that library parking is 30 cents per hour. Meter requires change.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Time
Cortez
Calling all teens 13 to 18 years old. Come by and challenge your friends to video games, Board games or play your hand at some card games. Hang out with old friends and make new ones too. Have a friend that has never been here.....bring them along.
Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Jo Ann. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9130. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Chess
Pruitt
Chill out and play chess. Can't play, no problem. Receive first-class instruction from our resident internationally ranked chess master.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Sheri Watkins. Staff Contact Number/Email: vertis.watkins@sanntonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - STEAM Power
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room B. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Teague Shosh. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Full STEAM ahead at Parman! Come explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math with weekly hands-on experiments, games, and crafts. Bring your friends and hang out at the library. No desks. No tests. Just fun! Exclusively for nine to twelve year olds.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
CANCELED - D&D Gaming
Tobin
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Gaming. Staff Contact Name: Thomas Andrew Charltonjones. Staff Contact Number/Email: Thomas.Charltonjones@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Thursdays Nights @ Teen Library
Central
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Teens 13-18 only. Thanks!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Regina. Staff Contact Number/Email: regina.almanza@sanantonio.gov/207-2678. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Thursdays can be about watching movies (G, PG, or PG-13), or making snacks, or crafting, or playing games, or planning things to do at a later date.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 5:10 PM.
For more info visit www.instagram.com. CANCELED - Family Chess Night
Pruitt
Dinner and Chess! Come and play chess with family and friends. Chess players will enjoy a delicious catered dinner provided by Rackspace.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Cynthia Saenz. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: An advanced chess lesson with Alex, a nationally-ranked chess master, commences at 6:30 PM.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM.
CANCELED - Teen Kpop Club
Mission
Are you a teen that loves Korean Pop music? Then please join us for a night of marathoning Kpop videos!
Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Meeting Room South. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
CANCELED - Potranco Book Club
Potranco
Join us for a night out with other like-minded adults discussing thought provoking, heartwarming, hilarious and sometimes downright disturbing titles. Check back with us every month to see what book we will be reading next! Happy Reading!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: We will meet in the create space at 6:00 pm.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
CANCELED - Mission Book Club
Mission
Join us the first Thursday of every month for a book discussion. This months’ discussion will be about the book, The Rose Garden. When Eva's film star sister Katrina dies, she leaves California and returns to Cornwall, where they spent their childhood summers, to scatter Katrina's ashes and in doing so return her to the place where she belongs. But Eva must also confront the ghosts from her own past, as well as those from a time long before her own.
Branch Location: Mission Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Audience: Teens. Adults. Seniors.
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
CANCELED - Citizenship Class
Bazan
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Emily Flores. Staff Contact Number/Email: emily.flores@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Featured Event: LEARN @ SAPL. Additional Info: The course will be 16 weeks long and space is strictly limited to students able to attend the complete course. Textbooks will be provided. Please note that this class is taught in English.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Program includes time for baby and caregiver socializing after stories and songs. For babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Library Playdate
McCreless
Conversation for adults. Toys, activities, and play space for children. Recommended for ages 5 & under with an adult.
Branch Location: McCreless Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Angela O'Malley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9170. Audience: Kids. Family.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Westfall
Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Westfall Staff. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9220. Presenter/Instructor: VITA. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: VITA is a FREE tax preparation service for individuals and families who earn up to $55,000 per year. All tax preparers are IRS-trained and certified.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - TODDLER 2
Great Northwest
Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: A time for you and your child to enjoy playing and learning together, finding fun friends and, of course, lots of stories to discover and take home. For families with children ages 2 and older.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:15 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Memorial
Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months.
Branch Location: Memorial Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Christine Deffendall. Staff Contact Number/Email: christine.deffendall@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Christine Deffendall. Audience: Kids.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Two!
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Taylor. Staff Contact Number/Email: Lisa.Taylor@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Moser. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Designed with eager and active two-year olds in mind, these sessions include stories, music and movement to promote social, emotional and language development.
Free Ticket Required - available at front desk 15 minutes before the program.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
CANCELED - Story Time
Tobin
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Toddler Time
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 24 months, but 18 to 36 months welcome.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Project Linus
Forest Hills
Do you like to knit, crochet, sew or quilt? Join Project Linus and create hand made blankets for seriously ill and traumatized children.
Please bring some supplies with you.
The group meets every first and third Friday of the month.
Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210 207 9230. Presenter/Instructor: Project Linus. Audience: Adults. Seniors.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.projectlinus.org. CANCELED - Academia América - a Path to Citizenship
Las Palmas
Description Academia América provides education programs and services to immigrants who qualify to apply for U.S. citizenship to help them prepare for the naturalization examination. For registration information, please call Academia América at 210-910-6363. The class is in Spanish.
Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210 910-6363. Presenter/Instructor: Academia América. Audience: Teens. Adults. Seniors.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.academiaamerica.org. CANCELED - Qigong
Pan American
Qigong is a holistic system of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for health and spirituality.
Due to the nature of the class, participants arriving late will not be admitted.
Branch Location: Pan American Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Presenter/Instructor: Mary Martha. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Featured Event: Live Smart/Learn Well. Additional Info: Join us at the Pan American Branch Library for Qigong. All experience levels are welcomed.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Pruitt
Recommended for children 0-18 months.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Staff Contact Name: Lucy Humphrey. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Lucy Humphrey. Audience: Kids. Family.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CANCELED - Toddler Two!
Parman
Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Taylor. Staff Contact Number/Email: Lisa.Taylor@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Moser. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Designed with eager and active two-year olds in mind, these sessions include stories, music and movement to promote social, emotional and language development.
Free Ticket Required - available at front desk 15 minutes before the program.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM.
CANCELED - Baby Time
Tobin
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.
CANCELED - Homeschool STEAM
Encino
Branch Location: Encino Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Staff Contact Name: Katy Dillard. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9250. Audience: Kids. Teens. Additional Info: Homeschool families are invited to join in this time of discovery. Intended for school-age homeschoolers to come together to interact with science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. This is a time to explore, experiment and to have fun!
Friday, April 3, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
CANCELED - Fitness in the Park @ Schaefer: Yoga
Schaefer
Join Instructor Kamla Mangseth for yoga every Friday. Classes are free and all fitness levels are encouraged to attend.
Branch Location: Schaefer Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Audience: Adults. Seniors. All Ages.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
CANCELED - Read to a Dog
Brook Hollow
Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children are invited to the Brook Hollow Library to read to a dog! Children can practice their developing literacy skills by reading aloud to a gentle therapy dog, which is accompanied by the animal handler. Great for struggling and reluctant readers.
All readers and pre-readers are welcome.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - Genealogy Friday Workshop - House History
Cody
(House History) -- Join us as we explain how to get started uncovering your family’s history.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Staff Contact Name: Marcella McGowan. Staff Contact Number/Email: marcella.mcgowan@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Ms. Sylvia Reyna. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Featured Event: Texana/Genealogy.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - LEGO® Club
Memorial
Build. Play. Create. Join in the fun of LEGO® Club. Designed for children age five to twelve due to small size of bricks. Please note that LEGO® creations stay at the library so there will be plenty of bricks for the next LEGO® Club meeting.
Branch Location: Memorial Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Audience: Kids.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CANCELED - Book Sale: Preview Day- Friends of Tobin Library at Oakwell
Tobin
Preview book sale open to all Friends of the San Antonio Public Library.
Branch Location: Tobin Library. Event Type(s): Book Sale. Audience: All Ages.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
CANCELED - Foodie Friday for Teens
Pruitt
Learn how to prepare a simple healthy snack. Tasting is encouraged. Be sure to bring a buddy.
Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Sheri Watkins. Staff Contact Number/Email: vertis.watkins@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Friday, April 3, 2020, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.