New Year's Eve
All libraries will be closed.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
All Library Locations.
New Year's Day
All libraries will be closed.
Thursday, January 1, 2026.
All Library Locations.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
All libraries will be closed.
Monday, January 19, 2026.
All Library Locations.
SAPL Pokéfest 2026
***Registration is only required for Pokémon Go tournament*** All other activities do not need registration, just come and enjoy the other festivities. If you are joining the tournament, make sure to have Pokémon Go downloaded to a mobile device and be at least level 10 in order to battle in Great League.
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Joseph N Gonzales. Staff Contact Number/Email: joseph.gonzales3@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Joseph Gonzales. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. Family. Older Adults. All Ages. Featured Event: Pop Culture. Additional Info: SAPL Pokéfest is back this time at Bazan Library. Join us for a family fun filled day of all things Pokémon. We will be having a Pokémon Go Battle Tournament, Pokémon Card trading, Pokémon Loteria game, scavenger hunt, button making and crafts for everyone to enjoy.
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Staff In-Service
All libraries will be closed until 4:00 pm for Staff In-Service.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
All Locations closed from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Alamo Mythology and Mexican American Identity
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future?
Join us for the third of a series of special MACRI Talks for America 250, the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. In this series, we will highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric. The series continues with Dr. Richard Flores, San Antonio native and expert in the folklore and culture of Greater Mexico, who will present on Alamo Mythology and Mexican American Identity. How did the Alamo become such a strong symbol in our national identity? How have the meanings assigned to the Alamo over time shaped the lives and identities of people of Mexican descent in Texas?
Join us to exp…
Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type: Presentation & Lecture. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Dr. Richard Flores. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: Richard Flores is the former Deputy to the President for Academic Priorities and Professor of Anthropology and Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His scholarship includes the areas of historical and cultural anthropology and performance studies. He is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. He is the author of Remembering the Alamo: Memory, Modernity, and the Master Symbol (U…
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit www.somosmacri.org.