Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Monday, September 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, September 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Tween Time
Come join us for some fun activities and hang out with other kids! Some activities might be messy!
The possibilities are endless!
*For ages 9-12 years only.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Palacios. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.palacios@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
Teen Time: RAMEN DAY!
It's Ramen Night. Make yourself a bowl, then make a boiled egg and top it with something tasty, and enjoy it with friends!
*While supplies last, of course.
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If this is your thing, YAY! If you're not sure about it, join in and try it! If you find that you don't wanna be a part of it, rest assured--the Switch is available, the VR can be brought out, craft something, play something in the Studio, or just hang out...
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(For clarification's sake: Teen Time is for teens 13-18 only. THANK YOU!).
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Regina! Staff Contact Number/Email: 207.2678/Regina.Almanza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Time is for teens 13 to 18-years-old only!*.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit guides.mysapl.org. Voting: Make a Plan
Celebrate National Voter Registration Day at Central Library! Learn about the upcoming election and create a voting plan. Staff will provide individual assistance after the presentation. .
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Connect Training Center. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Julia Selwyn. Staff Contact Number/Email: Julia.Selwyn@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Dissecting the Westside Sound
***Registration is required***
What is the Westside Sound? Born on San Antonio's West Side in the mid-1950s, this groundbreaking musical style blended influences and talent across communities to create a sound that would captivate audiences across the United States and Europe in the 1960s. But who were the pioneering musicians behind it? What made its signature blend of keyboards, saxophone, drums, and soulful rhythms so distinctive? And how was it revived decades later by one of Texas' most celebrated quartets?
Discover the answers in this special conversation moderated by Jose Arredondo featuring two Westside Sound pioneers—Grammy Award winner Sunny Ozuna of the Sunliners and Frank Rodarte of the Dell-Kings and Los Blues—along with Ramón Hernández, the historian who has documented the movement's remarkable legacy. Together, they'll explore the origins, evolution, and enduring impact of one of San Antonio's most influential musical traditions.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Jose Arredondo. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Hispanic Heritage Month.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu. English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with stories, songs, movement, rhymes, and play. Ages 0-5.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
PATH Info Table
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Melissa Moser. Staff Contact Number/Email: melissa.moser@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: The PATH (The CHCS Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) Program serves people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and serious mental illness. The PATH program helps their client’s find resources for health care, income support, mental health treatment, rehabilitation training in social skills, social services, substance use treatment, ID recovery, referrals for affordable housing and employment.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
After School Hangout
Have fun making art, building with different kinds of materials, exploring movement, and eating snacks! Recommended for ages 5-12.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Let's Play! Toddlers
Put on your play clothes and join us for a come-and-go style sensory-centered play session for children ages 0-36 months.
Children explore the senses and develop skills through play.
Some of the activities may be messy; play clothes are encouraged.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Kara Bailey. Staff Contact Number/Email: Kara.Bailey2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Bexar County Health Collaborative ACA/Marketplace Assistance
Bexar County Health Collaborative is dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate the complex world of healthcare. Everyone deserves access to quality healthcare, regardless of income or background. Bexar County Health Collaborative's mission is to empower underserved and vulnerable communities by providing support in applying and understanding in the best health coverage options available. A navigator will be available during this information table session to assist with registration questions and other inquiries.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Jordan Torres. Staff Contact Number/Email: jordan.torres@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.healthcollaborative.net. Corazon's Mobile Medical Unit
Corazon Ministries will be providing free services through their Mobile Medical Unit, including:
-Syringe exchange & safe drug use supplies
-First aid & wound care supplies
-Blood glucose/blood sugar checks
-HIV & STI testing (including Hepatitis C & Syphilis)
-Pregnancy tests & emergency contraception
-Peer support & case management
-Connection to treatment & ID recovery services.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Plaza. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Sauceda. Staff Contact Number/Email: valerie.sauceda2@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Corazon Ministries. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit corazonsa.org. Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Game On!
Come have fun at the library by playing board games or solving puzzles at Central Library. Various board games and puzzle sheets will be provided, so come join us for some fun on the 2nd floor on the 3rd Fridays of every month.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Staff Contact Name: Sheran Awe. Staff Contact Number/Email: sheran.awejr@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join us for some fun-filled board games on the 3rd Fridays of every month. We'll be gathering at the tables in front of the information desk on the 2nd floor. Get ready to roll the dice, make strategic moves, and have a great time with friends old and new.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. StandUp for Kids Info Table
StandUp for Kids is non-profit organization that provides outreach services, housing support, and other resources for homeless and at-risk youth 13-25yrs, within the San Antonio community.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Jordan Torres. Staff Contact Number/Email: jordan.torres@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit www.standupforkids.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Tango: From Argentine to American - A Hispanic Heritage Month Progressive Dance Experience.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by exploring the journey of Tango; from the roots of Argentine Tango to its evolution into the ballroom style known as American Tango.
In this engaging, beginner-friendly progressive experience, you’ll learn the history behind both styles while building foundational steps, posture, and connection, week by week. Discover how the movements of one influenced the other as you grow in confidence and skill.
No previous experience needed just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Foyer. Event Type: Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Laura Delmis & Mario Alvarado. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: Link for registration (all dance classes) is on the 9/5/26 calendar listing. This is a progressive dance instruction series and attendance at all or most of the classes is preferred. Class dates are Saturdays, September 5, 12, 19 & 26 from 12-1 PM. Classes will take place in the foyer which is located in front of the auditorium inside Central Library.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Monday, September 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, September 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Tween Time
Come join us for some fun activities and hang out with other kids! Some activities might be messy!
The possibilities are endless!
*For ages 9-12 years only.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Palacios. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.palacios@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
Fermented Veggies 101
Fermentation is a means of food preservation that uses salt or brine to prevent spoilage while providing the perfect environment for lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus, to flourish. Come learn about how it works and how it's done! Attendees will be able to take home a small jar of carrots to ferment themselves. Seats are limited so register now.
***Registration is required***.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Michael Dunbar-Rodney. Staff Contact Number/Email: michael.dunbar-rodney@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with stories, songs, movement, rhymes, and play. Ages 0-5.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
After School Hangout
Have fun making art, building with different kinds of materials, exploring movement, and eating snacks! Recommended for ages 5-12.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Board of Trustees. Staff Contact Name: Edward Mayberry. Staff Contact Number/Email: edward.mayberry@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. Family. Older Adults. All Ages. Additional Info: Agenda will be posted on the City's Agenda Website: sanantonio.primegov.com/public/portal?fromiframe=1
A livestream of the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees meeting is available via YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrVYLnCuHlISd9ljMqzFWw/live.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Let's Play! Toddlers
Put on your play clothes and join us for a come-and-go style sensory-centered play session for children ages 0-36 months.
Children explore the senses and develop skills through play.
Some of the activities may be messy; play clothes are encouraged.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Kara Bailey. Staff Contact Number/Email: Kara.Bailey2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. City of San Antonio Head Start Program – Application Assistance
Interested in enrolling your child (ages 6 weeks to 5 years) in a no-cost early childhood education program?
Visit the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services Head Start Program at the Central Library for information and hands-on assistance with the application process.
The Head Start Program offers comprehensive services for children and families, including full-day early childhood education, through both center-based and home-based programs. Services are available at locations throughout Edgewood ISD and San Antonio ISD.
For more information contact:
Name: Angelica De Leon
Email: Angelica.deleon@sanantonio.gov
Phone: 210.784.7207
Assistance in Spanish:
Name: Sylvia Segundo
Email: sylvia.segundo@sanantonio.gov
Phone: 210.206.1063.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Jordan Torres. Staff Contact Number/Email: jordan.torres@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit saheadstart.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
SA Food Bank Food Application Assistance
Need assistance with getting more nutritious food? Come see the San Antonio Food Bank to get hands on help with applying for:
SNAP (formally known as Food Stamps)
TSAP-60 years+ or Disabled
TANF
CHIP/Children's MEDICAID
Adult MEDICAID
Women's Health Care
MEDICARE Cost Sharing
WIC
And other Food Bank Programs!
*Note: Service may be briefly unavailable during representative's lunch break*
For more information contact:
NAME: Florentino Perez
EMAIL: fperez@safoodbank.org
PHONE: (210) 431-8366 Ext: 8366.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Jordan Torres. Staff Contact Number/Email: jordan.torres@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit safoodbank.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
In Memory Of Dolly Parton: Make A Guitar Ornament
Join us to create a guitar ornament to celebrate Dolly, an iconic musician, philanthropist and rhinestone lover! Art materials will be provided while supplies last.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Pannaga Prasad. Staff Contact Number/Email: pannaga.prasad@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. All Ages. Featured Event: Arts & Culture.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. StandUp for Kids Info Table
StandUp for Kids is non-profit organization that provides outreach services, housing support, and other resources for homeless and at-risk youth 13-25yrs, within the San Antonio community.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Jordan Torres. Staff Contact Number/Email: jordan.torres@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults.
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit www.standupforkids.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Tango: From Argentine to American - A Hispanic Heritage Month Progressive Dance Experience.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by exploring the journey of Tango; from the roots of Argentine Tango to its evolution into the ballroom style known as American Tango.
In this engaging, beginner-friendly progressive experience, you’ll learn the history behind both styles while building foundational steps, posture, and connection, week by week. Discover how the movements of one influenced the other as you grow in confidence and skill.
No previous experience needed just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Foyer. Event Type: Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Laura Delmis & Mario Alvarado. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: Link for registration (all dance classes) is on the 9/5/26 calendar listing. This is a progressive dance instruction series and attendance at all or most of the classes is preferred. Class dates are Saturdays, September 5, 12, 19 & 26 from 12-1 PM. Classes will take place in the foyer which is located in front of the auditorium inside Central Library.
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
The Creative Collective
Are you a musician, comedian, actor or other type of creative? The Creative Collective is an open mic meets mixer for people like you! Share your artistry and check out the art of others! We provide the amps, electric guitar, bass, keys and mic - you supply the talent. Bring your own instrument if so inclined. JD will be your MC!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Chihuly area. Event Type(s): Other. Staff Contact Name: JD Elizondo. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2549. Presenter/Instructor: JD Elizondo. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
No Pressure Book Club
Want to join a book club but don’t vibe with the pressure of reading a specific book each month? This is the book club for you! Join us on the last Saturday of each month from 4:30-5:30 to discuss whatever you’ve been reading!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Marie Swartz Art Resource Center (2nd floor). Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Ella Mertz. Staff Contact Number/Email: ella.mertz@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Monday, September 28, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, September 28, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Tween Time
Come join us for some fun activities and hang out with other kids! Some activities might be messy!
The possibilities are endless!
*For ages 9-12 years only.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Palacios. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.palacios@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
Voting: Make a Plan
Learn about the upcoming election and create a voting plan. Staff will provide individual assistance after the presentation. .
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Connect Training Center. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Julia Selwyn. Staff Contact Number/Email: Julia.Selwyn@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with stories, songs, movement, rhymes, and play. Ages 0-5.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
After School Hangout
Have fun making art, building with different kinds of materials, exploring movement, and eating snacks! Recommended for ages 5-12.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Let's Play! Toddlers
Put on your play clothes and join us for a come-and-go style sensory-centered play session for children ages 0-36 months.
Children explore the senses and develop skills through play.
Some of the activities may be messy; play clothes are encouraged.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Staff Contact Name: Kara Bailey. Staff Contact Number/Email: Kara.Bailey2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Corazon's Mobile Medical Unit
Corazon Ministries will be providing free services through their Mobile Medical Unit, including:
-Syringe exchange & safe drug use supplies
-First aid & wound care supplies
-Blood glucose/blood sugar checks
-HIV & STI testing (including Hepatitis C & Syphilis)
-Pregnancy tests & emergency contraception
-Peer support & case management
-Connection to treatment & ID recovery services.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Plaza. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Sauceda. Staff Contact Number/Email: valerie.sauceda2@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Corazon Ministries. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit corazonsa.org. Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Besos & Books Vol. 2: Celebrating Queer Latinx Romance
Join the San Antonio Public Library at our Latino Collection & Resource Center for the return of Besos & Books, our annual celebration of Latinx voices in romance for Hispanic Heritage Month.
This year, Besos & Books Vol. 2 shines a spotlight on Queer Latinx Romance, celebrating stories that center queer love, identity, community, and the many ways romance helps us see ourselves reflected on the page.
We're excited to welcome USA Today bestselling author Gabriella Gamez, whose Librarians in Love series has delighted readers with heartfelt, funny, and wonderfully messy romances featuring Mexican American and queer characters. Returning for a second year, Gabby continues to champion stories where everyone deserves their happily ever after.
Joining her is acclaimed author Jonny Garza Villa, whose award-winning novels including Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun, Ander & Santi Were Here, Canto Contigo, and their debut adult romance Futbolista, have earned recognition from the Stonewall Book Awards, the Pura Be…
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Enedina Prater. Staff Contact Number/Email: enedina.prater@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Staff. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Featured Event: Hispanic Heritage Month. Additional Info: ABOUT GABRIELLA
Gabriella Gamez (she/her) is a Mexican American author living in South Texas. She writes about incredibly messy, well-meaning women trying their best and accidentally falling in love. When she’s not writing, she can be found drinking copious amounts of coffee, wasting too much time playing video games, and obsessing over other people’s books. Don't forget to check out her books, The Next Best Fling, Kiss Me, Maybe, and Second First dates.
gabriellagamez.com
About JONNY
Jonny…
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Monday, October 5, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, October 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Through The Stacks Book Club
The selection for October is horror novel “The Only Good Indians” By Stephen Graham Jones. Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation, who were childhood friends, find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants to exact revenge upon them for what they did during an elk hunt ten years earlier by killing them, their families, and friends.
We will meet to discuss October 5, 2026, 6:00 – 7:30 pm to discuss.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Marie Swartz Art Resource Center (2nd floor). Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Melissa Moser. Staff Contact Number/Email: melissa.moser@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Join us the first Monday of every other month as we read our way through the stacks of the library! Every other month we read a book from a different genre and meet to discuss our thoughts with our fellow book lovers. Through The Stacks Book Club is a fun, relaxed space and finishing the book is definitely not required.
Monday, October 5, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Tween Time
Come join us for some fun activities and hang out with other kids! Some activities might be messy!
The possibilities are endless!
*For ages 9-12 years only.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Palacios. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.palacios@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with stories, songs, movement, rhymes, and play. Ages 0-5.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
After School Hangout
Have fun making art, building with different kinds of materials, exploring movement, and eating snacks! Recommended for ages 5-12.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Let's Play! Toddlers
Put on your play clothes and join us for a come-and-go style sensory-centered play session for children ages 0-36 months.
Children explore the senses and develop skills through play.
Some of the activities may be messy; play clothes are encouraged.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Staff Contact Name: Kara Bailey. Staff Contact Number/Email: Kara.Bailey2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Story Songs: Beatles And Beyond
Join us for an interactive preschool story time featuring picture books inspired by Beatles songs and other lyric-based stories. Live guitar and singing bring the stories to life as adults sing along and children play rhythm instruments. A fun, energetic mix of stories, music, and family participation.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Ralph Jarzombek. Audience: Kids. Family.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Beginner Sewing Class
***Registration is required***
Join us for a beginner sewing class, everyone will learn all of the basics of their machine and be able to make a tote bag from thrifted fabric. Hosted by Self-taught Sewist: Wildflower by Juju
No prior experience required.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Sauceda. Staff Contact Number/Email: valerie.sauceda2@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Wildflower by Juju. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. Additional Info: *Attendees must bring their own sewing machine. All other supplies with be provided. Registration is required. Scan QR code to register or for more information! *.
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit wildflower-by-juju.square.site. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Raza Cósmica: A Constellation of Latinx Sci-Fi Cinema
Activist and musician Joaquín Muerte hosts a live edition of his original podcast Xicanx Versus Aliens, which explores all things UFO, cryptozoology, paranormal, occult y mas from a person of color perspective. San Antonio filmmakers Keanu Cordero and Teresa Garza join Muerte to discuss Latinx sci-fi cinema, followed by a curated selection of speculative short films.
Short films:
Before They Forget by Teresa Garza, Las Cosas Que Brillan by Kristal Sotomayor, Ñuuyii (Earth) by Itandehui Jansen, Liminal by Keanu Cordero, and Chispa (Spark) by Karina Lomelin Ripper.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type: Movies. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Joaquín Muerte, Keanu Cordero & Teresa Garza. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Hispanic Heritage Month. Additional Info: Seating is limited, RSVP here: Xicanx Versus Aliens | Raza Cósmica 2026.
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit razacosmica2026.eventive.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Monday, October 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, October 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Adaptive Seated Dance: Sit Down and Boogie!
The class will focus on seated exercises to promote physical/rhythmic activity, build strength, and gain body awareness from the safety of a seated position. All are welcome.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Cynthia de Leon. Staff Contact Number/Email: cynthia.deleon@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Marisa Dilley from San Antonio Parks and Recreation. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. All Ages. Additional Info: In celebration of Disability Awareness Month.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Tween Time
Come join us for some fun activities and hang out with other kids! Some activities might be messy!
The possibilities are endless!
*For ages 9-12 years only.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Palacios. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.palacios@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
Zine Lab Monthly
Join us for Zine Lab Monthly to learn about zines and the basics of creating your own self-published works! Craft and art supplies will be provided for use during the program, but you are also welcome to bring your own.
A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is an independently published magazine or booklet. Using provided supplies, folks can create their own artistic mini books to express themselves and tell their own stories.
Participants are welcome to donate a copy of their zine to be included in our SAPL Zine Collection which is available for public use at Central Library and showcases materials written by, about, and for our community.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Eliza Perez. Staff Contact Number/Email: eliza.perez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: No registration required.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with stories, songs, movement, rhymes, and play. Ages 0-5.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
PATH Info Table
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Melissa Moser. Staff Contact Number/Email: melissa.moser@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: The PATH (The CHCS Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) Program serves people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and serious mental illness. The PATH program helps their client’s find resources for health care, income support, mental health treatment, rehabilitation training in social skills, social services, substance use treatment, ID recovery, referrals for affordable housing and employment.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Let's Play! Toddlers
Put on your play clothes and join us for a come-and-go style sensory-centered play session for children ages 0-36 months.
Children explore the senses and develop skills through play.
Some of the activities may be messy; play clothes are encouraged.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Staff Contact Name: Kara Bailey. Staff Contact Number/Email: Kara.Bailey2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Corazon's Mobile Medical Unit
Corazon Ministries will be providing free services through their Mobile Medical Unit, including:
-Syringe exchange & safe drug use supplies
-First aid & wound care supplies
-Blood glucose/blood sugar checks
-HIV & STI testing (including Hepatitis C & Syphilis)
-Pregnancy tests & emergency contraception
-Peer support & case management
-Connection to treatment & ID recovery services.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Plaza. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Sauceda. Staff Contact Number/Email: valerie.sauceda2@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Corazon Ministries. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit corazonsa.org. Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Tween Time
Come join us for some fun activities and hang out with other kids! Some activities might be messy!
The possibilities are endless!
*For ages 9-12 years only.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Palacios. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.palacios@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with stories, songs, movement, rhymes, and play. Ages 0-5.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
After School Hangout
Have fun making art, building with different kinds of materials, exploring movement, and eating snacks! Recommended for ages 5-12.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Let's Play! Toddlers
Put on your play clothes and join us for a come-and-go style sensory-centered play session for children ages 0-36 months.
Children explore the senses and develop skills through play.
Some of the activities may be messy; play clothes are encouraged.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Staff Contact Name: Kara Bailey. Staff Contact Number/Email: Kara.Bailey2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Tween Time
Come join us for some fun activities and hang out with other kids! Some activities might be messy!
The possibilities are endless!
*For ages 9-12 years only.
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Palacios. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.palacios@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with stories, songs, movement, rhymes, and play. Ages 0-5.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
PATH Info Table
Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Melissa Moser. Staff Contact Number/Email: melissa.moser@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: The PATH (The CHCS Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) Program serves people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and serious mental illness. The PATH program helps their client’s find resources for health care, income support, mental health treatment, rehabilitation training in social skills, social services, substance use treatment, ID recovery, referrals for affordable housing and employment.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
After School Hangout
Have fun making art, building with different kinds of materials, exploring movement, and eating snacks! Recommended for ages 5-12.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Shannon Seglin. Staff Contact Number/Email: shannon.seglin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Let's Play! Toddlers
Put on your play clothes and join us for a come-and-go style sensory-centered play session for children ages 0-36 months.
Children explore the senses and develop skills through play.
Some of the activities may be messy; play clothes are encouraged.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Staff Contact Name: Kara Bailey. Staff Contact Number/Email: Kara.Bailey2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Kids.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza is a solo exhibition by visual artist and painter Kayla Matta. Through paintings, framed ballpoint pen drawings, and papier-mâché sculpture, the exhibition explores themes of resilience, generational trauma and feminine rage.
Sin Vergüenza invites viewers to consider moving through life without shame—to embrace their trials and errors, knowing they are not the final chapter of their story, and to discover the beauty that can emerge from adversity. Each piece invites a different emotional experience, tracing from playfulness and youthful joy to sorrow, rage and ultimately growth.
Exhibit is on display until Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Exhibit. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kayla Matta. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: To schedule a viewing appointment (Tuesdays-Saturdays between 12-6pm), please call or email Latino Collection & Resource Center librarian, Sarah De La Rosa: 210.207.2519 - sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov.
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Mystics, Mediums & Curanderas (Part 2)
***Registration is required***
Mystics, Mediums, and Curanderas: Part 2 explores the challenges of navigating a world where one’s experiences, beliefs, or way of seeing may not fit within what society considers “normal.” This program offers an introduction to teachings and perspectives that are often difficult to understand amid the noise and distractions of the outside world.
Drawing from mysticism, the program explores the language of symbols, intuitive experiences, and encounters that reach beyond ordinary expression. Through the traditions and perspectives of mystics, mediums, and curanderas, participants are invited to consider the inner journey toward self-realization, deeper awareness, and a sense of unity.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Sonya Rosario, Esperanza Linda Ximenes, Laura Yohualtlahuiz Rios-Ramirez, Edna Lugo & Nancy Egan. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Native Indigenous American Heritage Month. Additional Info: Sonya Rosario - documentary filmmaker, is a San Antonio girl who recently returned home after 30 years. Her roots are deep in San Antonio activism and curanderismo through her mother Gloria, and Aunts. Sonya is the founder and Executive Director of the Women of Color Alliance (1999-2017) an organization focused on Social Justice for women in Idaho. Sonya completed an Artist in Residence at Our Lady of the Lake University, Sofa Diaries 2025-26; New Residency at University of Texas at San Antonio - Women in F…
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
The Creative Collective
Are you a musician, comedian, actor or other type of creative? The Creative Collective is an open mic meets mixer for people like you! Share your artistry and check out the art of others! We provide the amps, electric guitar, bass, keys and mic - you supply the talent. Bring your own instrument if so inclined. JD will be your MC!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Chihuly area. Event Type(s): Other. Staff Contact Name: JD Elizondo. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2549. Presenter/Instructor: JD Elizondo. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
No Pressure Book Club
Want to join a book club but don’t vibe with the pressure of reading a specific book each month? This is the book club for you! Join us on the last Saturday of each month from 4:30-5:30 to discuss whatever you’ve been reading!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Marie Swartz Art Resource Center (2nd floor). Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Ella Mertz. Staff Contact Number/Email: ella.mertz@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Corazon's Mobile Medical Unit
Corazon Ministries will be providing free services through their Mobile Medical Unit, including:
-Syringe exchange & safe drug use supplies
-First aid & wound care supplies
-Blood glucose/blood sugar checks
-HIV & STI testing (including Hepatitis C & Syphilis)
-Pregnancy tests & emergency contraception
-Peer support & case management
-Connection to treatment & ID recovery services.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Plaza. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Sauceda. Staff Contact Number/Email: valerie.sauceda2@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Corazon Ministries. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit corazonsa.org. Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Learn to Crochet & Knit
Learn the basics or get help with that tricky stitch from members of the Alamo Rows Crochet Guild. No previous experience needed. Join us and connect with others who love to craft. Materials will be provided.
All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Chihuly area. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Grace Holt. Staff Contact Number/Email: grace.holt@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Alamo Rows Crochet Guild. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. All Ages.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Veteran's Day Celebration: U.S. Airforce's "Band of the West" Performance & FAB Presentation
In recognition of Veteran's Day in November, members of the U.S. Air Force’s "Band of the West" will perform at the San Antonio Public Library. Following the performance, guests are invited to continue the celebration in the auditorium with a reception and brief program highlighting the Fourth Army Reunion Band Collection, hosted by the San Antonio Public Library’s Texana/Genealogy Department.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Foyer. Auditorium. Event Type(s): Celebration. Staff Contact Name: Arland Schnacker. Staff Contact Number/Email: arland.schnackerII@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Arland Schnacker. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. Featured Event: Texana/Genealogy. Additional Info: A small assortment of snacks will be served in the auditorium after the musical performance. *While Supplies Last*.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Ancestral Connections / Conexiones Ancestrales
Since pre-Hispanic times, Indigenous Peoples of the Americas have regarded trees as sacred and essential to life on Earth. For millennia, they have maintained a profound spiritual and cultural connection with trees, honoring them as living relatives rather than mere resources to be consumed. This relationship reflects a deep understanding of reciprocity, respect, and the recognition of trees as sacred, sentient beings.
This presentation will discuss the interconnection of trees in Mexican culture through its Indigenous roots and will explore the role of trees in cosmology, spirituality, myths, art, history, and daily life.
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Desde tiempos pre-Hispánicos, los Pueblos Indígenas de las Américas han considerado los árboles como sagrados y esenciales para la vida en la Tierra. Esta relación cultural y espiritual es milenaria. Para los Indígenas, los árboles no son simples recursos para el consumo, si no parientes vivos, m…
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type: Presentation & Lecture. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Blanca Reyna. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: *Limited spaces. Please register at https://bexarbranches.org/event/784-915-505/
This program will begin indoors, in the gallery space of the Latino Collection & Resource Center and will end with an outdoor Tree Trek to visit some native Texas trees.
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Este programa iniciara adentro, en la galería de Latino Collection & Resource Center, después saldremos al aire libre para visitar algunos árboles endémicos de…
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit bexarbranches.org. Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. "El Ultimo Arbol" Caminata Entre Los Arboles Para Toda La Familia | "The Last Tree" Family Friendly Tree Trek
Join us for an interactive story time where you'll learn about the importance of trees and how we can help them. We'll dance like trees, stretching our trunks, wiggling our roots, waving our branches, and shaking our leaves. Acompañanos para una sesion interactiva de lectura donde aprenderas la importancia de los arboles y como los podemos ayudar. ¡Danzaremos como los arboles! Estrechando nuestros troncos, meneando nuestras raices, agitando nuestras ramas, y sacudiendo nuestras hojas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Presenter/Instructor: Bexar Branches Alliance - Blanca Reyna. Audience: Kids. Family. Featured Event: Native Indigenous American Heritage Month. Additional Info: The session will begin indoors, in the Latino Collection and Resource Center gallery and will end with a short walk through the library's courtyard to visit some Texas trees. Esta sesion iniciara en la galeria del Latino Collection and Resource Center y terminara con una breve caminata en el patio de la biblioteca para conocer unos arboles de Texas.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit bexarbranches.org. Zine Lab Monthly
Join us for Zine Lab Monthly to learn about zines and the basics of creating your own self-published works! Craft and art supplies will be provided for use during the program, but you are also welcome to bring your own.
A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is an independently published magazine or booklet. Using provided supplies, folks can create their own artistic mini books to express themselves and tell their own stories.
Participants are welcome to donate a copy of their zine to be included in our SAPL Zine Collection which is available for public use at Central Library and showcases materials written by, about, and for our community.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Chihuly area. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Eliza Perez. Staff Contact Number/Email: eliza.perez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: No registration required.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Werk the Stacks Poetry Slam
Step up to the mic with the San Antonio Public Library and spit some rhymes for an evening of poetry. Whether you're slinging stanzas or just snapping along in the audience, this two-round poetry slam promises powerful performances and prizes for the top 3 poets. Only poets intending to perform need to register. If there are open slots left, poets can also sign up at the event. Audience members only need to come and enjoy, but they may be selected as one of the slam judges.
**Please see the "Additional Info" section for slam guidelines.
***Registration is required for poets ONLY***.
Event Type(s): Plays & Performances. Staff Contact Name: Michael Dunbar-Rodney. Staff Contact Number/Email: michael.dunbar-rodney@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Have two poems prepared, No props or instruments may be used during the slam. You have 3 minutes to perform your work, Only original work may be performed, After each performance, randomly selected audience members will write down a score from 0 - 10, and a scorekeeper will tally the scores for each performer. After the first round, the half of the performers with the higher scores will move on to the second round.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Midtown Meetup
801 W Russell Pl
78212.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. English Conversations (ESL)
This session is for English language learners interested in practicing their pronunciation and conversation skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Learn Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena and Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Español, tu Destino
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, communicate with your neighbors and invest in yourself? Leveraging the ultimate language learning technology from the 90’s, watching TV, now you can! Join us to learn Spanish using the hit show Destinos and travel across several Spanish speaking countries while you practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing!
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Marcel Martinez-Alvarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: Marcel.alvarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Corazon's Mobile Medical Unit
Corazon Ministries will be providing free services through their Mobile Medical Unit, including:
-Syringe exchange & safe drug use supplies
-First aid & wound care supplies
-Blood glucose/blood sugar checks
-HIV & STI testing (including Hepatitis C & Syphilis)
-Pregnancy tests & emergency contraception
-Peer support & case management
-Connection to treatment & ID recovery services.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Plaza. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Valerie Sauceda. Staff Contact Number/Email: valerie.sauceda2@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Corazon Ministries. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit corazonsa.org. Reading Buddy Zone at Central Children's Library
Does your child need a Reading Buddy? In partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy, SAPL is offering weekly 30-minute sessions for children to practice reading with a trained adult volunteer in the Central Library Children's Library, 3rd floor. These low-pressure sessions offer children the opportunity to practice their reading skills.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Story Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Mary Elizabeth Fernandez. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2621. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: This program is intended for children ages 6-8, but any child in need of reading help is welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged and forms are available at Central Children's Library, 3rd floor information desk. Walk-ins are welcome. This program is in partnership with San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL).
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. ESL Study Club
Join us for this beginner to immediate-level ESL course is designed for adult learners whose first language is not English. The course focuses on developing foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students communicate effectively in everyday situations.
Únase a nosotros en este curso de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para principiantes, diseñado para estudiantes adultos cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. El curso se centra en el desarrollo de habilidades fundamentales de comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura para ayudar a los estudiantes a comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas.
Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Denise Cadena. Staff Contact Number/Email: Denise.Cadena@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Denise Cadena & Gerardo Arizpe. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Monday, November 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org. Teen Fall: Open Play @ Teen Library
Choose what you want to do. The Studio will be open. The Switch will be out. Get creative with the craft supplies. The VR is available, too.
Mondays through Fridays afterschool at Teen Library are all yours!
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*Teens 13-18 Only!*
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Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Kathleen. Staff Contact Number/Email: kathleen.fordyce@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: *Teen Fall activities are for teens 13-18 years old only!*.
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mysapl.org.