After School Teens
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Program run by teens for teens! You decide what we do! Crafts, games, movies, the world is your oyster!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Storybook Club
Kids (ages 3-6) and their families will explore a story together through play, reading, crafts and learning games.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Family.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Homeschool Explorers
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: Cari.Raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: The Explorers (ages 6-12) and their families are virtually exploring different countries and continents of our world. We will be painting different animals that we see, making a cool craft and build a world journal with pictures of our visits. This is a free program.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Homeschool teens
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Rough monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club
Week 3: Book Club
Week 4: Cooking/Baking
Week 5: Movie day!!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: ashley frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Family ESL: English as a Second Language
Practice English at the Library!
This class is for adult language learners.
Caregivers are welcome to bring their children.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: No registration required.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Fiesta San Jacinto Day
All libraries will be closed in observance of Fiesta San Jacinto Day.
Friday, May 2, 2025.
All Locations.
Cody Film Club
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's movie selection. Copies of the film are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--American Graffiti
February--Wall-E
March--A Separation
April--The Lunch Box
May--Vengeance is Mine
June--Waitress
July--Double Indemnity
August--The Conformist
September--Moonstruck
October--The Apartment
November--The Pelican Brief
December--Eyes Wide Shut.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
High School Hangout @Cody
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Homeschool teens
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Rough monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club
Week 3: Book Club
Week 4: Cooking/Baking
Week 5: Movie day!!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Family ESL: English as a Second Language
Practice English at the Library!
This class is for adult language learners.
Caregivers are welcome to bring their children.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: No registration required.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Cody Friends with Fiction Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Hunter by Tara French
February--A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons by Kate Khavari
March--The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle & Flying Club by Helen Simonson
April—Bewilderment by Richard Powers
May—Inland by Tea Obreht
June—Sandwich by Catherine Newman
July—Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
Au…
Friday, May 9, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
First Friday Art for Seniors
**This program is intended for Seniors**
Interested in learning and practicing different crafts and/or art styles? Meeting new people? Join the Cody Library for its First Friday Art for Seniors Program. The program is held the first Friday of each month. Different topics, arts, and crafts will be covered. The program is free, and all supplies are provided. Supplies are limited.
We look forward to your visit.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Adrian Leal. Audience: Older Adults.
Friday, May 9, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Friday, May 9, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Cody Saturday Book Club
Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
February--Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
March--The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
April--Tenth of December by George Saunders
May--The Cat who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
June--The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
July--Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
August--The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang
September--Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
October--The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
November--We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Inshida.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Second Sunday Plant Swap @ Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Bring your plants to share and take new ones home in our monthly plant swap. Plants should be well watered, pest & disease free. Clippings, seeds, pots, watering cans and other plant supplies are also welcomed. Please label your plants if possible.
Sunday, May 11, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, May 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
High School Hangout @Cody
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Monday, May 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Homeschool teens
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Rough monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club
Week 3: Book Club
Week 4: Cooking/Baking
Week 5: Movie day!!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Family ESL: English as a Second Language
Practice English at the Library!
This class is for adult language learners.
Caregivers are welcome to bring their children.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: No registration required.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Cody Friday Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Measure by Nikki Erlick
February--Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
March--Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
April--The Collective by Alison Gaylin
May--A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
June--The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
July—Parable of the Sower by Octavia Bu…
Friday, May 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Friday, May 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Cody Mystery Book Club
Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--Zero Days by Ruth Ware
February--Any book in the Sheriff Hank Worth series by Claire Booth
March--Any book in the Barker & Llewelyn series by Will Thomas
April--Any book in the Gilded Newport series by Alyssa Maxwell
May--Any book in the Inspector Tom Reynolds series by Jo Spain
June--Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins
July--Any book in the Pentecost & Parker series by Stephen Spotswood
August--Any book in the Bow Street rivals series by Edward Marston
September--Any book in the Amanda Doucette series by Barbara Fradkin
October--Any book in the Jonathan Stride series by Brian Freeman
November--Housemaid by Freida McFadden.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Dig It: Plant Strategies for Surviving Drought
In this 60-minute presentation, participants will learn about the drought conditions in our local
area and what to do before, during, and after the drought to help plants survive.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Nancy Mills - Bexar County Master Gardener. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Featured Event: Dig It! Additional Info: Join San Antonio Public Library and Bexar County Master Gardeners for Dig It! Grow your mind as you hear from local experts on a variety of spring and summer gardening topics and have an opportunity to ask questions. Let's dig it!
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit bexarmg.org.
Meditation for Mental Health
In support of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Cody Branch Library will be offering a Meditation for Mental Health Program. Come learn about the benefits of meditation.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Isha Foundation. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, May 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
High School Hangout @Cody
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Monday, May 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Homeschool teens: Book Club. Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
Come join other homeschool teens for this month's book club!
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Family ESL: English as a Second Language
Practice English at the Library!
This class is for adult language learners.
Caregivers are welcome to bring their children.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Older Adults. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: No registration required.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Cody You Don't Say Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
February--An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin
March--The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
April--What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
May--The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
June--God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright
July--The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larsen
August--…
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Friday, May 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
French Conversation Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in French!
For intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, all conversation will be in French.
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Wowzitude Livestreamed Worldwide Travel
Join us at San Antonio Public Library locations for Wowzitude, an exciting series of livestreamed travel experiences designed for culturally curious older adults. Explore 200+ destinations worldwide through interactive walking tours led by passionate local guides, offering an authentic and unscripted glimpse into diverse cultures, landmarks, and hidden gems. Whether you're a travel dreamer or a lifelong learner, these awe-inspiring tours will spark your curiosity and inspire your next adventure, all while connecting you to a vibrant community of fellow explorers in San Antonio and around the world.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Adrian Leal. Audience: Older Adults. Additional Info: Travel with us by experiencing The Elegance of Milan, Italy: A Live-Streamed Journey Through Art and Culture.
For this session, a recording of a livestreamed tour will be used.
*For Older Adults*.
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Beginners Yoga
Designed by Sadhguru, a Yogi, Mystic, and Visionary. In this session you will learn simple but powerful yoga postures to balance and stabilize your system. No physical agility or prior yoga experience needed. Please bring a yoga mate and a towel. Arrive on an empty/light stomach condition (approx. 1.5 hrs after a light mean).
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Isha Foundation. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Memorial Day
All libraries will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
Monday, May 26, 2025.
All Locations.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Homeschool teens
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Rough monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club
Week 3: Book Club
Week 4: Cooking/Baking
Week 5: Movie day!!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
After School Hangout @Cody
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, June 2, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
High School Hangout @Cody
Program is for teens ONLY ages 13-18
Run by teens for teens! Come do art, play video games, read manga, and more! You decide what you want to do in a program with your peers.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Monday, June 2, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
First Friday Art for Seniors
**This program is intended for Seniors**
Interested in learning and practicing different crafts and/or art styles? Meeting new people? Join the Cody Library for its First Friday Art for Seniors Program. The program is held the first Friday of each month. Different topics, arts, and crafts will be covered. The program is free, and all supplies are provided. Supplies are limited.
We look forward to your visit.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Adrian Leal. Audience: Older Adults.
Friday, June 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Film Club
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's movie selection. Copies of the film are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--American Graffiti
February--Wall-E
March--A Separation
April--The Lunch Box
May--Vengeance is Mine
June--Waitress
July--Double Indemnity
August--The Conformist
September--Moonstruck
October--The Apartment
November--The Pelican Brief
December--Eyes Wide Shut.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Second Sunday Plant Swap @ Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Bring your plants to share and take new ones home in our monthly plant swap. Plants should be well watered, pest & disease free. Clippings, seeds, pots, watering cans and other plant supplies are also welcomed. Please label your plants if possible.
Sunday, June 8, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, June 9, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Little Scientist's Workshop: Mixing Colors
Interactive science program for ages 4-6 and their grown-ups focusing on mixing colors.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
EXPLORER'S CLUB: Australia
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us this summer as virtually explore our world. Build your scrapbook with all the photos, crafts and art that you collect through your journey.
For families with school-aged kids.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Let's Explore: Puppies!
Your toy animal puppies are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Thursday, June 12, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Cody Friends with Fiction Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Hunter by Tara French
February--A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons by Kate Khavari
March--The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle & Flying Club by Helen Simonson
April—Bewilderment by Richard Powers
May—Inland by Tea Obreht
June—Sandwich by Catherine Newman
July—Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
Au…
Friday, June 13, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Saturday Book Club
Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
February--Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
March--The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
April--Tenth of December by George Saunders
May--The Cat who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
June--The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
July--Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
August--The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang
September--Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
October--The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
November--We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Inshida.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CARDBOARD FUN
Do you love to build? Do you play with large boxes? Join us for Cardboard Fun! We will provide cardboard aplenty and safety cutters so that you can create whatever you can imagine. Art supplies will also be available so that you can decorate your creations.
Recommended for kids 5-12.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL.
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, June 16, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Little Scientist's Workshop: Magnets
Interactive science program for ages 4-6 and their grown-ups focusing on how magnets work.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
EXPLORER'S CLUB: Australia
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us this summer as virtually explore our world. Build your scrapbook with all the photos, crafts and art that you collect through your journey.
For families with school-aged kids.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Juneteenth
All libraries will be closed in observance of Juneteenth.
Thursday, June 19, 2025.
All Locations.
Let's Explore: Kittens!
Your toy (pretend) kittens are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Thursday, June 19, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Cody Friday Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Measure by Nikki Erlick
February--Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
March--Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
April--The Collective by Alison Gaylin
May--A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
June--The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
July—Parable of the Sower by Octavia Bu…
Friday, June 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Mystery Book Club
Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--Zero Days by Ruth Ware
February--Any book in the Sheriff Hank Worth series by Claire Booth
March--Any book in the Barker & Llewelyn series by Will Thomas
April--Any book in the Gilded Newport series by Alyssa Maxwell
May--Any book in the Inspector Tom Reynolds series by Jo Spain
June--Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins
July--Any book in the Pentecost & Parker series by Stephen Spotswood
August--Any book in the Bow Street rivals series by Edward Marston
September--Any book in the Amanda Doucette series by Barbara Fradkin
October--Any book in the Jonathan Stride series by Brian Freeman
November--Housemaid by Freida McFadden.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Illusions by Blake
Blake the Magician will have both kids and adults completely baffled with tricks with scarves, cards, and Harry Potter’s glasses! Recommended for ages five and up.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100. Presenter/Instructor: Richard Blake. Audience: Kids. Family. Featured Event: Celebration.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit www.illusionsbyblake.com.
MakerSpace Club: ROAD RALLY RUMBLE!
MakerSpace Club aims to help kids unleash creative design and problem-solving, learn the science underneath, and have fun exploring the world, large and small.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us this summer as we design new vehicles, construct epic obstacle courses, and test all manner of crazy wheeled-vehicles.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Beginners Yoga
Designed by Sadhguru, a Yogi, Mystic, and Visionary. In this session you will learn simple but powerful yoga postures to balance and stabilize your system. No physical agility or prior yoga experience needed. Please bring a yoga mate and a towel. Arrive on an empty/light stomach condition (approx. 1.5 hrs after a light mean).
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Isha Foundation. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, June 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
EXPLORER'S CLUB: Morocco
Join us this summer as virtually explore our world.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build your scrapbook with all the photos, crafts and art that you collect through your journey.
For families with school-aged kids.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Let's Explore: BIRDS!
Your toy (pretend) birds are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Cody You Don't Say Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
February--An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin
March--The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
April--What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
May--The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
June--God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright
July--The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larsen
August--…
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
French Conversation Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in French!
For intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, all conversation will be in French.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Discover Indian Music & Culture with Musical Bridges Around the World
"Experience live Indian music and dance, sari (traditional Indian garment) wrapping demonstrations, and engaging crafts where you can decorate paper dolls in traditional Indian attire, including saris, kurtas, and jutti shoes. For all ages.
This event at San Antonio Public Library is in partnership with Musical Bridges Around the World (MBAW), a nonprofit arts and social impact organization with the mission to provide access to global arts for all. MBAW thanks VT Seva - San Antonio Branch, for their partnership in providing the sari wrapping demonstration. ".
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100. Presenter/Instructor: Musical Bridges. Audience: Kids. Family. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit musicalbridges.org.
MakerSpace Club: ROAD RALLY RUMBLE!
MakerSpace Club aims to help kids unleash creative design and problem-solving, learn the science underneath, and have fun exploring the world, large and small.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us this summer as we design new vehicles, construct epic obstacle courses, and test all manner of crazy wheeled-vehicles.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, June 30, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
EXPLORER'S CLUB: Morocco
Join us this summer as virtually explore our world.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build your scrapbook with all the photos, crafts and art that you collect through your journey.
For families with school-aged kids.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Let's Explore: FISH!
Your toy (pretend) fish are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Independence Day
All libraries will be closed in observance of Independence Day.
Friday, July 4, 2025.
All Locations.
Cody Film Club
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's movie selection. Copies of the film are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--American Graffiti
February--Wall-E
March--A Separation
April--The Lunch Box
May--Vengeance is Mine
June--Waitress
July--Double Indemnity
August--The Conformist
September--Moonstruck
October--The Apartment
November--The Pelican Brief
December--Eyes Wide Shut.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, July 5, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Happy Tails
A live and interactive experience with exotic animals featuring furry, feathered, and even scaly friends. Best for ages 5-12.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.9100. Presenter/Instructor: Happy Tails. Audience: Kids. Family. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL.
Saturday, July 5, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit www.happytailsent.com.
MakerSpace Club: ROAD RALLY RUMBLE!
MakerSpace Club aims to help kids unleash creative design and problem-solving, learn the science underneath, and have fun exploring the world, large and small.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us this summer as we design new vehicles, construct epic obstacle courses, and test all manner of crazy wheeled-vehicles.
Saturday, July 5, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, July 7, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
EXPLORER'S CLUB: Egypt
Join us this summer as virtually explore our world.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build your scrapbook with all the photos, crafts and art that you collect through your journey.
For families with school-aged kids.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Let's Explore: BUNNIES!
Your toy (pretend) bunnies are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Cody Friends with Fiction Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Hunter by Tara French
February--A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons by Kate Khavari
March--The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle & Flying Club by Helen Simonson
April—Bewilderment by Richard Powers
May—Inland by Tea Obreht
June—Sandwich by Catherine Newman
July—Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
Au…
Friday, July 11, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Saturday Book Club
Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
February--Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
March--The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
April--Tenth of December by George Saunders
May--The Cat who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
June--The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
July--Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
August--The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang
September--Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
October--The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
November--We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Inshida.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CREATOR SPACE
Imagine it, then create it! The library will provide a variety of materials and loose parts for children to create, repurpose, build, or take apart. What will YOU create at the library? Recommended for kids 5 - 12.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL.
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Second Sunday Plant Swap @ Cody
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Bring your plants to share and take new ones home in our monthly plant swap. Plants should be well watered, pest & disease free. Clippings, seeds, pots, watering cans and other plant supplies are also welcomed. Please label your plants if possible.
Sunday, July 13, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, July 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
EXPLORER'S CLUB: Egypt
Join us this summer as virtually explore our world.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build your scrapbook with all the photos, crafts and art that you collect through your journey.
For families with school-aged kids.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Let's Explore: CHICKENS!
Your toy (pretend) chickens are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Cody Friday Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Measure by Nikki Erlick
February--Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
March--Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
April--The Collective by Alison Gaylin
May--A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
June--The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
July—Parable of the Sower by Octavia Bu…
Friday, July 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Mystery Book Club
Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--Zero Days by Ruth Ware
February--Any book in the Sheriff Hank Worth series by Claire Booth
March--Any book in the Barker & Llewelyn series by Will Thomas
April--Any book in the Gilded Newport series by Alyssa Maxwell
May--Any book in the Inspector Tom Reynolds series by Jo Spain
June--Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins
July--Any book in the Pentecost & Parker series by Stephen Spotswood
August--Any book in the Bow Street rivals series by Edward Marston
September--Any book in the Amanda Doucette series by Barbara Fradkin
October--Any book in the Jonathan Stride series by Brian Freeman
November--Housemaid by Freida McFadden.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
MakerSpace Club: ROAD RALLY RUMBLE!
MakerSpace Club aims to help kids unleash creative design and problem-solving, learn the science underneath, and have fun exploring the world, large and small.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us this summer as we design new vehicles, construct epic obstacle courses, and test all manner of crazy wheeled-vehicles.
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, July 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
EXPLORER'S CLUB: Kenya & Tanzania
Join us this summer as virtually explore our world.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build your scrapbook with all the photos, crafts and art that you collect through your journey.
For families with school-aged kids.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Let's Explore: COWS!
Your toy (pretend) cows are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Cari Raley. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Cody You Don't Say Book Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Luanne Bloom. Staff Contact Number/Email: luanne.bloom@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Please join us to discuss this month's book selection. Copies of the book are reserved for check out prior to the meeting at the Cody circulation desk. Call 210-207-9100 for availability.
January--The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
February--An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin
March--The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
April--What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
May--The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
June--God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright
July--The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larsen
August--…
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Staff In-Service
All San Antonio Public Library locations will operate on a modified schedule on Friday, July 25 for staff professional development. Locations will open at 2:00 pm and close at their regularly scheduled time at 6:00 pm.
Friday, July 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
All Locations closed from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
French Conversation Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in French!
For intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, all conversation will be in French.
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
MakerSpace Club: ROAD RALLY RUMBLE!
MakerSpace Club aims to help kids unleash creative design and problem-solving, learn the science underneath, and have fun exploring the world, large and small.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): School-Age Kids. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us this summer as we design new vehicles, construct epic obstacle courses, and test all manner of crazy wheeled-vehicles.
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Cody Fiber Club
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Theresa Garza. Staff Contact Number/Email: theresa.garza@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Calling all fiber artists and crafters! Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, spin, weave, felt, or otherwise create with yarn or other fibers? If so, come join us and we can craft together!
Monday, July 28, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.