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.
Road Rally Rumble: A MakerSpace Club
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 Teen Film Club: Rush Hour 2
Teen film club! Run by teens for teens!
Come watch a movie, eat snacks, and hang out!
All movies picked by our teen volunteers!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Sunday, July 6, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 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, July 7, 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, July 7, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Little Scientist's Workshop: Animals
Calling all curious kids and their grown-ups! This summer, Cody Library is thrilled to welcome families with children ages 4–8. This summer, our Little Scientist's Workshop is the place to explore amazing animals through hands-on science, fun crafts, and exciting discoveries!
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.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
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.
Wednesday Teens: Sewing Club
Rough July monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club (Presented by the San Antonio Quilters Guild)
Week 3: Board games
Week 4: Cooking/Baking.
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, July 9, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 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.
ESL Conversation Club
Practice English at the Library in a welcoming and no-pressure environment this summer! This class is for adult language learners. Caregivers are welcome to bring their children. No registration required.
¡Practica inglés en la biblioteca en un ambiente acogedor y sin presiones este verano! Esta clase es para estudiantes adultos de inglés. Los padres pueden traer a sus hijos. No es necesario inscribirse.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: ESL = English as a Second Language.
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Scrapbook & Collage Club
We got a huge donation of scrapbooking materials, you know what that means....Scrapbooking at the library!!
Come one, come all to scrap book with us! Bring your photos and your book and we provide the rest! We have plenty of scrapbook paper, stickers, washi tape, stamps, and more!
Use our materials or bring your own and have time set aside just for chatting and crafting! Make a scrapbook, a collage, whatever your want! The only limit is your imagination.
Make a book for yourself, make one for your loved ones, make one WITH your loved ones! Come solo or come with a buddy, either way, come ready to create!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults.
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
1st Friday Arts & Crafts 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 Arts and Crafts for Seniors Program. 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: 210-207-9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Adrian Leal. Audience: Older Adults.
Friday, July 11, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 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, July 11, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Teen Coding at Cody for Beginners
***Registration is required***
This event is targeted at teens who are BEGINNER coders with little to no coding experience.
In this class teens will use Khan Academy to complete learning modules with our experienced coding instructor to assist.
To attend you must bring the following REQUIRED MATERIALS:
1. personal laptop
2. headphones/earbuds compatible with the laptop
3. sign up for the free Khan Academy account you will use during the program.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
This program occurs on the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month for the duration of the summer and will increase in difficulty as the summer progresses.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes (Technology). Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Shuyu Zhang. Audience: Teens.
Friday, July 11, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.khanacademy.org.
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 Teen Film Club: Moana 2
Teen film club! Run by teens for teens!
Come watch a movie, eat snacks, and hang out!
All movies picked by our teen volunteers!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Sunday, July 13, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Create Memory Wire Bracelets
Join us for a craft to create bracelets using memory wire and beads. This simple craft allows you to create a design of colors and patterns with two basic supplies. This is a free event, open to adults ages 18 and up. All materials are provided, while supplies last.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Angela Olivarez. Staff Contact Number/Email: angela.olivarez@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Summer with SAPL for Adults.
Monday, July 14, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 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, July 14, 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, July 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Little Scientist's Workshop: Animals
Calling all curious kids and their grown-ups! This summer, Cody Library is thrilled to welcome families with children ages 4–8. This summer, our Little Scientist's Workshop is the place to explore amazing animals through hands-on science, fun crafts, and exciting discoveries!
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.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
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.
Wednesday Teens: Games!
Rough July monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club (Presented by the San Antonio Quilters Guild)
Week 3: Board games
Week 4: Cooking/Baking.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Let's Explore: CATS!
Interactive and hands-on program for families of children ages 2-4.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Staff Contact Name: Cari Raley. Staff Contact Number/Email: cari.raley@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Your toy (pretend) cats are welcome to attend today. We will read them stories and sing songs for them.
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
ESL Conversation Club
Practice English at the Library in a welcoming and no-pressure environment this summer! This class is for adult language learners. Caregivers are welcome to bring their children. No registration required.
¡Practica inglés en la biblioteca en un ambiente acogedor y sin presiones este verano! Esta clase es para estudiantes adultos de inglés. Los padres pueden traer a sus hijos. No es necesario inscribirse.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: ESL = English as a Second Language.
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Scrapbook & Collage Club
We got a huge donation of scrapbooking materials, you know what that means....Scrapbooking at the library!!
Come one, come all to scrap book with us! Bring your photos and your book and we provide the rest! We have plenty of scrapbook paper, stickers, washi tape, stamps, and more!
Use our materials or bring your own and have time set aside just for chatting and crafting! Make a scrapbook, a collage, whatever your want! The only limit is your imagination.
Make a book for yourself, make one for your loved ones, make one WITH your loved ones! Come solo or come with a buddy, either way, come ready to create!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults.
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 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, 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.
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): Community. Staff Contact Name: Adrian Leal. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210-207-9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Wowzitude Travel. Audience: Older Adults. Additional Info: Travel with us to Schönbrunn: Garden Splendor in Vienna, Austria.
For this session, a recording of a livestreamed tour will be used.
*This program is intended for Older Adults*.
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Road Rally Rumble: A MakerSpace Club
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 Teen Film Club: 10 Things I hate About You
Teen film club! Run by teens for teens!
Come watch a movie, eat snacks, and hang out!
All movies picked by our teen volunteers!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Sunday, July 20, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 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, July 21, 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, July 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Little Scientist's Workshop: Animals
Calling all curious kids and their grown-ups! This summer, Cody Library is thrilled to welcome families with children ages 4–8. This summer, our Little Scientist's Workshop is the place to explore amazing animals through hands-on science, fun crafts, and exciting discoveries!
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.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
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.
Wednesday Teens: Cooking/Baking
Rough July monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club (Presented by the San Antonio Quilters Guild)
Week 3: Board games
Week 4: Cooking/Baking.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 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.
ESL Conversation Club
Practice English at the Library in a welcoming and no-pressure environment this summer! This class is for adult language learners. Caregivers are welcome to bring their children. No registration required.
¡Practica inglés en la biblioteca en un ambiente acogedor y sin presiones este verano! Esta clase es para estudiantes adultos de inglés. Los padres pueden traer a sus hijos. No es necesario inscribirse.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: ESL = English as a Second Language.
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 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, July 24, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Scrapbook & Collage Club
We got a huge donation of scrapbooking materials, you know what that means....Scrapbooking at the library!!
Come one, come all to scrap book with us! Bring your photos and your book and we provide the rest! We have plenty of scrapbook paper, stickers, washi tape, stamps, and more!
Use our materials or bring your own and have time set aside just for chatting and crafting! Make a scrapbook, a collage, whatever your want! The only limit is your imagination.
Make a book for yourself, make one for your loved ones, make one WITH your loved ones! Come solo or come with a buddy, either way, come ready to create!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults.
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 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.
Teen Coding at Cody for Beginners
***Registration is required***
This event is targeted at teens who are BEGINNER coders with little to no coding experience.
In this class teens will use Khan Academy to complete learning modules with our experienced coding instructor to assist.
To attend you must bring the following REQUIRED MATERIALS:
1. personal laptop
2. headphones/earbuds compatible with the laptop
3. sign up for the free Khan Academy account you will use during the program.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
This program occurs on the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month for the duration of the summer and will increase in difficulty as the summer progresses.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes (Technology). Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Shuyu Zhang. Audience: Teens.
Friday, July 25, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.khanacademy.org.
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.
Road Rally Rumble: A MakerSpace Club
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 Teen Film Club: Spider-Man No Way Home
Teen film club! Run by teens for teens!
Come watch a movie, eat snacks, and hang out!
All movies picked by our teen volunteers!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Sunday, July 27, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 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, July 28, 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, July 28, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Little Scientist's Workshop: Animals
Calling all curious kids and their grown-ups! This summer, Cody Library is thrilled to welcome families with children ages 4–8. This summer, our Little Scientist's Workshop is the place to explore amazing animals through hands-on science, fun crafts, and exciting discoveries!
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.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
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 30, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Wednesday Teens: Movie Day!
Rough July monthly schedule is:
Week 1: Arts and crafts
Week 2: Hand sewing/stitching club (Presented by the San Antonio Quilters Guild)
Week 3: Board games
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, July 30, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Let's Explore: HORSES!
Your toy (pretend) horses 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 31, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
ESL Conversation Club
Practice English at the Library in a welcoming and no-pressure environment this summer! This class is for adult language learners. Caregivers are welcome to bring their children. No registration required.
¡Practica inglés en la biblioteca en un ambiente acogedor y sin presiones este verano! Esta clase es para estudiantes adultos de inglés. Los padres pueden traer a sus hijos. No es necesario inscribirse.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Languages. Staff Contact Name: Michelle D. Rickman. Staff Contact Number/Email: (210) 207-2641 / michelle.rickman@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Family. Featured Event: Learn at SAPL. Additional Info: ESL = English as a Second Language.
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Scrapbook & Collage Club
We got a huge donation of scrapbooking materials, you know what that means....Scrapbooking at the library!!
Come one, come all to scrap book with us! Bring your photos and your book and we provide the rest! We have plenty of scrapbook paper, stickers, washi tape, stamps, and more!
Use our materials or bring your own and have time set aside just for chatting and crafting! Make a scrapbook, a collage, whatever your want! The only limit is your imagination.
Make a book for yourself, make one for your loved ones, make one WITH your loved ones! Come solo or come with a buddy, either way, come ready to create!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults.
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
1st Friday Arts & Crafts 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 Arts and Crafts for Seniors Program. 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: 210-207-9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Adrian Leal. Audience: Older Adults.
Friday, August 1, 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, August 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Teen Film Club: Uncharted
Teen film club! Run by teens for teens!
Come watch a movie, eat snacks, and hang out!
All movies picked by our teen volunteers!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Sunday, August 3, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 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, August 4, 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, August 4, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Scrapbook & Collage Club
We got a huge donation of scrapbooking materials, you know what that means....Scrapbooking at the library!!
Come one, come all to scrap book with us! Bring your photos and your book and we provide the rest! We have plenty of scrapbook paper, stickers, washi tape, stamps, and more!
Use our materials or bring your own and have time set aside just for chatting and crafting! Make a scrapbook, a collage, whatever your want! The only limit is your imagination.
Make a book for yourself, make one for your loved ones, make one WITH your loved ones! Come solo or come with a buddy, either way, come ready to create!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults.
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 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, August 8, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Teen Coding at Cody for Beginners
***Registration is required***
This event is targeted at teens who are BEGINNER coders with little to no coding experience.
In this class teens will use Khan Academy to complete learning modules with our experienced coding instructor to assist.
To attend you must bring the following REQUIRED MATERIALS:
1. personal laptop
2. headphones/earbuds compatible with the laptop
3. sign up for the free Khan Academy account you will use during the program.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
This program occurs on the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month for the duration of the summer and will increase in difficulty as the summer progresses.
Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes (Technology). Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Shuyu Zhang. Audience: Teens.
Friday, August 8, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.khanacademy.org.
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, August 9, 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, August 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Cody Teen Film Club: Avengers Endgame
Teen film club! Run by teens for teens!
Come watch a movie, eat snacks, and hang out!
All movies picked by our teen volunteers!
Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Ashley Frost. Staff Contact Number/Email: ashley.frost@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Sunday, August 10, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 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, August 11, 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, August 11, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 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, August 15, 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, August 16, 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, August 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 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, August 23, 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, August 25, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Spanish 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: Adults. Older Adults. Additional Info: Join the conversation - in Spanish!
For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers, join others to improve your Spanish language skills.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 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, August 28, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Labor Day
All libraries will be closed in observance of Labor Day.
Monday, September 1, 2025.
All Locations.
1st Friday Arts & Crafts 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 Arts and Crafts for Seniors Program. 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: 210-207-9100 | Adrian.Leal@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Adrian Leal. Audience: Older Adults.
Friday, September 5, 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, September 6, 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, September 8, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 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, September 12, 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, September 13, 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, September 14, 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, September 15, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 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, September 19, 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, September 20, 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, September 22, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 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, September 25, 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, September 27, 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, September 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
All Staff Day
All libraries will be closed.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
All Locations.