Family Story Time
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together while developing early literacy skills and fostering curiosity.
Recommended for three- to five-year-old's but all ages are welcome.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Kids Time at Potranco
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Come play games, make stuff, watch movies, and hang out with other kids ages six to twelve years old.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Girls in Robotics
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL. Additional Info: Calling all explorers interested in solving puzzles.
Join us and make new friends, play with robots and change the world!
Recommended for girls ages 6-12.
Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Viva Health
¡Viva Health! is a nutrition education campaign for San Antonio, built for chronic disease prevention, that motivates and inspires healthy eating patterns for individuals and families. When you eat well – you feel great! This free 7-week program covers nutrition, being active, and stress management. We will meet weekly for about 1.5 hours.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Gonzales. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, June 8, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit diabeteshelpsa.com. Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, June 8, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Once In A Wild!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. All Ages. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL. Additional Info: Live encounter with many kinds of interesting critters – a zoo brought to you! Recommended for ages 5-12.
Saturday, June 10, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Potranco Writers Group
The Potranco Writers Group meets every second and fourth Saturdays of the month. We are a group of active writers (poets, fiction writer, memoirists, screenplay writers) sharing our work for support and constructive feedback. Non-writers are welcome to attend, as the "writing virus" will soon infect them as well.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Paschal Booker. Staff Contact Number/Email: paschal.booker@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, June 10, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Movie Screening: Summer of Soul
Please join us in the YMCA meeting room for light refreshments and a movie in recognition of Juneteenth. Summer of Soul is rated PG-13.
Summary: This music documentary explores and reclaims the legacy of the six-week 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It features unpublished footage of performances by Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight & the Pips at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).Rated PG-13, 118 minutes.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Sunday, June 11, 2023, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together while developing early literacy skills and fostering curiosity.
Recommended for three- to five-year-old's but all ages are welcome.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Shelf Indulgence AM
We typically meet the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 pm in the Create Room of the library. Come join us!
This month, we are reading Brazen by Julia Haart. We have copies available for checkout at the Potranco circulation desk or you can borrow an eBook or digital audiobook through Libby.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Kids Time at Potranco
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Come play games, make stuff, watch movies, and hang out with other kids ages six to twelve years old.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Let's Build: Lego Hour!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build! Play! Create! Join us to build with library-provided Legos. Take on one of our building challenges or simply use your imagination to create.
Please note that all Lego creations remain at the library.
Best for ages 5+.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Viva Health
¡Viva Health! is a nutrition education campaign for San Antonio, built for chronic disease prevention, that motivates and inspires healthy eating patterns for individuals and families. When you eat well – you feel great! This free 7-week program covers nutrition, being active, and stress management. We will meet weekly for about 1.5 hours.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Gonzales. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, June 15, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit diabeteshelpsa.com. Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, June 15, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Rainbow Take and Make
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. All Ages. Additional Info: Express yourself! Drop in for creative, self-directed activities. All ages welcome; young children may need adult assistance.
Friday, June 16, 2023.
Parade of Colors Family Story Time
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. All Ages. Featured Event: Pride. Additional Info: Celebrating Love, Inclusion, and Friendship!
Join us for a joyous celebration of diversity, acceptance, and love. Our story time session will feature a captivating tale that embraces the spirit of Pride, promoting messages of inclusivity, understanding, and self-expression.
We have designed this event to be family-friendly and open to all, fostering an environment of love, respect, and acceptance. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally, this event will be a safe and welcoming space…
Friday, June 16, 2023, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
Airforce Band of the West
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Plays & Performances. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. All Ages. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL. Additional Info: The USAF Band of the West has performed for presidents, heads of state, and dignitaries from around the world earning an outstanding reputation among America's military bands.
Join us in listening to a live performance from the Airforce Band of the West.
Saturday, June 17, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Sweet, Savory Sundays: A Cookbook Club
Calling all cooks or want-to-be cooks! Are you looking for some new inspiration in the kitchen? Then come join us to exchange cookbook recommendations, recipes, tips and tricks.
Our cookbook club meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Sunday, June 18, 2023, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Juneteenth
Monday, June 19, 2023.
All Locations.
AARP Smart DriverTEK Workshop
LEARN ABOUT HIGH-TECH CAR SAFETY FEATURES IN A NEW WORKSHOP
Smart DriverTEK keeps drivers in the know about the latest vehicle safety technologies, and how to use them. From lane departure warnings and smart headlights to blind-spot detection systems and more, the workshop helps drivers recognize how these technologies might enhance their driving safety and extend their safe driving years. Attendees leave with a vehicle technology checklist, which will offer guidance on desired technologies when shopping for a new car, or what features may already be in their car.
Developed jointly by AARP Driver Safety and The Hartford, this 90-minute workshop offers a dynamic environment to learn how new, high-tech features in cars today can help make driving safer and easier. The workshop is open to all drivers and is free! Space is limited, so register now at www.aarp.org/SDTEKInPerson or call 1-877-805-4115.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: AARP. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Family Story Time
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together while developing early literacy skills and fostering curiosity.
Recommended for three- to five-year-old's but all ages are welcome.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Kids Time at Potranco
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Come play games, make stuff, watch movies, and hang out with other kids ages six to twelve years old.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
STEM @ Potranco!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Learn some coding basics and play with robots.
Recommended for ages 6-12.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Viva Health
¡Viva Health! is a nutrition education campaign for San Antonio, built for chronic disease prevention, that motivates and inspires healthy eating patterns for individuals and families. When you eat well – you feel great! This free 7-week program covers nutrition, being active, and stress management. We will meet weekly for about 1.5 hours.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Gonzales. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, June 22, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit diabeteshelpsa.com. Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, June 22, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Potranco Writers Group
The Potranco Writers Group meets every second and fourth Saturdays of the month. We are a group of active writers (poets, fiction writer, memoirists, screenplay writers) sharing our work for support and constructive feedback. Non-writers are welcome to attend, as the "writing virus" will soon infect them as well.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Paschal Booker. Staff Contact Number/Email: paschal.booker@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Movie Screening: Kajillionaire
Please join us in the YMCA meeting room for light refreshments and a movie. Kajillionaire is rated R.
Summary:
Old Dolio, the 26-year-old homeschooled daughter to a dysfunctional pair of Los Angeles scam artists, begins to question her unconventional upbringing and her identity after her parents invite a credulous stranger to participate in an upcoming scheme. Rated R. 106 Minutes.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Movies. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: Pride.
Sunday, June 25, 2023, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Bilingual Story Time/ Cuentos Bilingües
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Los niños y sus familias están invitados a disfrutar de cuentos, canciones, rimas y actividades.
Children and their families are invited to enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Kids Time at Potranco
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Come play games, make stuff, watch movies, and hang out with other kids ages six to twelve years old.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Shelf Indulgence PM
We meet the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Create Room of the library. Come join us!
This month, we are reading Brazen by Julia Haart. We have copies available for checkout at the Potranco circulation desk or you can borrow an eBook or digital audiobook through Libby.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Let's Build: Lego Hour!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build! Play! Create! Join us to build with library-provided Legos. Take on one of our building challenges or simply use your imagination to create.
Please note that all Lego creations remain at the library.
Best for ages 5+.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Viva Health
¡Viva Health! is a nutrition education campaign for San Antonio, built for chronic disease prevention, that motivates and inspires healthy eating patterns for individuals and families. When you eat well – you feel great! This free 7-week program covers nutrition, being active, and stress management. We will meet weekly for about 1.5 hours.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Gonzales. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, June 29, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit diabeteshelpsa.com. Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, June 29, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
All Locations.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, July 4, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Let's Build: Lego Hour!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build! Play! Create! Join us to build with library-provided Legos. Take on one of our building challenges or simply use your imagination to create.
Please note that all Lego creations remain at the library.
Best for ages 5+.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Viva Health
¡Viva Health! is a nutrition education campaign for San Antonio, built for chronic disease prevention, that motivates and inspires healthy eating patterns for individuals and families. When you eat well – you feel great! This free 7-week program covers nutrition, being active, and stress management. We will meet weekly for about 1.5 hours.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Gonzales. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, July 6, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit diabeteshelpsa.com. Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, July 6, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Potranco Writers Group
The Potranco Writers Group meets every second and fourth Saturdays of the month. We are a group of active writers (poets, fiction writer, memoirists, screenplay writers) sharing our work for support and constructive feedback. Non-writers are welcome to attend, as the "writing virus" will soon infect them as well.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Paschal Booker. Staff Contact Number/Email: paschal.booker@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, July 8, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Family Story Time
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together while developing early literacy skills and fostering curiosity.
Recommended for three- to five-year-old's but all ages are welcome.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Let's Build: Lego Hour!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build! Play! Create! Join us to build with library-provided Legos. Take on one of our building challenges or simply use your imagination to create.
Please note that all Lego creations remain at the library.
Best for ages 5+.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Viva Health
¡Viva Health! is a nutrition education campaign for San Antonio, built for chronic disease prevention, that motivates and inspires healthy eating patterns for individuals and families. When you eat well – you feel great! This free 7-week program covers nutrition, being active, and stress management. We will meet weekly for about 1.5 hours.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Gonzales. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, July 13, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit diabeteshelpsa.com. Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, July 13, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
STEM with the Doseum
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Family. Featured Event: Children's Summer with SAPL. Additional Info: Join the DoSeum, the best children’s museum in the nation, for an interactive STEM activity.
Recommended for children five and older. Recommended for ages 5-12.
Saturday, July 15, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Sweet, Savory Sundays: A Cookbook Club
Calling all cooks or want-to-be cooks! Are you looking for some new inspiration in the kitchen? Then come join us to exchange cookbook recommendations, recipes, tips and tricks.
Our cookbook club meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Sunday, July 16, 2023, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Family Story Time
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together while developing early literacy skills and fostering curiosity.
Recommended for three- to five-year-old's but all ages are welcome.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Shelf Indulgence AM
We typically meet the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 pm in the Create Room of the library. Come join us!
This month, we are reading The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger. We have copies available for checkout at the Potranco circulation desk or you can borrow an eBook or digital audiobook through Libby.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Let's Build: Lego Hour!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Build! Play! Create! Join us to build with library-provided Legos. Take on one of our building challenges or simply use your imagination to create.
Please note that all Lego creations remain at the library.
Best for ages 5+.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Viva Health
¡Viva Health! is a nutrition education campaign for San Antonio, built for chronic disease prevention, that motivates and inspires healthy eating patterns for individuals and families. When you eat well – you feel great! This free 7-week program covers nutrition, being active, and stress management. We will meet weekly for about 1.5 hours.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Melissa Gonzales. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Thursday, July 20, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit diabeteshelpsa.com. Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, July 20, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Potranco Writers Group
The Potranco Writers Group meets every second and fourth Saturdays of the month. We are a group of active writers (poets, fiction writer, memoirists, screenplay writers) sharing our work for support and constructive feedback. Non-writers are welcome to attend, as the "writing virus" will soon infect them as well.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Paschal Booker. Staff Contact Number/Email: paschal.booker@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, July 22, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Bilingual Story Time/ Cuentos Bilingües
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Los niños y sus familias están invitados a disfrutar de cuentos, canciones, rimas y actividades.
Children and their families are invited to enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Shelf Indulgence PM
We meet the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Create Room of the library. Come join us!
This month, we are reading The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger. We have copies available for checkout at the Potranco circulation desk or you can borrow an eBook or digital audiobook through Libby.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Tween Time Thursdays!
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Tween Time. Staff Contact Name: Lisa Leandro. Staff Contact Number/Email: lisa.leandro@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: The possibilities are endless on Tween Time Thursdays.
Tweens: 9-12 years old.
Tweens will help decide what activities are offered each week.
Come play games, watch movies, talk books, create art, and hang out with other kids ages nine to twelve years old. Bring your friends an hang out for some fun!
This program is exclusively for nine to twelve year old's.
Thursday, July 27, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Library Staff Inservice
Friday, August 4, 2023, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
All locations closed until 2:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Potranco Writers Group
The Potranco Writers Group meets every second and fourth Saturdays of the month. We are a group of active writers (poets, fiction writer, memoirists, screenplay writers) sharing our work for support and constructive feedback. Non-writers are welcome to attend, as the "writing virus" will soon infect them as well.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Paschal Booker. Staff Contact Number/Email: paschal.booker@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, August 12, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Shelf Indulgence AM
We typically meet the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 pm in the Create Room of the library. Come join us!
This month, we are reading Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney. We have copies available for checkout at the Potranco circulation desk or you can borrow an eBook or digital audiobook through Libby.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Sweet, Savory Sundays: A Cookbook Club
Calling all cooks or want-to-be cooks! Are you looking for some new inspiration in the kitchen? Then come join us to exchange cookbook recommendations, recipes, tips and tricks.
Our cookbook club meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Sunday, August 20, 2023, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Potranco Writers Group
The Potranco Writers Group meets every second and fourth Saturdays of the month. We are a group of active writers (poets, fiction writer, memoirists, screenplay writers) sharing our work for support and constructive feedback. Non-writers are welcome to attend, as the "writing virus" will soon infect them as well.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Paschal Booker. Staff Contact Number/Email: paschal.booker@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults.
Saturday, August 26, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Teen Time @ Potranco
Crafts! Games! Movies! Art! Create! Chill! You decide what to do each week! 13-18 year olds welcome.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Staff Contact Name: Geanna Takajasi. Staff Contact Number/Email: Geanna.Takajasi2@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Shelf Indulgence PM
We meet the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Create Room of the library. Come join us!
This month, we are reading Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney. We have copies available for checkout at the Potranco circulation desk or you can borrow an eBook or digital audiobook through Libby.
Branch Location: Potranco Library. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Staff Contact Name: Dawn Zeig. Staff Contact Number/Email: dawn.zeig@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Older Adults.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Labor Day
Monday, September 4, 2023.
All Locations.