Welcome,  Friends  of  the  San  Antonio  Public  Library  (FOSAPL)

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News & Events
FOSAPL Calendar & Book Sales
July 4
Jan. 6–Mar. 3 Central Library Parking Garage Elevator out of commission.
January 7 Maverick Friends meeting, 7.
January 11 Igo Friends meeting, 10:30..
January 26 Annual Meeting, Central Library Auditorium, 2.
February 7–8 POSTPONED - Semmes Friends Book Sale has been postponed.
February 8 1st Annual San Antonio African American Book Festival, Carver.
February 12 Semmes Friends meeting, small meeting room, 1.
March 5 Mission Friends Executive Board meeting.
March 15 Friends of the Library Board meeting, Location TBD, 2.
March 26 Mission General Friends meeting.
​​​The January-February 2020 issue of SAPLings is here!

Annual FOSAPL Meeting

Sunday, January 26, 2020, 2 p.m.
Central Library Auditorium

Keynote Speaker:
Kathy Donellan, Assistant Library Director

Election of Officers and Board Members
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Free parking in the library garage

Membership

Barbara Morrow, Membership Chair
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Currently there are 899 active members. Renewal Membership envelopes are coming in steadily. Thank you letters for life members have been sent. Each new and renewing member will receive an acknowledge-ment email with a certificate for a free regular-priced book from the BookCellar or from one of the branch library used book sale carts.

​Central Library Parking Garage Elevator Update

Heidi Kluber

Center City Development & Operations Department (CCDO), the City department that operates the Central Library parking garage, will soon begin work to replace the elevator (yay!). Unfortunately, this means that the elevator will be out of commission from approximately Jan. 6 to Mar. 3. CCDO will be identifying additional reserved parking spots on the first floor for indi-viduals who need the use of an elevator if they were to park on floors 2 and 3.

SAPL Marketing has created some signage that will be displayed in the Library and on social media as a heads up to patrons. CCDO will post signage outside the garage entrance to warn users as they enter.
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Please continue to report any issues regarding the garage to the Library Director's office.
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Membership benefits include
  • Invitations to all programs
  • Announcements for exhibits & events
  • Attendance at book sale previews
  • Bi-monthly newsletter, 
    ​    SAPLings

​Nominating Committee Report

Linda Faulkner, Chair

Election of the Board of Directors will be held at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at the Central Library at 2 p.m. The floor
will be open for additional nominations. You must have the prior approval of any additional person you wish to nominate.

Standing for election to the 2020-2022 term are:
• Karin Pedersen, Secretary
• Marcie Anguiano
• Julia Castellano-Hoyt
• Barbara Chavez
• Linda Janney
• Pat Mendiola
• Napoleon “Eddie” Patino
• Veronica Rouse
• Mandy Simpson
• Ann Springer
• Sandra Wilkinson
• Sylvia Zamarippa

Current board members in the middle of the 2019-2021 term are:
• Beth Graham, President
• Kimberly Cauthon, Vice President
• Linda Cheatum, Treasurer
• Elena Brickman
• Monica Brite
• Yolanda Kirkpatrick
• Pat Peak
• Delia Trimble
• Betty Walters
• Jill Zimmerman

The Nominating Committee would like to express deep appreciation to José Duran and Rowena Rodgers, both of whom have completed three two-year terms on the Board, and to Kathy Bee, Shirley Coleman, and Delores Huber who have completed one or more two-year terms.

Respectfully submitted by the members of the Nominating Committee: Monica Brite, Nancy Gandara, Eddie Patino, Frank Faulkner, and Linda Faulkner, Chair.
FOSAPL Board Meeting Locations and Dates
July 4
Jan. 26 Annual Meeting Central Library
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