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News & Events
FOSAPL Calendar & Book SalesMay 8 Sound Bathing, Tobin. May 10 Landa Friends Book Sale members-only preview, 3:30–5:30. May 10 Shakespeare Out Loud, Tobin. May 11 Landa Friends Book Sale, 10–3:30. May 11 Sit, Stay, Learn, Tobin. May 14 Sit and Stitch, Tobin. May 19 FOSAPL Board Meeting, Pan American, 2. May 28 Sit and Stitch, Tobin. June 1 Tobin Summer Reading Program begins (tentative). June 3 McCreless Friends meeting, 6. July 13 Brook Hollow Friends meeting, 11 Nov. 23 Thousand Oaks Annual Book Sale, 10–3.
What's New(s) with the Branches?
Brook Hollow
Our next quarterly meeting will be Saturday, July 13, at 11 in the Brook Hollow meeting room. Great Northwest President Julie Chase set up a puzzle table that is very much appreciated and very actively used! We are up to puzzle #7. Landa SPRING BOOK SALE, Landa Library. Friday, May 10, 3:30–5:30, FOSAPL members only preview sale, Saturday, May 11, 10–3:30, public sale for everyone, Great selection of books, jigsaw puzzles, board games and more! McCreless Our next meeting is Monday, June 3, at 6, in the library’s meeting room. Thousand Oaks Our annual book sale will be Saturday, Nov. 23,10–3. Tobin May 8 — “Sound Bathing” — come find out what Sound Bathing is! May 10 — “Shakespeare Out Loud” — come read from Shakespeare's works. May 11 — “Sit, Stay, Learn” — Animal Care Services event on dog training (note: DO NOT bring your own pet please). May 14 & 28 — “Sit and Stitch”— bring a project to work on and enjoy chatting with others who attend. May 31— End of the year celebration for our neighboring Garner Middle School students and their families. June 1— The tentative date for Tobin Library's Summer Reading Program. Also happening this Summer, Tobin librarians are working with NEISD to plan the NEISD Summer Lunch Program, which will be held M–F during the Summer in the Tobin Library meeting room. Lots of additional, to be announced. Programming will be planned around the built-in audience who will be attending those lunches. |
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fosapl membership secretary still needed!Start your New Year with a new job: Friends’ Membership Secretary! If you are attentive to details, experienced in use of an Excel spreadsheet/database, and would like to work cooperatively with the FOSAPL Treasurer, this could be the ideal volunteer job for you. Contact Barbara Morrow at fosaplmembership-chair@gmail.com for more information right away!
FOSAPL Board Meetings for 2024 Meetings begin at 2 p.m.
The FOSAPL Mission StatementThe mission of the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library is to support the San Antonio Public Library through fundraising, advocacy, and community involvement.
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIPSend your renewal in an envelope with a check made out to Friends of the San Antonio Public Library or go online to friendsofsapl.org (https://form.jotform.com/73634777584169) to renew using PayPal or your credit card. Everyone who joins or renews their membership for 2024 will receive a coupon that may be redeemed at the BookCellar for a free regular price book. Join today and bring your family, friends, and neighbors!
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MORE HOURS TO SHOP IN THE BOOKCELLAR! 11-4 Thursdays 11-4 Fridays 11-4 Saturdays Buy books from the BookCellar here!
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