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

Here, you can get updates, share information and read our newsletter, SAPLings, online with color photos and extra content.
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  • Invitations to all programs
  • Announcements for exhibits & events
  • Attendance at book sale previews
  • Bi-monthly newsletter, 
    ​    SAPLings
FOSAPL Calendar & Book Sales
July 4
April 15–May 6 Great Northwest closed for renovations.
May 1–27 Semmes closed for renovations.
May 3–26 Los Courts exhibit at Bazan.
May 7 Maverick Friends meeting, 7 p.m.
May 16 Igo will host a zoo-themed Play & Learn event
May 17–19 Cody Friends Book Sale; Friday, Preview Sale, 2–4; Saturday Book Sale, 10–4; Sunday, Book Sale, 1–3.
May 18 Texana/Genealogy Friends meeting, 10 a.m.
May 19 Friends Board meeting, Forest Hills, 2 p.m.
June 1 Friends of Thousand Oaks Book Sale, 10–3.
June 1 Summer Reading Kick-off event, Maverick, 2–3.
June 3 Landa election of Friends officers will be held, 6 p.m.
June 7–8 Semmes Summer Book Sale, Friday, 10–Noon; Saturday, 10–3.
June 8 Summer Reading Kickoff at most branch libraries.
June 17 Igo will offer telescopes so patrons can get a close-up look at the full moon.
June 19 Semmes Friends meeting, 1 p.m.
June 25 Great Northwest Friends meeting, 11.
June 22 McCreless Book Sale, 10–4.
June 29 Brook Hollow Friends meeting, 1 p.m.
​​​The May-June 2019 issue of SAPLings is here!
FOSAPL Board Meeting Locations and Dates
July 4
May 19 Forest Hills Library
July 21 Tobin Branch Library at Oakwell
Sept. 15 Westfall Library
Nov. 17 Johnston Library
Jan. 26, 2020 Annual Meeting, Central Library
All meetings are on Sunday and begin at 2 p.m.
BOOK LOVERS WANTED
The BookCellar Used Book Store needs people who love books and want to help others find new favorites. The volunteer job description includes shelving books, tidying shelves, assisting customers, looking up Dewey system numbers, filling displays, and (after training) operating the register. Your work will help raise funds to support the San Antonio Public Library! For more information, or to volunteer, please go to our Volunteer Match page at https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp2459103.jsp.
Changes to the Central Library Parking Garage

In collaboration with CCDO (Center City Development & Operations), the decision was made to discontinue automatic three-hour free parking in the Central Library Parking Garage effective Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Library customers will continue to get up to three hours of free parking through the validation process. This is a first step to address the lack of parking for library customers and library staff, as well as other monthly parkers. Signage is posted in the garage and in the library to alert the public to this change. Communications with Library stakeholders, including partners co-located in the Central Library is ongoing. The Library continues to work in close coordination with CCDO. 
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