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.
News & Events
FOSAPL Calendar & Book Sales
July 4
Mar. 5 Mission Friends Executive Board meeting, 6:30.
Mar. 7 Encino Friends will host the Bexar County Master Gardeners, 11 to 1.
Mar. 7–15 BookCellar Spring Break Sale.
Mar. 8 FOSAPL Board Orientation Workshop, Carver Branch Library, 1:30.
Mar. 14 Encino Friends 3rd Annual Spring Craft Fair and Used Book Sale, from 10–4; Petting Zoo, 11–1.
Mar. 14–15 Maverick Spring Book Sale, 10–4.
Mar. 21 Maker Faire SA, Central Library, 11 to 3.
Mar. 22 Friends of the Library Board meeting, Encino Branch Library, 2 p.m.
Mar. 26 Mission General Friends meeting, 6:30.
Mar. 28 Friends of the Tobin Library at Oakwell will co-host a supernatural celebration.
Apr. 3–4 Tobin Library at Oakwell Spring Book Sale. Preview, Apr. 3, Public Apr. 4.
Apr. 4 8th Annual San Antonio Book Festival, Central Library and Southwest School of Art, 9 to 5. BookCellar open extended hours.
Apr. 4 Brook Hollow Friends quarterly meeting, 1:00 p.m.
Apr. 7 Brook Hollow Friends annual staff appreciation dinner, Alamo Café.
Apr. 11 Potranco Book Sale
Sept. 26 Brook Hollow annual used book sale, Sept. 26.
​​​The March–April 2020 issue of SAPLings is here!

​MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!

Nancy Gandara

We know you’ve got questions—come to a cla$$ for answers! ALL branch Friends group presidents, treasurers, “Book Nook” and book sale coordinators are requested to attend one of these sessions during March:
  • Friday, 3/20/2020 1:30–3:30 Mission Branch
  • Friday, 3/27/2020 1:30–3:30 Brook Hollow
  • Saturday, 3/28/2020 10–12 Central
  • Sunday, 3/29/2020 2–4 Great Northwest
To ensure that your questions and frustrations are addressed, send those questions to fosapltreas@gmail.com today!

    MONEY, MONEY, MONEY RSVP
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​FOSAPL Board Orientation Workshop

Kim Cauthon

March 8 at 1:30 pm., | Carver Branch Library

All FOSAPL Friends are invited to the FOSAPL Board of Directors’ Orientation Workshop. The focus of the workshop is orienting the newly elected board members. If you are interested in learning more about the Friends or considering serving on the Board in the future, you are welcome to attend. The workshop will be approximately 2 hours. Please RSVP to Kim Cauthon, kimabyrd@hotmail.com or 602-690-4937.

Making New Friends and Keeping the Old

​Barbara Morrow, Membership Chair

Welcome to the 52 new members of the Friends.

This brings our total to 921 active members. Of these members, 371 have not yet renewed for 2020.

Please renew your membership by visiting friendsofsapl.org, using PayPal or credit card; or by mailing payment in a membership envelope. If you want to confirm your membership, please email fosaplmembershipchair@gmail.com.

Membership envelopes are stored at the BookCellar. Call 210-227-9519 to ask for more envelopes to be sent to your branch.

Current membership rosters can be provided to Friends’ branch officers by emailing the membership chair at fosaplmem-bershipchair@gmail.com.

Questions may be answered by emailing fosaplmembershipchair@gmail.com.
FOSAPL Board Meeting Locations and Dates
Meetings start at 2 p.m.
July 4
Date Library
Mar. 22 Encino Branch Library
May 17 Brook Hollow Branch Library
July 19 Mission Branch Library
Sept. 20 Tobin Branch Library
Nov. 22 Pan American Branch Library
Jan. 24, 2021 Annual Meeting Central Library
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