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
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Membership benefits include
  • Invitations to all programs
  • Announcements for exhibits & events
  • Attendance at book sale previews
  • Bi-monthly newsletter, 
    ​    SAPLings
FOSAPL Calendar & Book Sales
July 4
July 15 FOSAPL Board Meeting, Las Palmas Branch Library, 2.
July 21–29 BookCellar Annual Back-to-School Sale
July 28–29 Igo Book Sale.
August 1 Last day to submit a nominee for Arts & Letters Award.
August 2 SummerFest at Igo.
August 4 SummerFest at Tobin Library at Oakwell
August 7 Maverick Friends meeting, 7.
August 26 Encino Friends meeting, 2.
September 4 Maverick Friends meeting, 7.
September 15 Brook Hollow Book Sale, Saturday, 10–4.
September 22 Brook Hollow meeting, Saturday, 1.
September 28–30 Tobin at Oakwell Friends Fall Book Sale; Friends Preview – Friday, 4–6; Public Sale, Saturday/Sunday, 10–4.
October 13 Encino Book Sale, 10–4:30.
October 13–14 Maverick Friends Fall Book Sale, 10–4.
October 14 Arts & Letters Awards, Central Library, 2.
​​​The July-August 2018 issue of SAPLings is here!
Call for Volunteers
The BookCellar is in need of volunteers! If you love books, magazines, movies, music and meeting new people, the BookCellar may be the perfect place for you. We are short staffed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (p.m. shift), Fridays and Sundays.
 
Does this sound good, but you’re still not convinced?  That’s okay. Come volunteer for one shift and try it out. We are grateful for all our volunteers and we’d love to add to our family. Come visit us in the basement of the Central Library, or call us at 210-227-9519.
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Hope to see you soon!  Please!!
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Arts & Letters Nominations
 
The Friends of the San Antonio Public Library are now accepting nominations for the annual Arts & Letters awards, recognizing San Antonians who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of the arts and literature, including the visual arts, dramatic arts, musical arts, and any genre of the written arts, including journalism.

​Deadline for nominations is Wednesday, August 1, and nominations may be submitted online at https://form.jotform.us/71348191184155 or by mail to Arts & Letters Awards, P.O. Box 461523, San Antonio, Texas 78246.

​Nominees must have a significant body of work demonstrating continued excellence in their specific genres and continued commitment to the arts in San Antonio, and they must have demonstrated a commitment to the greater San Antonio community.

Anyone may make a nomination. 

Go to the ​Arts & Letters Nomination Form.
Deadline for submissions is August 1.
LIBRARY CLOSURES

July 2018
    7/4 Independence Day
FOSAPL Board Meeting Locations and Dates
July 4
July 15, 2018 Las Palmas Branch
Sept. 16, 2018 Carver Branch
Nov. 18, 2018 Brook Hollow Branch
Jan. 27, 2019 Central Library
All meetings are on Sunday and begin at 2:00 p.m.
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