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News & Events

FOSAPL Calendar & Book Sales

July 4

ALL FOSAPL IN-PERSON EVENTS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

​​​The July-August 2021 issue of SAPLings is here!
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all for Event Committee Members for
​2021 Arts & Letters Awards
Marcie Anguiano

Each year, the Arts and Letters Awards honors artists who have made a significant contribution to the artistic culture within San Antonio. Hosted by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library, an event committee is crucial to the success of this long-standing event.
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If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the committee for 2021, please submit an email to Marcie Anguiano at mrsanguiano17@gmail.com, subject: ALA 2021.
SAPL Current Services

Computer access is now available without an appointment throughout SAPL service hours.
  • Browse as long as you like.
  • Contact-Free Pickup of materials continues to be available at SAPL locations as well as free outdoor Wi-Fi.
  • Virtual programming continues! Visit mysapl.org/events for more information.
Browsing, Contact-Free Pickup & Computer Access
  • Tuesday 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Outdoor Wi-Fi
  • 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
These locations are undergoing building improvement projects and library services are limited during this time:
Central Library
Current Services:
  • Contact-Free Pickup (Tues. 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. & Wed. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
  • Computer Access (Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. & Wed. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
  • Outdoor Wi-Fi (7:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily)
Unavailable Services:
  • In-person browsing of collection (nearest branches open for browsing are Landa and San Pedro)
Texana/Genealogy at CentralMcCreless
Current Services:
  • Contact-Free Pickup (Tues. 3 – 7 p.m. | Wed., Thurs. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Computer access (Tues. 3 – 7 p.m. | Wed., Thurs. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Outdoor Wi-Fi (7:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily)
Unavailable Services:
  • In-person browsing of collection
Memorial
Current Services:
  • Contact-Free Pickup (Tues. 1 - 7PM | Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
  • Outdoor Wi-Fi (Tues. 1 - 7PM | Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Unavailable Services:
  • In-person browsing of collection
  • Computer access
Forest Hills
  • Services are unavailable; please visit Westfall or Great Northwest. Book drop is not available.

If you have questions or need to locate your nearest branch, Library staff is available by phone at 210-207-2500.
Mon. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tues. 12 – 8 p.m., & Wed. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Chat is available at ask.mysapl.org, Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m. –
5 p.m.
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Buy books from the BookCellar
https://tinyurl.com/FOSAPLBookCellar.
​Seeking Manager of the BookCellar and Online Book Sales
The Friends of the San Antonio Public Library are in need of an enthusiastic, friendly, mature individual to manage the nonprofit bookstore in the basement of the Central Library, 600 Soledad St., San Antonio, TX, as well as sales of books through an Amazon.com account that was recently established.

 Duties of the Manager include:
  • recruit, train, and schedule volunteers to provide excellent customer service
  • advertise and market the BookCellar‘s inventory (in-person and online)
  • oversee cash register use and make bank deposits
This position is budgeted for $15/hr, 30 hrs per week (no benefits). Experience in personnel management, customer service, and organization of inventory is required, along with good communication skills. Knowledge of online sales would also be helpful. 

For additional information, see http://www.friendsofsapl.org/bookcellar-used-book-store.html.  
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Apply today! Submit a one-page résumé to FOSAPL President, John Costello, at fosaplpresident@gmail.com.
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Online Book Sales Have Started!
Tom Bugg & Nancy Gandara

Like so many retailers in the past year, the Friends’ BookCellar has moved online! Although the store in the lower-level of the Central Library has been closed since mid-March 2020, an Amazon store in the name of the “Friends of SA Library” has recently been established; you can view the varied (and constantly changing) selection at https://tinyurl.com/FOSAPLBookCellar.

The first two sales were On the Path of Marigolds: Living Traditions of Mexico’s Day of the Dead, which sold for $36.65, and The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s, which sold for $39.28. Because the title Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss was recently con-troversial, it sold for $225.

Other pricey treasures for sale include a first edition of The Vegetable by F. Scott Fitz-gerald from 1923 (which also makes it the oldest book) for $179, and a signed first edition of Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas by Stephen Harrigan for $125, however most of the titles being listed are competitively priced in the $10–20 range.

The Friends have hired Tom Bugg to oversee the marketing, sales, and shipping of these books. A native of San Antonio, he grew up helping out (and shopping!) the Tobin Branch at Oakwell Library’s seasonal book sales. A recent graduate of Colorado College, Tom plans to attend SMU Law School in the fall. Feel free to email fosaplbookcellar@ gmail.com with suggestions of the genres or subjects that you would like to see listed next. Our online store is open 24/7/365, for your convenience!​