San Antonio Public Library Events Calendar

Come & Go Crafts

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: We're celebrating (and getting ready for) Valentine's Day with a Come & Go Craft! Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM.

Baby Time

Brook Hollow Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Contact Name: Brook Hollow Staff. Contact Number/Email: 496-6315. Presenter/Instructor: Brook Hollow Staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months with their caregivers. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:00 AM.

Story Time

Landa Branch Location: Landa Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for 3-5 year olds. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM.

Toddler Time

Thousand Oaks Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM.

Toddler Time

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. For children ages 18 to 36 months. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:15 AM.

Baby Time

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Contact Name: Nancy Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 561-6113/nancy.rodriguez@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Nancy Rodriguez/children's librarian. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months with their caregivers. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.

Toddler Time

Brook Hollow Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Brook Hollow Staff. Contact Number/Email: 496-6315. Presenter/Instructor: Brook Hollow Staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. For children 18 to 36 months. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Toddler Time

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Nancy Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 561-6113/nancy.rodriguez@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Nancy Rodriguez/children's librarian. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

Story Time

Pan American Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds. Branch Location: Pan American Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Story Time

Thousand Oaks Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Contact Information: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Contact Number/Email: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Toddler Time

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Randi Jones. Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. For children 18 to 36 months. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:15 PM.

Knitting Circle

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Contact Name: Mary S. Naylor. Contact Number/Email: 210-431-2544. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: The Forest Hills Knitters meet to practice their skills and share their projects with each other. Get tips from experienced knitters. Beginners welcome! Please bring your own supplies. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.

Teen Drama Club

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Teen Drama Club meets to reherse and put on dramatic plays. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Ladies' Book Club

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Name: Mary S. Naylor. Contact Number/Email: 210-431-2544. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Join us every second Thursday of the month for a discussion of a fiction selection. The book club dates are for September 8, October 13 and November 10. Please call 431-2544 for title. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.

Teen Anime & Manga Book Club

Johnston Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Anime & Manga. Contact Name: Christina Martinez. Contact Number/Email: 210-674-8410. Presenter/Instructor: Christina Martinez. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Book read is "Library Wars" book 1-3 by Kiiro Yumi. Shojo Beat Manga. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Tobin Tween Time

Tobin Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): BeTween Time. Contact Name: David Gallin-Parisi. Contact Number/Email: david.gallin-parisi@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: David Gallin-Parisi/Tobin at Oakwell Library Staff. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Tobin TWEEN Time is every Thursday for 10yr-12yr olds only. All programming is free and open to the public. Events include making stuff, hanging out, geeking out, gaming, and more! Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

BeTween Time

Parman Interactive library fun exclusively for nine- to twelve-year-olds. Call for weekly craft or special presentation. Branch Location: Parman Library. Event Type(s): BeTween Time. Contact Name: Marisa DeBow. Audience: Kids. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

Pruitt Teen Chess

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Alex Weinberg, the Rackspace Foundation, and Domino's Pizza. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join Master Alex Weinberg for a special strategy session and open play just for teens. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM.

Teen Hour

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Audience: Teens. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.

Teen Time

Cortez Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Ignacio Albarracin. Contact Number/Email: ignacio.albarracin@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Teen-only gaming, crafts, snacks, and entertainment! Bring your friends and hang out at the library. No desks. No teachers. Just fun! Just for Teens. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.

BeTween Time

Pan American Branch Location: Pan American Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): BeTween Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Games and Crafts for ages 9-12. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Family Fun

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Contact Name: Randi Jones. Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simply shared activities. All ages welcome. Younger children will need adult assistance. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:30 PM.

Cute Clay Time @ Teen Services

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Services. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Contact Name: Regina ! Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2678. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Oh, yeah, we're bringing out the clay. BUT, WAIT! THERE'S MORE! We're baking it on site. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit 210teenlibrary.wordpress.com.

Cute Clay Time @ Teen Services

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Services. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Contact Name: Regina! Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2678. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Yes, we are taking out the clay and you can make some miniscule clay things. BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! We are baking your clay things on site. So, uh, yeah, make 'em small enough so that they fit in our tiny, tiny oven. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit 210teenlibrary.wordpress.com.

There's Probably Something to Do @ Teen Services

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Services. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Contact Name: Regina. Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2678. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: So, yeah, if you're a teen, stop by! Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:10 PM. For more info visit 210teenlibrary.wordpress.com.

Guerra Teen Time

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Gaming. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Gaming Game Ra Crafts Movie Night. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Pruitt Family Chess Nights sponsored by the Rackspace Foundation

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Alex Weinberg and the Rackspace Foundation. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. Family. Seniors. All Ages. Additional Info: Bring the whole family for a fun night of chess and neighborhood fellowship. Each Thursday night, catered dinner courtesy of the Rackspace Foundation begins at 5:45 PM. At 6:20 PM, Chess Master Alex Weinberg will lead experienced players in a strategy session for advanced players. Don't know how to play? We can teach you! This weekly event draws everyone 4 to 94, so all are welcomed to this free event. No registration is required. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM.

Anime Club

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Anime & Manga. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: The Carver Anime Club invites you to enjoy the finer things in life--anime, manga and gaming--on Thursdays. 13 to 18 only. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Thursday Evening Readers Book Club

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Small Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Name: Stephen P. Jackson. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Participants discuss adult fiction and biography books. Well-read participants share their insights and socialize. This week they will discuss The fortune cookie by Jennifer 8 Lee. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.

Feather Ridge HOA

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Monthly Homeowners Association Mtg. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Bazan Library. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Cody Friday Morning Book Club

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Name: Debbie Bender. Contact Number/Email: 696-6396. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Join Cody's Friday Morning Book Club for a discussion about Doc by Mary Doria Russell. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Contact Information: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: The VITA Program offers free tax preparation help to low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Visit VITASA.org or call 211 for information on this free program. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Contact Number/Email: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Thousand Oaks Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205 OR please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.vitasa.org.

Texas League Baseball

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Contact Name: Veronica Anderson. Contact Number/Email: 207-2500/veronica.anderson@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Tom Kayser. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Featured Event: Live Well/Age Smart. Additional Info: Spend an entertaining morning listening to Tom Kayser, the president of the Texas Baseball League and the author of "Baseball in the Lone Star State” talk about the history of the Texas League. This includes our own San Antonio Missions and more than 100 years of baseball history. Come to the library & hear the stories of how the league was formed, tales of some of its colorful characters, and how baseball feels like America. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.

ABC--Easy as 123

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Audience: Kids. Family. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Come and Go Craft! Friday, February 10, 2012, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Pruitt Friday Movie: African Americans and the Cinema

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: Join us as we pay tribute to classic African American cinema featuring a different movie each Friday in February. Films featuring breakthrough performances by African American artists will be showcased. Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:00 PM.

Friends of Tobin Preview Book Sale

Tobin Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Sale. Contact Number/Email: 210-828-2569. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: The Preview Sale will be open to all Friends of the San Antonio Public Library members. You are welcome to join the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library and join the fun! Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Pruitt Family Game Time

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. Family. Seniors. All Ages. Additional Info: Join us for an afternoon of board games, card games, and other types of family-friendly fun. Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Bazan Library. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Cody Saturday Book Club

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Number/Email: 696-6396. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Join Cody's Saturday Book Club as they discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Contact Information: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

ESL Class

Cortez Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Contact Name: Gerald Madrigal. Contact Number/Email: Gerald.Madrigal@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Project Learn to Read of San Antonio offers ESL (English as a Second Language) classes free of charge at the Cortez Branch Library every Saturday from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: The VITA Program offers free tax preparation help to low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Visit VITASA.org or call 211 for information on this free program. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

Book Club

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Book Club Meets to discuss "Escape" by Barbara Delinsky. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Contact Number/Email: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

McCreless Branch Location: McCreless Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Presenter/Instructor: Sandi Consevage, Director, Harper's Embrace. Audience: Teens. Adults. Featured Event: Free Your Mind. Additional Info: Learn how to help someone in an emergency.This training is based upon the American Heart Association's "CPR for Friends and Family." This class will be taught in English. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.harpersembrace.info.

Semmes Library Classic Book Group

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Thousand Oaks Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205 OR please call 211 for site hours. and information. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.vitasa.org.

Friends of Tobin Book Sale

Tobin Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Sale. Contact Number/Email: 210-828-2569. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: The sale begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. Come early for the best selections! Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Rockin' Robin

Parman Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Contact Name: Parman Library Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Presenter/Instructor: Carrie Vance. Audience: Family. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Family Fun! Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.

Pruitt Story Time

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three- to five-year olds. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Troy Lawrence. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Troy Lawrence. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.

Semmes Library Jane Austen Book Group

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Dashwood Sisters Tell All by Beth Patillo. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

CANCELED - Our Living History

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Celebration. Contact Name: Anji Hall Johnson. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-7801. Presenter/Instructor: Anji Johnson. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: The African American experience comes alive through a dynamic multi-media presentation. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Teen Book Club @ Landa Library!

Landa Branch Location: Landa Library. Room: Gardens. Meeting Room. Terrace. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Name: Beatrice Canales. Contact Number/Email: beatrice.canales@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Not your ordinary book club. It's @ Landa Library! We are reading the book, The Hunger Games, within three months. Along the way, we will have crafts relating to the book, taste recipes from the book, a donation event benefiting the San Antonio Food Bank and more! Come see us today to sign up! Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

JobCorps to the Rescue!

Las Palmas Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Contact Name: Becky Alvarez / Maria Stroligo. Contact Number/Email: rebecca.alvarez@sanantonio.gov 434-6394 / maria.stroligo@sanantonio.gov 201-2548. Presenter/Instructor: Juan Rivas, JobCorps recruiter. Audience: Teens. Adults. Family. Additional Info: For young adults 16-24. Come and learn about Gary (San Marcos) Job Corps. Adminstered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Job Corps offers FREE* vocational/clerical/medical training to get you job ready. Housing, meals, healthcare, recreational activity included! Come spend some time with Mr. Rivas, and find out how Job Corps can rescue you!! *Job Corps programs are no cost for 18 - 24 year olds. For those under 18, parents income will be tested for eligibility. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit www.jobcorps.gov.

African American influence on American Music

Landa Branch Location: Landa Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Contact Name: michael kaminski. Contact Number/Email: 732.8369. Presenter/Instructor: Dr. Kimberlyn Montford, Department of Music, Trinity University. Audience: Adults. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Stories of the Underground: Photos, Narratives & History Quilts

Texana and Genealogy Free & open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Presentation & Lecture. Contact Name: Sylvia Reyna. Contact Number/Email: 207-2500. Presenter/Instructor: Jerelyne Williams & Nina Fennell. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: In honor of African American Heritage Month, the Texana/Genealogy Department presents a lecture by Jerelyne Williams, local author, researcher, educator, community activist, and President of the African American Genealogical and Historical Society of San Antonio. Mrs. Williams will display and will do a presentation on her personal scrapbook collections of photographs and narratives from her tours with an Underground Railroad study group in Columbus, Ohio. The focus is on parts of Ohio, Harriet Tubman and F… Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.

African-American Family Day

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Celebration. Contact Name: DL Grant. Contact Number/Email: 225 7801. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: Tours, presentations, art exhibit; installation of Talented Tenth special collection. Bring your family! Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Gold Records Galore

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Family. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Family Fun! Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together. All ages welcome. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM.

Jimi Hendrix

Cortez African American Heritage Month. Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Movies. Contact Name: Gerald Madrigal. Contact Number/Email: Gerald.Madrigal@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Adults. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: In celebration of African American Heritage Month: the screening of the movie Jimi Hendrix. There have never been any other performers in rock history quite like Jimi Hendrix. His onstage personality and style were completely engaging and fully integrated with his incredible musicianship, from his innovative guitar-playing and resounding voice to his masterful songwriting and his ability to elevate other people's songs in his own style. Like the very best rock documentaries, Jimi Hendrix, produced just… Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Knitting Group

Great Northwest . Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Knitters, crocheters, and needleworkers meet to create and share experiences. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM.

Winter Movies at Great Northwest

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Movies. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather). Rated: PG Bring the Family! Bring your own snacks and drinks! Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM.

Learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

McCreless Branch Location: McCreless Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Presenter/Instructor: Sandi Consevage, Director, Harper's Embrace. Audience: Teens. Adults. Featured Event: Free Your Mind. Additional Info: Learn how to help someone in an emergency.This training is based upon the American Heart Association's "CPR for Friends and Family." This class will be taught in Spanish. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit www.harpersembrace.info.

Anime & Manga Group

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Anime & Manga. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join the Otaku Ninjas for fun with Japanese culture including anime, manga, music, food & more. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

A Portrait of Black Women

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Celebration. Contact Name: Andar Martin. Contact Number/Email: tilford.grant@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Andar Martin. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: Join us as we pay tribute to Black Women through art, poetry and music. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Pruitt Computer Class: Working with WordPad

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Classes (Computer). Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Learn to highlight, select, copy, paste, and move text around in a basic document programming. No registration is required for this class that is free and open to the public. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.

CANCELED - Filling the Gap

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Movies. Contact Name: DL Grant. Contact Number/Email: 225 7801. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: Film explores significant contributions of African Americans. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Bazan Library. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Contact Number/Email: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Thousand Oaks Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205 OR please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Contact Information: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Pruitt Library Adult Scrapbooking Work Sessions

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: All adults are welcomed to join us for an afternoon of creating memories to last a lifetime. Tools and basic supplies provided free of charge. Instructors will be on hand to demo tools and equipment, provide layout advice, or highlight new techniques and trends. Bring your own pictures and scrapbook; we'll help you with design. Sessions will utilize tools that may not be appropriate for children. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Pruitt African American Heritage Month Family Film

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Movies. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Family. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: Join us for a family-friendly film celebrating the contributions, spirit, and artistry of African Americans. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Cortez Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Presenter/Instructor: Sandi Consevage, Director, Harper's Embrace. Audience: Teens. Adults. Featured Event: Free Your Mind. Additional Info: Learn how to help someone in an emergency.This training is based upon the American Heart Association's "CPR for Friends and Family.". Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Large Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Other. Contact Number/Email: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Play & Learn

Memorial Parents and caregivers of children ages five and younger are invited to share interactive time with their children. Come play, learn and prepare your children for success in reading, school and life! Branch Location: Memorial Library. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2517. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Join us for a story time and activities as we talk, sing, read, write and play our way towards being ready to read! Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. For more info visit littlereadwagon.blogspot.com.

Baby Time

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months with their caregivers. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM.

Story Time

Maverick Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for 3-5 year-olds. Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:15 AM.

Toddler Time

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Randi Jones. Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. For children 18 to 36 months. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:15 AM.

Story Time 10:15 am Feb. 6 - Mar. 5

Parman ***Registration is required.***. Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Parman Library Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Presenter/Instructor: Carrie Vance. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three- to five-year olds. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.

Pruitt Library Baby Time

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months with their caregivers. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.

Tobin Seniors Game Time

Tobin Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Gaming. Contact Name: Jernell Williams. Contact Number/Email: 210-828-2569. Presenter/Instructor: Tobin Library Staff. Audience: Seniors. Additional Info: Join us for Scrabble, Yahtzee, dominoes, and other types of board games and card games. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.

Toddler Time

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months. Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Monday Morning Readers

Guerra In contemporary Botswana, sleuth Precious Ramotswe decides to go against tradition and start her own business--a detective agency. Soon she is in the thick of several perplexing cases. Branch Location: Guerra Library. Room: Small Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Name: Steve Jackson. Contact Number/Email: stephen.jackson@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: The title for this month is The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk for checkout. Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.

Story Time

Maverick Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiousity. Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Randi Jones. Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. For three- to five-year-olds. Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Story Time 11:15 am Feb. 6 - Mar. 5

Parman ***Registration is required.***. Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Parman Library Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Presenter/Instructor: Carrie Vance. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three- to five-year olds. Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Bazan Library. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55, 000 annually. Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: The VITA Program offers free tax preparation help to low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Visit VITASA.org or call 211 for information on this free program. Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.vitasa.org.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Thousand Oaks Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205 OR please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Contact Information: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Monday, February 13, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Toddler Time 1:00 pm Feb. 6 - Mar. 5

Parman ***Registration is required.***. Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Parman Library Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Presenter/Instructor: Carrie Vance. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months. Monday, February 13, 2012, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

BeTween Time

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): BeTween Time. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Interactive library fun exclusively for 9 to 12 year olds. Monday, February 13, 2012, 2:00 PM.

BeTween Time

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): BeTween Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive library fun exclusively for nine- to twelve-year-olds. Monday, February 13, 2012, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM.

Pruitt Kids' Time

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Kids Time. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simply shared activities. All ages welcome. Younger children will need adult assistance. Monday, February 13, 2012, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Family Fun

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Contact Name: Bazan Library. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple shared activities. All ages welcome. Younger children will need adult assistance. Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:30 PM – 5:05 PM.

Teen Time

Pan American Branch Location: Pan American Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join us for gaming, crafts and movies. Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.

Monday Fundays @ Teen Services

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Services. Event Type(s): Whatev. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Mondays are fun days @ Teen Services y'all! Our Anime/Manga club meets every 1st Monday of the month; Matthew "the Food Bank Guy" joins us once a month for cooking demo goodness; Movie Monday equals teen-movie-watching (and popcorn-eating) goodness; there's also games, crafts, Music Mondays, and much, much more, so join us each Monday for Monday Fundays! Whoo hoo! Monday, February 13, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Learn Guitar with Kerry Kassel

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Kerry Kassel. Audience: Teens. Adults. Additional Info: Join us for free weekly classes with professional guitarist Kerry Kassel. This class is designed for those aged 13+. Use of a guitar for this class is necessary. Monday, February 13, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Academia Citizenship

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Contact Name: Raymond Villarreal. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Bazan library is offering citizenship courses for adults. The instructors are bilingual and the course is taught in Spanish. The classes run from Feb. 6th through April 23rd. No registration is necessary, just arrive on time for class. The classes are free. Monday, February 13, 2012, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Teen Time

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Games, Movies Crafts -- just for Teens. Recommended ages 13 to 18. Monday, February 13, 2012, 6:00 PM.

Play & Learn

Westfall Parents and caregivers of children ages five and younger are invited to share interactive time with their children. Come play, learn and prepare your children for success in reading, school and life! Branch Location: Westfall Library. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2517. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Join us for a story time and activities as we talk, sing, read, write and play our way towards being ready to read! Monday, February 13, 2012, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. For more info visit littlereadwagon.blogspot.com.

Family Fun

Las Palmas Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together. All ages welcome. Monday, February 13, 2012, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

Toddler Time

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Children's. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:00 AM.

Baby Time

Landa Branch Location: Landa Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Plan on a 15-20 minute program with time for baby and caregiver socializing afterwards. Recommended for babies up to 18 months. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Thousand Oaks Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205 OR please call 211 for site hours and information. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.vitasa.org.

Play & Learn

Bazan Parents and caregivers of children ages five and younger are invited to share interactive time with their children. Come play, learn and prepare your children for success in reading, school and life! Branch Location: Bazan Library. Event Type(s): Play & Learn. Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2517. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Join us for a story time and activities as we talk, sing, read, write and play our way towards being ready to read! Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. For more info visit littlereadwagon.blogspot.com.

Toddler Time

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. For children ages 18 to 36 months. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:15 AM.

Toddler Time

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Nancy Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 561-6113/nancy.rodriguez@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Nancy Rodriguez/children's librarian. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18-36 months with a caregiver. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.

Story Time

McCreless Branch Location: McCreless Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Kathleen Brown. Contact Number/Email: kathleen.brown@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Kathleen Brown. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three to five year olds. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.

Story Time

Westfall Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Imelda Merino. Contact Number/Email: 210-344-2373/imelda.merino@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Imelda Merino. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. For three- to five-year olds. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.

Toddler Time

Landa Branch Location: Landa Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18-36 months. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:45 AM – 11:05 AM.

Story Time

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Mary Naylor. Contact Number/Email: 210-431-2544. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. This story time is recommended for three to five year olds. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Wait A Minute, Mr. Postman

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Nancy Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 561-6113/nancy.rodriguez@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Nancy Rodriguez/children's librarian. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time at our Preschool Story Time! Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for 3-5 year olds and their caregiver. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

Story Time

Johnston Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Beverly Wrigglesworth. Contact Number/Email: 210-674-8410. Presenter/Instructor: Beverly Wrigglesworth. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. For three- to five-year olds. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Knit and Crochet at Carver

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Contact Name: Amy Thorne. Contact Number/Email: 225-7801. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Bring your knitting, crocheting or other small fiber projects to Carver on Tuesday and enjoy the crafty camaraderie! Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistant

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Bazan Library. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistant with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Story Time

Great Northwest Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develope early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 years. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:30 PM.

How to Search Census and Vital Records

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Contact Name: Michelle Ricondo. Contact Number/Email: Michelle.Ricondo@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Texana Staff. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Featured Event: Live Well/Age Smart. Additional Info: Learn how to locate further information in your search of family history by using Vital and Census records. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

Valentine Come and Go Crafts!

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Join us as we celebrate with hearts! Make a special Valentine or two to take with you. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Valentine Come and Go Crafts!

Memorial Branch Location: Memorial Library. Event Type(s): Come & Go Crafts. Contact Name: Trina Smith. Contact Number/Email: 210-432-6783. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Join us as we celebrate with hearts! Make a special Valentine or two to take with you. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:00 PM.

Discovery Time

Landa Branch Location: Landa Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children develop awareness of science and math concepts through stories and hands-on experiences. Recommended for 4-6 year olds. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:30 PM – 4:10 PM.

Pruitt Toddler Time

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Teen Tuesdays

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Ariel Cummins. Contact Number/Email: 696-6396. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join us for crafts, video games, family movies, or just to hang out! Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

Discovery Time

Johnston Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Contact Name: Beverly Wrigglesworth. Contact Number/Email: 210-674-8410. Presenter/Instructor: Beverly Wrigglesworth. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Children develop awareness of science and math concepts through stories and hands-on experiences. Four four- to six-year olds. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Tobin Teen Time

Tobin Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: David Gallin-Parisi. Contact Number/Email: david.gallin-parisi@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: David Gallin-Parisi/Tobin at Oakwell Library Staff. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Tobin TEEN Time is every Tuesday for 13yr-18yr olds only. All programming is free and open to the public. Events include making stuff, hanging out, geeking out, gaming, and more! Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

Teen Tuesdays

Memorial Branch Location: Memorial Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Carlos Loera. Contact Number/Email: 210-432-6783. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join us for an afternoon of fun, video games and crafts. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM.

Teen Time

San Pedro Branch Location: San Pedro Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Monty Holcomb. Contact Number/Email: 733-1454. Presenter/Instructor: Monty Holcomb. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Games, movies, crafts and other events for teens. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Semmes Library Tuesday Game Mania

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Gaming. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: Open to all ages. Join us every Tuesday @ 4:30p for Game Mania with activities including playing on the Wii and PS2, and other crafts and such. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.

Teen Tuesdays @ Teen Services

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Services. Event Type(s): Whatev. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Every Tuesday, teens are welcome to do WHATEV here @ Teen Services. We have crafts, movies, games, video games, snacks, special guests, and much, much more. Join us on Teen Tuesdays for awesome awesomeness here @ Teen Services. Awwww yeaaaaah! Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Teen Time

Parman Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Marisa DeBow. Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2703. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Teen Time is a chance for teens to get together and some have fun! Bring your fav xBox kinect game to share, & join us for crafts, games & good times! Call for specific weekly activity. 13 & older welcome! Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.

Teen Music Lab

Mission Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Meeting Room North. Event Type(s): Music & Dance. Contact Name: Tim Johnson. Contact Number/Email: timothy.johnson@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Tim Johnson. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Experiment with guitars, drums, keyboards, and different musical "tools.". Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Anti-Valentine's Day Party

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Ariel Cummins. Contact Number/Email: 696-6396. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Is pink your *least* favorite color? Is your favorite part of February 14 the fact that candy is on sale the day after? Do you think love is overrated? Then come to Cody's Teen Anti-Valentiene's Party. Free food. No love poetry allowed. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.

Chess

San Pedro Branch Location: San Pedro Library. Event Type(s): Gaming. Contact Name: Monty Holcomb. Contact Number/Email: 733-1454. Presenter/Instructor: Monty Holcomb. Audience: Kids. Teens. Adults. Family. Seniors. All Ages. Additional Info: Informal chess games for all ages and levels of play. Beginners welcome. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM.

Teen Event

Maverick Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join us for mind challenging games and snacks. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

Pruitt Zumba for Adults

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Health & Fitness. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Certified Zumba Instructor Alyssa Wander. Audience: Teens. Adults. Additional Info: Burn calories and have lots of fun as you groove to the Latin-inspired beats in our free, weekly Zumba class taught by certified Zumba instructor Alyssa. This class is designed for adults. For safety reasons, no children allowed. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

Tuesday Suspense Book Group

Tobin Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Name: David Gallin-Parisi. Contact Number/Email: (210)828-2569. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Come discuss with others, share your ideas, and plot your thoughts about suspense-related books. For more information on February's book please contact Tobin Library at Oakwell. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

Friends of Comanche Lookout Park

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Quiet Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Join the Friends of Comanche Lookout Park in helping keeping the park beautiful! Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.

Family Fun

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Family. Additional Info: Children and their grown-ups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. All ages welcome. Younger children will need adult assistance. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Event Type(s): Other. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

Story Time

Cortez Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. Recommended for three- to five-year-olds. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:00 AM.

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman!

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.

Baby Time

Maverick Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies 0-18 months with their caregivers. Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:15 AM.

Baby Time: 10:15 am Feb. 8 - Mar. 7

Parman ***Registration is required.***. Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Contact Name: Parman Library Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Presenter/Instructor: Carrie Vance. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Plan on a 15 minute program with time for baby and caregiver interaction afterwards. Recommended for babies up to 18 months. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:15 AM.

Baby Time

Mission Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Meeting Room South. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Contact Name: staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2704. Presenter/Instructor: staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Recommended for babies up to 18 months with their caregivers. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:15 AM.

Toddler Time

Cortez Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18-36 months. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Randi Jones. Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. For three- and five-year-olds. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Story Time

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. For three - to five-year-olds. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:00 AM – 11:35 AM.

Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman

Guerra Branch Location: Guerra Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Toddler Time

Maverick Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and languages development. Recommended for children 18 months to 3 years-old. Branch Location: Maverick Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Audience: Kids. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Story Time

Memorial Branch Location: Memorial Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Trina Smith. Contact Number/Email: 210-432-6783. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs that develop early literacy skills and foster curiosity. This story time is recommended for three to five year olds. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Wait A Minute, Mr. Postman

Memorial Branch Location: Memorial Library. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Name: Trina Smith. Contact Number/Email: 210-432-6783. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman

Tobin Branch Location: Tobin Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Story Time. Contact Number/Email: (210)828-2569. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Story Time! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Toddler Time 11:15 am Feb. 8 - Mar. 7

Parman ***Registration is required.***. Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: Parman Library Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Presenter/Instructor: Carrie Vance. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Recommended for children 18 to 36 months. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM.

Toddler Time

Mission Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Meeting Room South. Event Type(s): Toddler Time. Contact Name: staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2704. Presenter/Instructor: staff. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Toddlers actively participate in stories, music and movement enhancing their social, emotional and language development. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:15 AM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Bazan Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Name: Bazan Library. Contact Number/Email: 210-225-1614. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55, 000 annually. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Family. Seniors. Additional Info: The VITA Program offers free tax preparation help to low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Visit VITASA.org or call 211 for information on this free program. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.vitasa.org.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Community. Audience: Adults. Seniors. Additional Info: Free tax assistance with free electronic filing for families or individuals earning up to $55,000 annually. Contact Information: Please call 211 for site hours and information. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Baby Time

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Contact Name: Randi Jones. Contact Number/Email: randi.jones@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Randi Jones. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. For babies up to 18 months with their caregivers. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:00 PM.

Baby Time 1:00 pm Feb. 8 - Mar. 7

Parman ***Registration is required.***. Branch Location: Parman Library. Room: Meeting Room A. Event Type(s): Baby Time. Contact Name: Parman Library Staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2703. Presenter/Instructor: Carrie Vance. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Plan on a 15 minute program with time for baby and caregiver interaction afterwards. Recommended for babies up to 18 months. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Clases de Resume o Curriculum Vitae en Español

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Training Room. Event Type(s): Jobs & Small Business. Contact Name: Lily Pérez. Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2500 / Lilia.Perez@SanAntonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Lily Pérez and Bettina Hernandez. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: En esta clase, usted va aprender lo básico para crear un Resume/CV. Se requiere un poco de experiencia en computación. Participantes necesitan traer información sobre su historia laboral y dirección de correo electrónico. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

eReader Help Sessions

Cody Branch Location: Cody Library. Event Type(s): Classes & Instruction. Contact Name: Heidi Novotny. Contact Number/Email: 210-696-6396. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Join us for one-on-one help sessions! Library staff will show you how to download free library books to your eReader. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Inside the Red Enchilada

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Event Type(s): Other. Contact Name: Diana Starrett. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2500. Presenter/Instructor: varies. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: What does San Antonio during WWII, a horse and blue neon have in common? Art @ the big, red enchilada! Like most public libraries, the Central Library offers books, magazines, and newpapers. But it is also home to sculptures and murals by famous artists such as Dale Chihuly, Fernando Botero, and Jesse Treviño. It has an art gallery that exhibits local talent, and the library itself is a building of architectural interest. Take a tour and get closer to San Antonio’s culture. For the start of the tour,… Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

BeTween Time

Cortez Bring your friends and hang out for some interactive fun at the library. No desks. No tests. Just fun! Exclusively for nine- to twelve-year-olds. Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): BeTween Time. Audience: Kids. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.

Discovery Time

Mission Branch Location: Mission Library. Room: Meeting Room South. Event Type(s): Discovery Time. Contact Name: staff. Contact Number/Email: 210-207-2704. Presenter/Instructor: staff. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children develop awareness of science and math concepts through stories and hands-on experiences. Recommended for four- to six-year-olds. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM.

BeTween Time

Collins Garden Branch Location: Collins Garden Library. Event Type(s): BeTween Time. Audience: Kids. Additional Info: Interactive library fun exclusively for nine to twelve year olds. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Semmes Library Teen Wednesdays

Semmes Branch Location: Semmes Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join us on Wednesdays for TEEN ONLY time--games, crafts, chat, whatever. Come tell us what you'd like to do. For ages 13-18 ONLY. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Rockin' Robin

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Room: Auditorium. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Contact Name: Nancy Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-561-6113/nancy.rodriguez@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Nancy Rodriguez/children's librarian. Audience: Kids. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: We're celebrating African American Heritage with a Motown Family Fun activity! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Pruitt Library Teen Time

Pruitt Branch Location: Pruitt Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Mariya Rodriguez. Contact Number/Email: 210-650-1122. Presenter/Instructor: Pruitt Library Staff. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Cool activities and fun projects designed specifically for those aged 13 to 18. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Teen Zone February

Bazan Check out Teen Zone February at Bazan branch!! Enjoy Wii or Anime or YU-GI-OH or other board/card games. Plus, creating cool crafts like personalized cube craft. Come and bring a friend!! Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Patti Soderberg. Contact Number/Email: 225-1669. Audience: Teens. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Family Fun

Carver Branch Location: Carver Library. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Kids. Family. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together. All ages welcome. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM.

Central Teen Wednesdays

Central Branch Location: Central Library. Room: Teen Services. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Kathleen Fordyce. Contact Number/Email: 207-2678. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Wednesday nights are teens' choice: video gaming, arts & crafts, movies, and more! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM.

Family Fun

Cortez Branch Location: Cortez Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Family Fun. Audience: Family. Additional Info: Children and their grownups listen to stories and enjoy simple, shared activities. A time for families to have fun together. All ages welcome. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM.

Teen Nights

Johnston Branch Location: Johnston Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Christina Martinez. Contact Number/Email: 210-674-8410. Presenter/Instructor: Christina Martinez. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Our "Teen Nights" consist of arts, crafting, gaming, movies, and more. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.

Teen Wednesdays

Las Palmas Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Arts & Crafts. Contact Name: Stephanie. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Drop by the library and make your own string doll. Just For Teens! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM.

African American Heritage Movie

Pan American In honor on African American Heritage Month today’s movie will be a story about the struggle for civil rights and social justice. Branch Location: Pan American Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Movies. Contact Name: James Laferla. Contact Number/Email: james.laferla@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Family. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Thousand Oaks Teen Time

Thousand Oaks Teens ages 13 to 18 only, please! Branch Location: Thousand Oaks Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Karen Sagun. Contact Number/Email: 210-657-5205 OR karen.sagun@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join us for an action-filled blockbuster movie! Call branch for title. Popcorn and drinks will be served. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

WE Teen Food Demo. Night

Westfall Branch Location: Westfall Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Sylvia Pachecano. Contact Number/Email: sylvia.pachecano@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Join Matthew, the Food Dude, from the San Antonio Food Bank in creating Chinese Stir Fry! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.

African American Heritage Month Celebration

Forest Hills Branch Location: Forest Hills Library. Event Type(s): Celebration. Contact Number/Email: 210.431.2544. Audience: Family. All Ages. Featured Event: African American Heritage Month. Additional Info: Celebrate African American Heritage Month with us! All ages are invited to this family program with crafts, food and more! Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:00 PM.

Chess Club

Great Northwest . Branch Location: Great Northwest Library. Event Type(s): Community. Contact Number/Email: 210-684-5251. Audience: All Ages. Additional Info: Chess club meets every Wednesday near the Adult Fiction. All ages and skill levels welcome. Learn, play and make new friends. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:00 PM.

Anime Club at Igo

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Event Type(s): Anime & Manga. Contact Name: Barbara Kwiatkowski. Contact Number/Email: 561-6113 barbara.kwiatkowski@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Wanna hang with your friends? Eat ramen? Watch anime? Get crafty? Play GO? Learn GO? Meet your fellow OTAKU? And more...? Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM.

Creative Teens' Club

Igo Branch Location: Igo Library. Event Type(s): Whatev. Contact Name: Barbara Kwiatkowski. Contact Number/Email: 561-6113 barbara.kwiatkowski@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Teens. Additional Info: Get inspired! Be inspiring! Great way to meet new friends and hang out with the old ones. Enjoy books, music, crafts,games (Xbox Kinect, Wii, Chess, Shogi, Jenga...), laughs, movies, and more.... Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:00 PM.

Wednesday Evening Book Group

Brook Hollow Branch Location: Brook Hollow Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Contact Name: Tapley Trudell. Contact Number/Email: tapley.trudell@sanantonio.gov. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: This group meets on the third Wednesday of every month. They discuss mainly fiction, along with the occasional non-fiction title. Please contact Brook Hollow at 496-6315 for specific title information. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM.

Wednesday Night Book Club

Las Palmas Branch Location: Las Palmas Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type(s): Book Group & Literary. Audience: Adults. Additional Info: Join us to discuss the novel That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.