A satellite location for jurors is located in the Central Jury Room of the Bexar County Courthouse, in the basement of the Justice Center, across the hall from the cafeteria.

Patrons can:

• Read an e-book (or listen with headphones)
• Explore the internet

The Caroline B and John H Kampmann San Antonio Public Library Portal at the Briscoe Western Art Museum connects the community with history by telling stories of the past through digital and print content. Museum visitors can relax in a comfortable living room inspired space to browse iPads filled with historically rich material collected and prepared by the San Antonio Public Library.

We provide free Wi-Fi for personal devices; access to non-circulating books from SAPL's Texana Collection and other collections; iPad stations with free access to ebooks, databases, and other digital resources; assistance with research related to local and Western history and culture.

580,257 volumes, including an extensive collection of Non-fiction located on the 2nd floor, Fiction located on the 5th floor, Media, Express and the Latino Collection and Resource Center located on the 1st floor, and Texana/Genealogy located on the 6th floor.

Special needs services and collections-including equipment are also available at the library-including the recent addition of the Children's Low Vision Reading Room on the 3rd floor.

The library contains an art gallery on the 1st floor with exhibits scheduled thought the year. As you explore the library you will also notice a number of art pieces from the library's collection situated through the library's seven floor. On the 2nd floor you can find the Marie Swartz Art Resource center, which in partnership with the Southwest School of Art serves as the library of record for the School's BFA degree program.

VIA: 3, 4, 90, 95, 96, 97

Since 1995, the Texana/Genealogy Department has been located on the sixth floor of the Central Library at 600 Soledad Street downtown. The department occupies approximately 10,000 square feet. Within the Department are:

• approximately 60,000 microforms
• 75,000 books 
• 110 drawers of archival files 
• 11 map cabinets 
• 300 cubic feet of archival collections.

Approximately 26,000 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks, and Read Alongs

San Pedro has a small collection serving neighborhood adults, young people, and children with materials about San Antonio and local area history.

VIA roooutes: 3, 4, 20

61,956 volumes with an extensive Spanish book collection (adult and juvenile), a small Latino collection and good picture book collection, videos, DVDs, music CDs and audiobooks.

All Spanish language magazines circulate, including Buen Hogar, Geo Mundo, Ideas, Selecciones del Reader's Digest.

Nearby Via routes: 75, 76

You are invited to park in our parking area and use a free Wifi (wi-fi) connection.

Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.

Collection varies between 44,000 to 45,000 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks

VIA: 54

This branch offers:

• two study rooms
• a community room
• over 50 public computers
• specialized software
• internet access
• printing, faxing, and scanning services
• exciting programming

This branch is co-located inside an apartment complex on the corner of Walters and Burnet but is open to the public.

Parking is available across Burnet Street.

The VIA bus stop closest to the branch is Stop Number 71666, serviced by VIA Route 515. VIA Stop Number 82367 is also very close to the branch and is serviced by VIA Route 24.

Currently, residents, taxpayers, and employees of Bexar County are eligible to register for a BiblioTech library card.

Registration is free, as are all of our resources.

Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.

45,307 volumes, including a popular book collection, general reference materials, videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks.

Collection strengths: Popular adult fiction, health, finance, business, cookbooks, gardening, parenting, children's popular collection

VIA: 5

We have innovative technologies that assist visually impaired patrons in utilizing the digital programs we offer.

For use outside of the library:

• iPads are available for check out for up to six weeks. These iPads are capable of using Siri, and have a VoiceOver function to open up the apps we offer, such as Hoopla (music, movies, audiobooks), Mango Languages, or cloudLibrary (ebooks and audiobooks).

For use within the library:

• Focus 40 Blue Wireless Braille Display, which connects to computers, iPads, and phones using Bluetooth, allowing navigation through documents and applications using the latest Braille technology.
• The Braille Display also converts text to both contracted braille and un-contracted braille. This text is displayed on a Perkins-style keyboard, which makes it simple to read, as it follows along, mirroring word for word at your own pace.
• The Pearl Portable Reading Solution is essentially a camera on a folding post, which brings visually impaired patrons convenient portable access to any reading material they bring to BiblioTech. The folding camera opens easily and connects to a PC using a USB port, and works with OpenBook Software.
• OpenBook software takes an exact picture of the material, whether it be a book, a newspaper, or a magazine, using the Pearl Portable Reading Solution. It mirrors the image using the Pearl Scanner and reads aloud word for word. OpenBook will adjust the speed and tone of the reader, as well as the size, fonts, and color of the text to make your reading experience more comfortable.

Additionally, we provide:

• Magic Large Print Keyboard, with much larger keys than a standard keyboard.
• JAWS (Job Access With Speech) software, which is a screen reader for Windows that works with most computer applications.
• Magic Zoom, which magnifies the screen so you can zoom in to the desired screen size. Each innovative tool comes with its very own braille instructions, which are available to patrons upon request.

Visually impaired

This branch offers:

• over 40 computers
• specialized software
• internet access
• printing, faxing, and scanning services
• study rooms
• a children's room
• exciting programming (Click here for more information.)

Patrons may also check out a device to access our online books and resources.

Parking is in the back.

The VIA bus stop immediately in front of the library is Stop Number 47597, serviced by VIA Route 520.

Currently, residents, taxpayers, and employees of Bexar County are eligible to register for a BiblioTech library card.

Registration is free, as are all of our resources.

Looking for a job and need to update your resume? Need to keep in touch with a loved one serving overseas in the military?

Our lab has internet-connected computers, outfitted with Microsoft Office. (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, etc.) A printer is also available.

Sessions are limited to one hour at a time when others are waiting.

Please call ahead for availability as special groups may have the space reserved.

Free.

Special collections: African American Studies, Spanish Language Materials

56,696 volumes, includes music CDs, videos, DVDs, and audiobooks with strength in the areas of African Ameri-can Studies and children’s literature.

VIA: 25

The collection consists of over 65,000 volumes including audio books, videos, DVDs and music CDs. Adult and juvenile non-fiction is interfiled.

VIA: 68, 70, 522

70,072 volumes including music CDs, videos, DVDs, and audiobooks. The Adult Collection features a growing collection of African-American interests including periodicals, audiobooks, videos, and music CDs.

VIA: 34

Free Wifi, laptop, and computer use. Paper usually available.

Free.

Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.

Includes 50,000 items and 24 public access computers. The building amenities contain two courtyards, a large community meeting room, and two quiet study rooms. The library offers a full range of services for people of all ages, including birth certificate processing for those born from 2005 to present.

VIA: 42

The Wash and Learn Initiative (WALI) is a collaboration between library systems, small business owners, and local nonprofits that brings relevant information and critical services to underserved communities through the laundromat.

WALI creates pop-up libraries in laundromats, places where families return to every week and spend on average 90 minutes waiting for their laundry. These pop-up libraries include computers, specialized software, offline servers, and access to programming on a variety of topics relevant to local needs and interests, from English language learning to tax preparation and beyond.

Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.

The clinic addresses the medical and dental needs of people who cannot afford health insurance.

Services are provided on a sliding fee scale based upon ability to pay, household income and family size.

53,364 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks

VIA: 82

63,000 items include DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, magazines, and newspapers. The branch has a strong Spanish language collection.

VIA: 46

Approximately 85,000 items including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks. The branch circulates children's periodicals.

VIA: 96, 505

Students can access WiFi from a parked personal vehicle in a Student WiFi Zone. School-issued devices connect automatically, and personal devices can log in with their student information

Click here for an interactive map of Free Student WiFi Zones.

Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.

Must be currently enrolled in middle or high school or a young adult under the age of 24 and a Texas resident.

Free to members