For details contact: Beth Graham Public Relations Manager Phone (210) 207-2638 Fax (210) 207-2603 email: elizabeth.graham@sanantonio.gov
News Release	March 14, 2008

Rooted in the Past, Growing for the Future
Landa Branch Library Reopening Scheduled

Officials of the San Antonio Public Library and the Landa Gardens Conservancy have announced that a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the new Landa Gardens has been scheduled at the Landa Branch Library, 233 Bushnell Avenue, on Thursday, May 1, at 10:00 a.m. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be followed by a library open house lasting until 2:00 p.m. A gala celebration will take place on the library grounds that evening, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The branch library will open for full service on its regular schedule beginning Friday, May 2, at 9:00 a.m.

Tickets to the gala are available for sale to the public by calling (210) 229-0600 or (210) 844-7001.

The library closed on June 1, 2007, to allow the Landa Gardens Conservancy grounds project to begin. Since that time, according to Conservancy founding member Jill Torbert, “We have created beautiful landscaping, with a grand lawn, walking paths around the entire property and a community garden, installed thirty benches, installed a water fountain, constructed a unique and magnificent faux bois [French for “false wood”] pavilion, installed new swings, and doubled the amount of parking. In short, the entire five acres has been transformed into a park!”

At the same time, work began on the library. With funding from the City of San Antonio capital budget and donations to the San Antonio Public Library Foundation from the Bill Greehey family, Valero Energy Corporation, and Mr. and Mrs. John Sheesley, the Mediterranean-style building’s barrel-tile roof was restored. Interior work now underway includes a new circulation desk, re-painting, replacement of carpeting and other floor coverings, and relocation of some of the public computers.

For more than 100 years, the award-winning San Antonio Public Library has been a vital center for free learning, knowledge, communication, culture and enjoyment for all San Antonians. With a world-class Central Library, branch libraries throughout the city, and outstanding online resources, the San Antonio Public Library is as close as around the corner or the nearest computer.

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