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Collins Garden Library
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CONTACT INFORMATION Address 200 N. Park Blvd. · San Antonio, TX 78204-2434 Phone/TTY (210) 225-0331 · Fax (210) 472-1495
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FACILITY
Collection |
Special Donations |
History
THE COLLECTION
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48,875 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks.
SPECIAL
DONATIONS
$50,000 for initial book stock in December 1984 by Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
HISTORY
The Library was built on land donated in 1917 to the City by F. F. Collins.
Grandson Finis F. Collins and other family members reversed reversionary clause
of the deed to permit the building of the library in response to COPS
(Communities Organized for Public Service) request for more neighborhood
libraries. In appreciation, the Library Board voted in October 1983 to
name the branch Collins Garden Branch Library. The groundbreaking for the
15th branch was held on December 4, 1983. It was officially
dedicated on December 2, 1984 and opened to the public on December 17, 1984.
Architects for the $1.4 million project were Alex Caragonne and Lee Reyna of
Reyna/Caragonne Architects. A renovation began in 1995 and the building
was rededicated on July 20, 1996. De Lara Architects, Inc. were
responsible for the $320,750 renovation made possible by a 1989 bond election.
Captain Finis Foster Collins was a pioneer and one of the first traveling salesmen of Texas, selling and being in charge of the manufacturing of windmills and pumps. He was born and raised in Mount Enterprise, in Rusk County, Texas. Collins was a member of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He settled in San Antonio, bought the land where the library is now located and turned it into truck farms watered by an artesian well located on the land, reserving one for his own use.
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COMMUNITY
Community Served | Officials and
Districts
COMMUNITY SERVED
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South San Antonio and Bexar County, located in City Council District 5
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Approximately 41,000 persons served
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Serves schools in the San Antonio Independent School District
OFFICIALS AND DISTRICTS
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U.S. Representative: Charlie Gonzalez, U.S. Congressional District 20
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TX State Representative: Robert R. Puente, TX State Congressional District 119
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TX State Senator: Letiticia Van de Putte, TX State Senate District 26
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City Council Member: Lourdes Galvan, City Council District 5
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Library Board Representative: Enedina C. Vásquez, Council District 5
Updated: 10/02/02
Contact Us
600 Soledad · San Antonio, TX 78205 · (210) 207-2500
Text Telephone Line TTY (210) 207-2534