E-Mail Notification

The San Antonio Public Library has the new Millennium Catalog system up and running for both staff and library customers. One of the new features of this catalog is the ability to select the option to receive library notices via email. In the past, the library sent out notices indicating that materials placed on hold were ready for pick up. Notices for overdue materials were also sent through the postal mail. Now, if you have an active email account that you regularly check, you may add this email to your library account and start receiving the email notifications. If you opt to add your email you will no longer receive the paper notices. You may add your email at any circulation desk at any of the library branches, or through our website by selecting ‘My Library Account’. Accessing your personal library information through our website allows you to add or edit your phone number or email. Save this new information and the next notice you receive will be of the virtual kind!
 

CHILDREN

• Black History Month Quilt. As children across San Antonio celebrate Black History Month, watch our quilt grow at the Central Library Children's Department on the 3rd Floor.

• Readers' Theatre Presents African-American History.
  · Wednesday, February 2, 4:00 p.m. Cortez Branch Library.
  · Tuesday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. Las Palmas Branch Library.

• Freedom Quilts.
  Learn how quilt designs were used to communicate messages to help runaway slaves on their journey to the north. Sunday, February 6, 2:00 p.m. Carver Branch Library.

• Todos Somos Esperanza/We Are All Hope.
  Esperanza Peace and Justice Center presents Todos Somo Esperanza. Learn ways to strive for peace within our community and the world. Wednesday, February 23, 7:00 p.m. McCreless Branch Library.

• Buffalo Soldiers.
  Learn about the history of these brave African-American soldiers and how they lived and worked on the frontier. Saturday, February 26, 2:00 p.m. Carver Branch Library.

• Meet the Authors.
  Meet Katherine Jones (Worth the Wait and Worth Fighting For), Fred Williams (Beyond Redemption and The Nomination), Ja Adams (Purple Haze and Chameleon), and Thea Autry Rodriguez (Legend). Sunday, February 27, 2:00 p.m. Carver Branch Library.

• African-American Family Day. Meet representatives from community organizations; enjoy games, face painting, refreshments and fun! Saturday, February 5, 1:00 p.m. Carver Branch Library.

Troubleshooting Newsletter viewing

It has come to our attention that some people receiving our e-mail newsletter are having trouble seeing some of the included images. We send our newsletter using Microsoft Outlook 2000 with pointers to pictures, instead of including them in the e-mail message. We do this to cut down the size of the e-mail and to allow it to be sent without attachments. If you do not have access to the Internet location where the image is located you may see a red x in place of the picture or the alternate text.

Other Concerns

• Make sure the library's newsletter is not seen as SPAM by your e-mail provider. Most e-mail providers now provide options to block all images, no images or only images in messages seen as spam.
• Many e-mail programs understand HTML messages, but some do not—we have no way of knowing what type of e-mail each of our subscribers use. Additionally on its way to you our newsletter could be routed through an e-mail server that doesn't support HTML and lose its formatting.
• Set to receive e-mail in HTML format—your e-mail may be set to text only or Rich Text Format, which will strip out the formatting provided by HTML.
• AOL users may have problems viewing our newsletter. For more information visit Postmaster.Info: HTML Email or Webmaster.Info HTML Email.

Sources: Microsoft Office Assistance
 

The income tax season is upon us, and just in time your San Antonio Public Library will be offering an income tax assistance service, absolutely free of charge. The tax assistance service will be offered from January 20 through April 15, 2005. For dates, times, and locations see the schedule below.

Volunteers from the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program and AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) will provide tax help between January 20 and April 15, 2004, at the branch libraries and times shown on the schedule.

• Bazan Branch Library • 2200 W. Commerce Street • 225-1614
  • Monday 2:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Thursday. 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
     
• Cody Branch Library • 11441 Vance Jackson • 696-6396
  • Monday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
     
• Guerra Branch Library • 7978 Military Dr. W. • 673-1492
  • There will be NO VITA session at Guerra on February 7, March 7, or April 4 (the first Monday of each month.)
  • Monday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
     
• Thousand Oaks Branch Library • 4618 Thousand Oaks • 657-5205
  • Monday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Celebrate Groundhog Day

"Six more weeks of winter."
That will be the prediction if the groundhog sees his shadow on February 2nd, Groundhog Day. For those of us who live in south Texas, the prediction might not mean too much in terms of temperature, but the legend lives on everywhere. The official groundhog of Groundhog Day is Punxsutawney Phil located on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Every year since 1887, Phil emerges on Feb 2nd to predict whether or not the weather will stay cool or warm up in the coming month. The legend has even older roots, being brought to Pennsylvania from early German settlers. Today, Groundhog Day and its predictions and history continue to be celebrated in Punxsutawney and elsewhere in the United States. Don’t forget to check out your shadow on February 2nd and check out some books for your children to get familiar with the groundhog and its special day.

Go to Sleep, Groundhog by Judy Cox
JUVENILE EASY COX

The Secret of the First One Up by Iris Hiskey Arno
JUVENILE EASY ARNO

Gregory's Shadow by Don Freeman
JUVENILE EASY FREEMAN

Gretchen Groundhog, it's Your Day! by Abby Levine
JUVENILE EASY LEVINE

Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather by Bruce Koscielniak
JUVENILE EASY KOSCIELNIAK

A Garden for a Ground Hog by Lorna Balian
JUVENILE EASY BALIAN

More information about Groundhog Day can be found at http://www.groundhog.org/.
 

FEATURED EVENT

TEEN WINTER EVENTS

Sahaja Yoga for Teens. Sitting quietly, doing nothing, stilling the mind and calming the body don't sound like typical teen hobbies. But sometimes—pressures from family, school and friends can really stress you out. Experience Sahaja Yoga and learn techniques to help you when you feel like flipping out! For dates see Teen Winter Events.

Professional Psychics. Meet professional intuitives Briana Brooks and Lori Jo Garrett. Brooks and Garrett will help teens separate the fact from fiction about psychic abilities and teach exercises to help teen's develop their intuitive abilities. For dates see Teen Winter Events.

2nd Annual Teen Fashion Show. Teens are invited to show their original works! Organizational meetings and rehearsals—call to sign up and get all the details! Saturday, February 19, 2:00 p.m. 1st Floor Auditorium, Central Library.

LIBRARY EVENTS

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