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Juneteenth

The San Antonio Public Library celebrates Juneteenth during the month of June.

SAPL Calendar of Events 2022

Program Location Date Time Description Presenter Audience
A Conversation with Allee Wallace

Pan American Branch

Saturday, June 11 12:00 pm Allee Wallace is the official photographer of the San Antonio Juneteenth Coalition. He has documented San Antonio's Juneteenth and MLK parades. Come and hear Mr. Wallace talk about his career and experiences. Allee Wallace Adults, Seniors
A Conversation with Allee Wallace

Pruitt Branch

Sunday, June 12 3:00 p.m. Allee Wallace is the official photographer of the San Antonio Juneteenth Coalition. He has documented San Antonio's Juneteenth and MLK parades. Come and hear Mr. Wallace talk about his career and experiences. Allee Wallace Adults, Seniors

A Conversation with Allee Wallace

Carver Branch

Tuesday, June 14 6:00 p.m. Allee Wallace is the official photographer of the San Antonio Juneteenth Coalition. He has documented San Antonio's Juneteenth and MLK parades. Come and hear Mr. Wallace talk about his career and experiences. Allee Wallace Adults, Seniors
African-American Quilt Exhibit

Carver Branch

Saturday, June 18 10 am - 6 pm

 

Library Staff Adults, Seniors
Poem by Antoinette Franklin

Carver Branch

Saturday, June 18 10:55 a.m.   Antoinette Franklin Adults, Seniors
Screening of documentary film "Just a Ferry Ride to Freedom" and panel discussion

Carver Branch

Saturday, June 18 11:00 a.m. The film is based on the choice made by enslaved runaways prior to the Civil War, to head south instead of north, to Mexico using another Underground Railroad.  The route to freedom would be longer over treacherous terrain between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers. Library staff Adults, Seniors
African-American Genealogy Carver Branch Saturday, June 18 2:00 p.m. Interested in looking for your African American roots? Wondering how to begin? Join us and discover how to start the journey. Find out what databases, books and resources are out there to help you uncover your family history. Sylvia Reyna Adults, Seniors