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Current Library Services: CURRENT SERVICES

Up-to-date status of modified services, emergency closures, and service interruptions at the San Antonio Public Library.

Current Services

Below is a list of SAPL locations with currently modified services.

Central Library - Children's Floor

Portions of the third floor Children’s Library at Central Library are temporarily unavailable due to maintenance. See below. 


Igo Branch Library

Igo Branch Library will temporarily close starting Monday, August 5 to replace the library's Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and complete additional interior improvements. Select interim services will be available on-site. 


Johnston Branch Library

The Johnston Branch Library is currently closed for renovations. Interim services are offered out of Miller's Pond Community Center.


Las Palmas Branch Library
The Las Palmas Branch Library is currently closed for renovations. Interim services are offered out of the Sueltenfuss Library on the campus of Our Lady of the Lake University.


Pan American Branch Library

Pan American Branch Library will temporarily close starting Monday, August 5 to replace the library's Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and complete additional interior improvements. Select interim services will be available on-site. 


Pruitt Library at Roosevelt High School

The Pruitt Library at Roosevelt High School offers curbside service during school hours and complete library services outside of school hours. Please visit the library's location page for more information and current schedule.


Texana/Genealogy at Central

While the 6th floor of Central Library is closed for renovations, the Texana/Genealogy Department is offering services on the 1st floor across from the main information desk.

Central Children's Collections Partially Unavailable

Portions of Central Library Children's Collections Unavailable Until Further Notice

Portions of the third floor Children’s Library at Central Library are temporarily unavailable due to maintenance. The area undergoing maintenance will be closed until further notice. During this time, portions of our children’s collection at Central Library will also be unavailable, including:

🚫 Children’s fiction (hardback chapter books)

🚫 Children’s non-fiction (informational books)

🚫 Some Spanish-language children’s books (libros infantiles en español)

Selected items from these closed areas are available for browsing near the Children's information desk.

Programs will continue as scheduled. The rest of the 3rd floor of Central Library is open and accessible, including:

✅ Children’s easy, beginner, board, and picture books

✅ Children’s Spanish easy, beginner, board, and picture books

✅ Children’s graphic novel

✅ Children’s periodicals

✅ Children’s Express (new and popular materials)

✅ Paperback children’s chapter book series

✅ Children’s biographies

✅ Children’s large print, Braille, and Audiobooks

✅ Early learners play area

✅ Children’s information desk

✅ Children’s computers

✅ Teen Library

No other areas of Central Library are affected by this maintenance.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Most San Antonio Public Library Locations are open seven days per week. Contact-Free Pickup remains available. For details on services and hours of operation at each library location, please visit our online locations page.

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