Las Palmas Branch Library renovations are part of City Bond Programs

Published on March 14, 2023

NOTE: Conceptual renderings by Seventh Generation Design can be found here.

San Antonio Public Library

Las Palmas Branch Library closing for $4.8 million Renovations are part of the City’s 2017 and 2022 Bond Programs


Conceptual Rendering of Las Palmas Library

SAN ANTONIO (March 14, 2023) — The Las Palmas Branch Library will close starting March 20, 2023, for an extensive renovation funded by the City of San Antonio's voter-approved 2017 and 2022 Bond Programs. Interim services will be available throughout the project at Sueltenfuss Library (411 SW 24th St., 78207) on the Campus of Our Lady of the Lake University. Patrons can pick up and return library materials and receive account assistance at Sueltenfuss Library. Indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi and book drop access will be unavailable at Las Palmas during the closure.   The $4.8 million project will transform and expand the Las Palmas Branch Library and includes a new Learn at SAPL adult education center, Children’s and Teens area improvements, new customer service amenities, and more. The project budget includes $160,000 in private funding provided by the San Antonio Public Library Foundation.  

Other improvements to Las Palmas Branch Library include:

  • Building expansion to include a new enclosed front plaza
  • Technology upgrades to the branch meeting room, children’s area and Connect computer lab
  • Complete bathroom renovation
  • Roof replacement
  • New LED lighting
  • Lobby enhancements and new automatic doors
  • Refreshed landscaping and parking lot resurfacing and restriping
  • New monument sign with digital marquee for increased visibility

Conceptual Rendering of the Las Palmas Library

Interim Services will be available at Sueltenfuss Library on the Campus of Our Lady of the Lake University:

  • Monday & Tuesday: 12 – 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Saturday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Sunday: CLOSED

Parking for interim service is available in Lot J on the south side of Sueltenfuss Library. The lot is accessible via W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. VIA bus route 522 is the most convenient option for public transit. Get off at the OLLU exit.

Full library services are available nearby at:

  • Bazan Branch Library (2200 W. Commerce St., 78207)
  • Memorial Branch Library (3222 Culebra Rd., 78228)

Las Palmas Branch Library will remain available to serve as a voting center for the May 6 City and School Elections.

For more information on this and all the other Library projects that are part of the City of San Antonio's 2017-2022 Bond Program, visit the Library’s Bond website.
 
For more information about San Antonio Public Library including locations and services, visit mysapl.org. Library staff are available by phone at 210-207-2500 or by chat at ask.mysapl.org.   

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