Standard & Poor's has been providing trusted information about financial markets for almost 150 years. Now, access to that information is free to San Antonio Public Library cardholders through NetAdvantage. Stay on top of financial news and investment picks with S&P's weekly newsletter, The Outlook, select mutual funds with S&P's fund screener, or research the financials of a company you're planning to invest in.

You can also browse our entire database collection and get magazine and newspaper articles, find new customers for your business, locate your ancestors in Census records, connect to a live, online tutor and much more.

A story, a story - read me a story! For young children, there is always time for a story. And San Antonio Public Library is ready to help with Dial-a-story. Just call 207-4466 to listen to a terrific tale in English or Spanish. Stories change weekly, bringing the young children in your life opportunities for listening, learning and developing their love of books. Dial-a-story is sponsored by the San Antonio Express News and brought to you by the children's librarians of SAPL.

You can now download ebooks, audiobooks, music and videos for free without leaving your home! Start browsing and checking out our rapidly expanding digital collection. Enjoy them on your computer at home or transfer your music and audiobooks to an MP3 player or iPod. These library resources are available 24/7.

Government Documents, located in the Central Library, provides reference assistance with Federal and Texas documents and has a collection of approximately 150,000 government publications. Staff are available to help with Patent and Trademark searching.

Borrow a laptop and access the Internet with our free WiFi. Adults can borrow laptops for two hours at a time at several branch libraries by presenting a library card and identification. Laptops are equipped with a CD-ROM drive, but they are not connected to a printer. Also a flash drive is necessary if you wish to save any documents. This service is available at: Cody, Collins Gardens, Forest Hills, Johnston, McCreless, Thousand Oaks, and Westfall.

Tutor.com provides lifelong learning support for K-12 students, college students and adults in a safe online environment. Certified subject specialists cover topics like: math, science, social studies, English. SAT/GED preparation, help with essay and resume writing, and Citizenship test preparation. Tutors are available every day 3pm - 10pm; en Español Domingo a Jueves 3pm - 9pm.

San Antonio Public Library has a variety of resources for our patrons with special needs. Plus, all of our branches are ADA accessible. But if you are unable to visit a branch due to a physical disability, or if you are otherwise homebound, check out our Books by Mail service.

Located at the Central Library, the Texana/Genealogy Department acquires, preserves and offers access to research materials relating to San Antonio, Bexar County and Texas history, and North American and Hispanic genealogy. Home to historical books, periodicals, maps, newspaper clippings, city directories, census records and military records, these collections are some of the Library's most valuable resources. Texana also offers free classes each month covering genealogical research and a variety of other topics.

Free wireless Internet access is available to the public at every branch of the San Antonio Public Library. So if you have a laptop or other WiFi enabled device, head on over to your nearest library branch and get connected!

The San Antonio Public Library is constantly adding to its collection. So if you’re a bookworm, movie buff, or avid music listener, find out how Wowbrary can help keep you up to date on the library's most recent additions. Once a week, Wowbrary crafts a list of the library's newest titles into an easy-to-browse website complete with images and summaries. You can even sign up to receive a weekly email of the top 20 items.