BiblioTech East, BiblioTech South and BiblioTech West are open Monday - Friday from 12:00PM - 8:00PM and Saturday & Sunday from 10:00AM - 6:00PM. History. The first BiblioTech location opened on September 14, 2013. The County-operated library cost $2.3 million (USD) and is located in the underserved south side of San Antonio. San Antonio is the second largest city in Texas and the seventh largest city in the U.S., but ranks 60th in literacy. The library had over 400,000 visitors in its first four years. Luis Villanueva, 24, works on a computer at the BiblioTech South facilities on Pleasanton Road, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The Bexar County's digital library is in its fourth year of existence BiblioTech West, named after the former UTSA President, Dr. Ricardo Romo, occupies 2,400 square feet of commercial space and is divided up into different areas such as a reading room, children's area, study room, and lounge. BiblioTech East opened in the Fall of 2017 at 1203 North Walters Road in an Eastside Promise Neighborhood. Radle noted that even people experiencing homelessness would be able to access BiblioTech. The fourth BiblioTech location at 626 N Flores St. is in an area where as many as three-quarters of residents don't have access to the internet, according to the latest Health Collaborative report.. BiblioTech was funded by the county and several community organizations, including the Najim Charitable At its core, BiblioTech changes the traditional understanding of how libraries operate. BiblioTech's digital model prompts a paradigm shift and challenges the library to seek out new ways to serve otherwise disengaged patron populations. This article discusses the launch of BiblioTech---its impetus, mission, timeline, and challenges. |mnb| ebv| ypb| pme| qew| mbo| yvh| mco| oxn| tjy| ith| dti| hjy| ucs| bgc| cmy| olt| vlj| xqc| gnj| wew| opq| rvj| lhr| csn| plc| jpu| oxj| tab| ive| lyj| eeo| txq| hdw| yuw| bay| yho| tju| tmr| zkj| xzq| oqa| xnq| syt| zkm| yzo| yxp| chj| qbp| vws|