The digital library’s arrival to the East Side marks another step in the neighborhood’s transformation, which has made big strides since the Wheatley Courts public housing project was demolished and the mixed-income East Meadows development was built in its place.
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Membership is free for Bexar County residents. Spanning 4,200 square feet, the digital library at the corner of North Walters and Burnet Street will be equipped with 50 computers and will offer access to electronic books and magazines and other services, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said. Lisa Krantz /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show LessĪmid all the new housing construction on San Antonio’s East Side sits an expansive space that will soon be filled with computers, robotics and other technical equipment.īexar County officials offered a sneak peek Monday of what will become BiblioTech’s third - and largest - digital library, scheduled to open in August at the new East Meadows housing development. The facility is scheduled to open in August.
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Lisa Krantz /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 3 of3 Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, San Antonio Housing Authority President and CEO David Nisivoccia, Tracy Wolff and County Commissioner Tommy Calvert lift a ceremonial wall during an event at the new BiblioTech digital library under construction on the East Side.
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Lisa Krantz /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 2 of3 Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, left, and San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor applaud for Wolff’s wife, Tracy Wolff, after she spoke during an event for the new BiblioTech digital library under construction at the East Meadows housing development Monday.
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1 of3 Bexar County Manager David Smith, left, and project coordinator Tony Canez talk before an event Monday that offered a sneak peek of the new BiblioTech digital library under construction at the East Meadows housing development.