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The new BiblioTech EDU Library features a podcast studio, 3D printing makers room, robotics room, computer lab and more.

Business & Tech

New BiblioTech library opens as Bexar County continues bid to provide internet access to all

by Raquel Torres December 7, 2022December 6, 2022

The all-digital library at the Fox Tech campus downtown, the fourth BiblioTech site, will be open to the public when school is not in session.

Cellular towers similar to this one at Collins Library will be installed across five SAISD campuses to provide free internet access to more than 7,900 students.

SAISD, city partner to expand internet access to thousands of students

by Brooke Crum April 21, 2022April 20, 2022

Without home internet, the Lopez family utilizes WiFi from a Southside ISD school bus parked on a vacant lot along Highway 281 last year.

San Antonio has a road map to close its digital divide, but the price tag could be $600M

by Iris Dimmick October 11, 2021October 17, 2021

A parked school bus along U.S. Highway 281 provides Wi-Fi that connects students throughout the Southside Independent School District to their virtual classrooms.

Waiting for long-term solutions, Southside ISD plugs digital divide with Wi-Fi buses and hotspots

by Lindsey Carnett September 18, 2020September 17, 2020

Connectivity Critical for Older Adults Isolated During Pandemic

by DeAnne Cuellar and Manny Pelaez June 6, 2020June 5, 2020

Lack of Internet Access for Students Sparks Citywide Collaboration

by Lindsey Carnett April 21, 2020April 22, 2020

A Spectrum vehicle is parked outside a residence in Olmos Park.

Business & Tech

Internet Providers Prepare for Spike in Residential Use as Workers Stay Home

by Lindsey Carnett March 16, 2020March 18, 2020

(From left) Juana Arellano and Casandra de Leon hold one another while listening to speakers protest the Trump administration's decision to end DACA.

Data & Society, Gov & Politics

Tierrabyte: 2020 Census May Find San Antonio ‘Hard to Count’

by Emily Royall April 8, 2018January 31, 2020

Mayor Ron Nirenberg

Business & Tech

Nirenberg Joins 12 U.S. Mayors in Signing Net Neutrality Pledge

by JJ Velasquez March 12, 2018January 31, 2020

San Antonio Central Library, courtesy of visitsanantonio.com

The CIPA Debate: Millions for the Library or Free-Range Content?

by Randy Bear September 26, 2013February 11, 2014