{"id":477166,"date":"2026-10-26T14:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/477166\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:14:07","slug":"san-antonio-public-library-learn-program-helps-voters-residents-navigate-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/477166\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Public Library &#8216;Learn&#8217; program helps voters, residents navigate technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 More than 284,000 Bexar County voters cast their ballots during the first week of early voting. With races spanning from the federal level to local school districts, midterm elections can feel overwhelming, and some voters have even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/10\/22\/ksat-is-tracking-voting-problems-in-bexar-county-heres-how-to-report-yours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported issues<\/a> while trying to cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Resources are available to help voters prepare before they head to the polls. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">KSAT has compiled everything voters need to know about the midterms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/10\/06\/what-to-know-about-early-voting-in-bexar-county-for-nov-3-midterm-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">online<\/a>, including what\u2019s on the ballot, where to vote and what to bring to the polling place.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio Public Library offers free resources<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">For voters who want to do additional research, San Antonio Public Libraries offer free drop-in computer access. Central Public Library in downtown San Antonio is one location where staff can assist with a variety of needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cPeople just can come try it out and see how they like it,\u201d said Michelle Rickman, adult education program analyst with San Antonio Public Library. \u201dWe do want people to get their library cards, and that helps them get on the computer, but anyone\u2019s welcome to come to the library and learn with our teachers.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Rickman said visitors are welcome whether or not they have a library card. Staff can help with tasks such as building a resume or navigating new software.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The library\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.mysapl.org\/learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cLearn\u201d program<\/a> is an adult education initiative that offers individualized support and computer training. The program is available at six San Antonio Public Library locations, including Central, Memorial, Westfall, Bazan, Las Palmas and Denver Heights branches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Early voting ends on Oct. 30. Election Day is Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Read also: <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 More than 284,000 Bexar County voters cast their ballots during the first week of early&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[288,82,84,83,27518,3621,14165],"class_list":["post-477166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-elections","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-san-antonio-public-library","tag-technology","tag-vote-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}