🏢 San Antonio Public Library — San Antonio, Texas

The Tobin Library at Oakwell

Set on land once part of Oakwell Farms, the Tobin Library at Oakwell is a northeast-side favorite known for one of the deepest media and art collections in the San Antonio Public Library system.

📖 About The Tobin Library at Oakwell

The Tobin Library at Oakwell opened in 1969 as the Oakwell Branch Library, on Harry Wurzbach Road in northeast San Antonio. The land was originally part of Oakwell Farms and was donated by Robert Lynn Batts Tobin, whose name the branch now carries. The library holds more than 68,000 volumes and is recognized for a strong art and reference collection, one of the largest media collections in the system, and a robust Spanish-language collection. Major renovations in 1995–1996 and again in 2007 expanded the building to about 13,000 square feet. Today the branch serves roughly 200,000 residents across northeast San Antonio and Bexar County.

⭐ What makes this branch special

• Built on former Oakwell Farms land donated by Robert Lynn Batts Tobin
• One of the largest media collections in the San Antonio Public Library system
• Strong art, reference, and Spanish-language collections, with more than 68,000 volumes
• Expanded to about 13,000 square feet through 1995–1996 and 2007 renovations

📱 Free with a San Antonio Public Library Card

Any Texas resident can get a SAPL card free and unlock:

📍 More San Antonio Public Library branches

← All San Antonio libraries  ·  All Texas →

❓ Frequently Asked Questions