http://libsdl.org/ should have everything you need. Be warned however that the version on the site is prone to crashing, requires texcache files output by the python version (until we have DDS and BMP support coded into the C version) and is generally just pretty nasty.
For instance, here's a shot of Kelethin using the experimental texture code i've been working on:
http://archshadow.com/eqclient/kelethin_alien.jpg
Happy Hacking,
Lord Daeken M. BlackBlade
(Cody Brocious)