Age Group:
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5), School-aged children (Grades K-2), School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School), Adults, Family, All AgesProgram Description
Details/Detalles
Join SBPL for a Local Author Book Festival! Celebrate Santa Barbara’s literary talent and listen to authors read excerpts from their work in a “book karaoke” format on the Michael Towbes Library Plaza.
Books make great gifts and this is a wonderful way to “shop local” for the holiday season. The Library will host a crafting table for kids and our Friends of the Library will be on hand to gift wrap.
Featured author/book categories include:
-Children’s Books
-Young Adult
-Adult Fiction
-Adult Nonfiction
-Poetry
-Local Publishers
Participating authors and publishers include:
Cheri Rae
Debra Brinkman
Edward Cooper
Josh Shelton
Lissa Landry
River Curls (pen name C.M. Rivers)
Thank you to the Friends of the Library and the Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation for their support.
Disclaimer(s):
Participants in this event may be photographed by Library staff. These photos may be used in promotional or educational publications, including in print, social media, and presentations. Please see staff if you do not consent to having your photo taken. Staff will obtain individual, signed photo releases of photographs that contain only an individual as opposed to a group.
In case of inclement weather, outdoor activities may be canceled. For the most up to date information, please contact the library with any questions or concerns before traveling to library events.