This event is in the "Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)" group.

Stay & Play | Eastside

9:00am - 10:00am
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Eastside
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Library Branch: Eastside
Room: MLK Jr. Room
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy, Spanish

Drop by to learn and play, sing and share stories with your young children. Enjoy company and snacks with other caregivers. Bilingual Spanish and English speaking staff will be present.

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.

This event is in the "Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)" group.

Stay & Play | Montecito

9:00am - 10:30am
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Montecito
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Library Branch: Montecito
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy

Drop by to learn and play, sing and share stories with your young children. Enjoy the company of other caregivers. 

Disclaimer(s):

This event is only in English. Este evento será dirigido en inglés.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

LOTG | Carrillo NNC

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Library on the Go (LOTG)
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library on the Go
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The Library on the Go will be in the Carrillo Castillo parking lot to support the Neighborhood Navigation Centers loaded with adult materials like large type, fiction, nonfiction, and Spanish language

This event is in the "Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)" group.

Wiggly Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Central
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Library Branch: Central
Room: All Faulkner Galleries
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
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This storytime engages children and their caregivers with short stories, action rhymes, and songs. Your toddler will learn sounds, letter recognition, new words, listening skills, and motor skills that will help them grow into pre-readers, all while having fun. This class is designed for toddlers ages 14 months - 3 years.

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.

 


 

This event is in the "Teen (High School)" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Junior High)" group.

DIY Mini Bookcases | Eastside

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)
Eastside
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Library Branch: Eastside
Room: MLK Jr. Room
Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)
Program Type: STEAM & Maker
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Teens are invited to create their own mini 3D printed bookshelf to show off the books they've read. We'll print out covers of popular books and recent favorites to add to your mini bookshelf. Supplies provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Library Branch: Eastside
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Spanish
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Community Connections Office Hours at SBPL provide an opportunity for community members to easily access social services in the areas of health, mental wellness, nutrition, education, career and more.

Are you a veteran? Do you know the benefits and resources you are entitled to? To find out, have a conversation with a Veterans Service Officer at the Santa Barbara Public Library. Dependents and spouses are eligible for benefits, too. All are welcome to make appointments or drop in.

This project is supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services & Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

 

 

 

This event is in the "Teen (High School)" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Junior High)" group.

Teen Advisory Board | Eastside

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)
Eastside
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Library Branch: Eastside
Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)
Program Type: Spanish, Teen Advisory Board

Teen Advisory Board combines community service and youth development, underlining the value of teen involvement towards the success of the Santa Barbara Public Library and the Santa Barbara community at large. The program gives high school students positive ways to discover their voice, develop leadership skills, and create lasting change within their community. Teens will identify community needs, create projects to support those needs, and help shape the library's teen services, programs, and collections. 

T.A.B. meetings will be held twice a month, January through June 2024, once a month in July and August, and resume meeting twice a month September through December. T.A.B. members will receive community service hours for attending T.A.B. meetings and events, and additional volunteer opportunities and team building activities will be offered on a weekly basis.

Interested in joining? Apply to T.A.B. now!

Email our Teen Services Librarian for questions: KSaffie@santabarbaraca.gov

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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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book to Action Book Discussion | Central

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Central
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book to Action, Books & Reading, Civic Engagement
Required
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Join us for a three-week book club devoted to an in-depth reading of Golden Gates by Conor Dougherty, which explores America’s housing crisis from its root causes to the activist movements it is inspiring through the lens of personal stories of pe