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Wapotich Trail in the mountains.

Trail Talks: Fall Backpacking in the Santa Barbara & Ojai Mountains with James Wapotich

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Faulkner Gallery at Central
Program Type:
Trail Talks
Age Group:
Adults
Details/Detalles:

If you're new to these mountains or only backpack in the spring, it may surprise you to know that the fall is also a great time to go backpacking here. By mid-October and heading i...

Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Trail Talks
Details/Detalles:

If you're new to these mountains or only backpack in the spring, it may surprise you to know that the fall is also a great time to go backpacking here.

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LOTG | Oak Park

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Oak Park at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Library on the Go, Spanish
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 Ages
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go! We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with WiFi access. Check out books, get a library card, or just come by to say hi! Disclaime...

Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: Oak Park
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 Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go, Spanish
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go! We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with WiFi access. Check out books, get a library card, or just come by to say hi!

Disclaimer(s):

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LOTG | Eastside Library

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
In the Community at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Library on the Go
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 Ages
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go in the Eastside Library Parking Lot during the Eastside Library closure. We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with WiFi access. Chec...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
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 Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go in the Eastside Library Parking Lot during the Eastside Library closure. We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with WiFi access. Check out books, get a library card, or just come by to say hi!

Sustainably SBPL: Garden Volunteers

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Civic Engagement, Spanish, STEAM & Maker
Age Group:
Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School), Adults
Details/Detalles:

Teens and adults, join us to get your hands dirty for the community! Learn about organic gardening and support your local community garden with tasks like weeding, watering, mulchi...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School), Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish, STEAM & Maker
Required
Details/Detalles:

Teens and adults, join us to get your hands dirty for the community!

Clases Básicas de computacion

Clases Básicas de Computación

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Central
Program Type:
Adult Literacy, Spanish, Tech Skills
Age Group:
Adults
Details/Detalles:

La Biblioteca Pública de Santa Bárbara invita a nuestra comunidad hispana a un curso de seis sesiones en español, centrado en la alfabetización básica en informática, diseñado para...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Central
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Spanish, Tech Skills
Required
Details/Detalles:

La Biblioteca Pública de Santa Bárbara invita a nuestra comunidad hispana a un curso de seis sesiones en español, centrado en la alfabetización básica en informática, diseñado para proporcionarle a los participantes las herramientas necesarias par

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Relax & Craft for Teens

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Upper Level at Central
Program Type:
Spanish, STEAM & Maker
Age Group:
Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Details/Detalles:

Calling all teens in grades 7-12! Join us for a relaxing crafting session! Head upstairs to the Teen Area and learn to crochet, relax and color, or explore classic crafts like frie...

Library Branch: Central
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Program Type: Spanish, STEAM & Maker
Details/Detalles:

Calling all teens in grades 7-12! Join us for a relaxing crafting session! Head upstairs to the Teen Area and learn to crochet, relax and color, or explore classic crafts like friendship bracelets and keychain making.

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Raíces y sueños: Paper-mâché Doll-making Workshop

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Patio at Eastside
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Teen (High School), Adults, Family
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a special Hispanic Heritage Month workshop at the Eastside Library! Artist Ramona Garcia will narrate the history of Mexican papier-mâché doll-making as you create your...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Eastside
Room: Eastside Patio
Age Group: Teen (High School), Adults, Family
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a special Hispanic Heritage Month workshop at the Eastside Library!

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LOTG | Touch a Truck

Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 9:00am - 2:00pm
In the Community at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Library on the Go
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 Ages
Details/Detalles:

Come join the Library on the Go Van at PEP’s Touch-a-Truck event. Kids and adults can get up close and personal with all kinds of trucks - big rigs, fire trucks, construction vehic...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
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 Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go
Details/Detalles:

Come join the Library on the Go Van at PEP’s Touch-a-Truck event.

Library Board Meeting

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Details/Detalles:

All galleries reserved for Library Board Meeting. Details: https://santabarbaraca.gov/library-board

Library Branch: Central
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Details/Detalles:

All galleries reserved for Library Board Meeting.

Details: https://santabarbaraca.gov/library-board

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Stay & Play

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Montecito
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Details/Detalles:

Drop by to learn and play, sing and share stories with your young children. Enjoy the company of other caregivers. Disclaimer(s): Participants in this event may be photograph...

Library Branch: Montecito
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Details/Detalles:

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

Disclaimer(s):

Montecito

Montecito Book Club

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Montecito
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Details/Detalles:

Join the Montecito Book Club! This month's selection is If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. Take a look at past selections! Disclaimer(s): Participants in this ev...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Montecito
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Details/Detalles:

Join the Montecito Book Club!

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LOTG | State St. near the Farmer's Market

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:30pm
In the Community at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Library on the Go
Age Group:
All Ages
Details/Detalles:

The Library on the Go will be just outside the entrance to the Farmer’s Market on State and Canon Perdido Streets. We will be stocked with mostly adult items, but we’ll have some c...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go
Details/Detalles:

The Library on the Go will be just outside the entrance to the Farmer’s Market on State and Canon Perdido Streets. We will be stocked with mostly adult items, but we’ll have some children’s items too.

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Teen Advisory Board

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Tech Lab at Central
Program Type:
Teen Advisory Board
Age Group:
Teen (High School)
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 Sant...

Library Branch: Central
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Teen (High School)
Program Type: 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

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.

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LOTG | Eastside Library

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
In the Community at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Library on the Go
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 Ages
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go in the Eastside Library Parking Lot during the Eastside Library closure. We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with Wi-Fi access. Che...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
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 Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go in the Eastside Library Parking Lot during the Eastside Library closure. We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with Wi-Fi access. Check out books, get a library card, or just come by to say hi!

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Bilingual Music & Movement

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Lower Plaza at Central
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Spanish
Age Group:
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Bilingual Music & Movement:

All-singing, all-dancing morning of stories and fun! In this class, children and their caregivers learn how to develop early literacy skills through music, dancing, and creative pl...

Library Branch: Central
Room: Lower Plaza
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy, Spanish

All-singing, all-dancing morning of stories and fun! In this class, children and their caregivers learn how to develop early literacy skills through music, dancing, and creative play in English and Spanish. These sessions are designed for children ages 2 - 5, but children of all ages are welcome.

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.

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Baby & Me

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Lower Plaza at Central
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Baby & Me:

Baby & Me focuses on developing your baby’s pre-literacy skills. In this thirty-minute program, our storyteller will lead the group in songs, rhymes, reading, and sensory play ...

Library Branch: Central
Room: Lower Plaza
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy

Baby & Me focuses on developing your baby’s pre-literacy skills. In this thirty-minute program, our storyteller will lead the group in songs, rhymes, reading, and sensory play time to develop language skills, social skills, motor skills, and community building. Please bring your own blanket.

This class is best for babies 0-14 months and their caregivers.

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.

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Bilingual Songs & Stories for Kids | Eastside Library

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
In the Community at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Library on the Go, Spanish
Age Group:
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Details/Detalles:

This class focuses on developing your child’s literacy skills with action rhymes, a short story, and songs in both English and Spanish. Your child will practice language skills, so...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy, Library on the Go, Spanish
Details/Detalles:

This class focuses on developing your child’s literacy skills with action rhymes, a short story, and songs in both English and Spanish.

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LOTG | Harding School

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
In the Community at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Library on the Go, Spanish
Age Group:
All Ages
Details/Detalles:

The Library on the Go will be at Harding School with a ton of children's materials. Come on by to load up on books, get a library card, return items, or just to say hello and have ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go, Spanish
Details/Detalles:

The Library on the Go will be at Harding School with a ton of children's materials. Come on by to load up on books, get a library card, return items, or just to say hello and have a walk in the neighborhood.

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Creator’s Club: Raíces y Sueños Edition

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastside Front Lawn at Eastside
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Books & Reading, Spanish, STEAM & Maker
Age Group:
School-aged children (Grades K-2), School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Family
Details/Detalles:

Looking for a fun and creative after-school activity to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month? Join us every Wednesday from September 25 through October 23 at the Eastside Library for ...

Library Branch: Eastside
Room: Eastside Front Lawn
Age Group: School-aged children (Grades K-2), School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Family
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Books & Reading, Spanish, STEAM & Maker
Details/Detalles:

Looking for a fun and creative after-school activity to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?

State Street Job Fair

State Street Job Fair

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Job & Career, Spanish
Age Group:
Adults
Details/Detalles:

Find your next job opportunity! Meet employers from a wide variety of organizations and industries who are seeking hardworking and enthusiastic employees to fill available position...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Job & Career, Spanish
Required
Details/Detalles:

Find your next job opportunity! Meet employers from a wide variety of organizations and industries who are seeking hardworking and enthusiastic employees to fill available positions.

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LOTG | Bohnett Park: Coffee at the Creek Edition

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Bohnett Park at Library on the Go (LOTG)
Program Type:
Library on the Go
Age Group:
School-aged children (Grades K-2), School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Family, All Ages
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go at this special event in honor of Creek Week! Make your own creek-preservation themed button, enjoy a snack, and pick up a free children’s book to add t...

Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: Bohnett Park
Age Group: School-aged children (Grades K-2), School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Family, All Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go
Details/Detalles:

Visit the Library on the Go at this special event in honor of Creek Week! Make your own creek-preservation themed button, enjoy a snack, and pick up a free children’s book to add to your home library (while supplies last).

Teen Volunteer Time

Teen Volunteer Time

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Upper Level at Central
Program Type:
Civic Engagement, Spanish
Age Group:
Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Details/Detalles:

Teens can earn 90 minutes of community service time every week at the Central Library. Teens will help find books, organize library materials, prepare arts and crafts activities, a...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Central
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish
Required
Details/Detalles:

Teens can earn 90 minutes of community service time every week at the Central Library. Teens will help find books, organize library materials, prepare arts and crafts activities, and other tasks.

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Stay & Play

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Spanish
Age Group:
Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Stay & play eastside:

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 pre...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
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.