Month Calendar

Join the Library on the Go van and the Santa Barbara Dance Institute for a joyful, bilingual early childhood creative dance program at Oak Park!

Get into the holiday spirit with the Library on the Go and Downtown Santa Barbara at the Annual Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting event!

Join the Library on the Go van at the Santa Barbara High School Swap Meet where we will be stocked with mostly adult items, but we’ll also have some children’s items available.

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, mulching, harvesting, planting, and more.

Join us for a delightful morning of art and storytime focused on developing your child’s literacy skills through action rhymes and short stories in both English and Spanish.

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.

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

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Teens: are you looking to improve your emotional intelligence and create stronger social connections? Join SBPL and founder of What is LOVE, Christy Stillwell, M.A.

Venture into the world of Minecraft!

Get creative on iPads provided by the library, with a chance to learn more about our 3D printer and other robots in the library’s terrific Tech Lab.

Join us for Romance Book Club to meet other romance readers in the community, chat about your favorite romances, and discuss the month's reading selection (books are available digitally for checkout).