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English Conversation Group

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:
Join SBPL’s Literacy staff for a fun, informal opportunity to practice your English language skills. All skill levels are welcome.   Disclaimer(s): Participants in this event may be photographed by Library staff. These photos may be us...

SBPL Works! Typing Course

10:30am - 11:30am
Central
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Job & Career, Tech Skills
Registration Required
Event Details:
SBPL Works! Is offering an Open Lab for job seekers to improve their typing skills, designed to help participants boost your career readiness, and enhance your digital communication abilities. This course is packed with interactive and adaptive lesso...

English Conversation Group

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastside
Library Branch: Eastside
Room: MLK Jr.
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Spanish

Join SBPL’s Literacy staff for a fun, informal opportunity to practice your English language skills. All skill levels 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.

1st Thursday Art Reception

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery East
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Visit the library for a 1st Thursday reception and view the latest art exhibits. Exhibits rotate monthly in each of the Faulkner galleries. ...

1st Thursday Art Reception

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Special Event
Event Details:
Visit the library for a 1st Thursday reception and view the latest art exhibits. Exhibits rotate monthly in each of the Faulkner galleries. ...

Santa Barbara Art Association 1st Thursday Art Reception

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Special Event
Event Details:
Visit the Faulkner Main Gallery from 5-8pm for a reception celebrating the artworks on view for the month of December by the Santa Barbara Art Association.  The Santa Barbara Art Association (SBAA) was founded in 1952 and currently has a memb...

LOTG | State St

1:30pm - 5:00pm
Library on the Go (LOTG)
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 (High School), Teen (Junior High), Adults, Family, All Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go, Spanish
Event Details:
The Library on the Go van is open during the Central Library’s construction closure. Visit us on the 1100 block of State Street, around the corner from the Library to check out books, get a library card, or use a public computer in the fresh air. We'...

LOTG | Milpas St. Holiday Parade

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Library on the Go (LOTG)
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 (High School), Teen (Junior High), Adults, Family, All Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go, Spanish
Event Details:
Join the Library and the Santa Barbara Eastside Society as we spread cheer in the annual Milpas Street Holiday Parade! Wave to the Library on the Go as we pass by, along with representatives from other organizations in our community. The parade start...

LOTG | Villa Santa Fe

10:30am - 11:30am
Library on the Go (LOTG)
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library on the Go, Spanish

Visit Library on the Go! We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with WiFi access. 

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.

LOTG | Presidio Springs

12:15pm - 1:15pm
Library on the Go (LOTG)
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library on the Go
Event Details:
The Library on the Go will be in front of Presidio Springs housing complex loaded with adult materials like large type, fiction, nonfiction, and Spanish language materials. ...

Community Connections Office Hours: Project Heal of Santa Barbara County | Eastside

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastside
Library Branch: Eastside
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:
Project Heal of Santa Barbara County 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 s...

English Conversation Group

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:
Join SBPL’s Literacy staff for a fun, informal opportunity to practice your English language skills. All skill levels are welcome.   Disclaimer(s): Participants in this event may be photographed by Library staff. These photos may be us...

Romance Book Club | Virtual

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Virtual
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Join us virtually 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). Join us on Zoom! Want to join Romanc...

SBPL Works! Typing Course

10:30am - 11:30am
Central
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Job & Career, Tech Skills
Registration Required
Event Details:
SBPL Works! Is offering an Open Lab for job seekers to improve their typing skills, designed to help participants boost your career readiness, and enhance your digital communication abilities. This course is packed with interactive and adaptive lesso...

English Conversation Group

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastside
Library Branch: Eastside
Room: MLK Jr.
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Spanish

Join SBPL’s Literacy staff for a fun, informal opportunity to practice your English language skills. All skill levels 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.

Trail Talks Open Mic: Tales from the Wild

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Trail Talks
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a special Trail Talks Open Mic event where we asked the Santa Barbara community to share short trail talks-related presentations they’re passionate about. Each presenter will have 8 minutes to share their talk. Please join us in welcom...

Grupo de lectura en español | Eastside

9:30am - 10:30am
Eastside
Library Branch: Eastside
Room: MLK Jr.
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Spanish
Event Details:
¡Acompáñanos en el Grupo de Lectura en español de la Biblioteca Pública de Santa Bárbara, el cual se realiza el último viernes de cada otro mes! Este es un grupo de intercambio de ideas y conversación en torno a la lectura. Las obras en este espacio ...

LOTG | Samarkand

10:30am - 11:30am
Library on the Go (LOTG)
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library on the Go, Spanish
Event Details:
The Library on the Go will be in front of the administration building at the Samarkand retirement community loaded with adult materials like large type, fiction, nonfiction, and Spanish language materials. ...

Montecito Book Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Montecito
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Montecito
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join the Montecito Book Club! This month we are reading Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw, by Eddie Ndopu. Take a look at past selections! Disclaimer(s): This event is only in English. Este evento será dirigido en inglés. ...

LOTG | Grace Village

12:15pm - 1:15pm
Library on the Go (LOTG)
Library Branch: Library on the Go (LOTG)
Room: In the Community
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library on the Go, Spanish

Visit Library on the Go! We'll have a mix of adult and children's materials along with WiFi access. 

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.

English Conversation Group

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery East
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:
Join SBPL’s Literacy staff for a fun, informal opportunity to practice your English language skills. All skill levels are welcome.   Disclaimer(s): Participants in this event may be photographed by Library staff. These photos may be us...

SBPL Works! Typing Course

10:30am - 11:30am
Central
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central
Room: Faulkner Gallery West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Job & Career, Tech Skills
Registration Required
Event Details:
SBPL Works! Is offering an Open Lab for job seekers to improve their typing skills, designed to help participants boost your career readiness, and enhance your digital communication abilities. This course is packed with interactive and adaptive lesso...

English Conversation Group

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastside
Library Branch: Eastside
Room: MLK Jr.
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Spanish

Join SBPL’s Literacy staff for a fun, informal opportunity to practice your English language skills. All skill levels 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.