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Fiction Book Club

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery West (Central)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Let’s talk fiction! We’ll meet monthly and share our thoughts about a novel or collection of short stories.

This month’s title: TBD

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

Teen Advisory Board

5:00pm–6:30pm
Teen (High School)
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: Teen (High School)
Program Type: For Teens

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, 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 regular basis.

Interested in joining? Apply to T.A.B. now! All prospective members must attend a Library Services Orientation for Teens prior to joining T.A.B.

Please email our Teen Services Librarian with any questions.

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 "Adults" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery (Central)
Age Group: Adults, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a two-part workshop series on Advance Care Planning (ACP), presented by Hospice. This free event is designed to help you understand the importance of ACP and guide you through creating your own personalized plan.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery (Central)
Age Group: Adults, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a two-part workshop series on Advance Care Planning (ACP), presented by Hospice. This free event is designed to help you understand the importance of ACP and guide you through creating your own personalized plan.

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

Teen Advisory Board

5:00pm–6:30pm
Teen (High School)
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: Teen (High School)
Program Type: For Teens

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, 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 regular basis.

Interested in joining? Apply to T.A.B. now! All prospective members must attend a Library Services Orientation for Teens prior to joining T.A.B.

Please email our Teen Services Librarian with any questions.

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 "School-aged children (Grades 3-6)" group
This event is in the "Teen (Junior High)" group

Story Creators

4:00pm–5:00pm
School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Teen (Junior High)
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Teen (Junior High)
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Details/Detalles:

Play with writing and storytelling by exploring how to create characters, setting, and plot. Try your hand at writing opinion pieces or storyboarding a script or graphic novel.

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

Library Services Orientation for Teens

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery (Central)
Age Group: Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Program Type: For Teens
Details/Detalles:

Teens, join SBPL staff for an informative overview of library services and programs, including community service opportunities and physical and digital resources to support your academic and career goals.

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

Teen Advisory Board

5:00pm–6:30pm
Teen (High School)
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: Teen (High School)
Program Type: For Teens

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, 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 regular basis.

Interested in joining? Apply to T.A.B. now! All prospective members must attend a Library Services Orientation for Teens prior to joining T.A.B.

Please email our Teen Services Librarian with any questions.

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 "Adults" group

Fiction Book Club

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery West (Central)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Let’s talk fiction! We’ll meet monthly and share our thoughts about a novel or collection of short stories.

This month’s title: TBD

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

Teen Advisory Board

5:00pm–6:30pm
Teen (High School)
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: Teen (High School)
Program Type: For Teens

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, 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 regular basis.

Interested in joining? Apply to T.A.B. now! All prospective members must attend a Library Services Orientation for Teens prior to joining T.A.B.

Please email our Teen Services Librarian with any questions.

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 "School-aged children (Grades 3-6)" group
This event is in the "Teen (Junior High)" group

Story Creators

4:00pm–5:00pm
School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Teen (Junior High)
Central Library
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: School-aged children (Grades 3-6), Teen (Junior High)
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Details/Detalles:

Play with writing and storytelling by exploring how to create characters, setting, and plot. Try your hand at writing opinion pieces or storyboarding a script or graphic novel.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fiction Book Club

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery West (Central)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Let’s talk fiction! We’ll meet monthly and share our thoughts about a novel or collection of short stories.

This month’s title: TBD

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fiction Book Club

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Central Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery West (Central)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Let’s talk fiction! We’ll meet monthly and share our thoughts about a novel or collection of short stories.

This month’s title: TBD

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Get it Done: Advance Care Planning – An Initiative of Hospice of Santa Barbara

11:00am–12:30pm
Adults, Family
Eastside Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Eastside Library
Room: MLK Jr. Room (Eastside)
Age Group: Adults, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a two-part workshop series on Advance Care Planning (ACP), presented by Hospice. This free event is designed to help you understand the importance of ACP and guide you through creating your own personalized plan.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Get it Done: Advance Care Planning – An Initiative of Hospice of Santa Barbara

11:00am–12:30pm
Adults, Family
Eastside Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Eastside Library
Room: MLK Jr. Room (Eastside)
Age Group: Adults, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a two-part workshop series on Advance Care Planning (ACP), presented by Hospice. This free event is designed to help you understand the importance of ACP and guide you through creating your own personalized plan.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery (Central)
Age Group: Adults, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a two-part workshop series on Advance Care Planning (ACP), presented by Hospice. This free event is designed to help you understand the importance of ACP and guide you through creating your own personalized plan.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery (Central)
Age Group: Adults, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us for a two-part workshop series on Advance Care Planning (ACP), presented by Hospice. This free event is designed to help you understand the importance of ACP and guide you through creating your own personalized plan.