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Knit 'n' Needle

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Montecito Library

Program Type:

Arts & Culture

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Montecito Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
SBPL hosts family-friendly, interactive learning activities that explore science, math, literacy, and art

Explore Together

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Island Room (Central) at Central Library

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Early Literacy, STEAM & Maker

Age Group:

Early Childhood (Ages 0-5), School-aged children (Grades K-2), Family
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5), School-aged children (Grades K-2), Family
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Early Literacy, STEAM & Maker
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Join us Saturday mornings at the library for fun, interactive learning activities for the whole family! Explore science, math, literacy, and art concepts together in a hands-on, engaging way.

teen volunteer time

Teen Volunteer Time

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Eastside Library

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, For Teens, Spanish

Age Group:

Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
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Library Branch: Eastside Library
Age Group: Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Program Type: Civic Engagement, For Teens, Spanish
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Teen Clothing Swap

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Faulkner Gallery (Central) at Central Library

Program Type:

For Teens, Spanish, Special Event, Sustainably SBPL

Age Group:

Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery (Central)
Age Group: Teen (Junior High), Teen (High School)
Program Type: For Teens, Spanish, Special Event, Sustainably SBPL
Details/Detalles:

Looking to freshen up your wardrobe? Join SBPL and SBHS’s Sustainable Fashion Club and bring in the clothes you might not wear anymore to swap them out for something new to you!

SBPL hosts event commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the 1925 earthquake

Resilience in Action: SB's History of Community Response to the 1925 Earthquake and other Natural Disasters

Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Faulkner Gallery (Central) at Central Library

Program Type:

Local History

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery (Central)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local History
Details/Detalles:

Join local historian, Betsy Green, and Chaucer’s Books owner and former public librarian, Jen Lemberger, for an afternoon exploring the profound impact of the 1925 Earthquake on our city.

bilingual songs and stories

Bilingual Songs & Stories for Kids

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
MLK Jr. Room (Eastside) at Eastside Library

Program Type:

Early Literacy, Spanish

Age Group:

Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
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Library Branch: Eastside Library
Room: MLK Jr. Room (Eastside)
Age Group: Early Childhood (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy, Spanish
SBPL hosts job interview preparation workshop for teens

Teen Interview Workshop

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Faulkner Gallery East (Central) at Central Library

Program Type:

For Teens, Job & Career

Age Group:

Teen (High School)
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery East (Central)
Age Group: Teen (High School)
Program Type: For Teens, Job & Career
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Come check out our workshop!

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Imagine That! : STEAM Hour

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Island Room (Central) at Central Library

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Books & Reading, Spanish, STEAM & Maker

Age Group:

School-aged children (Grades K-2), School-aged children (Grades 3-6)
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Island Room (Central)
Age Group: School-aged children (Grades K-2), School-aged children (Grades 3-6)
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Books & Reading, Spanish, STEAM & Maker
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Get crafty in the library!

Turn your imagination into reality with a new, hands-on workshop twice a month.

Bilingual English and Spanish speaking staff will be present.

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Healthy cooking class with SBPL and Rooted Santa Barbara County

Rooted Nutrition Jumpstart: Program for Multi-Generational Families

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
MLK Jr. Room (Eastside) at Eastside Library

Program Type:

Special Event, Sustainably SBPL

Age Group:

Adults, Family
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Library Branch: Eastside Library
Room: MLK Jr. Room (Eastside)
Age Group: Adults, Family
Program Type: Special Event, Sustainably SBPL
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join Registered Dietitian Mary Galindo and Diurka Sotomayor from Rooted Santa Barbara County for an interactive workshop designed to make healthy eating easy, delicious, and sustainabl

Fiction in Translation is a new, monthly book club at SBPL

Fiction in Translation Book Club

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Faulkner Gallery East (Central) at Central Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Faulkner Gallery East (Central)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Details/Detalles:

Join us on a reading journey around the globe! Over the course of three months we’ll read three novels translated into English and meet to talk about them.

Space is limited to 12 participants. Registration is required for each session.

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