Upcoming Events

Name: SBPL Works! Typing Course
Start: 2023-11-30T10:30:00-08:00
End: 2023-11-30T11:30:00-08:00
Location: Faulkner Gallery West

Featured Events

SBPL Works! Typing Course

Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Faulkner Gallery West at Central

Program Type:

Job & Career, Tech Skills

Age Group:

Adults

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Open

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...

Local Author Book Fair

Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Faulkner Gallery at Central

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Books & Reading, Special Event

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Central

Room: Faulkner Gallery

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Culture, Books & Reading, Special Event

Event Details:

Join SBPL and local authors for a book fair where readers can meet these authors from our vibrant local writing community, purchase their work, and support our local literary talent. We look forward to getting our author community together to network...

Let’s Write: Creating Harmony During the Holidays with Diana Raab, PhD

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Faulkner Gallery East at Central

Program Type:

Arts & Culture

Age Group:

Adults

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Closed

Library Branch: Central

Room: Faulkner Gallery East

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Culture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Would you enjoy a liberating way to carve out some time for yourself during the chaos of the holiday season? Writing is a great way to slow yourself down a bit and release what may be bottled up inside, whether you’re reflecting on past experiences o...

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Upper Level at Central

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Spanish

Age Group:

Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

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Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teens are welcome to come and earn 90 mins of community service time every week at the Central Library. Teens will be helping with finding books, organizing library materials, preparing arts and crafts activities and other tasks.

SBPL Works! Typing Course

Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Faulkner Gallery West at Central

Program Type:

Job & Career, Tech Skills

Age Group:

Adults

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Open

Library Branch: Central

Room: Faulkner Gallery West

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Job & Career, Tech Skills

Registration Required

Event Details:

Teen Winter Maker Faire

Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

MLK Jr. at Eastside

Program Type:

STEAM & Maker

Age Group:

Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

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Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: STEAM & Maker

Event Details:

Join us for a morning of creativity and craftiness as we make holiday gifts for ourselves and others! Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to try out SBPL's Maker Equipment as we create amazing gifts for family and friends, like magnets, snow globes, key...

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

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Eastside

Program Type:

Adult Literacy

Age Group:

Adults

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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...

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Upper Level at Central

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Spanish

Age Group:

Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

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Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

SBPL Works! Typing Course

Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Faulkner Gallery West at Central

Program Type:

Job & Career, Tech Skills

Age Group:

Adults

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Open

Library Branch: Central

Room: Faulkner Gallery West

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Job & Career, Tech Skills

Registration Required

Event Details:

Trail Talks Open Mic: Tales from the Wild

Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Faulkner Gallery at Central

Program Type:

Trail Talks

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Central

Room: Faulkner Gallery

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Trail Talks

Event Details:

This is where we get to hear from you, yes you! To close out the year, we are hosting a special Trail Talks Open Mic event where we are asking the Santa Barbara community to share short trail talks-related presentations they’re passionate about. ...

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Community Connections Office Hours: Noah's Anchorage YMCA Youth Shelter

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Age Group: Teen (High School), Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement

Event Details:

YMCA Transitional Aged Youth programs will provide supportive services to youth ages 18-24 years old who are currently or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Clients may receive basic needs, referrals, case management, and housing support during ta...

Dementia Awareness Presentation by Alzheimer's Association

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Eastside

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join SBPL and The Alzheimer's Association for a presentation on dementia, a disease that more than 55 million people experience worldwide. This presentation designed to empower the Santa Barbara community with crucial insights, including: Under...

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Winter Holiday Closure

All Day 12/23 - 12/25

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central, Eastside, Montecito, Library on the Go (LOTG), Virtual, Off Site

Description:

All SBPL locations will be closed for the winter holiday break. ...

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Community Connections Office Hours: Noah's Anchorage YMCA Youth Shelter

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Age Group: Teen (High School), Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement

Event Details:

Winter Holiday Closure

All Day 12/30 - 1/1

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central, Eastside, Montecito, Library on the Go (LOTG), Virtual, Off Site

Description:

All SBPL locations will be closed for the winter holiday break. ...

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Library Board Meeting

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: All Faulkner Galleries

Program Type: Civic Engagement

Event Details:

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

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

All SBPL Locations Closed for Staff Training

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central, Eastside, Montecito, Library on the Go (LOTG), Virtual, Off Site

Community Connections Office Hours: Noah's Anchorage YMCA Youth Shelter

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Central

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Central

Age Group: Teen (High School), Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement

Event Details:

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Library Board Meeting

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: All Faulkner Galleries

Program Type: Civic Engagement

Event Details:

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

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Community Connections Office Hours: Noah's Anchorage YMCA Youth Shelter

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Age Group: Teen (High School), Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement

Event Details:

Teen Volunteer Time | Central

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Central

Library Branch: Central

Room: Upper Level

Age Group: Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Spanish

Central

Eastside

Montecito

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