Upcoming Events

Name: SBPL Works! Typing Course
Start: 2023-12-07T10:30:00-08:00
End: 2023-12-07T11:30:00-08:00
Location: Faulkner Gallery West

Featured Events

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:

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...

Santa Barbara Art Association 1st Thursday Art Reception

Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Faulkner Gallery at Central

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Special Event

Age Group:

Adults

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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...

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...

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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Open

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

Friday, December 15, 2023 at 9:30am - 10:30am

MLK Jr. at Eastside

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Spanish

Age Group:

Adults

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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 ...

Teen Anime & Manga Club

Friday, December 15, 2023 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Faulkner Gallery West at Central

Program Type:

Arts & Culture

Age Group:

Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

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Library Branch: Central

Room: Faulkner Gallery West

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

Program Type: Arts & Culture

Event Details:

Do you love anime & manga? Come to our Teen Anime & Manga Club (アニメや漫画クラブ)! Come hang out with other fans, learn a little bit about the mediums, and enjoy talking about your favorites. We’ll discuss manga, watch anime, create and share drawi...

Teen Winter Ball

Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Teen (High School), Teen (Junior High)

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Open

Library Branch: Off Site

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

Program Type: Special Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

SBPL's Teen Interns invite teens in 7-9 grades are invited to celebrate the magic of winter at SBPL’s 1st ever Winter Ball! Join us for a sparkling evening of fun and festivity at the Crafter’s Library on Saturday, December 16th from 5:00 pm to 7:30 ...

SBPL Works! Typing Course

Thursday, December 21, 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:

Filters

Central Library Closed

All Day

Central

Closing

Branches:

Central

Description:

Central will be closed on December 8th due to construction. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Madres Unidas

10:15am - 11:15am

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Family, All Ages

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

Madres unidas es un espacio para que las madres de nuestra comunidad se reúnan y compartan sus anécdotas, fortalezas, desafíos y se apoyen entre sí, mientras disfrutan de un café y unas golosinas. La Biblioteca Pública de Santa Bárbara y AHA! te...

Conceptos Básicos de Internet y Computadoras

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Eastside

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish, Tech Skills

Registration Required

Event Details:

This event is in Spanish. En el mundo digital de hoy, poseer habilidades básicas de computación e internet es esencial tanto para el crecimiento personal como profesional. Este taller está diseñado para proporcionar a los participantes una base só...

Grupo de apoyo prenatal y posparto

11:00am - 12:00pm

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults, Family

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

This event is in Spanish. Este grupo está diseñado para las mamás antes, durante y después de tener sus bebés y que quieren apoyo en su transición a la maternidad. La Biblioteca Pública de Santa Bárbara y The Solar Road Foundation te invi...

All SBPL Locations Closed for Staff Training

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

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

Conceptos Básicos de Internet y Computadoras

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Eastside

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish, Tech Skills

Registration Required

Event Details:

Madres Unidas

10:15am - 11:15am

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Family, All Ages

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

Conceptos Básicos de Internet y Computadoras

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Eastside

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish, Tech Skills

Registration Required

Event Details:

Conceptos Básicos de Internet y Computadoras

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Eastside

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish, Tech Skills

Registration Required

Event Details:

Grupo de apoyo prenatal y posparto

11:00am - 12:00pm

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults, Family

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

Conceptos Básicos de Internet y Computadoras

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Eastside

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish, Tech Skills

Registration Required

Event Details:

Grupo de apoyo prenatal y posparto

11:00am - 12:00pm

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults, Family

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

Grupo de apoyo prenatal y posparto

11:00am - 12:00pm

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults, Family

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

Grupo de apoyo prenatal y posparto

11:00am - 12:00pm

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults, Family

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

Grupo de apoyo prenatal y posparto

11:00am - 12:00pm

Eastside

Library Branch: Eastside

Room: MLK Jr.

Age Group: Adults, Family

Program Type: Parents & Caregivers, Spanish

Event Details:

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Eastside

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