(805) 962-7653

40 East Anapamu St

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mon: 10:00am-7:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-7:00pm

Wed: 10:00am-7:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-7:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

(805) 963-3727

1102 E Montecito St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93103

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Mon: 10:00am-6:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed: 10:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-6:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

(805) 969-5063

1469 E. Valley Rd.

Montecito, CA 93108

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Tue: 9:00am-5:00pm

Wed: 9:00am-5:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-5:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

Upcoming Events

Name: Local Author Book Fair
Start: 2023-12-02T14:00:00-08:00
End: 2023-12-02T16:00:00-08:00
Location: Faulkner Gallery

Featured Events

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...

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...

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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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. ...

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 ...

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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. ...

All SBPL Locations Closed for Staff Training

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

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

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Eastside

Montecito

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