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    Wild About Reading Library Card Design Contest Winners
    Celebrate the Zoo and the Library with your Library Card! Three new Library Card Designs, inspired by animals and reading will be available at all Santa Barbara Public Library locations and Library on the Go beginning Monday, September 28.
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    Teen Library Services Orientation!
    Join us for a fun and informative event that will introduce teens to everything the library has to offer including community service opportunities, special programs, resources.
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    Santa Barbara Public Library is planning ahead, and we want you in the room. Take our community survey. Your voice will help guide the Library’s next chapter.
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Local 1 Million Cups Chapter Supports Entrepreneurs and Business Owners with Networking and Learning Opportunities
Are you starting a business and/or looking to expand your community of local entrepreneurs and business owners? 
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"Read & Shine" With the Library This Summer
The Library is thrilled to announce the launch of the highly anticipated annual Summer Reading Challenge, "Read & Shine," inviting children, teens, and adults to embark on a literary journey. Drop in to the Central, Eastside, Montecito…
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The Santa Barbara Public Library Launches All Ages Summer Challenge: Read & Shine
The Santa Barbara Public Library is thrilled to announce the launch of the highly anticipated annual Summer Reading Challenge, "Read & Shine," inviting children, teens, and adults to embark on their own reading adventure. Drop in to…
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The Santa Barbara Public Library Kicks Off the Summer Season with Special Programs
Santa Barbara Public Library invites the community to celebrate the beginning of summer! SBPL will be hosting fun and educational events for all ages throughout June, July, and August. 
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Santa Barbara Public Library adds BCycle Passes to Library of Things Collection
Santa Barbara Public Library is thrilled to partner with Santa Barbara BCycle to expand access to their eBike share program to the Santa Barbara community. With the addition of BCycle to SBPL’s Library of Things collection, BCycle and…
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Santa Barbara Area Newspapers Now Digitized and Preserved!
If you’ve worked closely with microfilm collections, you probably have heard the term “vinegar syndrome.” You may have even encountered its unmistakable vinegary smell opening a cabinet of old microfilm. Vinegar syndrome is a chemical form…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Hiring Teen Interns for Summer
The Santa Barbara Public Library is offering a Summer Teen Internship, a unique and valuable opportunity for high school students to gain work experience and explore their interests in civic service, library services, or entrepreneurship.…
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Santa Barbara Hosts 2023 Community Baby Shower New Parent Resource Fair
The Santa Barbara Public Library is hosting the annual Community Baby Shower at the Central Library, located at 40 E. Anapamu St., on Saturday, May 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you’re expecting a baby or have a little one already,…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Hosts Teen Summer Job and Volunteer Fair
Santa Barbara Public Library is hosting a Teen Summer Job and Volunteer Fair, to be held on Tuesday, June 6, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Faulkner Gallery at Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This event is designed to…
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