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Happy Birthday, Children’s Library!
Celebrate 10 Years of the Children’s Library at a Community Birthday Party on September 20.
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SBPL Celebrates the Freedom to Read During Banned Books Week 2025
SBPL invites the community to celebrate the freedom to read with a special book club discussion of Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, and a banned books bookmark design contest as part of Banned Books Week, October 5-11.
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Santa Barbara Reads 2025: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
The wait is over, library patrons! Santa Barbara Public Library is excited to announce the SB Reads 2025 selection, and first graphic novel choice, early so that you can gear up for inspiring conversations and engaging community events.
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Summer Reading 2022 Kick Off
SBPL kicked off Summer Reading 2022: Stories Unfold on Saturday, June 11, at Kids World Alameda Park. The event celebrated the beginning of summer with performances and hula lessons from a real-life circus performer, complimentary Kona Ice…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Honors Juneteenth
This summer, SBPL honored Juneteenth by highlighting our local Black community. Former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaide Rolle shared her recently published picture book, Free At Last: A Juneteenth Poem, illustrated…
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SBPL Under Construction Beginning July 11, Limited Access at Central Library
Santa Barbara Public Library is kicking off a major construction project! Beginning July 11, 2022, construction begins on 3 projects at Central Library: Library Plaza renovation, a new ADA-compliant elevator, and a lower level staff area…
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SBPL’s Outreach Van Supports Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Grant-funded Community Connections Project Will Support Access to Information and Social Services at Santa Barbara Public Library
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SBPL Begins a New Chapter of Services by Forgiving All Outstanding Fines and Fees
Library to Transition to New Catalog with a “Clean Slate” for All Account Holders Santa Barbara City Council approved a proposal to forgive outstanding fines and fees on library accounts in order to facilitate the transition to a new…
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SBPL New OverDrive/Libby Platform
We're excited to announce our new OverDrive/Libby platform!  New Libby/Overdrive Experience Santa Barbara Public Library has moved their Libby / OverDrive titles to a new collection, and will no longer be part of the Black Gold…
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Despite Challenges of the Pandemic, SBPL Finds Creative Ways to Support Caregivers of Young Children
2021 was a year full of unexpected challenges for families, caregivers and young children. Pandemic conditions undermined opportunities for little ones to learn social skills and for parents and caregivers to seek support from their…
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SBPL’s Spanish Outreach Team Helps Shape Spanish-Language Programming
SBPL’s Spanish Outreach Team Helps Shape Spanish-Language ProgrammingThe Santa Barbara Public Library has launched an initiative to help assess how it can improve services to better meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking…
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