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    Open Mic & Art Gallery Nights at the Library!
    SBPL is excited to highlight our community’s many talents during quarterly Open Mic Night & Art Gallery events throughout 2026. Join us on January 30 for the first event in the series!
    SBPL Community Baby Shower
    Community Baby Shower and New Parent Resource Fair
    Have you recently welcomed a baby, or are you expecting? Join the Santa Barbara Public Library and a variety of partnering organizations in the Faulkner Gallery on Saturday, November 7, for our annual Community Baby Shower. Parents &…
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    Introducing the Tool Library!
    Are you ready to start a home improvement project, but don’t own the tools for the job? SBPL’s new Tool Library is here to help! Celebrate the collection at a Tool Library Launch Party on October 22 from 4-6pm in the Faulkner Gallery and…
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As an original Carnegie Library SBPL receives $10,000
This $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York is in celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary.
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Family Emergency Preparedness Workshop in Spanish
Join SBPL and Legal Aid Foundation for a Spanish Emergency Preparedness Workshop at Eastside Library.
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SB Speaks! Cultural Storytelling at Central Library
Join storytellers at the SB Reads themed “SB Speaks: Cultural Storytelling” on November 14.
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Eastside Library Receives a Colorful New Book Bench
Friends of the Santa Barbara Public Library have donated a joyful Book Bench to the Eastside Library, inspired by the children’s book Makana is a Gift and painted by a local artist.
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Temporary Delays in New Print Book Availability
What’s causing the hold up, and how we’re working to keep great reads in your hands.
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You’re invited: Community Baby Shower
Get Ready to welcome your bundle of joy! New and expecting parents and caregivers can connect, learn, and access free resources on October 4th at Central Library.
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City of SB Appoints New Library Director
Brandon Beaudette will lead the Library into its next chapter
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Your Library Card: The One Card to Rule them All!
We’re celebrating national library card sign up month with unique new designs and a community event!
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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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