Library News

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,…

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…

The 14th season of the Mission Poetry Series closes with an in-person reading on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 1 p.m. in partnership with Santa Barbara Public Library.

The construction project at Central Library is progressing to a new phase this spring! Central Library will be temporarily closed May 8-11, 2023, due to scheduled work on the ADA elevator project. The construction work will impact air…

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, in partnership with the City of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Public Library, is pleased to announce that Santa Barbara City Council is anticipated to install Melinda Palacio as Santa…

Celebrate National Library Week with Santa Barbara Public Library April 23-29th. National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and…

Santa Barbara Public Library, in collaboration with Santa Barbara City College’s School of Extended Learning, is offering a new Servsafe Food Protection Manager Certification program aimed at individuals interested in pursuing a career in…

The Santa Barbara Public Library will host a three-session tutor training in April and May to continue to support struggling students through the SBPL OG Readers Tutoring Program.

Santa Barbara Public Library reached a construction milestone last week after several days of closure in January, February, and March for construction activities. Central Library’s main level now includes access to fiction, DVDs, and…