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  • Value Line
    Value Line Investment Survey Newsletters Return
    Value Line Investment Survey print periodicals are once again available at the Central Library, thanks to a generous donor in our community. This highly regarded resource is available for free, in-library use to anyone looking to research…
    Book Nook
    Book Nook: A Monthly Bookish Newsletter
    Are you craving some bookish content? Book Nook, SBPL’s monthly book recommendation newsletter, might be just right for you. Learn more about what to expect and sign up today and start growing your To Be Read list! 
    Teens gathered at the Teen Job & Volunteer Fair on the Library Plaza
    Teen Job and Volunteer Fair
    Calling all teens! Discover opportunities at the Teen Job & Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, April 15 from 4-6pm on the Michael Towbes Library Plaza! Opportunities include part-time jobs in retail, food service, internships with local…
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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Eastside Library
Santa Barbara Public Library invites residents to celebrate 50 years of literacy, learning, and community building at the Eastside Library on Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Join us for crafts, activities, food…
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SBPL’s Grant-Funded Parks Pass Project Helps Locals Explore Outdoors
The majority of Library programs and services would not be possible without grant or private funding. Luckily, Santa Barbara Public Library has a great track record of securing outside funding, especially for grant projects. In addition to…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Announces 2023 Santa Barbara Reads Title
Santa Barbara Public Library is pleased to announce the selection of Isabel Allende’s award-winning historical fiction novel A Long Petal of the Sea as the featured title for Santa Barbara Reads 2023. 
Create and Curate a teen workshop and art exhibition
Santa Barbara Public Library Invites Teens to Make & Display Their Art with Create & Curate: Teen Art Workshop
Teen artists and creatives in grades 7-12  are invited to the Eastside Library to create their own unique pieces of art, which the Library will display in the Faulkner Side Galleries for September and October. This program is a chance…
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SBPL Invites Public Input on Faulkner Galleries
Santa Barbara Public Library presented a plan as part of the FY24 budget cycle to align rentals for art exhibition space in the Faulker Galleries with City policies on cost recovery, to maintain consistency with policies for similar…
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Call for Artists for Library Curated Exhibition in Santa Barbara Public Library’s Main Faulkner Gallery for Pride & Joy Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Public Library invites local artists to participate in an exhibition in the Faulkner Gallery during October 2023 as part of a Exhibition in coordination with Pride & Joy Santa Barbara, a pop up event creating a gayborhood…
Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio
SBPL Chats with Santa Barbara’s 10th Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio
The City of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Program was established in 2005 to inspire and remind the local community of the power and beauty of poetry and the spoken word. SBPL serves as the “home” of the Poet Laureate by facilitating free,…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Invites Volunteers to the Fall Session of Adult Literacy Tutor Training
Make a difference in someone’s life — become a Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor at Santa Barbara Public Library!
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Anacapa Street Library Book Return Moving
To keep our patrons and staff safe, the Library Book Return in front of the Courthouse on Anacapa Street will be removed on Monday, August 7. Additional Books Returns have been installed on Anapamu Street between State and Anacapa Streets…
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