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Saturday, October 1, 2022
Family History Month
October 1 - 31, 2022
"October is National Family History Month. This is a great opportunity to talk about family history and make sure your family story is remembered for decades (and centuries) to come."
-Kamilah Zischang, https://bit.ly/3xYgTC4
Ancestry.com
The Library offers onsite access to Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com is the world's largest online family history resource. Research census, immigration, military, birth, death and marriage records, and other useful information sources.
To find out more information and available Library
resources, visit:
https://bit.ly/3RjD8Ji
Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society
Not sure where to start? Members of the Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society are available by appointment in the library to assist with your research or to help get you started. Email roots@smvgs.org to schedule. To find out more about SMVGS, visit:
https://bit.ly/3rdvW7i
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
"A digital collection from the Library of Congress of newspapers from around the country dating from 1789-1963. Try searching by names of family members, known places where they lived or worked, and organizations they belonged to." 
- Kamilah Zischang
 https://bit.ly/3Ri9qof
Santa Maria Public Library Programs 
Check out some of the Library's upcoming fun events, below. 
For more information, or to register for events, please call (805) 925-0994, visit our website at www.cityofsantamaria.org/library, or click on any of the event images 
below to be redirected to our Library events calendar.
Spotlight On: 
Makerspace 
Saturdays, October 1 - October 29
Come check out the Makerspace program!  Learn a new craft or skill and bring a sample home. Open to the public, all supplies provided
and all ages welcome.
Hispanic and Latinx Heritage  Month Celebration
Saturday, October 1
11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater
For all ages.
No registration is required.
Tech Help Saturdays
Saturdays, October 1 and October 15
11:00 a.m. in the Dorothea Nelson Conference Room
For ages 18 and up.
Registration is required.
 
World Space Week Youth Pack
Pack pick-up begins: Saturday, October 1
For ages 6 to 12.
No registration is required. 
Sensory Bin Creation Station
Monday, October 3
11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater
For ages 3 to 5.
Registration is required.
Let's Blow Off Some STEAM
Friday, October 7
11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater
For ages 3 to 5.
Registration is required. 
Tech Made Easy:
Microsoft Software
Saturday, October 8
10:30 a.m. in Shepard Hall
For ages 18 and up.
Registration is required. 
Valley Reads Book Club
Saturday, October 8
2:00 p.m. in Shepard Hall
For ages 18 and up.
Registration is required.
Youth Maker Market Orientation
Tuesday, October 11
4:00 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater
For ages 6 to 17.
Orientation is required for Youth
Maker Market participants. 
Teen BOLT
Friday, October 14
4:00 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater
For teens in junior high and high school.
No registration is required. 
CraftWorks: Painted Gardening Pot
Saturday, October 15
10:30 a.m. in Shepard Hall
For ages 18 and up.
Registration is required. 
Branch Programs
Orcutt Branch: Mouse Tales Preschool Story Time
Tuesday, October 4, October 11, October 18 and October 25
10:30 a.m.
For ages 3 to 5.
No registration is required. 
Orcutt Branch:
Painted Gardening Pot Kits
Pick up: Monday, October 10
- Saturday, October 15
For ages 18 and up.
No registration is required. 
Adult Book Recommendations
Check out our recommended books below. 
Visit the Black Gold catalog, or call (805) 925-0994, to place a hold on these titles.
Colombiana: Rediscovery of Recipes & Rituals from the Soul of Colombia
by Mariana Velasquez

The James Beard-award-winning recipe developer and food stylist draws on the rich culinary traditions of her native Bogota, Columbia in a collection of 100 recipes including Tamarind Pork Tenderloin with Mint and Spicy Papaya and Charred Shrimp Gazpacho.
Finding your Roots: Easy-to-Do Genealogy and Family History
by Janice Lindgren Schultz

A librarian and authority on genealogical research offers advice and encouragement to those who are eager to uncover their family history in this guidebook. Getting started, research techniques, interviewing tips, and effective use of the library and internet are all discussed in detail in this book that is ideal for beginners and novices.
Children's Book Recommendations
Gaby's Latin American Kitchen: 70+ Kid-tested and Kid-approved Recipes for Young Chefs
by Gaby Melian

A celebrity chef introduces readers to cultures and cuisines they may be unfamiliar with through more than 70 recipes for each meal of the day that have all been kid-tested and kid-approved.
That's Not My Name!
by Anoosha Syed

During her first day of school when her classmates mispronounce her name, Mirha shies away from correcting them, wondering if she should find a new one until her Mama helps her to see just how special her name is. 
Teen Book Recommendations
Anatomy: A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz

When Hazel, an aspiring female surgeon, meets Jack, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, they work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.
 
 
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Santa Maria, California 93454 | (805) 925-0994
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