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October 15, 2021
NEW Library Hours
Beginning November 1, Library Hours will be:
Santa Maria Main: 
Mondays through Saturdays,
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Guadalupe:
Mondays through Fridays, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
Library News
An increasing number of visitors are returning to use the libraries. The Library hours survey in September indicated the need for more hours at all locations. For the immediate future, the Main Library is adding one hour to stay open until 6:00 p.m. The branch libraries (with the exception of Guadalupe) will retain the same hours until vacant positions are filled.
 
Library Jobs Available
The Library is seeking people who enjoy working with all ages for branch libraries in Cuyama, Guadalupe, Los Alamos, Orcutt, the bookmobile, and Santa Maria. Positions for Assistant Library Technician work 19 hours/week for $15.33/hour.  Benefits include working in
a clean and inspirational setting with
ideas, people, and books. 
Apply online at: www.cityofsantamaria.org/HR
Careers at the City of Santa Maria Public Library:
https://youtu.be/YW4xgNyIGyw
Celebrating "Friends of the Library Week" October 17 - 23
The Santa Maria Public Library System has five non-profit 501(c)(3) support groups that raise funds to purchase library materials, equipment, and programing supplies. Groups in Santa Maria, Orcutt, Guadalupe and Los Alamos support each of those libraries. The Santa Maria Public Library Foundation supports all locations including Cuyama. What better time than National Friends of Libraries Week to say “Thank You” to our “Friends” for their support of the libraries. For more information on joining groups or getting involved, scroll down the Library locations page for each group’s contact information at https://bit.ly/3p3RjYC
 
 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.
Teen Anime Club 
Friday, October 15, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., 
Held inside the Library.
For junior high and high school students only.
No registration is required.
Youth Preschool Activity Packs
Pick-up: Saturday, October 16 - 
 Saturday, October 23,
Youth Services Desk
For ages 3 to 5.
No registration is required.
 
Stop the Bleed/Para de Sangrar 
Saturday, October 23 
10:00 a.m. in English and 2:00 p.m.
in Spanish, Shepard Hall 
For ages 18 and up.
Registration is required.
Youth Writing Packs
Pick-up: Saturday, October 23 - 
 Saturday, October 30,
Youth Services Desk
For ages 6 to 17.
No registration is required.
 
Fall and Halloween Treats
 Saturday, October 30
10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Youth Services Desk
For youth 17 and under
No registration is required.
Succulent Exchange 
Saturday, October 30 
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,
Lavagnino Plaza
For ALL ages.
No registration is required.
Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece
Saturday, October 30
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Shepard Hall
For ages 18+
Registration begins: October 18
 
Valley Reads Book Club 18+
Tuesday, November 2
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Shepard Hall
For ages 18+
The book for the month of November will be The Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Registration is required.
Bookmobile Events
Story Time to You
Story Time session: October 20, October 29, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Join the bookmobile Librarian for outdoor story time at bookmobile stops. Bring a blanket to sit on and enjoy literacy building and fun for the whole family.
 
Pop-up Stops:
Visit the Bookmobile at monthly Saturday Bookmobile Pop-up Stops.
October 16: Veterans Stand Down at the Santa Maria FairPark,
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 937 South Thornburg Street.
October 22: Downtown Friday; 5:30 p.m.
October 23: Waller Park; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 
 https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/city-government/departments/library/library-locations
 
Adult Book Recommendations
Take a look at some of our recommended books below. Visit the Black Gold catalog,
or call (805) 925-0994, to place a hold on these titles.

The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream : The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer
by Dean Jobb

An award-winning author and journalist transports readers to the late nineteenth century, tracing Dr. Cream’s life – a man who murdered for the sake of murder, against a backdrop of flawed detection methods, bungled investigations, corrupt officials and stifling morality of Victorian society. 
My Heart is a Chainsaw
by Stephen Graham Jones

Protected by horror movies — especially the ones where the masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them — Jade Daniels, an angry, half-Indian outcast, pulls us into her dark mind when blood actually starts to spill into the waters of Indian lake. 
Near the Bone
by Christina Henry

When three strangers arrive on the mountaintop, hunting a creature in the woods, Mattie is terrified that her husband William will get angry – because horrible things happen when he is angry. 
Teen Book Recommendations
The Dead and the Dark
by Courtney Gould

New to Snakebite, Oregon, Logan, the shunned daughter of TV’s ParaSpectors, must figure out who — or what — is haunting the town when teenagers start turning up dead, exposing the dark secrets of those around her. 
Children's Book Recommendations
Trick or Treat, Crankenstein
by Samantha Berger

Plagued by costume disasters, pumpkin-carving nightmares and a terrible toothache, Crankenstein fears that this will be the crankiest Halloween EVER. 
Hardly Haunted
by Jessie Sima

House wants to be a home and hopes for a family that doesn’t mind her creaky hinges and banging pipes; however, her new family is not quite what she expected. 
TeenTober is a national celebration hosted by libraries every October. Libraries participate in celebrating teens, promoting teen services and encouraging teens to learn new skills, in and outside the library. Since resuming teen programming in September 2021, the number of program attendees has more than doubled from similar programs offered pre-pandemic. More than ever, teens need a safe, physical space to find positive social interactions with both their peers and adults. The future of Libraries hinges on young people developing both interest and enthusiasm for their libraries. Luckily, that potential remains strong here in Santa Maria. 
For more information on TeenTober, please visit: https://www.ala.org/yalsa/teentober
 
 
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City of Santa Maria Public Library
421 South McClelland Street
Santa Maria, California 93454 | (805) 925-0994
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