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NEW Library Hours! Library hours effective November 1: Main: Monday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Orcutt: Monday - Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Guadalupe: Monday - Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Los Alamos: Monday - Friday, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Cuyama: Wednesdays, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Please check the library's website for the most current hours. |
Spotlight On: Wednesday, November 10; 3:00 p.m. The Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties and the Santa Maria Public Library are partnering to offer a free presentation on the Goodwill’s Veterans Employment Assistance Program (VEAP). Veteran Services Coordinator Rae-Ahnie will discuss the different services offered through VEAP such as paid internships, job placement services, supportive services, occupational skills training, and job readiness training. This presentation is open to all veterans and their families. |
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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. |
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Operation Paperback November 1 - November 30 Main Library, Second Floor No registration is required. |
Virtual Job Fair Wednesday, November 3 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. No registration is required. |
All Branches: Teen Paracord Bracelet Packs In-person activity: Friday, November 5; 3:00 p.m. Pick-up: Saturday, November 6 For teens in junior high and high school. No registration is required. |
Indigenous Heritage Presentation (co-sponsored with AAUW) Saturday, November 6; 2:00 p.m. Shepard Hall For all ages. No registration is required. |
Youth Picture Book Creation Packs Pick-up: Saturday, November 6 - Saturday, November 13 Youth Services Desk For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required. |
Teen Anime Club Friday, November 12; 3:30 p.m. Altrusa Theater For teens in junior high and high school. No registration is required. |
Tech Help Saturdays Saturday, November 13 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Nelson Room For ages 18+ |
Homework Help Mondays - Thursdays; 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Youth Services For grades K-6. No Homework Help December 20 - January 7. No registration is required. |
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. |
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Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America by Nicole EustaceAn immersive tale of the killing of a Native American man and its far-reaching consequences for Colonial America. In the summer of 1722, on the eve of a conference between the Five Nations of the Iroquois and British-American colonists, two colonial fur traders brutally attacked an Indigenous hunter in colonial Pennsylvania. In a stunning narrative history based on painstaking original research, acclaimed historian Nicole Eustace reconstructs the crime and its aftermath, taking us into the worlds of Euro-Americans and Indigenous peoples in this formative period.
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Winter Counts: A Novel by David Heska Wanbli WeidenA vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of his ex to investigate the activities of an expanding drug cartel, while a new tribal council initiative raises controversial questions.
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The Night Watchman: A Novel by Louise ErdrichA historical novel based on the life of the National Book Award-winning author’s grandfather traces the experiences of a Chippewa Council night watchman in mid-19th-century rural North Dakota who fights Congress to enforce Native American treaty rights.
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Children's Book Recommendations |
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Rocket Has a Sleepover by Tad HillsHaving so much fun at a sleepover, Rocket refuses to go to bed until a bedtime story soothes him to sleep, in this delightful easy-to-read book with simple words, lots of repetition and vibrant illustrations.
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The Leaf Thief by Alice HemmingWhen leaves start disappearing as autumn approaches, Squirrel is befuddled by this development and wonders if there is a leaf thief on the loose! Illustrations.
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Teen Book Recommendations |
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Apple: Skin to the Coreby Eric GansworthThe Native American author recounts the story of his family, from the legacy of government boarding schools to his personal experiences fighting to be an artist balancing multiple worlds.
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Colorín Colorado is pleased to offer a series of booklists for children and young adults focused on the heritage, history, and contemporary communities of American Indians and First Nations Peoples. Carole Lindstrom |
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Events & ResourcesThe Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans. |
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