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Wishing Trees December 1 - December 31 What will you wish for? Come visit our wishing trees and write down your hope, wish, or dream for next year. Hang your wish on a tree and see what others in the community are wishing for. The trees are located on the first floor of the Library and available during regular hours of operation throughout the month of December. For more information, please call the Information Desk at (805) 925-0994. |
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Library Holiday Hours Saturday, December 24: Close at 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 26: CLOSED Saturday, December 31: Close at 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 2: CLOSED Horario de vacaciones de la biblioteca Sábado 24 de diciembre: Cierra a las 5:00 p.m. Lunes 26 de diciembre: CERRADO Sábado, 31 de diciembre: Cierra a las 5:00 p.m. Lunes 2 de enero: CERRADO |
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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Let's Blow Off Some STEAM Friday, December 2 11:00 a.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 3 to 5. No registration is required. |
Youth Maker Market Saturday, December 3 10:00 a.m., Shepard Hall For all ages. No registration is required. |
Tech Help Saturdays Saturdays, December 3 and December 17 11:00 a.m., Learning Loft For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Preschool Art Time Monday, December 5 11:00 a.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 3 to 5 with caregivers. No registration is required. |
Youth Art Time Tuesday, December 6 4:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater For grades 1- 6 No registration is required. |
Teen Dirty Paint Pouring Thursday, December 8 4:30 p.m., Altrusa For junior high and high school students. No registration is required. |
Teen BOLT Friday, December 9 4:30 p.m., Altrusa Theater For junior high and high school students. No registration is required. |
Cards and Cocoa Packs for Youth (All Locations) Pack pick-up begins: Saturday, December 10 For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required. |
Craftworks: Holiday Book Ornaments Saturday, December 10 10:30 a.m., Shepard Hall For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Pokémon Club Saturday, December 10 11:00 a.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required. |
Youth Winter Reading Program: Cozy Critters Read December 12 - January 13 3:30 p.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 0 to 17. Registration is required. |
Tech Made Easy Workshop Saturday, December 17 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., Shepard Hall For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Bookmobile Winter Hours: November 7 - January 27 During winter hours the bookmobile closes daily at 5:00 p.m. |
To-Go Kits: Tassel Bookmarks (Orcutt Branch) December 1 - December 8 For ages 18 and up. No registration is required. |
Cocoa and Stories December 13 - December 16 2:00pm; Grogan Park 4:00pm; Armstrong Park, Preisker Park, Rotary Park Join the bookmobile Librarian at park stop locations for stories and a warm cup of cocoa. Bring a blanket to sit on and enjoy literacy building and fun for the whole family. |
Pop-up Bookmobile Stop Saturday, December 17 12:00pm, Marilyn Stanley Park Visit the bookmobile at monthly Saturday Bookmobile Pop-up stop. Check-out, return materials, sign-up for a Library card, and much more! |
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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You're a mean one, Matthew Prince by Timothy JanovskyYoung, rich, and thoroughly spoiled, Matthew has no intention of being shipped off to some small town in New England to stay with his grandmother for Christmas...or to play nice with the attractive young man he meets there. Find a little "Joy to the World"? Not today, Santa. But when the two are forced to work together to make a charity gala go off without a hitch, Matthew may find the home he's been missing all along.
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Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen As Christmas 1971 approaches, the Hildebrand family of New Prospect, Illinois deals with increasing points of crisis including a stale marriage, the draft, and their son's sexual orientation in the first novel in a new trilogy from the author of Purity.
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The Little Bear by Nicola KillenWhen she dreams about a magical schoolhouse in the woods where friendly little animals make learning fun, Ollie is no longer apprehensive about her first day of school in fact, she's looking forward to it.
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Holiday Hunt : More Than 800 Things to Find! by Clever Media GroupExplore festive elves, gingerbread cookies, shiny decorations, and more in this bright, holiday-themed look and find book! Includes more than 800 things to discover and prompts on every page.
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What Light by Jay AsherDividing her life between her family's Oregon Christmas tree farm and the California tree lot where they spend the holiday seasons, Sierra falls for a boy who lives under the shadow of a terrible mistake, a relationship that is met with disapproval and suspicion. By the best-selling author of Thirteen Reasons Why.
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