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Best Place to View Art Many thanks to the community of voters for naming the Santa Maria Public Library the "Best Place to View Art" in the Sun’s annual Northern Santa Barbara County Best of Reader’s poll. The Library's artistic space includes: - Shepard Hall Art Gallery
- Student art work displays in Youth Services
- The Camera Club photography exhibit in the Reference Department
- Community displays
- a variety of one-of-a-kind sculptures, murals and more!
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Spotlight On: Library Card Sign-up Month "During the month of September, the American Library Association and libraries unite in a national effort to ensure every child signs-up for their own library card. Marley Dias, founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks, author, and executive producer is taking on a new role as honorary chair of Library Card Sign-Up Month. This September, Dias will join the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide in promoting the power of a library card." - ALA.org |
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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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Homework Help Returns Mondays - Wednesdays, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Youth Services and Thursdays, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m virtually through Zoom For Grades K-6. Free after-school homework help for grades K-6 in person, or virtually through Zoom. Volunteer tutors available to help with assignments and work on skills. First come, first served, no sign-ups are required for in person help; registration required for Zoom sessions by emailing: |
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Youth Art Packs Pick-up: Saturday, September 4 – Saturday, September 11 For ages 6 to 10. No registration is required. |
Valley Reads Book Club Tuesday, September 7 2:00 p.m. in Shepard Hall The book for September is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Story Time for Families Wednesdays, September 8 - October 13 4:00 p.m. *outdoor location* Check in with Youth Services for location. ALL ages No registration required. |
Good Morning Story Time Thursdays, September 9 - October 14 10:00 a.m. *outdoor location* Check in with Youth Services for location. ALL ages. No registration required. |
Tech Help Saturdays Saturday, September 11 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Dorothea Nelson Conference Room For ages 18 and up. Registration begins: August 28 |
Decoupage Keepsake Box Workshop Thursday, September 23 3:00 p.m in Shepard Hall For ages 18 and up. Registration begins: September 13 |
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Spotlight On: Youth Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Packs (available at all branches) Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month-- pick up a Hispanic Heritage Month Pack to learn more about the importance of this month. Packs will focus on art from different countries and regions. *All Branches includes Main, Orcutt, Los Alamos, Cuyama, Guadalupe, and the Bookmobile. Pick-up: Saturday, September 11 - Saturday, September 18 For ages 6 to 10. No registration is required. |
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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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She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanWhen the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongban, given the fate of greatness, dies during a brutal attack, his sister, escaping her own fated death, uses her brother’s identity to claim another future altogether—her brother’s abandoned greatness.
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Filthy Animals by Brandon TaylorInterconnected stories set among Midwestern artists and creative types center around a young man trysting with two dancers in an open relationship in a new work of fiction by the author of Booker Prize finalist Real Life.
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The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison BechdelFrom the author of Fun Home, a profoundly affecting graphic memoir of Bechdel's lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a hilarious chronicle of fitness fads in our times.
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Teen Book Recommendations |
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Hello, Cruel Heart by Maureen JohnsonAn original novel inspired by Cruella, the Disney live-action film, follows the experiences of a talented teen fashion designer whose shattered dreams lead to her life on the streets alongside amateur thieves Jasper and Horace. Movie tie-in.
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Children's Book Recommendations |
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Time for School, Little Blue Truck by Alice SchertleAfter making friends with a bright yellow school bus, Blue gets his chance to try out this fun-filled job when his friend misses the bus and needs to get to school on time!
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The Midnight Library by Kazuno KoharaVividly illustrated in contrasting nighttime colors, the story of a special late-night library follows the efforts of a little librarian and her three assistant owls to help everyone find the perfect book in the middle of the night only to have their peace and quiet disrupted by mischievous animals.
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Spotlight On: September 11 The Day That Changed the World
"Despite our shared grief in the aftermath of 9/11, hope, resilience, and unity lifted us up as a nation. Twenty years later, these lessons are more important than ever." -911memorial.org |
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