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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 17, 2022
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The King Center"Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center and community institution for over a quarter century."
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"Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968."
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"At the age of 35, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize."
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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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Pokémon Club Thursday, January 20 4:00 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required.
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Preschool Yoga Story Time Friday, January 21 11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater For ages 3 to 5 with caretakers. No registration is required.
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Everything but the Kitchen Sink Packs Wednesday, January 26 4:00 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required.
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Lunar New Year Youth Celebration Packs Pick-up: Saturday, January 29 - Saturday, February 5 11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater For ages 4 to 12. No registration is required.
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GetSetUp Presentation Saturday, January 29 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Shepard Hall For ages 18+ Registration is required.
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Valley Reads Book Club Tuesday, February 1 2:00 p.m. in Shepard Hall Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue For ages 18+ No registration is required.
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Story Time to You Wednesday, January 19 and Friday, January 28; 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. 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.
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What's new? Take a look below at some of the Library's NEW services, fun items to check out and more!
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NEW! Launchpad Playaway Tablets Secure learning tablets created for children to further their learning and skills. Each Launchpad is pre-loaded with high-quality learning apps grouped by age, grade level, subject area, and theme. No internet access needed. Launchpad Playaway tablets at Santa Maria and Orcutt Branches are funded by a grant from the California State Library and an anonymous donor from Orcutt.
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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.
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Duneby Frank HerbertOpposing forces struggle for control of the universe when the archenemy of the Emperor is banished to a barren world where water is the most precious commodity.
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A Man Named Doll by Jonathan AmesHappy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff drop beneath the Hollywood sign with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George. A veteran of both the Navy and LAPD, Doll supplements his meager income as a P.I. by working through the night at a local Thai spa that offers its clients a number of special services. But when things get out-of-hand with one particularly violent patron, even he finds himself wildly out of his depth, and then things take an even more dangerous twist when an old friend from his days as a cop shows up at his door with a bullet in his gut.
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Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election by Paul KendrickThe authors of Douglass and Lincoln present fully for the first time the story of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s imprisonment in the days leading up to the 1960 presidential election and the efforts of three of John F. Kennedy’s civil rights staffers who went rogue to free him - a move that changed the face of the Democratic Party and propelled Kennedy to the White House.
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Teen Book Recommendations
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Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie GarberDesperate to stop the love of her life from marrying another, Evangeline Fox strikes a deal with the wicked Prince of Hearts - a bargain that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy.
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Children's Book Recommendations
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Pony by R. J. PalacioAfter his dad is taken away, Silas sets out with a mysterious pony on a dangerous journey across a vast American landscape to find him--a journey that will ultimately connect him with his past and future.
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