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"Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. Did You Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week . . . Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year." International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8... "A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality."
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National Women's History Alliance
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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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Spotlight On: Spring Reading Program, In-N-Out Cover to Cover Saturday, March 5 - Saturday, April 16 The popular In-N-Out Reading Program returns. Sign up at any SMPL location, track books read, and receive rewards for every five books completed. Sponsored and provided by In-N-Out.
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Read Across America Story Time Wednesday, March 2 10:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater For families of all ages. No registration is required.
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Bouncing Baby Story Time Friday, March 4 12:00 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater Babies up to 12 months and their caregivers. Registration is required.
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Valley Reads Book Club Special Event with PCPA Saturday, March 5 10:00 a.m. via Zoom The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is required.
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Tech Help Saturdays Saturday, March 5 11:00 a.m. in Dorothea Nelson Conference Room For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is required.
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Youth Art Time Tuesday, March 8 4:00 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater For those in 1st through 6th grade. No registration is required.
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Preschool Activity Time Monday, March 14 11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater.
For ages 3 to 5 with caregivers. No registration is required.
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Painted Gardening Pot Workshop Saturday, March 19 10:30 a.m. in Shepard Hall For ages 18 and up. Registration is required.
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Story Time to You March 3, March 8, March 16, and March 25 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. Pop-up Bookmobile Stops Saturday, March 19 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Bob Orach Park Visit the Bookmobile at monthly Saturday Bookmobile Pop-up Stops for a family-friendly maker project.
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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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The School for Good Mothers: a Novel by Jessamine ChanAfter one moment of poor judgment involving her daughter Harriet, Frida Liu falls victim to a host of government officials who will determine if she is a candidate for a Big Brother-like institution that measures the success or failure of a mother’s devotion.
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The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe book about a migrant family seeking a better life in California during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s was not only banned, it was burned by people citing vulgar words and sexual references, nevertheless the Nobel Prize committee later indicated that the work was one of the prime reasons that its author won the top award in literature.
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Ida B. the Queen: the Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle DusterWritten by her great-granddaughter, a historical portrait of the boundary-breaking civil rights pioneer includes coverage of Wells’s early years as a slave, her famous acts of resistance and her achievements as a journalist and anti-lynching activist.
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Children's Book Recommendations
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Georgia O'Keeffe: She saw the World in a Flower by Gabrielle BalkanIntroduces children to the famous American painter Georgia O’Keeffe, revealing what led her to look closely at nature to create her iconic paintings of flowers and bones, and how her life and art inspires kids to create their own masterpieces.
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I'm Trying to Love Garbage by Bethany BartonOverflowing with interesting information and a hefty dose of humor, this picture book explores the history and future of garbage, leaving readers with a better awareness of the garbage they create and where it all ends up.
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Run. Book one by John LewisThis astounding graphic novel tells the story of an often overlooked chapter of civil rights history through the eyes of Congressman John Lewis—one of the “Big Six” leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington.
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