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cloudLibrary eBooks Through cloudLibrary, Santa Maria Public Library patrons have access to thousands of eBook and eAudiobook titles for adults, kids, and teens. Download bestsellers, classics, and more with an easy one-time login, one-click app. For more information, please visit the "downloadable materials" section of the Library's website at: https://bit.ly/3Jxrh7l
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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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Teen Anime Club Friday, February 18 4:00 p.m. in Shepard Hall For junior high and high school students No registration is required.
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Black History Month Celebration with NAACP of Santa Maria and Lompoc Saturday, February 19 3:00 p.m. in Lavagnino Plaza For ages 18 and up. Registration is required.
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Youth Writing Packs Pick-up: Saturday, February 19 - Saturday, February 26
For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required.
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Sensory Bin Creation Station Tuesday, February 22 11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater For ages 3 to 5 with caregivers. No registration is required.
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Celebrate Tell a Fairy Tale Day: Fairy Tale Story Time Friday, February 25 11:00 a.m. in the Altrusa Theater For families. No registration is required.
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Fairy Tale Afternoon Movie Friday, February 25 1:00 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater. Tangled, (PG, 100 minutes) 2010.
For families. No registration is required.
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Teen Resume and Online Job Searching Workshop Friday, February 25 4:00 p.m. in Altrusa Theater For teens/emerging adults Registration is required.
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Tech Help Saturdays Saturday, February 26 11:00 a.m. in the Dorothea Nelson Conference Room. For ages 18 and up. Registration is required.
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Valley Reads Book Club Tuesday, March 1 2:00 p.m. in Shepard Hall Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. For ages 18 and up. Registration is required.
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Valley Reads Book Club Special Event with PCPA Saturday, March 5 10:00 a.m. in Shepard Hall The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. For ages 18 and up. Registration is required.
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Story Time to You February 16 and February 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, February 26 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Fletcher 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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Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu BabalolaA debut anthology reimagines cultural folk and love stories from West Africa, Greek mythology and Middle East legend, from the tale of an unappreciated Nigerian goddess to the story of a powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman’s fateful decision.
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Will by Will SmithOne of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesThis ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began on the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery reimagines if our national narrative actually started in late August of 1619, when a ship arrived in Jamestown bearing a cargo of 20-30 enslaved people from Africa.
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The House of Love by Adriana TrigianiHelping her Mama decorate the house, bake cupcakes and make valentines for all six of her siblings for Valentine’s Day, Mia Valentina Amore wonders if her Mama has forgotten her when she doesn’t receive her own valentine. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Hair Loveby Matthew A CherryA little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.
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Teen Book Recommendations
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The Heartbreak Bakery by A. R. CapettaSyd, a baker at the Proud Muffin, is perplexed after couples who eat Syd's brownies immediately split up, but when the owners of the bakery eat the brownies, Syd is afraid the bakery may close and it is only Harley, a delivery person, who convinces Syd that baking can actually fix things.
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