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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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Adulting 101: Skills for the 21st Century
Thursday, February 16; 3:30 p.m., Shepard Hall For ages 16 - 21. Registration is required. |
Tech Help Saturdays Saturday, February 18 11:00 a.m., Learning Loft For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Saturday Crafternoon: Macrame Coasters 2:30 p.m., Learning Loft For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Paws to Read Tuesdays, February 21 and February 28 3:30 p.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 6 to 12. Registration is required. |
Next Chapter Book Club Wednesday, February 22 5:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 8 to 12. Registration is required. |
Preschool Yoga Story Time 11:00 a.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 3 to 5. No registration is required. |
Teen Candle Making Friday, February 24 4:30 p.m., Altrusa Theater For teens in junior high and high school. Registration is required. |
CraftWorks: String Art Saturday, February 25 10:30 a.m., Learning Loft For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Macrame Coasters To-Go Kits (Cuyama & Los Alamos Branches) Pick-up begins: Monday, February 13 For ages 18 and up. No registration is required. |
If/Then Gender Equity Family STEAM Packs (All locations) Pack pick-up begins: Saturday, February 18 - Straw Rocket and Bottle Launcher For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required. This project was supported in whole or in part by the If/Then Initiative, a national effort sponsored by Lyda Hill Philanthropies. |
Pop-up Bookmobile Stops Saturday, February 18 12:00 p.m., Fletcher Park Visit the bookmobile at monthly Saturday Bookmobile Pop-up stops. Check-out, return materials, sign-up for a library card, and much more. |
Games On-the-Go February 21 - February 24 The Bookmobile will have large boards games set up at all stop locations. Play classic games like Jenga, Checkers, and Connect Four. |
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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The Woman in the Library: A Novel by Sulari GentillIn every person's story, there is something to hide. Award-winning author Sulari Gentill delivers a sharply thrilling read with THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY, an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all.
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Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library by Amanda OliverDrawing on first-hand experiences from six years of professional work as a librarian in high-poverty neighborhoods of Washington, DC, as well as interviews and research, the author highlights the national problems that have existed in libraries since they were founded - racism, segregation and class inequalities.
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The Book Eaters by Sunyi DeanPart of The Family, a secret line of people for whom books are food, Devon, raised on a carefully curated diet of fairytales and cautionary stories, discovers that real life does not always come with happy endings when her son is born with an insatiable hunger for human minds.
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Children's Book Recommendations |
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When do you eat 'bread of the dead', or walk barefoot across red-hot coals? When might you dress up as a demon in a hairy suit and huge horned headdress? What are you celebrating if you climb an 18-metre-high tower made out of buns? Including a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal all 80 festivals, this book is a visual celebration of the huge variety of festivals that take place all across the world, from the more familiar to those you might never have heard of before. |
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Cozy in Love by Jan BrettTo save his friend Bella, a beluga whale, who is stuck in an inlet, musk ox Cozy thinks of a new way to use his strong legs and tough horns to set her free, an act of kindness and cleverness that captures his crush's heart.
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Teen Book Recommendations |
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Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret RogersonWhen apprentice librarian Elisabeth is implicated in sabotage that released the library's most dangerous grimoire, she becomes entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy that could mean the end of everything.
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Library Foundation & Friends Fundraisers |
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The Santa Maria Public Library Foundation Annual Fundraiser Santa Maria Public Library Foundation Annual Fundraiser to benefit all Santa Maria Public Library locations. Online Auction: February 11 - February 19  In-person dinner, speaker, and auction event: Sunday, February 19, at 4:00 p.m. in Shepard Hall. For more information, please contact Dawn Jackson at (805)925-0994. |
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Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library Presidents' Day Book Sale Saturday, February 18, 12:00 p.m. Santa Maria Town Center, Level 2 All proceeds go to the Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library with a portion going to support the Main Library. |
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