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Women at NASA are making history at every day. Celebrate our past and look to our future as we continue to drive innovation and push the envelope. Image credit: NASA Artemis II. Astronaut Christina Koch. |
"Walk where women made history in our national parks. Every March during Women's History Month and throughout the year, the National Park Service and our partners explore the role of women in American history."  Image credit: image designed by the National Park Service. - nps.gov |
Women's History Month"Since 1995, through the efforts of historians, activists, and women’s organizations across the country, March has been designated as a time to honor, acknowledge, and study women’s accomplishments throughout American history. " Image credit: women marching in the 1909 May Day parade in NYC. Photo courtesy of Bain News ServiceCollection at the Library of Congress. |
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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: Cover-to-Cover Reading Program (All locations) March 7 - April 18 For ages 4 to 12. Registration is required. Children will receive an award of one free hamburger or cheeseburger for every five books OR 300 minutes read, up to three awards! Visit the Santa Maria Public Library or one of the Branch Libraries to sign up. Sponsored by In-N-Out Burger Burger. |
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Sensory Story Time Friday, March 27 10:00 a.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 3 to 6. No registration is required. |
Teen Gaming Friday, March 27 4:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater For junior high and high school students. No registration is required. |
Crafty Construction Saturday, April 4 11:00 a.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required. |
Noon Time movie: The Wild Robot Wednesday, April 8 12:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater For families of all ages. No registration is required. |
Casual Crafternoon: Spring Button Bouquet Friday, April 10 3:00 p.m., Learning Loft For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Tech Help Saturdays and Sundays Saturday, April 11; 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Learning Loft Sunday, April 5; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Learning Loft For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
D&D and Board Games @ the Library Sunday, April 12 1:00 p.m., Shepard Hall For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
The Valley Reads Book Club Saturday, April 18 2:00 p.m., Learning Loft For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
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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Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone by Khameer Kidia"What if the mainstay of mental health care involved cancelling onerous debt, giving poor people free housing, and paying reparations to the descendants of slavery and colonialism? In Empire of Madness, Dr. Khameer Kidia re-evaluates the Western approach to mental health, which medicates symptoms instead of changing the structures that harm the human psyche. A physician and researcher whose own family suffers from the psychological effects of colonialism, Kidia highlights the limitations of the Western mental health model by reporting from the front lines of mental health crises at home, in the clinic, and during a decade of fieldwork."
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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman"The apocalypse will be televised! A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible. In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth -- from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds -- collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. A dungeon so enormous, it circles the entire globe. Only a few dare venture inside. But once you're in, you can't get out. And what's worse, each level has a time limit. You have but days to find a staircase to the next level down, or it's game over. In this game, it's not about your strength or your dexterity. It's about your followers, your views. Your clout. It's about building an audience and killing those goblins with style. You can't just survive here. You gotta survive big. You gotta fight with vigor, with excitement. You gotta make them stand up and cheer. And if you do have that "it" factor, you may just find yourself with a following. That's the only way to truly survive in this game -- with the help of the loot boxes dropped upon you by the generous benefactors watching from across the galaxy. They call it Dungeon Crawler World. But for Carl, it's anything but a game."
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Children's Book Recommendations |
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I Am a Masterpiece!: An Empowering Story about Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome by Mia Armstrong"Mia likes many of the things other people like–going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn’t like when strangers stare at her because she looks different from them. Down syndrome allows Mia to see and understand the world in a way that may not make sense to others. She considers it her superpower–and instead of it making her strange, she considers herself a masterpiece. As we all are. In this...picture book, Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome, helping some readers see themselves in a book and helping others understand those friends, classmates, and family members who are neurodivergent."
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Teen Book Recommendations |
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Beyond the Board: The Untold Story of the World's Most Daring Big Wave Surfer by Maya Gabeira"This is the untold story of ... Maya Gabeira, who at 25 broke her back and went on not only to recover but to hold the record for highest wave conquered by any big-wave surfer in the 2019-2020 winter season. Gabeira has been heralded as one of the top surfers of her generation, male or female-- ... but who is the ferocious personality beyond the board? Maya's memoir chronicles her journey from determined teen surfer to the indomitable champion, Guinness World Record-holder, and role model she is today. Often called the 'Super Woman of surfing,' Maya didn't pick up a board until age 15; before that, she was a ballet dancer. Just two years later, she left her home in Rio de Janeiro in order to chase waves around the world, toting a single backpack and waiting tables to get by. As a teen, Maya carved her own path, and her story is a remarkable one: that of a passionate and driven young woman who learned never to flinch--even in the face of death."
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