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Saturday, September 20, 2025 |
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September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Borrow musical instruments, cameras, tools, etc. from your library’s "library of things" collection. Take part in engaging programs such as book clubs, movie nights, crafting, tech help and much more! Access technology, Wi-Fi, and career resources to support your goals whether you're a student, job seeker, entrepreneur, or lifelong learner. It's one card with endless possibilities! Sign-up here: |
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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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Valley Reads book Club Saturday, September 20 2:00 p.m., Learning Loft Registration is required. |
Paint Your Stuffy Wednesday, September 24 4:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater No registration is required. |
Sensory Story Time Friday, September 26 10:00 a.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 3 to 6. No registration is required. |
Family Craft Time Tuesday, October 7 3:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater For families of all ages. No registration is required. |
Teen Gaming Friday, October 10 3:30p.m., Altrusa Theater For junior high and high school students. No registration is required. |
Tech Help Saturdays and Sundays Saturday, October 11 and October 25; 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sunday, October 5 and October 19; 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Spanish Tech Help/ Ayuda Técnica en Español Sunday, October 12 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Learning Loft For ages 18 and up. This session will be offered in Spanish. Registration is required. |
Junk Journal Book Club Saturday, October 18 3:00 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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The Quiet Librarian by Allen EskensIn Minnesota, quiet librarian Hana Babic, once known as Nura Divjak, must confront her violent past as the legendary warrior Night Mora when a detective informs her of her best friend's murder, forcing her to protect her grandson while unraveling a deadly mystery tied to her family's tragic history in war-torn Bosnia.
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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade: A Novel by Janet Skeslien CharlesThe New York Times and internationally best-selling author of The Paris Library returns with a novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France.
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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstKiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant Caz--a magically sentient spider plant--have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire's most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city's elite.
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Children's Book Recommendations |
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Here Is A Book by Elisha CooperThe life of a picture book begins in the artist's studio, journeys through the world of publishing, finds itself on a bookshelf, and lands in the home of a young reader.
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The Library Of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne BirdsallGwen MacKinnon's parents are dreadful. Truly, deeply, almost impressively dreadful. So Gwen's not upset at all when she's foisted onto her never-before-seen Uncle Matthew for two weeks. Especially when it turns out he has a very opinionated dog named Pumpkin. Things take a turn for the weird when Gwen makes a discovery in the local library. A discovery that involves tiny creatures with wings. And no, they're not birds. They're called Lahdukan. But why can only Gwen and the youngest children, gathered for storytime, see them? The Lahdukan insist that Gwen is destined to help them find a new home. But how can a girl as unwanted, uncourageous, and generally unheroic as Gwen possibly come to the rescue? Pumpkin has a few ideas...
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Teen Book Recommendations |
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Where the Library Hides: A Novel by Isabel IbaänezInez Olivera travels to Egypt seeking answers to her parents' mysterious deaths, but her search leads her down a path filled with heartache, betrayal and a dangerous magic that pulls her into the past.
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