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Homework Help Resumes: August 18 Homework Help is offered in Youth Services for grades K-6. In person sessions are on a first come, first served basis. Parents must stay in the Library while their child is receiving Homework Help. |
Educator Resources The Santa Maria Public Library offers educators resources and services, both in our branches and online. |
Family Resources Come enjoy the Library's welcoming spaces, collections, and services designed for babies through teens. Digital resources for families are linked below. |
Group & Class Tours Group tours are available for all ages from children to adults. If your group or class would like to book a tour, please call (805) 925-0994 to speak to Youth or Adult Services to reserve a time slot, or for more information. Some tour slots fill up quickly, so please book several weeks ahead of preferred tour dates. |
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Library CLOSED: Thursday, August 21The Library will be closed for an All-Staff Training. Online resources are available 24/7 at sm.blackgold.org. The Library will reopen Friday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 1 (Labor Day) CERRADO Lunes, 1 de Septiembre (Para el Día de Trabajo) |
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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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Paws to Read Tuesday, August 19 3:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater No registration is required. |
Summer Crafternoon: No-Sew Scrunchies Saturday, August 23 1:00 p.m., Learning Loft For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Junk Journal Book Club Saturday, August 23 3:00 p.m., Learning Loft For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Historical Doll Club Thursday, August 28 4:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater For ages 6 to 12. No registration is required. |
The Valley Reads Book Club Saturday, August 30 2:00 p.m., Learning Loft For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. |
Study and Snack for Teens Wednesday, September 3 3:00 p.m., Altrusa Theater For Jr. High and High School Students No registration is required. |
Grandparents Day Celebration Saturday, September 7 2:00 p.m., Learning Loft For families of all ages. No registration is required. |
Aging Well in Santa Maria: Wills, Trusts & Estate planning Saturday, September 13 11:00 a.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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Marble Hall Murders: A Novel by Anthony HorowitzBack in England, editor Susan Ryeland is working on a continuation novel called Pünd's Last Case, in which writer Eliot Crace has concealed clues about his grandmother's death by poison, but when another murder follows, Susan becomes the number one suspect.
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Charlotte Illes Is Not A Detective by Katie SiegelA former child detective still living with her mom, searching for a job and going on endless first dates is pulled back into sleuthing for one more case and discovers that mystery-solving is much more complicated as an adult.
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Children's Book Recommendations |
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Caboose by Travis JonkerCedric knows all the tricks to make sure he's the line leader in school, but when his antics go too far, he's banished to the back of the line, where, as the caboose, he comes up with new hijinks.
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Band nerd by Sarah Clawson WillisTwelve-year-old Lucy Carver must navigate life as a band nerd in a new school, all while competing for a top flute soloist spot...Middle school is tough--thank goodness there's band...music isn't just a way of life, it's an escape from homework and an off-key homelife with her alcoholic father. When Lucy starts seventh grade at Windley School of the Arts, with its high academic standards and even higher artistic expectations, it becomes much harder to keep life in tune.
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Teen Book Recommendations |
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On Again, Awkward Again by Erin Entrada KellyHigh school freshmen, Pacy and Cecil, share a look of love at first sight that sparks a series of mistakes and awkward interactions that become part of their love story.
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