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• For What's It's Worth: March 2025 • |
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Petals and Pages Fresh reads for Spring |
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Rosewood : a midsummer meet cute
by Sayantani DasGupta
In this fresh and funny spin on Sense and Sensibility, levelheaded Eila Das meets Rahul at Rosewood, a summer camp where campers are being scouted for a hit Bridgerton-like TV show, and is drawn into drama and romance, forcing her to choose between her head and her heart. Simultaneous eBook.
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She gets the girl
by Rachael Lippincott
When shy, awkward Molly Parker and outspoken Alex Blackwood devise a five-step plan to get the girls they like to fall for them, they both begin to wonder if maybe they're the ones falling… for each other. 250,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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If you, then me
by Yvonne Woon
Dealing with a vindictive nemesis at Foundry, an app incubator for tech prodigies in Silicon Valley, Xia gets some help from her idol while trying to decide between two very different boys
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Full flight
by Ashley Schumacher
Told in alternating perspectives, in a small town in Texas, mellophone player Weston Ryan and saxophonist Anna James are forced to work together on a duet for their school's marching band competition
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Into the bright open : a Secret garden remix
by Cherie Dimaline
In this queer reimaging of The secret garden, fifteen-year-old orphan Mary sets off to live in the Georgian Bay wilds where she discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying
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I love you so mochi
by Sarah Kuhn
Kimi's mother objects to her fashion ambitions, so when her grandparents invite her to Kyoto for spring break, she takes the opportunity to escape her mother's disapproval
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Evergreen
by Devin Greenlee
"All seventeen-year-old Quill wants is a break from the family business. Flowers, plants, the generations-old garden. What he wouldn't give for a taste of the outside world. Normalcy. But his mom won't let him out of the house, telling him he's just not ready... All because he's a dryad. Well, not just any dryad, but a male dryad--the first ever. And unlike everyone else in his family, he hasn't a lick of magic. Just a shock of green hair, matching green eyes, and a growing frustration that there's an entire world out there waiting to be discovered. Until the night when the outside world--specifically his new neighbor--discovers him. Liam Watson lives in a culture filled with electronics, mobile devices, and social media--where there is no magic or even the belief in it. And as much as Quill finds Liam irritating (he's so cute it's annoying), he can't help himself. Now Quill's getting a taste of the outside world and of Liam...and he wants more. But all is not well in this magical, urban garden, and someone--or something--is changing the very essence of it. And wherever Quill goes, the danger grows..."
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Wings in the wild
by Margarita Engle
When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba
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Tahira in bloom : a novel
by Farah Heron
After her coveted fashion internship falls through, 17-year-old aspiring designer Tahira is sent to the flower capital of Ontario where she unexpectedly learns what she is made of—and made for—with the help of her aunt and her aunt's handsome next-door neighbor. Simultaneous.
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Girl, serpent, thorn
by Melissa Bashardoust
Soraya, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch, has lived eighteen years in the shadows but as her twin brother's wedding approaches, she faces choices with unimaginable consequences
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A scatter of light
by Malinda Lo
"Sent to California to stay with her grandmother, where she expects to be bored, Aria Tang West instead meets Steph Nichols, her grandmothers gardener, who introduces her to the working-class queer community, prompting her to second guess who she is and what she wants to be.
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Brighter than the sun
by Daniel Aleman
Leaving Tijuana, Mexico, behind to find a part-time job in San Diego to help her dad, 16-year-old Sol, with her life divided by an international border, grapples with loneliness and the part of her that may never want to return home. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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This poison heart
by Kalynn Bayron
While learning to control her gift, the ability to grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms, Briseis must use her powers to save her family from a centuries-old curse as dark forces surround her. 85,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The unstoppable Bridget Bloom
by Allison L. Bitz
Upon arriving at a college prep boarding school with a prestigious music program, singer Bridget Bloom, challenged to work on her humility by not singing at all, must step out of her comfort zone and find a new way to shine. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Film Fridays
Friday, March 14, 21, and 28
Friday, April 4 and 11,
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Cambria Library
Join us on Fridays for topical documentaries, telenovelas, or television series.
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Teen Legos
Friday, March 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Atascadero Library - Polin Community Room
Come build things with Legos. The theme is a scene from a book. Ages 12-17
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Pokemon Card Trading
Saturday, March 15, 10:00am - 11:30am
Morro Bay Library - Program Room
Do YOU wanna be the very best like no one ever was? Then bring your Pokémon cards to meet, compete, and trade with other collectors your age! All attendees will receive 1 card of their choosing from the librarian, while supplies last. Parents and guardians note: Staff will not monitor individual card trades. Please use good judgment with cards that you/your children are not comfortable trading. Thank you!
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Visible Mending
Saturday, March 15, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Los Osos Library
Bring your clothing that needs mending and get tips about how to make it look beautiful. Rosalind will offer guidance and inspiration.
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Crafting with Melinda Forbes
Saturday, March 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Santa Margarita Library
Join us for a fun afternoon of crafting with Melinda Forbes. These classes are for ages 10 through adults.
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Hatching Chickens: Set Day
Saturday, March 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
San Miguel Library
Join us at the San Miguel Library as we set our chicken eggs for hatching. In 3 weeks, we'll have baby chicks! Come learn about the incubation process and how you can hatch your own eggs.
Join us again on: Saturday March 29 @ 10am for Candling Day
AND Saturday April 5* @ 1pm for the Hatch Day Party *Chicks may start hatching sooner
Únase a nosotros en la Biblioteca de San Miguel mientras preparamos nuestros huevos de gallina para incubar. ¡En 3 semanas tendremos pollitos! Ven y aprende sobre el proceso de incubación y cómo puedes incubar tus propios huevos.
Únase a nosotros nuevamente en: Sábado 29 de marzo a las 10am para Mirar los Huevos de Vela
Y TAMBIEN Sábado 5* de abril a la 1pm para Fiesta de Eclosión *Los polluelos pueden empezar a nacer antes
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Teen Craft: Glass Lanterns
Saturday, March 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
SLO Library - Teen Area
Hello Teens! Looking for a craft to do? SLO Library and Teen Advisory Board got you! We are having a Glass Lantern craft for teens!
Material will be provided
Snacks will be provided
Ages from 11 to 18
Totally Free
Registration is Required
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Sidetrack Book Club
Saturday, March 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
SLO Library - Teen Area
Come join us to talk about books! This program will be held in the Teen Area of the San Luis Obispo Library. Light refreshments will be served. Bring a friend!
Ages 10-17.
For March, we will be reading "Wilderlore: The Weeping Tide," by Amanda Foody.
All library programs will follow current state and county health guidelines.
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Peeps Diorama Contest
Tuesday, March 18 to Friday, April 18, Ongoing Event
Atascadero Library
Create a diorama based on a book, fairytale, or poem using Peeps! Drop it off at the library where it will be displayed. Dioramas due by April 5, voting begins on April 8. Winners will get a prize!
All ages.
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Oaks & Acorns as a Staple Food
Tuesday, March 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arroyo Grande Library
Learn about the mighty oak and how the acorn is used in cuisine and culture. Presented by Jesse Trace of Traceland Organics.
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Teen Bracelet Making
Wednesday, March 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Atascadero Library - Polin Community Room
Come make bracelets for yourself and your friends! Ages 12-17
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Crafting with Clay
Friday, March 21, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
SLO Library - City Conference Room
Please join us for this fun winter craft. This will be an introduction to working with oven baked clay. The clay stays soft until you bake it at home. Directions will be provided. Either create a small jewelry dish, or a colorful resting place for your favorite cup. Registration required.
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Chess Club
Friday, March 21, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Nipomo Library - Community Room
Would you like to learn to play chess? Would you like to improve your chess strategy and meet other players? Join us on the third Friday of the month from 2:00-4:30. School ages to seniors are welcome. Game boards and instruction will be provided.
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SLO Library- Video Game Club
Saturday, March 22, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
SLO Library - Teen Area
Video games, snacks and friends!!! Sounds like a great time. Wait?! What?! SLO Library got you covered! Come get your game on with the new SLO Library Video Game Club. The SLO Library Video Game Club is an inclusive space for all tweens and teens to come a hangout, make new friends, play video games and boardgames, and eat delicious snacks. We will have a Nintendo Switch running your favorite games to play with friends and have two tables set up for board games. Come on by and enjoy good company and video games.
Ages 10 to 17.
You are more than welcome to bring your own portable system to play. Snacks will be provided. Boardgames will be provided.
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Saturday Movie Matinee
Saturday, March 22, 2:45pm - 4:30pm
SLO Library - Teen Area
Come by and enjoy a movie matinee at the SLO Library! All films are going to be family friendly (G to PG). All film lengths will be less than 1hr and 30min. Snacks and drinks are provided. Bring your family and friends.
For March, we will be screening Inside Out 2. Rated PG and 91 minutes.
Program brought by and created by the Tween Advisory Board (AKA: Mighty Banana Club).
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Crafting with Clay
Saturday, March 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Arroyo Grande Library
Please join us for this fun winter craft. This will be an introduction to working with oven baked clay. The clay stays soft until you bake it at home. Directions will be provided. Either create a small jewelry dish, or a colorful resting place for your favorite cup. Registration required.
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Los Osos Teen Advisory Board
Saturday, March 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Los Osos Library
Calling all teens! Looking for volunteer or community service hours? Help Librarian Emily run the Teen Advisory Board! Participation can be listed on job, scholarship and college applications. Help plan teen events, create content for social media, create contest ideas, recommend books, movies and more. Tell me what rad stuff you want to see happen! There will be snacks. For ages 13-18.
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Play Nintendo Switch
Tuesday, March 25, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Morro Bay Library - Program Room
Master your gaming skills and make new friends with our Nintendo Switch! We will provide one Switch for up to 4 players at a time - feel free to bring your own too. Games include Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and Just Dance.
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Composting with worms
Wednesday, March 26, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Ocean Library
Join us as we learn about worms and how they can help us with composting. All ages are welcome.
Acompáñanos a aprender sobre las lombrices y cómo pueden ayudarnos con el compostaje. Para todas las edades.
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Atascadero Library Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Friday, March 28 and April 11, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Atascadero Library - Polin Community Room
Come by to Atascadero Library and join us for our Teen Advisory Board.
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How to Draw Comics with Kane
Friday, March 28, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Los Osos Library
Join Scholastic cartoonist Kane Lynch (and P-nut the Cartoon Cat) for a comic-making adventure! Through a unique interactive cartooning activity, kids will collaborate to create one-of-a-kind comics and (with luck) rescue P-nut from hi-jinks! Suggested for kids 8 and up.
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Hatching Chickens: Candling Day & Craft
Saturday, March 29, 10:00am - 11:00am
San Miguel Library
Coffee, cocoa, and light snacks will be provided.
Join us at the San Miguel Library as we candle our chicken eggs. We will be using a "candle" to see inside the eggs and check on the embryo's development. See inside other eggs at various stages of development & enjoy a chicken craft! BE AWARE: Some eggs may not have successfully incubated.
Join us again on: Saturday April 5* @ 1pm for the Hatch Day Party *Chicks may start hatching sooner
Se proporcionará café, cacao y bocadillos.
Únase a nosotros en la Biblioteca de San Miguel mientras velamos nuestros huevos de gallina. Usaremos una "vela" para ver el interior de los huevos y comprobar el desarrollo del embrión. ¡Mira el interior de otros huevos en distintas etapas de desarrollo y disfruta de una manualidad! TENGA EN CUENTA: Es posible que algunos huevos no se hayan incubado exitosamente.
Únase a nosotros nuevamente en: Sábado 5* de abril a la 1pm para Fiesta de Eclosión *Los polluelos pueden empezar a nacer antes
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Living with Succulents
Saturday, March 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Santa Margarita Library
Come join us for a presentation and discussion about Gardening with Succulents! SLO County Master Gardener Gary Larson will lead the presentation including topics such as: Characteristics of Succulents, Advantages and techniques of using succulents in the landscape, Methods of succulent propagation, and care of succulents. There will also be free succulent cutting give-aways!
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Reader's Theatre Group
Saturday, March 29, 2:15pm - 3:15pm
Arroyo Grande Library - Lawn
Join us on the last Saturday of each month. Come and participate by reading and discussing a play alongside others with no audience and no pressure. March's script is By the Bog of Cats by Marina Carr.
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Morro Bay Teen Advisory Board
Saturday, March 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Morro Bay Library - Program Room
Calling all teens! Looking for volunteer or community service hours? Help Librarian Emily run the Teen Advisory Board! Participation can be listed on job, scholarship and college applications. Help plan teen events, create content for social media, create contest ideas, recommend books, movies and more. Tell me what rad stuff you want to see happen! There will be snacks. For ages 13-18.
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Oaks & Acorns as a Staple Food
Saturday, April 5, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Cayucos Library - Meeting Room
Learn about the mighty oak and how the acorn is used in cuisine and culture. Presented by Jesse Trace of Traceland Organics.
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Hatching Chickens: Hatch Day Party!
Saturday, April 5, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
San Miguel Library
Snacks will be provided! The day is finally here! Let's celebrate our chicks hatching! Come enjoy a craft and watch in real time as a chicks start to break out of their eggs! Feel free to show up early if hatching has already started. ****Hatching may start up to 24 hours earlier****
¡Se proporcionarán bocadillos! ¡Por fin ha llegado el día! ¡Celebremos la eclosión de nuestros polluelos! ¡Ven a disfrutar de una manualidad y observa en tiempo real cómo los polluelos comienzan a salir de sus huevos! No dudes en llegar temprano si la eclosión ya ha comenzado. ****La eclosión puede comenzar hasta 24 horas antes****
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The Great Library Book Swap
Saturday, April 5, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
SLO Library - Teen Area
Are you looking to revamp your personal library? Look no further! The main SLO Library is holding a monthly Children's and Teen's Book Swap! Come on by and swap some books and find new treasures! We will have Juvenile picture books, fiction, graphic novels and much more. You name it, we might have it. Of course, we will have a good selection of YA material!! Yay!! The Book Swap is located in the Teen Area on the second floor of the SLO Library.
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South County Teen Advisory Board
Saturday, April 5, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Arroyo Grande Library
Teens ages 13-18 get work experience and life skills by joining our Teen Advisory Boards. Design and plan library collections, events, and make new friends! Great for resumes and college applications.
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Color to Calm (All Ages)
Tuesday, April 8, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Cambria Library
Join us for fun as we color or paint our stress away. (All supplies provided by Cambria Library)
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Shell Beach Library Poetry Group
Wednesday, April 9, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Shell Beach Library
Monthly open poetry reading and discussion of published and original poetry. All adults and teens are welcome.
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Game Day
Wednesday, April 9, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Cambria Library
Join us at 4:00PM for a relaxing day to play board games. All ages are welcome!
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Oaks & Acorns as a Staple Food
Saturday, April 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
San Miguel Library
Learn about the mighty oak and how the acorn is used in cuisine and culture. Presented by Jesse Trace of Traceland Organics.
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Play Nintendo Switch
Saturday, April 12, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Nipomo Library - Community Room
Master your gaming skills and make new friends with our Nintendo Switch! We will provide one Switch for up to 4 players at a time - feel free to bring your own too. Games include Super Mario Smash Bros, Super Mario Party, and Minecraft.
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Matcha Mixer for Teens
Saturday, April 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
SLO Library - Teen Area
Teens! Come by and enjoy a good old iced matcha with the SLO Library Teen Advisory Board. We will have a short workshop on iced matchas, snacks and time to socialize with other teens. Registration is required Materials are provided Ages from 11 to 18.
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SLO Library 3d Printing
Tuesday thru Friday, Open till 30 minutes closing
By Appointment Only
SLO Library - Children's Area
Check our 3D Printer Use Policy at 3d_print_pol.pdf (slolibrary.org). When your project is ready, make an appointment to bring it to the Children's Desk. This is a DYI project.
Please call the Children's Department at 805-781-5775 with any questions.
This program was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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Avid Readers and Writers! SLO Teen Area Book reviews!
Tuesday thru Saturday, Open till Close
SLO Library - Teen Area
Avid readers and writers, the SLO Library needs your help! We are always looking to collect book reviews and share them with other teens! Interested! Head to the Teen Area at SLO Library and pick up book review form. When you finish your review, hand it to the Children's Desk and we will post it for teens to read!
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Nintendo Switch @ SLO Teen Area
Tuesday thru Saturday, Open to 15 minutes to closing
SLO Library - Teen Area
Come to your SLO Library Teen Area to hang out and play some Nintendo Switch. Ages 10 to 17. Limited to one-hour sessions.
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Boardgame Cart in SLO Library Teen Area
Tuesday thru Saturday, Open to 15 minutes before closing.
SLO Library - Teen Area
The fabulous teens from TAB and the SLO Library has partner up to bring you a board game cart for the teen area. Come to SLO Library Teen Area and play some boardgames! Totally free to use and open to all your friends and family to play.
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County of SLO Public Libraries
995 PALM ST
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California 93403
805-781-5991 |
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