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County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries

August 2026

I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know.

― Tove Jansson

WHAT'S ON

Family Activities

Internet Safety Workshops

Manhattan Film Festival

Branch Out Library Van

Borrow Books at our DeVaul Park stop

Second & Third Saturdays | 1:00 - 2:30

Look for the big, blue library van at DeVaul Park in SLO on the second and third Saturday of each month. Get a library card, borrow and return items, and pick up your holds. Learn more about the van.

eBooks & eAudiobooks

NEW! Get more eBooks on Libby with Partner Libraries

We now share eBooks and eAudiobooks with 13 other California libraries, which means you can borrow from their collections, too! Learn how to add partner libraries to your Libby account here.

Arroyo Grande Library exposed HVAC system.

Did You Know?

Arroyo Grande Library's Remodel Story

The Arroyo Grande Library is closed for much-needed infrastructure and safety updates--It's a big project! The renovation is partially funded by the California State Library’s Building Forward Library Infrastructure Grant. Learn more at SLOLibrary.org.

BOOKS & MORE

Summer 2026

The Summer Reading Challenge ends soon!

Did you read 20 hours this summer? Stop by your favorite County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries branch by Saturday, Aug. 8, to claim your prizes.

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Recent Releases | Reserve a copy

Because I Deserve It

by Kenitra W. Dominguez

Modern Bushcraft

by Tim MacWelch

A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia

Take Me with You

by Steven Rowley

MORE NEW BOOKS

Nonfiction | Everyone's talking about

I am Not a Robot

by Joanna Stern

A World Appears

by Michael Pollan

Aging Out

by Lucy Schiller

Body Electric

by Manoush Zomorodi

Back to School | All kinds of classics

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros

The Tower Treasure

by Franklin W. Dixon

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Martin Jr.

COMMUNITY CORNER

Friends of the Arroyo Grande Library at the Summer Concert Series | Sunday, Aug. 9, 1-3pm, Heritage Square Park, Arroyo Grande. Friends of the Arroyo Grande Library will be the featured non-profit and will host a raffle. Learn more about the concert series here.

Free Bus Rides for Youth this Summer | Students K-12 can ride any bus in SLO County for free until August 19! No pass is required for this SLO Rideshare program.

SLO Overdose Awareness Day | Saturday, Aug. 29, Noon - 3:00, Mitchell Park, San Luis Obispo. Resource fair, memorials, poetry, candle lighting, and more. Learn more here.

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