August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know. ~Tove Jansson

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County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries

August 2025

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Science & Nature | Family Activities

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SAVE THE DATE

September is National Library Card Month | Show your support by stopping by to say hi and borrowing an extra book or two!

September 6, 1:00, @Cuesta College Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center | Join us for a film screening and community discussion about the healing benefits of nature and the outdoors. More details to come!

BOOKS & MORE

Author Talk

Cate Touryan:
Turning Toward Eden

Saturday, Aug 16 | 3 pm - 4 pm

San Luis Obispo Library

Cate shares how she blends mystery and nostalgia as she discusses her coming-of-age novel Turning Toward Eden, set in a 1970s Central Coast beach town.

New Books | Reserve a copy

The Spinach King

by John Seabrook

Food Person

by Adam Roberts

The Heirloomist

by Shana Novak

The Incredible Kindness of Paper

by Evelyn Skye

SEE THE LIST

This Month's Picks | Back-to-School classics

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

by Robert C. O'Brien

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

Reading Joy | Uplifting stories

Eddie Winston is Looking for Love

by Marianne Cronin

Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure

by Matthew Algeo

Miss You

by Kate Eberlen

The Book of Hope

by Jane Goodall