The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever. ~E.B. White, Charlotte's Web


LIBRARY NEWS

County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries

September 2025

WHAT'S ON

Family Day @Sweet Springs Nature Preserve

Outdoor Movies @Dairy Creek 

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Community Event

Outside Together:A short film & inclusive discussion about the joy of outdoor recreation

Saturday, September 6 | 1 pm 

Harold J. Miossi CPAC, Cuesta College 

Free Admission | Reserve your seat

Kayak, mountain bike, surf, and skate—Experience the adventure of Black People Don't Do That, a cinematic short film by Kenny X Hamlett, founder of Better Days West production company. Q&A with the filmmaker to follow. Doors at 12:30 pm. Viewer discretion - language.  

  

In partnership with R.A.C.E. Matters SLO and SLO County Behavioral Health.   

Your Library Card

Discounts at North County Businesses in September

It's National Library Card Month! Flash your library card at these Atascadero and Cambria businesses in September to get a discount or freebie. Thanks for supporting the Library and our community!

Atascadero

Kula Vineyards & Winery

Marin’s Vineyard

Tent City Brewing 

Wild Fields Brewhouse 

Bramble Pie Company

JonnyBoy's Bagelry & Deli

Juice Boss 

Malibu Brew Coffee 

The ARTery 

Golden State Goods  

Gordon’s Good Games 

Green Omen Apothecary 

Traffic Record Store 

Cambria

Cutruzzola Vineyard 

Lucia Apothecary 

Plantae & Fungi  

Tell Us!

Summer Reading Challenge: How'd we do?

Whether you participated in the Challenge or not, you're invited to take a two-minute survey. Bonus points for sharing a story about your summer reading adventure or making a suggestion for next year!

SAVE THE DATE


Thursday, Sept. 25 | MyLIBRO app service ends. Get our new SLO County Libraries app at your favorite app store!

Friday, Sept. 26 | All libraries and County offices are closed in observance of Native American Day

BOOKS & MORE


New Books | Reserve a copy

The Secret of Secrets

by Dan Brown

A New New Me

by Helen Oyeyemi

Replaceable You

by Mary Roach

How to Sell a Romance

by Alexa Martin

SEE THE LIST

This Month's Picks | Outside Together

The Nature Fix

by Florence Williams

Sharks Don't Sink

by Jasmin Graham

Forest Bathing

by Dr. Qing Li

Chipped

by José Vadi

SEE MORE

Get Swept Away | Historical Fiction

The Stolen Queen

by Fiona Davis

A Calamity of Noble Houses

by Amira Ghenim

The Smiling Country

by Elmer Kelton

Night Watch

by Jayne Anne Phillips

SEE MORE

Film Festival

Manhattan Short Film Festival: You be the judge

September 25 - October 10

Multiple library locations


More to Explore

September's Big Movie Watch on Kanopy (ticket-free!)

New Movies & TV

Board Games

PressReader Digital Magazines & Newspapers

COMMUNITY CORNER

County Desalination Plan: Virtual Community Meeting and Survey| The San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District invites public input on a multi-phase effort to explore the potential for a regional desalination project. Learn more about the survey and Sept. 15 virtual meeting.

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