In October any wonderful unexpected thing might be possible.

—Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond


LIBRARY NEWS

County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries

October 2025

WHAT'S ON

Costume Exchange & Halloween-ish Activities

SLO Library Comix Fair

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Library Love

October is National Book Month!

Love libraries? Show your support by borrowing a few extra books (or movies, or Things) the next time you visit!


Reading widely? Check out our lists for National Book Awards winners, Frequently Challenged Books, and Latine & Hispanic Writers.

eBooks Update

CloudLibrary Service Ends November 5, Due to Low Usage

But we will continue to offer free eBooks and eAudiobooks on Libby! We're adding new titles to Libby daily, and you'll find MUCH more to choose from in November. 


Learn more about this change.

Your Account

Do We Have Your Current Contact Information?

You can sign into your account online anytime at SLOLibrary.org to update your phone number or email address and notification preferences.


Need to update your home address? Visit any of our 14 libraries with photo identification and proof of your current address (if your ID doesn't have it).

SAVE THE DATE

Oct. 5 - 11 | Banned Books Week: Censorship is so 1984. Learn more.


Wednesday, Nov. 5 | CloudLibrary eBooks service ends. Make the switch to Libby eBooks!

BOOKS & MORE


Bear with Us!

Possible delays on new titles

We wanted to let you know that one of our book distributors is experiencing delays in getting new titles. But we've been ordering from alternate sources and adding titles to our website as fast as we can so you can place holds. Thanks for your patience!

Recent Releases | Reserve a copy

The Ageless Brain

by Dale Bredesen, M.D.

A Fine Line between Stupid and Clever: the story of Spinal Tap

by Rob Reiner

Gray Dawn

by Walter Mosely

The Wilderness

by Angela Flournoy

SEE THE LIST

Your Next Watch | New DVDs 

F1: The Movie

Blu-ray & DVD

Americana

Blu-ray

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

DVD


Weapons

DVD


SEE MORE

Make New Friends | Romance, friendship, drama

Definitely Better Now

by Ava Robinson

Green Dot

by Madeleine Gray

Humor Me

by Cat Shook

A Lot Like Adiós

by Alexis Daria

SEE MORE

COMMUNITY CORNER

November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election | Find Vote by Mail ballot boxes and more at the County Clerk-Recorder's Office webpage.


Walktober: Prizes & Passes | Log your walking trips this month in iRideshare.org for a chance to win! Also: Free regional transit day passes, and Walk to School Day, and Commuter Club sweepstakes. Find out more here.

Roads First Workshops | Learn more about the Local Roads First transportation initiative that will appear on the November 2026 SLO County ballot. County-wide workshops are presented by San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG). Learn more here.

Free Family Day at the SLO Botanical Garden | Sunday, Oct. 19, 10:00-2:00. Free fall activities for families--and pop-up storytimes with SLO County Libraries! Storytimes at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, and 1:30. Learn about the Boo-tanical Garden event.

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