Library Events

Sign up for a 20 minute session with your laptop, tablet or smartphone for personalized assistance. Help is available for general usage as well as how to access the library's downloadables on your specific device. Please call the Buellton Library at 805-688-3115 to make an appointment.

Our Tail Waggin’ Tutors help young readers practice reading skills by reading aloud to the kindest, least judgmental listeners around.  Drop in for a 10-15 minute individual session with a “tutor.”  

Bring the whole family to enjoy bilingual stories every Tuesday afternoon! Listen to exciting stories in English and Spanish and enjoy fun songs and rhymes. Recommended for children 7 and younger.--¡Traiga toda la famila para disfrutar de cuentos bilingües cada martes por la tarde! Escuch...read more

An elegant way to fold paper, this technique has traditionally been used to fold maps. One piece of paper can be turned into a pop-up greeting card, or you can combine many to create an artist's book, decorative garland or even a crown!Please sign up at the Circulation Desk or call 805-964-7878....read more

Film Series: Spider-Man Far From Home.Rate: PG-13Time: 2 hr. 9 minutes.

Join us most Friday afternoons to explore science concepts--from 3D printing to snap circuits to building with LEGOs and much more! Please register online from our calendar. Best for ages 8-12. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.

Drop in with your laptop, tablet or smartphone for personalized assistance. Help is available for general usage as well as how to access the library's downloadables on your specific device.

Our Tail Waggin’ Tutors help young readers practice reading skills by reading aloud to the kindest, least judgmental listeners around.  Drop in for a 10-15 minute individual session with a “tutor.”  

Tao Calligraphy is Love art and much more than art. Tao Calligraphy is Oneness writing that carries frequencies and vibrations that bless everyone in its presence.Come experience and learn how to use Tao Calligraphy to heal yourself and your loved ones.

Join us for a special Fire Prevention Storytime with Lida Sideris, author of The Cookie Eating Fire Dog! We will read all about Dan the fire dog and learn helpful fire safety tipes to celebrate National Fire Prevention Week.

Movie: Toy Story 4Rated: GTime: 1 hour 40 minutes

Learn the basics of this classic fantasy role-playing game from the knowledgeable staff of Metro Entertainment. Best for ages 10 and older.  Ages 8 and 9 are welcome with an accompanying adult.  Please register online or by calling the library, space is limited

Come play and learn with us! Join our parent and child workshop to help your child learn through books and play. Receive handy tips from experts on local community resources and meet new friends. The Family Place program occurs over five consecutive Saturdays: November 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th and...read more

A new bilingual storytime in both Spanish and English, for preschoolers through first grade.  Once monthly, on Second Saturdays.  

Come listen to fun stories and move your body to rhymes. Our storyteller will engage children and adults alike in this new program offered for families of all ages.Best for ages 3-5, all family members welcome. All Goleta Library events are free and open to the public.

Make Fused Bead photo frames, jewelry or coasters. For teens and adults. All Goleta Library events are free and open to the public.

Make fun, Star Wars inspired felt crafts like light saber pencil cases and refrigerator magnets. Best for kids under 12.All Goleta Library events are free and open to the public.

Free tutoring help for K-5th grade. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. 

Orizomegami is the Japanese art of decorating papers by folding and dipping them into pools of natural dyes. By folding the paper in a variety of ways, patterns emerge which are reminiscent of stained windows and depending on the number and placement of the folds, you can create more complex pa...read more

Free tutoring help for K-5th grade. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. 

Join the Buellton library as they read The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Join us most Friday afternoons to explore science concepts--from 3D printing to snap circuits to building with LEGOs and much more! Please register online from our calendar. Best for ages 8-12. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.

Including a scavenger hunt and Star Wars book giveaway. Feel free to wear your Star Wars gear or costumes! Best for kids under 12.All Goleta  Library events are free and open to the public.

Let others know the Force is with them by making Star Wars inspired Kindness Rocks. For kids and teens. All Goleta Library events are free and open to the public.

A chance to meet both President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, and hear about the issues and difficulties of his Senate and Presidential  campaigns in a deeply divided 1860's America.  The evening will feature acclaimed Lincoln historian John Voehl as Lincoln himself, and wife Pamela Voehl ...read more

The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen (2011) Homicide investigator Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles, the protagonists of a string of best-selling thrillers and a television series, have a tough case on their hands. It begins with a woman's severed hand, which is soon accompanied by...read more

Our Tail Waggin’ Tutors help young readers practice reading skills by reading aloud to the kindest, least judgmental listeners around.  Drop in for a 10-15 minute individual session with a “tutor.”  

Join us for a discussion of Matched. This futuristic story by Ally Condie follows the story of Cassia, who lives in a world where The Society dictates everything -- when and how to play, where to work, where to live, what to eat and wear, when to die, and whom to marry. She is thrilled when she is M...read more

Free screenings  on the 4th Saturday of each month!   October: Alfred Hitchcock’s  1954 film Rear Window starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly is still one of the best suspense films ever made.   112 minutes, Rated PG.

Have a spooky good time at the Goleta Library making fun, Halloween crafts! Best for kids under 12. All Goleta Library events are free and open to the public.

Join the Solvang Library at Casa Cassara for an evening of reading great Ghost Stories, featuring the adult and teen winners of the Ghost Story Challenge 2019, and perhaps a few classics as well. Casa Cassara is located at 1607 Mission Drive, Suite 112, Solvang