Library Events

The Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries are closed New Year's Day.

Ring in the new year with good books and exciting prizes! Children, teens and adults are invited to participate in the 2021 Winter Reading Challenge, “Books Like Us.” Readers will be eligible for weekly prize drawings each week that they log at least one book.The Challenge will be held c...read more

Ring in the new year with good books and exciting prizes! Children, teens and adults are invited to participate in the 2021 Winter Reading Challenge, “Books Like Us.” Readers will be eligible for weekly prize drawings each week that they log at least one book.The Challenge will be held c...read more

Roleplaying gamers grades 7-12! Journey into the Land of the Broken Loom with the Solvang Library for a weekly online adventure suitable for first timers and seasoned veterans. There will be role playing puzzles, monster battles and loot to be found in a high fantasy world ranging from mysterious fo...read more

Join Solvang Library staff online for songs, stories, and...Mr. Zack's feltboards! No registration necessary, attend at https://www.facebook.com/solvanglibrary/ or https://www.youtube.com/c/GoletaandSantaYnezValleyLibraries

Join local author and library staff Craig Clevenger in an online Writers' Workshop.Please REGISTER to get the link and join the program online or by phone or join by the link below by using your smartphone, computer or tablet:https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/827795709or by dialing i...read more

Helping individual investors since 1995, the Investors’ Roundtable welcomes both novice and veteran investors to informal presentations and discussions.   The group meets online via GoToMeeting- see link below.

Our Spanish Book Club is Back!Join us for our virtual meetings over GoToMeeting. Practice and improve your Spanish literacy skills while making friends and having fun!Space is limited. Prior registration is required.Best for Grades 3-6; for Spanish Readers.Book of the Month: Holes by Louis Sach...read more

Join the Buellton book club in our virtual monthly discussion! We will be reading The Library Book by Susan Orlean. Participation is not required, but we love having new people! Free and open to the public.Call the library to reserve a copy or request one online at Blackgold.orgRegistration is sugge...read more

The Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries are closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Pick up supplies in a kit from the library, or use what you have at home!You will need: *Felt *String Scissors that will cut felt Pen and pencil Stapler White glue (*items in Library Kit)Kits are available for pickup from Goleta Valley Library during Sidewalk Service hours, Wednesday-Saturday f...read more

Join the discussion at Buellton Library's Poetry Club.We will discuss an array of subjects and authors; including style, dictation and ways to get started with poetry. Participation isn’t required; teens and adults are welcome!Register here for a reminder or just log on to the meeting with...read more

Join us for the Goleta Valley Library's Teen Graphic Novel Club!Registration is limited to ages 13-17 only, please. Meetings will be virtual and hosted via GoToMeeting.Everyone who registers for the meeting will receive a link to the meeting and a form to join the Club.Join now to read free...read more

Professor Derek Katz, Department of Music, UCSBPlease view YouTube link here.In the 1930s and 1940s, a time when instrumental jazz and dance music was almost exclusively the preserve of male musicians, Mary Lou Williams had a major career as a pianist, composer and arranger for Andy Kirk, Benny Good...read more

Our Spanish Book Club is Back!Join us for our virtual meetings over GoToMeeting. Practice and improve your Spanish literacy skills while making friends and having fun!Space is limited. Prior registration is required.Best for Grades 3-6; for Spanish Readers.Book of the Month: Holes by Louis Sach...read more

The Mystery Book Club choice is Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran (2011)To receive an invitation to the meeting please email Brent at bfield@cityofgoleta.orgBrooklyn private investigator who freely admits that she’s the best in the world goes looking for a man swall...read more

Kindergarten - 8th grade students can schedule free, online, one-on-one appointments with knowledgeable homework coaches to receive personalized help with their homework, all from the comfort and convenience of their homes!Tutoring sessions will be offered by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursda...read more