Library Events

Join us for a free viewing of the film: Mary Poppins ReturnsRating: PGRun time:  2 hr. 10 min

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.

Join the Goleta Valley Library, as hundreds of libraries thoughout the country host special multicultural events in celebration of Dia!Special activities include: face painting, a magic show, LED hula hoop show, carnival games, a photo booth, scavenger hunt, raffle prizes, goodie bags and Bingo!

Love meditation with love art and love field. Embody love, share love, feel love, Love melts all blockages and transforms all life.

Join us for a free viewing of the film: Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseRating: PGRun time: 1 hr. 29 min 

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.

Bring 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.  Appointments available, please call 805-964-7878.

Join us for a free viewing of the film: Lego Movie: the second partRating: PGRun time:  1 hr. 47 min.

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.

Find out about volunteer opportunities with our local environmental organizations. Representatives will be present to answer your questions.  Project Clean Waer.  Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.  350SB.  Haskell Beach clean-up.  For more info call Brent at Goleta Valley...read more

Join us for a Star Wars craft event. Make fused bead key chains, coasters and other Star Wars inspired items.Best for ages 12 and under. 

The Friends of the Goleta Valley Library Lecture Series presents A Merger in Space: Black Holes and Neutron Stars.Professor Brown (Physics Department of Syracuse University) will discuss the implications of these colossal cosmic mergers, what they create, and how they are changing our view of the un...read more

Join us to discuss The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin, the first in the Erast Fandorin series set in czarist Russia.

Join us for a free viewing of the film: First ManRating: PG-13Run time:  2 hr. 21 minA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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.

The Goleta Valley Library is closed Memorial Day

Teens who are interested in helping during our Summer Reading Program will learn everything they need to know to become volunteers at Goleta Library! Staff will provide information on the rules and responsibilities of being a volunteer and answer any questions that come up. Please be ready to let st...read more

Join us for a free viewing of the film: How to train your dragon: the hidden worldRating: PGRun time:  1 hour 44 minutesWhen Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds...read more