Library Events

Join the Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries for a weeklong celebration of children’s literacy! From May 3rd – May 7th, the Goleta Valley, Buellton, and Solvang Libraries will host book giveaways and programming in honor of El Día de los Niños/El D&iacut...read more

Storytime is canceled this Wednesday. Join us on Thursday morning at 10am for Bilingual Storytime with Mr. Marcos! 

Join us outdoors for stories, songs and more!  We'll meet on the library patio, Wednesday mornings at 10:30 am.Space is limited, so please make a reservation online, and be prepared to safely distance.  Adults may wish to consider wearing masks.In case of rain storytime will be cancele...read more

Celebrate Día with us at this fun storytime for all ages! Join us for a reading of The Three Sunflowers/Los Tres Girasoles and enter to win a free copy of the book. We will be joined by a special guest from Santa Barbara WIC. 

Celebrate Día with us at this fun craft workshop for all ages! Pick up a kit at the library or use supplies you have at home.Then join us online to create this beautiful craft together, just in time for Mother’s Day.Supplies: Pipe cleaners Round coffee filters Scissors Water colors (cup...read more

Our Spanish Book Club is Back!Join us for our virtual meetings over Microsoft Teams. 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: Wonder (La...read more

The Goleta Valley Library Writers' Workshop is hosting the very last of its Pandemic Sessions, and our final guest author is none other than S.A. Cosby.S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razo...read more

Drop by the Goleta Library for free comic books for all ages! (Kids, Teens and Adults).While supplies last....Get yours before they're gone in a FLASH!

For readers 8-12 years old.  Join us to explore some great new books! The group meets online twice a month for half an hour: Wed. May 11 and Wed. May 25 at 4:00 pm.:  Please REGISTER to receive the links for the club meetings--the first 10 readers to register receive a free ...read more

The Maurice Faulkner Brass Quintet forms the cutting edge of the brass program at the University of California – Santa Barbara. Its repertoire extends from the Renaissance to modern music, including jazz. Touring has encompassed California and western states. The ensemble is named for the late...read more

Join us for a free workshop on how to make your own compost from food scraps and yard waste where you live.  PLUS, learn about recycling in our area- what can and can't be put in those blue bins!  The program is presented by SB County's Resource Recovery & Waste Management Divi...read more

Join in the conversation via Zoom with our monthly bookclub!This month we will be talking about Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. A novel recently adapted as a mini series, Nine Perfect Strangers takes the reader to a ten day spa retreat, called Tranquillum House, where their lives unexpecte...read more

Our Spanish Book Club is Back!Join us for our virtual meetings over Microsoft Teams. 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: Wonder (La...read more

We are very excited to resume our in-person Teen Volunteer Program this summer! Teen volunteers have the opportunity to earn community service hours for school by awarding prizes to Youth participants, who report on their reading to volunteers in order to receive their prizes at each milestone. Teen...read more

Professor Francis Macdonald, Department of Earth Science, UCSBDuring the Cryogenian Period from ~720-635 million years ago, the Earth was covered in ice at least twice, from pole to equator. This climate state is referred to as the Snowball state, or Snowball Earth. This time period also overlaps wi...read more

In this interview-style program, Goleta author Valerie Cantella will share about the experiences which led her to write Off-Script: a mom's journey through adoption, a husband's alcoholism, and special needs parenting. Join this honest and authentic conversation about challenging topics foll...read more

The Mystery Book Club choice is TBA

We are very excited to resume our in-person Teen Volunteer Program this summer! Teen volunteers have the opportunity to earn community service hours for school by awarding prizes to Youth participants, who report on their reading to volunteers in order to receive their prizes at each milestone. Teen...read more

The Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries are closed in observance of Memorial Day.