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Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for October 2023
A Note from Interim Library Director Diane Satchwell:
Dear Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Library Users:
What an exciting month this September has been for us at the library. We had the chance to collaborate on many great programs including the Creek Week Art Contest and the Mexican Independence Day Festival in Old Town Goleta.
If you did not have a chance to visit us, don't worry! We will be at the Lemon Festival this Saturday Sept 30th, and Sunday Oct 1st, during festival hours and are excited to meet more patrons in person. Please make sure you come by and visit staff from the Goleta Valley Library where we'll have fun prizes and giveaways and can even register new library cards on-site!
Remember to visit the Goleta Valley Library by October 1st to cast your vote for the new "People's Choice" award for our Creek Week Art contest!
I will be at the Lemon Festival this weekend and look forward to meeting all of you in-person. Thank you for being patrons of the Goleta Valley Library system.
-Diane Satchwell,
Interim Library Director
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Goleta Valley Library staff at the 2022 Goleta Lemon Festival
 Aspen LiDA Coming to Goleta
Black Gold app will be replaced by the Aspen LiDA app starting October 1st
Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley users will see their current application, Black Gold, disappear from their devices on October 1st. To continue accessing the great resources available to Black Gold card users, all you have to do is download the new app for free from the App Store or Google Play.
In-N-Out Cover to Cover
Program Dates: Oct 7 - Nov 18
The In-N-Out Cover to Cover reading program is back! All branches of the Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Library System will be participating in the In-N-Out Cover to Cover Reading Program
Children will receive an award of one free hamburger or cheeseburger for every five books read, up to three awards! Please see your local branch for details.
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Goleta Valley Library
Star Wars Day
Sat, Oct 14, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Meet your favorite Star Wars characters, enjoy crafts and activities, and find Baby Yoda on the shelf to win prizes!
May the Force be With You
Sun, Oct 1 – Sat, Oct 14
Create a poem by selecting words and phrases from a page, and removing the rest of the text. Pick up a page of text in the Teen Corner or use one of your own!
Submit your finished poem for display in the library.
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Sat, Oct 28, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Calling all Goblins and Ghouls! Stop by the Goleta Valley Library for a ghooostly good time and spend an afternoon making spook-tacular crafts!
Costumes encouraged!
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Wed, Oct 18, 3:00pm
Come to the library Wednesday, October 18th @ 3pm for a Halloween themed Storytime with singing, dancing, and more! After Storytime, leave your stuffed animal to stay and have a fun, spooky sleepover in the library. Pick up your stuffed animal friend and a goodie bag on Friday, Oct 20th or Saturday, Oct 21st.
All ages are welcome
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All October
The monsters have escaped inside the Buellton Library!
Help the librarians out by finding all the monsters and get a special prize!
Ages 3 - 12
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Fri, Oct 20, 1:00pm
Join in the conversation with the Buellton Bookworms; a once monthly book club. This month we will be discussing The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. No registration is required; meet us in the council chambers located inside the library
For more information on the latest book club selection please feel free to contact the Buellton Library or stop by and grab a copy.
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Ghost Story Challenge: The Final Reckoning
Thurs, Oct 26, 6:00pm
Casa Cassara - 1607 Mission Drive, Suite 112, Solvang
An announcement party where the winners of the 2023 Ghost Story Challenge will be revealed! Join us to hear the winning stories read aloud, celebrate all the writers, and enjoy refreshments. Costumes are encouraged!
Meet us at the Casa Cassara tasting room in downtown Solvang. An RSVP to Solvang Library at 805 688-4214 or solvanglibrary@cityofgoleta.org is helpful.
October Craft Kit: Flying Ghosts and Witches!
All October
Make a mini-puppet to decorate or play with!
Sponsored by Friends of the Library of Santa Ynez Valley.
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Magpie Club: Poetry! Poems by Ada Limón and more
Sat, Oct 28, 4:00pm
The group will use "The Hurting Kind: Poems" by Ada Limón, the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, as a starting point. Readers are encouraged to explore this or another poet's work, or revisit an old favorite. Bring a poem that speaks to you to read aloud to the group.
Copies of "The Hurting Kind" are available at Solvang Library, and as an instant E-book or Audio download on Hoopla.
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 Stay Connected
Keep up to date on our fun programs, new materials, free resources, and more!
Visit www.GoletaValleyLibrary.org for the latest information.
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Thank you for your interest and support in our libraries. Happy Reading!
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