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Welcome to the Library Reading Corner
for September 2024
A Note from City Librarian Elizabeth Saucedo:
Welcome to another fun-filled month at the Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries! After a successful summer full of adventures in reading, we’re looking forward to bringing library services to our community with engaging programming and exciting outreach this month. You’ll see Goleta Valley Library staff at the Lemon Festival at the end of September, where you will be able to stop by our booth, pick up a book, and say hello to our team. Buellton Library staff will also be connecting with area schools following the closure of the library’s current location at 140 West Highway 246, which occurred on August 15 in preparation for the move to its future new home at 202 Dairyland Road.
We welcome you to visit us online for all the latest information on library services at each of our locations, including the Creek Week Art Reception at Goleta Valley Library, crafts and book clubs at Solvang Library, mobile services on the Bookvan, and much more.
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Plus, did you know September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month? One of my favorite things to share is the Library Value Calculator, which estimates how much you can save by using your local library. September is the perfect time to sign up, renew, or dust off your library card in celebration of the innumerable ways that libraries enrich our lives. We look forward to seeing you at the library this month!
-Elizabeth Saucedo,
City Librarian
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Come find us at the Lemon Festival at Girsh Park on September 28 and 29!
Sign up for a Goleta Valley Library card, browse for a good book, and spin the prize wheel for some fun, sustainable goodies as well!
First Sunday of Every Month
Ice in Paradise has generously donated free skating admission on the first Sunday of every month in 2024 to patrons of the Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries!
Present your Goleta Valley Library or Santa Ynez Valley Libraries card at Ice in Paradise to receive free skating admission on the dates below. Skate rentals are not included. One library card per skater is required. Skaters must be ages 3+.
Remaining Free Admission Dates in 2024:
- September 1
- October 6
- November 3
- December 1
Session times:
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Thank you to Ice in Paradise for this generous gift to our patrons!
Goleta Valley Library was recently featured in a Noozhawk article where we chatted about exciting projects on the horizon. Click here for the full story.
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Goleta Valley Library
Thursday, September 5, 2:00 - 3:30pm
Get ready for another fun and easy project! We will be getting together at the Goleta Valley Library to make a cute card, collaborate and socialize. Art supplies and colorful stickers are provided for you to make an attractive greeting card.
No registration required.
Talk Like a Pirate Day Express Craft
Thursday, September 19,
3:30 - 4:30pm
Ahoy me Hearties! Try your best to talk like a pirate at the library on International Talk Like a Pirate Day! We’ll be craftin’ our pirate hearts out with a Paper Bag Pirate Puppet craft, searching for ye Pirate Name and colorin’ some pirate pictures in the children’s area. Arrggg! Crafters need be 12 and under.
Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Goleta Valley Library.
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Party
Saturday, September 21
11:00am - 12:00pm
Come and celebrate the amazing accomplishment of reading 1,000 Books before Kindergarten with a story, some singing and dancing, and certificates awarded to our families who have completed the program. Learn about the program and sign up for your first log!
For children under 5 and their families.
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Craft Kit: Tiny Windmill
All Month
In honor of Solvang's annual Danish Days celebration (Sept 14-15th), pick up a free kit to make a miniature windmill. Available all month in the Solvang Library lobby.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10:30am
For both preschoolers and younger children!
Join us for stories, songs and socializing afterward.
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Magpie Book Club
Saturday September 28, 3:30pm
In September the group will focus on Maggie O'Farrell's prize-winning historical novel Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague.
"Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet is both a brilliant re-creation of the lives of William Shakespeare and his family in late 16th-century Stratford-upon-Avon and an emotionally intense account of the death of the dramatist's young son and its painful aftermath." - BookPage
Print copies are available at Solvang Library; E and Audio downloads are available via the library catalog.
All readers are welcome at the Magpie Club discussions.
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The Buellton Library’s last day of in-person service at its current location was August 14th. The City of Buellton oversees the library facility at 140 West Highway 246, and in early August provided a notice of closure to the City of Goleta (Buellton’s Library Services Provider). As the City of Buellton starts renovations to the existing library building for an expanded Senior Center, Buellton Library has now moved off the premises. The library’s new home will be on the historic Willemsen property located at 202 Dairyland Road, which is still under construction. Updates will be provided to the community as information is available.
Buellton Library staff have worked behind the scenes to pack up the library collection for storage while construction is finished. Please note the following impacts to service:
- The Buellton Library book drop is now closed. Library materials may be returned at any Black Gold library, including Solvang Library and Goleta Valley Library.
- Holds placed via the online catalog may be picked up at any Black Gold library location. Buellton Library is no longer listed in the catalog as a pick-up location for new holds.
- The Buellton Library collection of materials is no longer visible in the online catalog.
- All programs scheduled after August 14th have been cancelled.
Library staff are now pivoting to an outreach model of service that will include engaging storytimes, digital literacy resources, card registrations, and more. Please check our website for the latest details. Details and schedules will be posted as plans are finalized with our local community partners. When access to the new Buellton Library site is granted by the City of Buellton, staff will then redirect their focus to preparing for reopening the new facility and celebrating with the community.
We will miss seeing our patrons each day and look forward to providing service to the community via outreach during the transition between buildings. Online services such as downloads and streaming remain available. Additional information will be shared as soon as it is available. Questions about library services may be sent to goletavalleylibrary@cityofgoleta.org. For questions related to the facility, move, and closure, please contact City of Buellton City Hall at (805) 688-5177.
We look forward to serving you from a beautiful new facility soon!
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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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