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2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Available for Review
The Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) is now available for public review and comment. This report summarizes and evaluates previous achievements that were undertaken to meet the City's 5-year…
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Bubbles Take Over State Street This September
This September, the City is sponsoring free, family-friendly bubble play events every Saturday. Bubbles will be taking over State Street between De La Guerra Street and State Street, creating a fun, interactive experience for the whole…
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Pedlets Are Coming to the 500 Block of State Street
The City of Santa Barbara is launching an exciting new pilot project on the 500 block of State Street, between Haley Street and Cota Street, as part of the broader State Street Master Plan. Beginning in early September, the City will…
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SBPL’s Grant-Funded Parks Pass Project Helps Locals Explore Outdoors
The majority of Library programs and services would not be possible without grant or private funding. Luckily, Santa Barbara Public Library has a great track record of securing outside funding, especially for grant projects. In addition to…
Library News
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Santa Barbara Public Library Announces 2023 Santa Barbara Reads Title
Santa Barbara Public Library is pleased to announce the selection of Isabel Allende’s award-winning historical fiction novel A Long Petal of the Sea as the featured title for Santa Barbara Reads 2023. 
Library News
Create and Curate a teen workshop and art exhibition
Santa Barbara Public Library Invites Teens to Make & Display Their Art with Create & Curate: Teen Art Workshop
Teen artists and creatives in grades 7-12  are invited to the Eastside Library to create their own unique pieces of art, which the Library will display in the Faulkner Side Galleries for September and October. This program is a chance…
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SBPL Invites Public Input on Faulkner Galleries
Santa Barbara Public Library presented a plan as part of the FY24 budget cycle to align rentals for art exhibition space in the Faulker Galleries with City policies on cost recovery, to maintain consistency with policies for similar…
Library News
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Groundbreaking Marks New Chapter for Plaza del Mar Band Shell
Construction is underway to renovate the Plaza del Mar Band Shell, a designated City Landmark initially built in 1919. The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department marked the occasion on Wednesday, August 16, with a…
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Library Seeks Volunteers for Adult Literacy Tutor Training
Make a difference in someone’s life — become a Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor at Santa Barbara Public Library! New volunteers complete a 3-hour training and orientation to become a tutor, then personalized training and support before being…
Landscape Battery Reuse Program
Landscape Battery Reuse Program
Residents can now drop-off lawn and garden equipment batteries that are <300 watt hours to the Santa Barbara Home Improvement Center. Your batteries will be reused if possible or recycled into something new! Remember, it’s illegal to…
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Venue Rental Discounts Offered to Residents and Nonprofits
Now is the time to book a venue for your holiday parties and year-end meetings, and the Parks and Recreation Department has plenty of options, including beachfront properties, historic landmarks, community centers, and group picnic sites.…
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Construction Notice: Milpas Street Sidewalk Repair
The City is currently conducting repairs to uplifted and uneven sidewalks on Milpas Street between Anapamu Street and Cabrillo Boulevard through early September. This area will be open to traffic, but please expect disruption to traffic…
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