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Santa Barbara Public Library is excited to announce their selection by the ARISS-US Team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) to host an amateur radio contact with International Space Station (ISS) crew members using the ARISS equipment on the ISS. This is a once in a lifetime experience made possible by the Amateur Radio community in cooperation with NASA.

Frequently asked questions about the transition of the Buellton, Solvang, Los Olivos, and Santa Ynez libraries.

As of July 1, 2019, following the transition of the Buellton, Solvang, Los Olivos, and Santa Ynez libraries to the management of the Goleta Valley Public Library, the Santa Barbara Public Library will consist of the Central, Eastside, Carpinteria, and Montecito Branch Libraries.

Food insecurity is a complex issue that overlaps with other issues such as food production and availability systems, living wages, affordable housing, transportation availability, and discrimination. This intersectionalism is covered in the Central Library’s Book to Action selection for 2019, The Unending Hunger: Tracing Women and Food Insecurity Across Borders by Megan Carney.

Santa Barbara Public Library has new volunteer opportunities with trainings in late April and throughout May.