SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The Santa Maria Public Library began hosting a series of free creative workshops this week. Locals created picture frames made of recycled book pages on Tuesday. Staff said the ...

Author Wendelin Van Draanen, who has had more than 30 books published with two being optioned into movies, will take part in a special presentation and book signing in Shepard Hall Saturday. The ...

The Santa Maria Public Library’s next unit in an ongoing series of workshops to promote digital literacy will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 in the library’s Learning Loft, 421 S. McClelland St. The ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society presented Music at the Library Series with the Santa Barbara Piano Boys at the Santa Maria Library on Sunday afternoon. The library came ...

There are plenty of great reasons to have better control over your own finances: possible vacation planning; a better developed "emergency" fund for those items that just show up, blow up or grind to ...

The Santa Maria Public Library just received a new set of learning computers for its children's department. Library representatives say the computers are specifically designed for kids ages 2 through ...

In the next step of the Santa Maria Main Public Library’s move to a new building, the staff will close the first-floor fiction and periodicals room to the public starting Monday. This is the second ...

Silvia Lopez-Athie, a children’s room volunteer at the Santa Maria Public Library who has dedicated her time as a volunteer since 2022, says the library is an important part of any city. Having grown ...

Fall gardening kit complete with pots, seeds, plant markers and soil are available for pickup at the Santa Maria Public Library from now until Saturday, according to city spokesman Mark van de Kamp.

The Santa Maria Public Library is inviting patrons to share their wishes, hopes and dreams for the upcoming year. Wishing Trees are located on the first floor of the main library. Write your wish on a ...

Feb. 22—In honor of Black History Month, the Santa Maria-Lompoc NAACP chapter hosted a celebration of songs, poetry and speeches outside the Santa Maria Public Library on Saturday. "It's about ...