Old-school lowriders took over the Michael Towbes Library Plaza on Saturday, September 13, for the Santa Barbara Public Library’s joint event, “Somos Xicanas y Lowriders (Writers and Riders),” the ...

Santa Barbara Public Library invites the community to celebrate National Library Week, April 19-26, with a joyful lineup of events ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – This September, the Santa Barbara Public Library’s beloved Children’s Library marks a joyful milestone—10 ...

Santa Barbara Public Library invites the community to celebrate the opening of Library on the Go 2.0, the library’s second mobile outreach van, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at Michael Towbes ...

The Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation has been included on the 2026 Giving List, recognizing local nonprofit groups making an impact through philanthropy and community service. “The ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - In a morning ceremony at the Michael Towbes Plaza, the Santa Barbara Public Library announced the arrival of its second "Library on the Go" mobile outreach vehicle. They ...

The Santa Barbara Chinese School and the Central Library are teaming up to hold a second annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Sunday. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central ...

A Santa Barbara Library Loteria event was held Thursday as part of an outreach in the community. This is National Library ...