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Welcome to the Library Reading Corner\r for

July 2026

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A Note from City Librarian Elizabeth Saucedo:

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It's a happy summertime at your neighborhood libraries, where our calendars and shelves are fully stocked with ways to keep your mind engaged during the sunniest months of the year. This newsletter highlights just a few of our new and classic all-ages free programs, and our themed displays offer plenty of inspiration for choosing your next page-turning read. It's our sincere joy to help spark reading habits that will shine bright all year long!

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Summer Read-a-Palooza 2026 Happening Now!

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Our Summer Reading Program is in full swing! Join us for prizes, programs, and events for every age and interest through July 31st. Watch this video and learn more at goletavalleylibrary.org/summer.

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Support the GVL Interior Design Capital Campaign!

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We are thrilled to report that our campaign goal is 58% complete! Check out the project webpage to see the exciting improvements planned for Goleta Valley Library and help us bring this vision to life!

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Science Heroes

Goleta Community Center Auditorium

5679 Hollister Ave

Goleta, California 93117

Tuesday, July 7

11:00am - 12:00pm

Unearth your curiosity as we dig into the incredible science that’s all around us. If you didn’t already love science, you’ll really ‘dig it’ after experiencing Science Heroes and their science experiment demos!

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Goleta Beach Book Club

Goleta Beach Park

5986 Sandspit Rd

Goleta, California 93117

Sunday, July 12, 2026

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Thursday, July 23, 2026

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Bring your beach chair and your book or grab one from the Bookvan and join us for a chill reading session on the beach!

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Hula Anyone

Goleta Community Center Auditorium

5679 Hollister Ave.

Goleta, California 93117

Saturday, July 18, 2026

11:00am - 12:00pm

Hula Anyone is dedicated to the preservation of Hawaiian hula and Tahitian dance traditions. This show will include traditional hula dancing, Tahitian dancing, and audience participation.

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See our online calendar for more programs:

Senior Happy Hour - Thursday, July 2

Writers' Workshop - Saturday, July 11

Film Club - Thursday, July 16

Poetry Club - Sunday, July 19

Mystery Book Club - Tuesday, July 28

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Check out our calendar for additional Summer Storytime days!

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Storytime at Your Library

Goleta: Fridays

Baby & Me 10:00 - 10:30am,

Wiggly 10:30 - 11:00am

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Buellton: Mondays

10:30-11:00am

Solvang: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10:30-11:00am

Join in the fun at Storytime! We'll share stories, songs, and activities. After Storytime, feel free to stay and play with others! Best for ages 6 months-5 years old.

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Nathalia Music Concert

Saturday, July 18

11:00am

Nathalia brings her fun, interactive bilingual songs to the beautiful Buellton Library lawn. Join her for sing-alongs, dancing, and musical stories!

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Free Movie Mondays

July 6, 13, 20 and 27

4:00 - 6:00pm

Join us for free movie night at Buellton Library! Every Monday during the Summer Reading Program the Buellton Library will be showing a free movie starting at 4pm in the Community Room. All films are adapted from books you can find in the library system!

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Buellton Bookworms

Friday, July 17

1:00pm

Join the Buellton Bookworms book club for a lively discussion of this month's bring-your-own-book theme: Family Drama. Feel free to come to the front desk if you need any help finding something on theme to read. We meet in the Buellton Library Community Room at 1pm. See you there!

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Saturday, July 18

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Learn how to play a collaborative drawing game using comic elements, and create gag cartoons using drawing techniques for texture and perspective. Design characters and worlds where adventures take place! Registration required, please email solvanglibrary@cityofgoleta.gov

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Thursday Movie Matinees

July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

1:00pm

Every Thursday at 1pm join us for a free Movie Matinee at Solvang Library. Beat the heat by taking a break to watch a classic film.

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Magpie Book Club

Saturday, July 25

1:30pm

Join us for the Solvang Library Book Club. Our theme is time travel, and you can choose any book you like on that theme (we are recommending This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone). The Solvang Library Book Club meets every fourth Saturday at 1:30pm at the Library.

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Come visit us at Estero Park!

Tuesdays and Fridays

2:00 - 4:30pm

This Bookvan stop in the center of Isla Vista is located next to the St. George Youth Center YMCA. Visit us by foot or bike, or park your car in the adjacent parking lot. Grab a new book and take a stroll to enjoy the nearby community gardens, basketball courts, and more.

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The Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries are a member of the Black Gold Library Cooperative System. Patrons can use their library cards at other Black Gold libraries and request to borrow their titles. Black Gold libraries include Blanchard Community Library, Carpinteria Community Library, Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries, Lompoc Public Library, Santa Maria Public Library, and Paso Robles City Library.

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Visit www.goletavalleylibrary.org for the latest information on all our programs and services. If you received this e-newsletter from a friend and would like to subscribe, click here.

Thank you for your interest and support in our libraries. Happy reading!

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GVL Express

6500 Hollister Ave. Suite 105

Goleta, CA 93117

(805) 964-7878

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Buellton Library

202 Dairyland Road

Buellton, CA 93427

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Solvang Library

1745 Mission Drive

Solvang, CA 93463

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Goleta Valley Library Bookvan

Regular weekly stops in Isla Vista

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