supporting our libraries

strengthening our community

upcoming events

supporting our libraries

strengthening our community

upcoming events

Help Our Libraries Thrive!

The Friends of the Library is dedicated to enhancing our local libraries through community support. Every contribution—large or small—helps fund programs, collections, and services that make a lasting impact.

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A group of children and adults gathered outdoors on a lawn, engaging in educational activities with a turtle. Two women are handling the turtle, with one showing it to a young boy wearing a soccer jersey. Other children are sitting around, some on bl
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A group of children and adults seated in a library listening to a woman speak at a storytelling event.
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upcoming events

Events Calendar
Fiber Arts Club
Sep 17
Fiber Arts Club

Are you looking for a place to work on your fiber art projects with a fun and supportive group of people? Crochet, embroidery or knitting, our Fiber Arts Club is just the place for you! Please bring your own supplies and materials. For adults and teens.
We meet on every third Thursday at 4:30pm.

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Garden Club
Sep 19
Garden Club

Join us to talk veg and flowers, perennials and annuals, seed starting and more! Every third Saturday @ 1:00PM.

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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Sep 26
Friends of the Library Book Sale

Our semiannual Friends of the Library Book sale is on from Saturday Sept 26th through Saturday Oct 3rd. Come by and find a great summer read. In the Solvang Library Lobby during open hours.

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Magpie Book Club
Sep 26
Magpie Book Club

Our theme for this month is Memory, choose a book where memory loss or amnesia is a major plot point.

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Fiber Arts Club
Oct 15
Fiber Arts Club

Are you looking for a place to work on your fiber art projects with a fun and supportive group of people? Crochet, embroidery or knitting, our Fiber Arts Club is just the place for you! Please bring your own supplies and materials. For adults and teens.
We meet on every third Thursday at 4:30pm.

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Garden Club
Oct 17
Garden Club

Join us to talk veg and flowers, perennials and annuals, seed starting and more! Every third Saturday @ 1:00PM.

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Magpie Book Club
Oct 24
Magpie Book Club

Our theme for this month is Author versus Author, choose a book about an interaction (rivalry or friendship) between two or more authors.

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Library Closed
Nov 11
Library Closed

Library Closed - Labor Day

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Fiber Arts Club
Nov 19
Fiber Arts Club

Are you looking for a place to work on your fiber art projects with a fun and supportive group of people? Crochet, embroidery or knitting, our Fiber Arts Club is just the place for you! Please bring your own supplies and materials. For adults and teens.
We meet on every third Thursday at 4:30pm.

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Garden Club
Nov 21
Garden Club

Join us to talk veg and flowers, perennials and annuals, seed starting and more! Every third Saturday @ 1:00PM.

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Our Impact

The Friends of the Library help ensure that Santa Ynez Valley libraries remain vibrant community spaces by funding programs, collections, and opportunities that enrich lives for readers of every age.

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    Become a Friend

    Join a community of neighbors who believe in the power of libraries for everyone.

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    Donate

    Your gifts help fund library programs, collections, and special projects.

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    Share your time and talents and help our library thrive.

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    Events

    Storytime, book sales, and community events for all ages.

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popular reads

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Book cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, depicting a young wizard in a cape flying on a broomstick through an archway with a purple sky and castle in the background.
Book cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, depicting a young wizard in a cape flying on a broomstick through an archway with a purple sky and castle in the background.
The cover of the book "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald features a blue background with an illustration of a woman's face with golden eyes and red lips, and a cityscape with fireworks at the bottom.
The cover of the book "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald features a blue background with an illustration of a woman's face with golden eyes and red lips, and a cityscape with fireworks at the bottom.
Cover of the book "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown with red background, torn paper design, and partial image of Mona Lisa's eyes.
Book cover of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. Features a large lion's face in the background, and in the foreground, there are children and a woman in a blue dress fighting a snowstorm, with some ice and snow.
Book cover of 'I Am Malala' featuring a portrait of Malala Yousafzai wearing a pink headscarf with a yellow border, with a teal background and white text.
Book cover of 'I Am Malala' featuring a portrait of Malala Yousafzai wearing a pink headscarf with a yellow border, with a teal background and white text.
Book cover of 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger, featuring a stylized orange drawing of a red-haired boy on a horse against an orange background with cityscape and water reflection, title in yellow and black text.
Book cover of 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake, featuring a girl sitting among stacks of books.
Cover of the book "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon with a blue background and a gold crest.
Cover of the book "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon with a blue background and a gold crest.
Book cover of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. It features a wizard girl flying on a broomstick in front of a castle.
Book cover of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. It features a wizard girl flying on a broomstick in front of a castle.
Book cover for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis, featuring a lion's face in the background, a fairy-tale character in a blue dress, and children in winter clothing.
Book cover of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, featuring an illustration of a red-orange horse with flowing mane and tail, standing on a cityscape background.
Book cover of 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake, featuring a girl sitting on a stack of books.
Book cover of 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown, featuring the Mona Lisa's eyes and a torn paper design.
Book cover for 'Outlander' by Diana Gabaldon, featuring a blue background with a gold and orange emblem of a regal crown and floral details.
Book cover titled 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott, decorated with four girls' faces and floral designs.
Illustration of a green tree with a child reaching up towards a red apple hanging from a branch, on a green background. The tree has the title 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein written on its trunk.
Book cover of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald featuring a stylized face with blue eyes, red lips, and a background of city fireworks at night.
Portrait of Malala Yousafzai in a pink headscarf, with book title 'I Am Malala' and subtitle about her activism and education advocacy.
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.”
— Albert Einstein