FRESH LOOK: After two years of construction and chain link fences, Santa Barbara Public Library is back with a brand new community plaza. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom The doors to the Faulkner Gallery at ...

Picture a group of preschoolers gathered in a storytime circle at a Santa Barbara park while parents check out books, charge their devices, and connect to free Wi-Fi. That vision is about to become ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Public Library is kicking off this summer with a calendar full of fun and educational events planned for people of all ages! The Summer Reading Kick-off ...

The Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation is honored to be included on the 2026 Giving List, recognizing local nonprofit ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara Library will open its long awaited Michael Towbes Library Plaza with a festive event November 3. An insider preview look is taking place Friday. Santa Barbara ...

Laura Jean Treat Liebhaber, curator and co-founder of the Santa Barbara community archives project, said the goal is to get new perspectives on Santa Barbara’s past. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Nelson Lichtenstein is a Professor for History in the University of California, Santa Barbara with five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1996 ...

Thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.