Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for January 2024 Happy New Year! We hope you are doing well and 2024 brings you all joy and happiness. With our amazing staff, dedicated Friends of the Library volunteers, and of course our wonderful…

Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for December 2023 A Note from Interim Library Director Diane Satchwell: Dear Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Library Users: Greetings and a Happy Holiday Season to all! 'Tis the season for good news! As you…

A Note from Interim Library Director Diane Satchwell: Dear Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Library Users: Happy September! I want to share the success of the 2023 Summer Reading Program thanks to our enthusiastic community, Friends of the Library,…

Goleta Valley Library Hosts Creek Week Art Contest All Ages and Skill Levels Invited to Participate We want to see your creativity! In honor of Creek Week (September 23-30) the Goleta Valley Library is hosting the Second Annual Creek Week Art…

Read Your Way to the Finish Line! The All-Ages Summer Reading Program Ends July 29th at the Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries The 2023 Summer Reading Program has been going strong at the Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries, with well…

All Together Now! The 2023 Summer Reading Program Invites You to Another Month of Great Reads at Your Library The Summer Reading Program started off strong in June with hundreds of readers of all ages enrolling in the fun-filled program that…

All Together Now! The 2023 Summer Reading Program Begins June 10th at the Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries At the Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries, the annual fun-filled Summer Reading Program for all ages will begin on Saturday,…

Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for May 2023 National Library Week wrapped up on April 29th and now is the perfect time to reflect on this year’s theme which was "There's More to the Story." There is definitely a lot to our story. The…

Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for March 2023 A Note from Library Director Allison Gray: Dear Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Library Users, I have had the very good fortune of working at the Goleta Valley Library since 2008. With my…

Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for January 2023 A Note from Library Director Allison Gray: Happy New Year! We hope you are doing well during these ever-changing times. 2022 was an exciting year for the Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley…

Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for December 2022 A Note from Library Director Allison Gray: Welcome to the December issue of the Reading Corner! 2022 was an exciting year for the Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries. Some of our most…

A Note from Library Director Allison Gray: Welcome to the November issue of the Reading Corner! November is a month where people take time to reflect on giving thanks for the good things in their lives. We wanted to thank some of the…

Welcome to the Library Reading Corner for October 2022 A Note from Library Director Allison Gray: Welcome to an action packed October edition of the Library Reading Corner. There are so many great things happening at our Libraries it is hard to…

Welcome to the August issue of the Reading Corner! This Summer was filled with some amazing and memorable events. Congratulations to the over 1200 participants that registered for our Summer Reading Program this year! We had 944 children, 191 Teens,…

Welcome to the July issue of the Reading Corner! June was filled with some amazing events, and we are carrying that momentum forward into July with more fun that the whole family can enjoy. Thanks to the California State Library, the Goleta and…