Santa Barbara Public Library, serving an area of 220,000 residents, has a collection of 370,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 13,800 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 12,000 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 80 employees, of whom 16 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 7 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $600,000. Patrons make 1,050,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,600,000 times. Twenty-nine percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
40 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara California 93101
Telephone
805-962-7653
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Lompoc) Lompoc Public Library
(Oxnard) Oxnard Public Library
(Santa Barbara) Santa Barbara Public Library
(Ventura) Ventura County Library
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01/09 Coming to The Santa Barbara area
OC Greek Food Fest Anaheim CA May17-19 The OC Greek Food Festival celebrates the best of Greek food, music, dancing and culture. Experience authentic Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries; traditional Greek dancing and Greek music.
Baroque Music Festival Corona del Mar CA June16-23 We strive for historically stylistic interpretations of the great masterpieces of the Baroque period.
Festival Mosaic San Lui Obispo CA July16-28 Five centuries of music on the central California coast.
Santa Barbara Greek Festival Santa Barbara CA July27-28 Enjoy delectable festival favorites like gyros and moussaka. And no Greek village would be complete without homemade pastries from Yiayia's traditional recipes: baklava, melomakarona, and kataifi are just a few of the sweet treats to delight you.
Antique And Garden Show Bakersfield CA August12-13 =The show features 200 dealer spaces, located on five tree covered acres, 30 historic buildings, a variety of great food, and live blues and jazz music.
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