Youth Fine Free Library Cards
On July 2, 2018 Santa Monica Public Library started a new initiative designed to encourage children and[…]
Library Staff Work With the Focus Areas
At a recent supervisors’ meeting we asked the supervisors to think about the four focus areas and[…]
Story Slam in Santa Monica
The Fairview Branch will be presenting their first ever ‘Your Story’ Project this week as part of[…]
We’re Reading It, Are You? Inside Scoop on Santa Monica Reads
Hello, Santa Monica. In the off chance you’ve not stopped by the Main Library and met me,[…]
Santa Monica Public Library Earns a Top, Five-Star Rating
Santa Monica, California – For the seventh year in a row, the Santa Monica Public Library has[…]
“Ya Tengo Ojos” Now – I Have Eyes: Santa Monica Public Library Increases Literacy for Non-Literate Latinos
In California almost one out of ten Spanish speaking immigrants never had the opportunity to learn to[…]
Santa Monica Public Library Turns Outward
After ten years as a public librarian, I thought I knew what it meant to be outward.[…]
Profile of Youth Services Librarian Julia Casas
I wanted to share with you a profile in LA Parent Magazine of Ocean Park Branch Youth[…]
SMPL at the Beach 2016
It still feels like August in the Sahara Desert outside, but summer, and with it year two[…]
Adult Summer Reading: Adults Won Prizes Too!
Summer reading for adults is becoming a new tradition for the Library. This year, which was only[…]
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