Winter Reading Program begins December 17!
Frosty temperatures mean heading into your local library to warm up with some cozy books! Browse our shelves for new releases and old favorites and join us for community and conversation at our variety of engaging programs for all ages. Please note, the library will be closed for the holidays December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st. Visit our e-Library at www.GoletaValleyLibrary.org for 24/7 access to eBooks, audiobooks, music, movies, magazines and more for free with your library card.
Read on to plan your winter visits to Goleta Valley Library this December and January.
December
December 3 – December 22
Elf on the Shelf
Ages 12 and under
He’s Back! The Elf on the Shelf is back and up to his usual antics. Children may come to Goleta Valley Library and find him for a prize. He will be on the run all December, so come back weekly to see what mischief he has cooked up.
December 14 – December 29
Winter Scavenger Hunt
Ages 12 and under
Participate in the library’s winter-themed scavenger hunt and enter to win a fabulous bundle of wintry stories! The Scavenger Hunt will change weekly, giving kids a new chance to win each week (3 prizes will be drawn at the end of the month).
December 17 – January 26
Winter Reading Program
All Ages
Community members of all ages are invited to participate in the library’s 13th annual Winter Reading Program! The 2024-2025 theme is “Reading is Cool!” and encourages our local patrons to find some cool books in the library’s vast collection of print and digital materials this winter. Participants will complete one entry slip per book read. Prizes drawings will take place weekly for the age-group categories of Children, Teens, and Adults. The more you read, the better your chances will be of winning!
December 21 from 11am – 2pm
Craftapalooza
All Ages
Come to Goleta Valley Library and get creative! Kids, teens, and adults are invited to make something using one of our designs or come up with your own creation. Make a keychain, picture frame, origami, holiday ornament, gift tags, bookmarks, or greeting cards — the options are limitless! Purchase a gift from the Friends of the Library book sale while you’re here to check some holiday shopping off your list. You won’t want to miss this special community event!
Please Note: Wiggly Wednesday and Baby & Me storytimes be will on winter break from December 18th to January 3rd. We’ll resume on Wednesday, January 8th!
January
January 4 from 12:30 – 2pm
Writers’ Workshop
Adults & Teens
The GVL Writers’ Workshop is open to adults and teens who write in any genre, fiction or non-fiction. The workshop meets on the first Saturday of each month to share work, exchange feedback, offer mutual support and discuss the tools of the trade.
January 9 from 2 – 3:30pm
Senior Happy Hour
Seniors
Come join us for a fun social hour and easy craft the first Thursday of every month! This event is free, and all supplies are provided.
January 28 from 5:30 – 6:30pm
Mystery Book Club
Adults
Join us as we discuss this month’s pick: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. Description: “It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening … Anna Fox lives alone — a recluse in her New York City home, drinking too much wine, watching old movies … and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move next door: a father, a mother, their teenaged son. The perfect family. But when Anna sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble — and its shocking secrets are laid bare. What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this gripping Hitchcockian thriller, no one and nothing are what they seem.”
There’s always so much going on at Goleta Valley Library. View the full calendar of events here.
For more information on the library, go to www.GoletaValleyLibrary.org.