Posts tagged with: Dynamic Third Place

Dynamic Third Place

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Youth Fine Free Library Cards

On July 2, 2018 Santa Monica Public Library started a new initiative designed to encourage children and teens to use, or return to, the Library.  The Fine Free program will......

Story Slam in Santa Monica

The Fairview Branch will be presenting their first ever ‘Your Story’ Project this week as part of a Moth inspired storytelling night. Seating is limited and free tickets will be......

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 earned top marks from Library Journal’s national rating of public libraries. The Library......

Adult Summer Reading: Adults Won Prizes Too!

Summer reading for adults is becoming a new tradition for the Library.  This year, which was only the fourth year, 524 adults signed up for the “Exercise Your Mind”-themed summer......

Kids and Teens “Read for the Win”!

The Library’s summer reading program has been an annual tradition for 86 years.  Part fun, part lifelong learning, and part “summer slide” prevention, the 2016 program attracted 4,929 children and......

Aloha, Fairview!

On Saturday, July 16th we had the grand re-opening celebration for the Fairview Branch Library.  About 450 people came to this library throughout the day for a welcome ceremony with......

Back to the Beach

We’re heading back to the beach this summer for year two of our sun-kissed, beachside pop-up library program, SMPL at the Beach. We’ll be packing up the books and setting......