santa monica public library

Planning the library’s future

What should libraries of the 21st century be like? What are your dreams for your community and your public library? Your input is essential in envisioning a future for this

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/ 7 Apr 2015

Library launches Peeps candy diorama contest

Creative kids are encouraged to utilize the seasonal Peeps candy to enter the Peeps-apalooza Diorama Contest at the Santa Monica Public Library on Tuesday, April 7. To participate children aged

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/ 31 Mar 2015

Library to host mystery authors

The Santa Monica Public Library celebrates Women's History Month with "A Tale of Two Cities: Mysteries Set in Paris and New York," a discussion with writers

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/ 21 Mar 2015

Santa Monica Reads panel to explore Jane Austen variations

The Santa Monica Public Library will present Austen Variations, a panel discussion featuring authors influenced by the life and literary work of Jane Austen, on Saturday, March 7, at 2

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/ 6 Mar 2015

Library hosting ‘Mindful Compassion’ workshop

Nicholas Bruss leads "Mindful Compassion," an experiential workshop, on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. in Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa

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/ 17 Feb 2015

Library to host screening of ‘Free Angela’

Santa Monica Public Library celebrates Black History Month with a screening of the documentary "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners" on Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in

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/ 12 Feb 2015

Public invited to affordable housing forum

The City of Santa Monica Housing Commission will hold a Commission Retreat from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, in the Multipurpose Room of the

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/ 12 Feb 2015

Santa Monica hosting forum on heart disease, stroke

A free educational forum on heart disease and stroke will be presented Feb. 10-11 and feature experts from Providence Saint John's Health Center. "Your Heart and Vascular

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/ 7 Feb 2015

Los Angeles Clarinet Choir to perform in Santa Monica

Join organizers for the Los Angeles Clarinet Choir in concert on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. in the Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601

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/ 3 Feb 2015

Library presents ‘Doug Suisman on the Boulevards’

Santa Monica Public Library will host the Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter (SAH/SCC) for the lecture "Doug Suisman on the Boulevards" on Saturday, Jan. 31,

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/ 27 Jan 2015

Library spotlights Lewis Carroll’s ‘Wonderland’

Santa Monica Public Library hosts a presentation on The Wonderland of Lewis Carroll on Monday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m., in the Main Library's Martin Luther King,

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/ 24 Jan 2015

2015 Santa Monica READS features ‘Longbourn’ by Jo Baker

Santa Monica READS, a community reading program that invites everyone in the community to read and discuss the same novel in free book discussions and events held throughout the city,

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/ 21 Jan 2015