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Art Exhibit: Cayucos Collective

All Day 9/6 - 10/31
Los Osos Library
Program Type:
Art & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Library Branch: Los Osos Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Art & Culture
Event Details:

Check out original art from Cayucos Collective's Kameron K Alton, Anthony Circosta, and Abe Hiro

pete the cat pumpkin

Literary Pumpkin Contest

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Morro Bay Library
Program Type:
Kids Activities, Craft & Design
Age Group:
Children, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Library Branch: Morro Bay Library
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Kids Activities, Craft & Design
Event Details:

Decorate a pumpkin as your favorite literary character, bring the pumpkin to the library and we will display it until the end of October.

pete the cat pumpkin

Literary Pumpkin Contest

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Nipomo Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Kids Activities, Craft & Design
Age Group:
Children, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Library Branch: Nipomo Library
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Books & Reading, Kids Activities, Craft & Design
Event Details:

Decorate a pumpkin as your favorite literary character, bring the pumpkin to the library and we will display it until the end of October.

Oil Painting Exhibit by Dianne Ravin

All Day 10/4 - 12/17
Morro Bay Library
Program Type:
Art & Culture
Age Group:
All Ages
Library Branch: Morro Bay Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art & Culture
Event Details:

Dianne Ravin has a diverse collection of oil paintings on canvas, with subjects ranging from portraiture to landscapes to still life objects. She has mastered other mediums such as acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and even metal.

Young children playing in a forest

Butterfly Terrarium & LIVE Butterfly Cam

All Day 10/12 - 10/26
San Miguel Library
Program Type:
Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature
Age Group:
Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Library Branch: San Miguel Library
Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature
Event Details:

Butterfly Terrarium in the San Miguel Library.
Also Streaming LIVE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61cRt2k35I0 

illustration of witch hat, cat mask, and glasses

Halloween Costume Exchange for Kids & Teens

All Day 10/15 - 10/19
Nipomo Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Sustainability
Age Group:
Children, Teen
Library Branch: Nipomo Library
Age Group: Children, Teen
Program Type: Family Activities, Sustainability
Event Details:

Costume Exchange at the Library! Free!

Visit the library and pick out your costume or share an old costume you don't need anymore. No donation needed to participate. For babies, kids, and teens only.

Two illustrated quails with speech bubbles and a stack of books.

Book Discussion

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Los Osos Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adult
Library Branch: Los Osos Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Branch Out blue and green library van with driver smiling and waving.

Simmler Outreach

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Branch Out Mobile Libraries
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Branch Out Mobile Libraries
Age Group:
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Branch Out Mobile Libraries
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Books & Reading, Branch Out Mobile Libraries
Event Details:

Come get a library card, check out books, find out about all the FREE services and connections. 

movie clapboard, tickets, and bucket of popcorn on pink background

Sensory Movie for Adults with Disabilities

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Atascadero Library Polin Community Room at Atascadero Library
Library Branch: Atascadero Library
Room: Atascadero Library Polin Community Room
Event Details:

Join us for a Sensory Movie for Adults with Disabilities.

Transitions Mental Health Association. Yellow daisy logo.

TMHA Library Outreach Team

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Los Osos Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Library Branch: Los Osos Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Get connected with primary care, recovery, clothing, food, Medicare, shelter, mental health, showers, health insurance, and more. No appointment needed. 

3d Printer

SLO Library - 3d Printer

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
SLO Library Children's Area at San Luis Obispo Library
Program Type:
Craft & Design, Technology Skills
Age Group:
All Ages
Open
Required
Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library
Room: SLO Library Children's Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Craft & Design, Technology Skills
Required
Seats Remaining: 1

3D Printer: Make an appointment

Have a project you'd like us to print? Here's how to get started:

  1. Check our 3D Printer Use Procedures & Policy. 
  2. Make an appointment to bring your project file to the San Luis Obispo Library Children's department. 

This is a DYI project. Please call the Children's department at 805-781-5775 with any questions. 

This program was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

Children playing chess.

Chess Club

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Nipomo Library Community Room at Nipomo Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Other
Age Group:
School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult
Library Branch: Nipomo Library
Room: Nipomo Library Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Family Activities, Other
Event Details:

Would you like to learn to play chess? Would you like to improve your chess strategy and meet other players? Join us on the third Friday of the month from 2:00-4:30. School ages to seniors are welcome.

movie clapboard, tickets, and bucket of popcorn on pink background

Film Fridays

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Cambria Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Library Branch: Cambria Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie
Event Details:

Join us on Fridays for topical documentaries, telenovelas, or television series. 

Sugar skulls

Teen craft - Sugar Skulls

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Atascadero Library Polin Community Room at Atascadero Library
Program Type:
Art & Culture, Craft & Design
Age Group:
Teen
Library Branch: Atascadero Library
Room: Atascadero Library Polin Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Art & Culture, Craft & Design
Event Details:

Make sugar skulls out of foam! You can take it home or add it to our Day of the Dead Ofrenda.

Ages 10-17

keva blocks

Build It Challenge

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Los Osos Library Children's Area at Los Osos Library
Program Type:
Kids Activities, Family Activities
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age
Library Branch: Los Osos Library
Room: Los Osos Library Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities
Event Details:

Build creations with Keva Blocks, GeoMags, stacked cups and more! Will yours be the tallest, widest, most colorful, or something else entirely? Build it, tear it down, build it again! For ages 5+

October 2024

Sidetrack Book Club

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
SLO Library Teen Area at San Luis Obispo Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library
Room: SLO Library Teen Area
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Come join us to talk about books!

This program will be held in the Teen Area of the San Luis Obispo Library. Light refreshments will be served. Bring a friend! Ages 10-17.

illustration of witch hat, cat mask, and glasses

Halloween Costume Exchange

All Day
San Miguel Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Sustainability
Age Group:
Children, Teen
Library Branch: San Miguel Library
Age Group: Children, Teen
Program Type: Family Activities, Sustainability
Event Details:

Costume Exchange at the Library! Free!

Visit the library and pick out your costume. No donation needed to participate.

¡Intercambio de disfraces en la biblioteca! ¡Gratis!

Hora de cuentos. Bilingual storytime. Cartoon fox reading a book on pink and beige background.

SLO Library - Bilingual Storytime/Hora de cuentos bilingüe

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
SLO Library Children's Area at San Luis Obispo Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age
Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library
Room: SLO Library Children's Area
Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Bilingual Storytime

Stories and songs in English and in Spanish for the whole family. Cuentos y canciones en inglés y en español para toda la familia.

Event Details:

A bilingual storytime with Iván. Songs and stories in English and Spanish for the whole family.


Hora de cuentos bilingüe con Ivan. Cuentos y canciones en inglés y en español para toda la familia.

Two illustrated quails with speech bubbles and a stack of books.

Read-A-Latte Book Group

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Atascadero Library O'Grady Conference Room at Atascadero Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adult
Library Branch: Atascadero Library
Room: Atascadero Library O'Grady Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Read-A-Latte Books is a monthly book discussion group for adults. We read a selection of fiction and non-fiction books. 

A small altar made from a shoebox and decorated with brightly colored paper and a skull drawing.

Crafting Legacies - Build an Ofrenda

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Cayucos Library Meeting Room at Cayucos Library
Program Type:
Art & Culture, Craft & Design
Age Group:
Tween, Teen, Adult
Open
Required
Library Branch: Cayucos Library
Room: Cayucos Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Art & Culture, Craft & Design
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join artist and musician María Belén Luzuriaga Abad for a unique altar-making event where we explore the rich history of altar creation and its significance in various cultures.

Women discussion at cafe

TLC: Weekly English Conversation Group

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
SLO Library City Conference Room at San Luis Obispo Library
Program Type:
TLC
Age Group:
Adult
Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library
Room: SLO Library City Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: TLC
Event Details:

The Literacy Connection is excited to announce our English Conversation Club happening every Wednesday and Saturday from 10:30am - 12:00pm. All levels are welcome!

This is a friendly, casual environment to:

Writing on Banner that says "Celebrar Nuestro Primer Aniversario! 1 Year Celebration! Biblioteca Oceano"

Oceano Public Library's One Year Celebration!/ Celebrar Nuestro Primer Aniversario!

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Oceano Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, en español, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Other
Age Group:
All Ages
Library Branch: Oceano Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Books & Reading, en español, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Other
Event Details:

Celebrate one year at the new Oceano Library with us.
Free pumpkins, books, games and cake from the Friends of the Oceano Library!

¡Ven a celebrar el primer Aniversario de la biblioteca publica de Oceano! 

Person stitching a patch to ripped pair of jeans

Beginning Sewing/Clase de costura para principiantes

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Shandon Library
Program Type:
Craft & Design
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Open
Required
Library Branch: Shandon Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Craft & Design
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Beginner Sewing class for Teens and Adults, Learn Sewing Machine basics, make a simple project, and take it home! All materials provided. Registration Required. 

A small altar made from a shoebox and decorated with brightly colored paper and a skull drawing.

Crafting Legacies - Build an Ofrenda

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Los Osos Library
Program Type:
Art & Culture, Craft & Design
Age Group:
Tween, Teen, Adult
Open
Required
Library Branch: Los Osos Library
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Art & Culture, Craft & Design
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join artist and musician María Belén Luzuriaga Abad for a unique altar-making event where we explore the rich history of altar creation and its significance in various cultures.