Event List

Teen Clothing Swap Donation Run

All Day 4/22 - 6/13

San Luis Obispo Library

Program Type:

Sustainability, Art & Culture, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Tween, Teen

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Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library

Age Group: Tween, Teen

Program Type: Sustainability, Art & Culture, Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Are you looking to donate your clothes??

Look no further! SLO Library is asking teens to donate their old clothes for our first ever Teen Book Swap for this June 14th.

School age girl assembling lego robotics

STEAM Saturdays

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Age Group:

Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

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Library Branch: Cambria Library

Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Event Details:

Join us at the Cambria Library every Saturday at 2pm for a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) related craft or activity and fun movie!

All films are rated PG.

child with blue overalls and paint brush painting blue paint onto paper

Clase de Arte y Movimento para niños/ Parent Participation Kids Art & Movement

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Oceano Library

Program Type:

en español, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Parenting

Age Group:

Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Oceano Library

Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool

Program Type: en español, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Parenting

Registration Required

Event Details:

Está clase de arte y movimiento ayudará a los padres a relacionarse con sus hijos a través del arte y la creatividad.En está clase mostraremos algunas actividades para que los padres se involucren con sus hijos en casa.

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

Film Fridays

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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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.

Electric piano keyboard, small drum, violin, drumsticks

SLO Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Santa Margarita Bookstore at Santa Margarita Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Music & Theater

Age Group:

All Ages

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Santa Margarita Library

Room: Santa Margarita Bookstore

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Music & Theater

Try out SLO Symphony Instruments!

Violins, horns, percussion, and more: Kids, teens, and adults are invited to play a variety of instruments from the San Luis Obispo Symphony petting zoo menagerie. Learn about different types of instruments, how each one creates a unique sound, and how they are played.

Illustration of author and parts of their comic

Kane Lynch: Comic Book Launch Party

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

SLO Library Community Room at San Luis Obispo Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture

Age Group:

Children, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult

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Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library

Room: SLO Library Community Room

Age Group: Children, School Age, Tween, Teen, Adult

Program Type: Books & Reading, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture

Event Details:

Join comic book artist and author, Kane Lynch, for a fun-filled event with activities! There will be a live book reading of their recently published graphic novel, Reel Life and Q and A with the author!

STEAM Saturdays

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Age Group:

Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

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Library Branch: Cambria Library

Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Event Details:

Join us at the Cambria Library every Saturday at 2pm for a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) related craft or activity and fun movie!

All films are rated PG.

Film Fridays

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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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.

STEAM Saturdays

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Age Group:

Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

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Library Branch: Cambria Library

Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Event Details:

Join us at the Cambria Library every Saturday at 2pm for a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) related craft or activity and fun movie!

All films are rated PG.

SLO Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Shandon Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Music & Theater

Age Group:

All Ages

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Library Branch: Shandon Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Music & Theater

Try out SLO Symphony Instruments!

Violins, horns, percussion, and more: Kids, teens, and adults are invited to play a variety of instruments from the San Luis Obispo Symphony petting zoo menagerie. Learn about different types of instruments, how each one creates a unique sound, and how they are played.

Film Fridays

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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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.

Shell Beach Library Poetry Group

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Shell Beach Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Art & Culture

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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Library Branch: Shell Beach Library

Age Group: Teen, Adult

Program Type: Books & Reading, Art & Culture

Event Details:

Monthly open poetry reading and discussion of published and original poetry.

All adults and teens are welcome.

Film Fridays

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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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.

Summer Reading Cambria Library Kick-Off Party!

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, School Age, Tween, Teen, All Ages

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Library Branch: Cambria Library

Age Group: Children, Preschool, School Age, Tween, Teen, All Ages

Program Type: Books & Reading, Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design

Event Details:

Join us for a party to kick off our Summer Reading Program at Cambria Library! Curiosities, all day crafts, and fortune telling await!

A woman stands in front of a gray wall decorated with graffiti.

Meet the Author - Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

SLO Library Community Room at San Luis Obispo Library

Program Type:

Art & Culture

Age Group:

Adult

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Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library

Room: SLO Library Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Art & Culture

Event Details:

Join us to celebrate Pride Month at the library with a lively discussion featuring award-winning author and activist, Lucy Jane Bledsoe. Bledsoe has written short stories and novels for children, teens, and adults.

Older adult in gold sweater looking at open laptop at a desk

Let's Talk!

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Los Osos Library

Program Type:

Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adult

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Library Branch: Los Osos Library

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Join us for as we view a TED Talk followed by discussion. This month - "Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend." Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat.

A face mask made from multicolored materials.

Mask-Making Craft!

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Creston Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Art & Culture

Age Group:

All Ages

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Creston Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Family Activities, Art & Culture

Registration Required

Event Details:

In this hands-on workshop, participants will create their own masks while engaging in a cultural exploration of masks from around the world. The instructor will bring masks and items from around the world and share their stories and significance.

Film Fridays

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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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.

Cartoon quail with magnifying glass. Summer at the Library.

SRP Kick Off Party: Summer Craft-a-thon

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

SLO Library Children's Area at San Luis Obispo Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Craft & Design

Age Group:

Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween, Teen

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Library Branch: San Luis Obispo Library

Room: SLO Library Children's Area

Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween, Teen

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Art & Culture, Craft & Design

Event Details:

Summer is here! Do you know what that means? Summer Reading Program!!

We are having a craft party to celebrate the launch of 2025 SRP! Come join us in the Children's Area to create fun summery crafts.

Film Fridays

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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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.

Craft Saturdays

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Age Group:

Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

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Library Branch: Cambria Library

Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Event Details:

Join us at the Cambria Library every Saturday at 2pm for a craft or activity and fun movie!

All films are rated PG.

Craft Saturdays

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Age Group:

Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

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Library Branch: Cambria Library

Age Group: Children, Baby & Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Tween

Program Type: Kids Activities, Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Craft & Design, Movie

Event Details:

Join us at the Cambria Library every Saturday at 2pm for a craft or activity and fun movie!

All films are rated PG.

Shell Beach Library Poetry Group

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Shell Beach Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Art & Culture

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

View Details

Library Branch: Shell Beach Library

Age Group: Teen, Adult

Program Type: Books & Reading, Art & Culture

Event Details:

Monthly open poetry reading and discussion of published and original poetry.

All adults and teens are welcome.

Film Fridays

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Cambria Library

Program Type:

Family Activities, Science & Nature, Art & Culture, Movie

Age Group:

Teen, Adult

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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.

Acompañanos los Viernes para ver documentales, telenovelas o series de televisión.

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Try out SLO Symphony Instruments!

Try out SLO Symphony Instruments!