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Hands-On History: How Community Archivists Are Digitizing Santa Cruz’s Past

By Max Guerra Tucked away behind the main collection rooms at the Downtown Santa Cruz Library Branch, decades of local […]

This is a pop-up used book sale featuring a wide selection of books. Whether you’re hunting for holiday reads, kids’

Grab a tote bag and mark your calendar: the Scotts Valley Library Friends are hosting a book sale on Saturday,

Branciforte Branch Library · Now through October 31 The Branciforte Library Friends are pleased to present Breath of Night, a

Saturday, September 26 · 1:00–4:00 PM · La Selva Beach Branch Library The La Selva Beach Library Friends invite you

The Scotts Valley Library Friends are pleased to present their Fall Art Exhibit featuring works from the Scotts Valley Senior

Most of us think of spring as planting season. Ask anyone who has spent years working with plants in Santa

There is something special about hearing a story read aloud by the person who wrote it. On September 19, the

Our Community Reads is gearing up for the 2027 season – and YOU pick the book! Volunteers have narrowed the

Author talk September 8! Join us at the Branciforte Branch Library for an evening with local author Jeanette Prather, who’ll

Four Thursdays. Four local favorites. One new Downtown Library. Mark your calendar, because eating out just became the easiest way

There’s something quietly magical about a single letter given room to bloom. Long before printed books, medieval scribes lavished their