The Santa Barbara Independent is celebrating 40 years with a special display at the library. It has some of the most ...

Santa Barbara Public Library invites the community to celebrate the opening of Library on the Go 2.0, the library’s second mobile outreach van, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at Michael Towbes ...

A second book van has joined the Santa Barbara Public Library’s catalog. The new Library on the Go 2.0 van was introduced to ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – This September, the Santa Barbara Public Library’s beloved Children’s Library marks a joyful milestone—10 ...

March 30, 2026 Viva Italia! This April, the Michael Towbes Library Plaza will transform into a lively Italian piazza as La Piazza: A ...

The Santa Barbara Chinese School and the Central Library are teaming up to hold a second annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Sunday. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central ...

Santa Barbara County is inviting the community back for a second round of public design workshops for the New Orcutt Library ...

For decades, visitors have walked through a Santa Barbara museum to experience history up close. Now, the Karpeles ...