Pick Up Your Reading Program Prizes at the Goleta Community Center Beginning June 17th
Community members of all ages are cordially invited to celebrate summer and LEVEL UP your reading with Goleta Valley Library! The Summer Reading Kick-Off is Saturday, June 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Stow House (304 N. Los Carneros Road). Join library staff and volunteers for a free, family-friendly event featuring live entertainment, lawn games, and food trucks. Patrons of all ages are invited to log their reading on Beanstack and check out books from the Bookvan. Beanstack can be accessed online at https://goletavalleylibrary.beanstack.com and is also available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Once you download the app, follow the prompts to locate your library branch.
Performance Schedule:
10:00 a.m. – Ukulele Jim (Cali Folk)
11:00 a.m. – Elemental Aerial Arts (Hula Hoops)
12:30 p.m. – Nathalia (Bilingual Concert)`
“We’ve been preparing the party of the year for you and invite you to join us for what will be an amazing day to celebrate reading and our library community coming together at Stow House,” said Children’s Librarian Kaeley Christensen.
Goleta Valley Library’s Fairview location has been closed since April and staff are excited to greet you soon at our temporary library, GVL Express (6500 Hollister Avenue). A firm opening date has not been set, but until then, prizes can be picked up at the Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister Avenue) starting June 17th during the following times: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Come tell our teen volunteers all about your reading adventures and earn prizes from our generous community partners.
Children in grades K-6 earn prizes for logging their reading, and teen participants (grades 7-12) earn prizes for every book they read. Similarly, adults 18+ receive one prize drawing ticket for each book they read, which they can enter in the library’s weekly prize drawings. Reading in all formats is welcome, including print books, graphic novels, eBooks, audiobooks, and having someone read to you. Click here to access eBooks and audiobooks for free with your library card.
The last day of special Bookvan stops at Goleta Union School District was June 11th. In addition to its regular Isla Vista route, there are still three scheduled Bookvan stops per week in Goleta until GVL Express opens. For the full schedule visit www.goletavalleylibrary.org/services/bookvan.
Goleta Bookvan Stops:
- Wednesdays 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Goleta Community Center
- Fridays 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at rotating locations during storytime
- Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Goleta Community Center
See you soon at the Summer Reading Kick-Off, a Bookvan stop, or one of our outreach events. Visit our website at www.GoletaValleyLibrary.org for the latest information. Happy reading!