All library branches will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular hours resume on Tuesday, January 21st 2025. Todas las bibliotecas públicas de Santa Cruz estarán cerradas por el día de Martin...  More

Common Spirit Health/Dignity Mobile Wellness Clinic and Santa Cruz Public Libraries are partnering together to connect services that support the physical, mental and economic health and well-being of...  More

Join us for Backgammon at the library, where players of all skill levels—beginners and experienced—can enjoy one of the world’s oldest and most strategic board games. Whether you're new to the game...  More

Join us in the Young People's room at the Downtown Library for storytime! We'll share stories, songs, and rhymes in a safe environment. Stay and play after storytime. This program is intended for...  More

Toddler Time is a weekly early literacy program for families with children ages 0-3 years old. Music, movement, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and songs are a fun way for your child to learn while...  More

Come join Librarian Emily for stories, songs, and lots of fun for toddlers and their caregivers in our beautiful, newly-renovated Scotts Valley Library Branch every Tuesday at 11am.

Come join Librarian Julie for stories, songs, and lots of fun for toddlers and their caregivers in our beautiful, newly-renovated Live Oak Library Branch every Tuesday at 11am.

Volunteer Housing Navigators provides housing navigation services for people experiencing homelessness every Tuesday, 11:30-1 in the Life Literacies Center.

Join us for this weekly peer support group for new parents facilitated by two local postpartum doulas. This program offers a welcoming space for new parents to learn from each other, make new friends,...  More

Join us for a series of 4 weekly art-making workshops to practice process-oriented arts activities as a healing form of creative expression. We will use a variety of mediums and prompts along with...  More