The Santa Monica Public Library performs a vital role in creating, stimulating, and supporting an informed, educated community.
Information
- Location:
- Santa Monica, CA, 90401
- Phone:
- 310-458-8600
- Mon - Thurs:
- 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Fri - Sat:
- 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
- Sun:
- 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Santa Monica Public Library Branches
| Fairview Branch 2101 Ocean Park Ave. 310-450-0443 Hours: M-Th 12 noon - 9 pm Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm |
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| Montana Branch 1704 Montana Ave. 310-829-7081 Hours: M-Th 12 noon - 9 pm Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm |
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| Ocean Park Branch 2601 Main Street 310-392-3804 Hours: M-Th 12 noon - 9 pm Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm |
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All Branches are closed Friday and Sunday
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Events
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- A Journey Through Literary Ame...
Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00pm - Urban Worrier: Making Politics...
Main Library MLK Jr. Auditorium
Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm - A Broadway and Holiday Sing by...
Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Thursday, December 17 at 11:00am - Relax, Refresh, Renew! A Relax...
Main Library Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, January 6 at 3:00pm - Documentary Feature: "South C...
Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Thursday, January 7 at 6:15pm - Documentary Feature: Show Me t...
Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Thursday, January 7 at 7:15pm - Heal Your Recession Depression
Main Library Multipurpose Room
Monday, January 11 at 7:30pm - Green Garden Academy: Introduc...
Main Library Multipurpose Room
Saturday, January 23 at 10:00am
Santa Monica Public Library
Santa Monica Public Library 300 new images of the Pacific Palisades,Will Rogers, and his historic Ranch now added to Imagine Santa Monica http://digital.smpl.org
Santa Monica Public Library Join us for the visual presentation 'A Journey Through Literary America' with author Thomas Hummel. Wed, 12/9, 7 pm @ Main Library.
Santa Monica Public Library Director Bill Elliot is accompanied by pianist and Assistant Director, Tom Gerhold as they lead the SMC Emeritus' Lyric Chorus in a holiday season sing with a variety of Broadway songs and winter favorites. The Lyric Chorus, directed by Bill Elliot since Janruary 1986, was founded in the 1940's as Santa Monica Lyric Ch...orus. The three-part women's chorus became part of Emeritus College when Santa Monica College began its Emeritus College. This is a free concert and all ages are welcome. Space is limited and on a first arrival basis.
Time:11:00AM Thursday, December 17th
Location:Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Santa Monica Public Library Learn the basic principles of sustainable landscaping, and get on the road to a beautiful garden. Find out how to apply for the City's landscape grant program, and learn local landscape and irrigation requirements. This class is part one of a twelve-part monthly series, Th Green Garden Academy. Each class walks partici...pants through a different topic to help make your garden a huge success and the envy of your neighbors. Learn more and register for classes at http://greengardenacademy.eventbrite.com.
Time:10:00AM Saturday, January 23rd
Location:Main Library Multipurpose Room
Santa Monica Public Library Psychologist Judi Bloom discusses how the recession can affect moods, relationships, and self esteem, and provides tools for helping you and those around you weather the storm.
Time:7:30PM Monday, January 11th
Location:Main Library Multipurpose Room
Santa Monica Public Library
Join us for the screening of the documentary film: "Show Me the Way".
Follow the stories of five urban high school kids with diverse backgrounds and needs as they navigate the challenges of home and school life while supported by a dedicated mentor.
The film will be followed by a discussion with the filmaker.
Time:7:15PM Thursday, January 7th
Location:Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Santa Monica Public Library Learn about elder care isssues and options at Navigating the Senior Care Maze. Thursday, 12/3, 7 pm @ the Main Library.
Santa Monica Public Library Join us for a visual presentation and reading by Thomas Hummel, author of a "Journey Through Literary America". Tom will read passages from this elegant collection of American writing, while presenting slides of the stunning photographs from the book. A book sale and signing will follow the presentation.
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, December 9th
Location:Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium
Santa Monica Public Library
Just in time for starting the New Year off right, Linda Heisen, MA, MFT leads a workshop designed to help you discover simple, easy and fun ways to help reduce stress. Linda will walk you through gentle stretches and a progressive relaxation exercise to release tension in your body. Linda is a licensed psychotherapist ...in private practice in West Los Angeles. She has been studying , practicing and teaching various stress reduction, relaxation and meditation techniques for over twenty years.
The workshop will be repeated on Saturday, January 30 at 11:30 a.m., and again on Tuesday February 9 at 7:00 p.m.
This program is free and all ages are welcome. Space is limited and on a first arrival basis.
Time:3:00PM Wednesday, January 6th
Location:Main Library Multipurpose Room
Santa Monica Public Library Reminder: the Main Library and branches will close @ 530 today for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Happy Turkey Day!
Santa Monica Public Library Le gustan los audiolibros? La Biblioteca Principal y la Sucursal de Fairview tiene muchos audiolibros en español. ¡Averígüelos!
Santa Monica Public Library Cinema Paradiso Screening: 3 pm, 11/24, Main. A director returns to his childhood home after his mentor, a movie projectionist, dies.
Santa Monica Public Library Sign-ups for Dec. Computer Classes start on Mon. 11/23 at 10a. Stop by Main Library or call: 310-434-2608
Santa Monica Public Library Join us for a talk and book signing by local Santa Monica columnist Frank Gruber, author of "Urban Worrier: Making Politics Personal". In his weekly columns for the "Santa Monica Lookout News", a news website established more than a decade ago when "The Outlook", Santa Monica's daily newspaper for over a century close...d, Frank Gruber has chronicled the life and politics of Santa Monica since 2000. "Urban Worrier" is a collection of those columns from just before the election of 2000 until just before that of 2004. Tickets for this free event are available at 6:00 p.m. the day of the program. Space is limited and on a first arrival basis.
Time:7:00PM Thursday, December 10th
Location:Main Library MLK Jr. Auditorium
Santa Monica Public Library Join us for this musical tour of the Los Angeles Clarinet Choir. The choir was founded in 2005 by clarinetist/conductor, Margaret Thornhill. Midway through the concert will be a show and tell of the various instruments. This free concert welcomes all ages, but space is limited. Tickets are available at 1:00 p.m. the day of the concert.
Time:2:00PM Saturday, December 5th
Location:Main Library MLK Jr. Auditorium
