Posted on: September 1, 2023
LiDA replaces old Black Gold app
PASO ROBLES, CA –September 1, 2023 The Library is pleased to introduce Aspen LiDA—short for Library Discovery App—which will replace the old Black Gold app, set to expire September 30. Aspen LiDA is loaded with grea...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: September 20, 2023
Learn the 1-2-3s of getting published
PASO ROBLES, CA – September 20, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library is pleased to host a special literary event: Book Publishing 1-2-3 with full-time editor and workshop presenter Laurie Gibson on Wednesday, October 11, 5:30-7:00 pm, in the Library Conferen...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: September 18, 2023
Pulitzer-Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea at his best
PASO ROBLES, CA – September 18, 2023 Join the discussion of Luis Alberto Urrea’s The House of Broken Angels on Wednesday, October 18, 6:00-7:00 pm in the Library Conference Room.
In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarc...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: August 30, 2023
Library displays late 19th century Central Coast portraits this month
PASO ROBLES, CA –?August 30, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library is pleased to have on display a curated sampling of the Paso Robles Historical Society’s large collection of the late 19th century photographer, Richard J. Arnold...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: August 23, 2023
Public invited to join Library’s monthly book group discussion
PASO ROBLES, CA – August 23, 2023 On Wednesday, September 20, beginning at 6:00 p.m., the public is invited to participate in a discussion of Hala Alyan’s The Arsonists’ City, a rich family story and a personal look at the le...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: August 30, 2023
Trio to perform free concert in September
PASO ROBLES, CA – September 1, 2023 On Wednesday, September 13, at 6:00 pm in the Library Conference Room, the Library will host a trio from the Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble. The group will perform some of the oldest continuously performed art m...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: August 1, 2023
Autumn sampler creates cozy fall feeling. Perfect for advanced beginner or intermediate crafters...
PASO ROBLES, CA – August 1, 2023 Crafters will enjoy this month’s autumn embroidery sampler designed by DMC. Part of a series, but able to stand alone, this sampler will add to any seasonal décor. Perfect for advanced beginner or intermediate crafters, th...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: June 27, 2023
Library art display proposals accepted until September 11
PASO ROBLES, CA –July 1, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library seeks to encourage the artistic and cultural interests of the community by providing free space in the Library to display visual and other work. To be considered for display in 2024:
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: August 2, 2023
The public is invited to an evening learning about local tidepools with Central Coast Aquarium...
PASO ROBLES, CA –July 19, 2023 On Wednesday, August 23, 5:30-6:30 pm in the Library Conference Room, the public is invited to an evening learning about local tidepools. Central Coast Aquarium staff will answer questions and introduce attendees t...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: July 19, 2023
Charming, witty, and compulsively readable debut novel
PASO ROBLES, CA – July 19, 2023 Round out your Dive into Summer with a group discussion of Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures on Wednesday, August 16, 6-7 pm, in the Library Conference Room.
After Tova Sullivan’s hu...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: July 19, 2023
Library’s reading program continues through August 12
PASO ROBLES, CA –July 19, 2023 There is still time to Dive into Reading with the Library's popular reading challenge! Register through Beanstack, then hook a good book and get started. Remember to log your minutes to earn great prizes. ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: May 15, 2023
Library’s popular in-person early literacy program adds second class
PASO ROBLES, CA May 8, 2023 Due to popular demand, Mother Goose on the Loose, better known as Baby Story Time, is now offered twice on Thursday mornings: 9:30 am and again at 10:00 am.
Baby Story Time is an early literacy program for ages 0-18 mo...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: May 22, 2023
Library’s annual Summer Reading Program offers fun and exciting activities for kids
PASO ROBLES, CA –May 22, 2023 What would Summer in the City be without the Library's popular Summer Reading Program? This year's theme is Dive into Reading and what better way to do that than by joining the reading challenge! S...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: July 1, 2023
August craft wraps up Dive into Summer
PASO ROBLES, CA –July 1, 2023 Round out the ocean-themed Summer Reading Program—Dive into Summer—by making a fish wall hanging to display. Using the square knot, double half hitch, and lark’s head knots, l...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: June 20, 2023
Summer in the City fun continues at the Library
PASO ROBLES, CA –June 23, 2023 The Library's popular Summer Reading Program continues this month. Simply register through Beanstack, then hook a good book and get started. Log your minutes to earn great prizes. One lucky reader will win the Grand Prize – ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: June 30, 2023
Pushing the limits of printmaking
PASO ROBLES, CA June 30, 2023 Capturing the beauty of nature, from its raucous spectacle to its soft quiet moments, David Butz explores the parks and wilderness areas of the western United States, searching for breathtaking subjects to...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: June 2, 2023
Ocean-themed pendant made with polymer clay
June 2, 2023 Continue the ocean-themed celebration of the Library’s Summer Reading Program—Dive into Summer—with a polymer clay craft project.
Using the clay and a special twisting technique, design a beautiful ocean-themed pe...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: June 20, 2023
Ocean-themed programs and events continue
PASO ROBLES, CA – June 21, 2023 The Summer Reading Program’s Dive into Summer theme continues this month with a group discussion of Lisa See’s The Island of Sea Women on Wednesday, July 19, 6-7 pm, in the Library Conference Room.
Mi-ja and Young-sook, two ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: April 27, 2023
Information session planned for parents and teens
PASO ROBLES, CA –April 27, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library invites area teens entering grades 10, 11, 12 to help with Dive into Reading!—the Library’s summer reading incentive program—one day per week during June ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: May 30, 2023
Layered photographs combine fantasy and reality
PASO ROBLES, CA May 10, 2023 Photographer, digital artist, retired structural engineer, retired international search-and-rescue specialist, private pilot, scuba diver, passionate animal lover, wine devotee, and Oreo cookie enthusiast B...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: May 24, 2023
What the octopus can teach us
PASO ROBLES, CA – May 24, 2023 Join the Summer Reading Program ocean-themed discussion on Wednesday, June 21, 6-7 pm in the Library Conference Room of Sy Montgomery’s Soul of an Octopus.
In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predat...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: May 3, 2023
Ocean-themed craft kicks off Library’s Dive into Summer program
PASO ROBLES, CA – May 12, 2023 Kick off the Library’s Summer Reading Program—Dive into Summer—with a craft project guaranteed to have you swimming back for more!
June’s adult series craft project is a papier mâché and decoupage bowl similar to the one depi...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: April 3, 2023
Annual event celebrates children, families, and reading
PASO ROBLES, CA – April 1, 2023 In keeping with its tradition of celebrating the annual Día de los Niños/Day of the Child/Day of the Book event, the City of Paso Robles Community Services Department has partnered ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: May 1, 2023
Paso Robles Art Association’s Pastel Guild members to display in May
PASO ROBLES, CA –April 10, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library is pleased to showcase the Paso Robles Art Association’s Pastel Guild during the month of May. Member Shelly Snow states, “We believe that showing in the Paso Roble...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: March 24, 2023
Taking embroidery skills to the next level
PASO ROBLES, CA – March 24, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library’s April Adult Craft project is a three-dimensional embroidered koi pond reminiscent of those found in China and Japan. Embroidery will be applied in layers on tulle fabric a...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: April 19, 2023
What does it mean to give a child a good life?
PASO ROBLES, CA – April 19, 2023 Join the Paso Robles City Library’s Book Group on Wednesday, May 17, 6-7 pm in the Library Conference Room for a discussion of Erika Hayasaki’s Somewhere Sisters.
Told from their own perspectives, twin sisters Ha and Leon r...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: March 31, 2023
Watercolor and giclee on tap
PASO ROBLES, CA –March 10, 2023 In April, Art in the Library will feature the creative expression of artist Linda Abbott Trapp, who has painted the boundary between art and psychology for the past two decades. “I draw on my e...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Library Book Group discusses Cuesta Book of the Year
PASO ROBLES, CA – March 19, 2023 Be part of this year's Cuesta Book of the Year celebration by joining the Paso Robles City Library’s monthly book group for a conversation about All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir on Wednesday, April 1...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: March 15, 2023
Cuesta Book of the Year-themed cultural event
PASO ROBLES, CA –March 15, 2023 Enhance your reading of All My Rage, this year's Cuesta Book of the Year selection, by attending the Paso Robles City Library's immersive evening of belly dance and henna art on&nb...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: February 24, 2023
April craft based on traditional Pakistani tile designs
PASO ROBLES, CA – February 24, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library’s adult craft class’s April project is a set of felt coasters based on traditional Pakistani tile designs. Pakistan is known for its beautiful ceramic tiles wit...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: February 8, 2023
City staff to discuss local ordinance and standards
PASO ROBLES, CA –February 8, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library is pleased to host City planning staff on Wednesday, March 8, 5:30-6:30 pm in the Library Conference Room as they present information about the city’s local Acce...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: February 15, 2023
Cereal company heiress dared to do more
PASO ROBLES, CA – February 15, 2023 Join the discussion of Allison Pataki’s The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post on Wednesday, March 15, 6-7 pm, in the Library Conference Room.
Marjorie Merriweather Post’s journey ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: February 22, 2023
Learn the 1-2-3s of getting published
PASO ROBLES, CA – February 22, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library is pleased to host a special literary event: Book Publishing 1-2-3 with full-time editor and workshop presenter Laurie Gibson. The class will explore ideas to aid in your growth as...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: February 10, 2023
Paso Robles Art Association’s Painters Guild to display in March
PASO ROBLES, CA –February 10, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library is pleased to showcase the Paso Robles Art Association’s Painters Guild during the month of March. Working with watercolors, artists Betty Scanlan, Daisy Witcosky, Kay Eic...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: January 23, 2023
A powerful meditation on the history we all share
PASO ROBLES, CA – January 23, 2023 On Wednesday, February 22, 6-7 pm in the Library Conference Room, the public is invited to meet and discuss Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, a chronicle of a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: January 18, 2023
Colorful meadow flora and fauna will brighten the day
PASO ROBLES, CA – January 18, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library’s adult craft class’s March project is a Spring Embroidery Sampler from DMC. Employing traditional stitches used by women beginning in the 19th century, this sam...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: January 11, 2023
IRS-certified volunteers to offer free tax preparation and filing
PASO ROBLES, CA –January 11, 2023 Looking for a particular tax form? The Paso Robles City Library Reference Desk staff can assist with accessing and printing federal and state tax forms. Looking for help preparing or filing your 2022 taxes? AARP...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: January 8, 2023
Popular program emphasizes local products
PASO ROBLES, CA –January 8, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library invites the public to learn about all-things-olive on Wednesday, February 8, from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Library Conference Room. Rudi Lasslett, from We Olive, will present an informative and deli...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: January 5, 2023
New service utilizes postal service delivery
PASO ROBLES, CA –January 5, 2023 The Paso Robles City Library announces a new service intended for those unable to leave home to visit the library due to a temporary or permanent health condition.
Library by Mail service will enable homebound cit...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: December 12, 2022
Stories and crafts for every age group
PASO ROBLES, CA –December 10, 2022 Beginning January 2023, the Paso Robles City Library will offer six Story Times each week:
• Mondays, 2:30 pm – Grade School Story Time: Animal Tales wi...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: December 15, 2022
Library’s popular in-person early literacy program returns
PASO ROBLES, CA December 10, 2022 Mother Goose on the Loose, better known as Baby Story Time, is back with Miss Carrie on Thursdays, 10:00 am beginning January 5.
Baby Story Time is an early literacy program for ages 0-18 months that u...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: December 13, 2022
Design, sewing, and embroidery techniques for beginning and intermediate crafters
PASO ROBLES, CA – December 19, 2022 Learn a new skill or improve your crafting abilities with the Paso Robles City Library’s monthly craft series! Crafters will enjoy this month’s applique project. Inspired by the quilts used by those traveling ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: December 18, 2022
1930’s high-society New York topic of discussion
PASO ROBLES, CA – December 10, 2022 Join the Paso Robles City Library’s Book Group discussion of Rules of Civility by Amor Towles on Wednesday, January 18, 6-7 pm in the Library Conference Room. New participants are encouraged to attend...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: November 28, 2022
January’s craft will help you save your pennies
PASO ROBLES, CA – November 17, 2022 Crafters will enjoy this Felt Coin Purse project – a great tool to meet your New Year’s goal to save your pennies. Designed by Over the River Felt of overtheriverfelt.com, this co...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: October 20, 2022
Funds to be used to augment book and electronic collections
PASO ROBLES, CA – October 19, 2022 The Paso Robles Library Foundation is pleased to accept a $100,000 donation from the estate of Elizabeth Van Steenwyk, longtime Paso Robles City Library advocate, prolific author, and local businesswoman.
Accord...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: October 18, 2022
Funds to be used to augment Children’s Library
PASO ROBLES, CA –7 October, 2022 The Paso Robles Library Foundation is pleased to accept a $5,000 donation from the Paso Robles Wine County Alliance Foundation.
The funds, generated by the organization’s Virtual Wine...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: November 30, 2022
Furry friends invited to end-of-the-year adventure
PASO ROBLES, CA –November 30, 2022 Once again, the Library invites Stuffed Animals to a special sleepover, where they will make new friends, play games, read stories, and get into all sorts of mischief after the Library closes for the ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: November 17, 2022
January’s craft will help you save your pennies
PASO ROBLES, CA – November 17, 2022 Crafters will enjoy this Felt Coin Purse project – a great tool to meet your New Year’s goal to save your pennies. Designed by Over the River Felt of overtheriverfelt.com, this co...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: November 17, 2022
Close out 2022 with a magical debut novel
PASO ROBLES, CA – November 17, 2022 What better way to close out 2022 than by joining the Paso Robles Library Book Group? December’s selected title, Eowyn Ivey’s The Snow Child, will be discussed on Thursday, December 15, 6-7...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: October 12, 2022
Travel to Northern Italy and Istanbul with Karen and Mike
PASO ROBLES, CA –October 12, 2022 The Paso Robles City Library invites the public to travel through Northern Italy and Istanbul with avid travelers Karen MacLaurin and Mike Cussen on Thursday, November 3, 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Library ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: September 27, 2022
Mind-bending fun for the whole family
PASO ROBLES, CA –September 14, 2022 Duffy Hudson and the Paso Robles City Library present Alfredo the Magnificent on Wednesday, October 12, at 4 p.m. in the Library Conference Room. By the end of the show, YOU will be the magician! This interact...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: October 12, 2022
December craft perfect for beginning macramé enthusiasts
PASO ROBLES, CA – October 12, 2022 December’s craft activity is perfect for beginners and those more skilled in knot tying. Using the larks head, double half hitch, and square knots, create a white wreath with red ornaments, ...
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Paso Robles Library News
Posted on: May 22, 2022
Experience storytelling through dance, music, and song
PASO ROBLES, CA –May 22, 2020 On Wednesday, June 22, 10 am in the Library Conference Room, join Sylvia Hambly and the dancers of Halau Hula Na Mele o ke Kai and explore the art of hula!
Hula dancing is a complex art form and there are ma...
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