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Public Library Sets Its Annual Community Baby Shower for November 7 at the Central Library

The Santa Barbara Public Library and its partnering organizations will welcome new and expecting parents on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Michael Towbes Upper Plaza at the Central Library, according to the library's event calendar.

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New parents and parents to be have a date at the Central Library next month. The Santa Barbara Public Library will hold its annual Community Baby Shower on Saturday, Nov. 7, the library announced in its Library News on Oct. 18.

The library's event calendar lists the gathering, titled Community Baby Shower: New Parent Resource Fair, for Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Michael Towbes Upper Plaza at the Central Library. The calendar classes it as an early literacy, parents and caregivers, and special event program, for early childhood ages 0 to 5, adults and families.

The dolphin fountain at Stearns Wharf. The Nov. 7 resource fair connects families with the library and partnering community organizations.
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The dolphin fountain at Stearns Wharf. The Nov. 7 resource fair connects families with the library and partnering community organizations.

The point of the morning is connection. Families can meet the library and its partnering community organizations, discover resources for parents and caregivers, and learn about Baby and Me story time, according to the calendar listing.

The invitation is aimed at residents who have recently welcomed a baby and at those who are expecting, the library's news item says. The Central Library is at 40 East Anapamu Street.

The baby shower lands on the library's calendar a little more than two weeks after another Central Library gathering, the Tool Library launch party on Thursday, Oct. 22, as the library's fall programming continues at the Central Library.

The Santa Barbara coast. The baby shower runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Michael Towbes Upper Plaza, per the library's event calendar.
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The Santa Barbara coast. The baby shower runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Michael Towbes Upper Plaza, per the library's event calendar.

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