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Goleta Valley Library Bookvan Serves Isla Vista

Library BookvanThe Goleta Valley Library's Bookvan for the Isla Vista community began service on Monday, October 4, 2021. The Bookvan operates Monday through Friday with stops throughout the Isla Vista area. The specialty van holds approximately 500 books and is powered with Wi-Fi and a solar battery. The Bookvan provides library services to the wider Isla Vista community with the delivery of books, audiovisual materials, Library of Things items, technology, craft kits for kids, Honor System books, free books, and more. Library cards are issued to everyone who wants one. Free Wi-Fi is available near the van for patrons to download some of the 1 million+ items available through the Goleta Valley Library e-Library.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on October 4, 2021. Watch the ceremony video.

The Bookvan schedule repeats every two weeks.

Winter Reading Program

All Ages

Reading is Cool. Winter Reading Program Dec. 17-Jan. 26, 2025 

Community members of all ages are invited to participate in the library’s 13th annual Winter Reading Program! The 2024-2025 theme is “Reading is Cool!” and encourages our local patrons to find some cool books in the library’s vast collection of print and digital materials this winter.

 

How it works:

As in years past, participants will complete one entry slip for every book they read during the program and enter them into prize drawing boxes at their local branch for a chance to win exciting prizes in our weekly drawings. Plus, all the tickets submitted during the program will be entered into a grand prize drawing for everyone who participated! Entry boxes for each age group will be available at the Goleta Valley Library, Bookvan, Solvang Library, and Buellton Library.

Participants can read in whatever format they like best, including print books, graphic novels, eBooks, and audiobooks. We are adding new books to our collection each week, so there has never been a better time to visit your library and discover your next great read!

 

Thank you to the generous sponsors of this year’s Winter Reading Program!

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