Library Week Loteria With a Localized Look Draws Many Gaming Fans
John Palminteri
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Library week in Santa Barbara came with a family-friendly game night, off the downtown property and the outreach was in the Funk Zone.
Loteria for the library using the Mexican bingo game known as “Loteria” was redesigned to have Santa Barbara area images.
They included the mission, Stearns Wharf, Fiesta, Summer Solstice and yes — the library.
As they were called out from large cards, markers were placed on the game cards in front of the players and if you lined up a row you were a winner.
All the tables were full for this special event.
Nathalia Martinez was a winner and said, “it’s super fun to be out here supporting the community making sure the library gets funded and everyone known the library is there to be a service to the public.”
A Santa Barbara Public Library outreach employee Emily Cruz said, “I see a lot of returning folks who won last year and excited to win again a ton of new faces. We are excited too see out reach has been expanded with the new library on the go van.”
The Loteria winners were given a choice of several gifts including library tote bags.
They were also writing notes to local leaders about their love of the library.
The library on the go van was parked on site and racks of books were available for checkout along with other services.