Ex Libris is the newsletter of Ventura Friends of the Library. To read recent newsletters, click on the links below.
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2022 (398 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2022 (168 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2021 (423 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring 2021 (461 downloads)
President’s message; New Senior City Librarian Dolly Knight: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 1 (104 downloads)
Annual Meeting Report; Friends’ Book Discussion; Thanks to supporters; Memorials: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 2 (103 downloads)
Book Sale; Special Member Event — Make Pie!; Poetry Events: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 3 (102 downloads)
Online Bookstore; Treasurer’s 2020 Recap: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 4 (121 downloads)
Grant Received for BrainFuse Tutoring Program; Library Events: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 5 (113 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2020 (666 downloads)
President’s message; Annual Meeting; Online Bookstore: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 1 (131 downloads)
Your Library at Home: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 2 (125 downloads)
Annual Membership Meeting; Thanks to supporters; Memorials: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 3 (122 downloads)
New Online Bookstore; Treasurer’s Report: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 4 (136 downloads)
Report from Summer Reading Program: Virtual Tutoring Help; Virtual Teen Activities: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 5 (115 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2020 (379 downloads)
President’s message; Treasurer’s Update; Adult Literacy Tutors Needed: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 1 (149 downloads)
Ventura Friends of the Library Annual Meeting; Book Discussion: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 2 (135 downloads)
Book Sale February 1 & 2 in Topping Room: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 3 (138 downloads)
Library Activities for Teens, Adults and Seniors: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 4 (131 downloads)
Library Activities for Kids and Teens: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 5 (133 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2019 (236 downloads)
President’s message; Time to Renew; Bookstore Help Needed: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 1 (138 downloads)
One County One Book: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 2 (133 downloads)
Annual Membership Meeting; Friends and Foundation Meet-Up: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 3 (147 downloads)
Library Activities for Kids and Teens: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 4 (126 downloads)
Library Activities for Teens, Adults and Seniors: Ex Libris 2019, page 5. (131 downloads)
New Librarian at Hill Road Library; Mobile Library Ex Libris 2019, page 6. (122 downloads)
Report from the Summer Reading Program Ex Libris 2019, page 7 (126 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2019 (239 downloads)
President’s message; Book Sale July 13; 50th Anniversary Celebration: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 1 (133 downloads)
Book Sale and 50th Anniversary Celebration at E.P. Foster Details: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 2 (128 downloads)
Summer Reading Program begins: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 3 (120 downloads)
Summer Reading Show Schedule: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 4 (122 downloads)
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring 2019 (333 downloads)
Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 1 (135 downloads)President’s message; Book Sale April 13
Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 2 (129 downloads)Thanks to members and FastSigns of Ventura; Friends Book Discussion
Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 3 (147 downloads)50th Anniversary Celebration at Avenue Library
Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 4 (140 downloads)Book Sale April 13; Save the Date for Upcoming 50th Anniversary celebrations
Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 5 (121 downloads)Library Events
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2019 (240 downloads)
Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 1 (130 downloads) : President’s message; Book Sale January 19 & 20, Volunteers Needed
Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 2 (136 downloads) : Annual Membership Meeting and Treasurer’s reports
Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 3 (134 downloads) : Book Sale January 19 & 20
Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 4 (128 downloads) : Ventura Friends of the Library turns 50!
Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 5 (131 downloads) : Library Events
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Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 1 (160 downloads) : President’s message; Book Sale October 13
Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 2 (125 downloads) : One County, One Book Events
Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 3 (129 downloads) : Treasurer’s Message, Dine Out Fundraiser
Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 4 (138 downloads) : Ventura Friends of the Library Annual Membership meeting
Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 5 (129 downloads) : Library Events
Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 6 (146 downloads) : Library Events
Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 7 (150 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Report
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Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 1 (165 downloads) : President’s message; Meet Mary Birch, Librarian at Avenue and Saticoy Libaries
Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 2 (164 downloads) : Book Club, Bookstore News
Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 3 (238 downloads) : Summer Reading Shows at Avenue, E.P. Foster, Hill Road and Saticoy Libraries
Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 4 (158 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Activities
Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 5 (199 downloads) : Summer Reading Program and More Activities
Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 6 (146 downloads) : California Wild Fires Story Project and Activities for Adults
Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 7 (149 downloads) : News from Hill Road Library
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Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 1 (161 downloads) : President’s message; Book Sale February 17
Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 2 (167 downloads) : Hill Road Library Grand Opening
Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 3 (166 downloads) :More about Hill Road Library Opening
Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 4 (169 downloads) : Bookstore News
Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 5 (194 downloads) : Book Club, Report from Annual Meeting
Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 6 (161 downloads) : Upcoming Events at the Library
Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 7 (169 downloads) : Activities at the library for kids and teens
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Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 1 (209 downloads) : President’s message; Announcement of Friends’ Annual Meeting; Haiku Contest winning haiku
Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 2 (193 downloads) : Book Club; Hill Road Library opening in December
Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 3 (200 downloads) : Invitation to Friends of the Library Annual Meeting; Text of proposed bylaw changes to be voted on at Annual Meeting
Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 4 (189 downloads) : Tribute to Berta Steele, Thank you to retiring bookstore volunteers; In Memoriam Art Marshall
Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 5 (184 downloads) : Needlecraft Club, Crafts, Poetry Contest; Ukulele Blowout , Horror in the Stacks-Nightmare on Main Street
Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 6 (175 downloads) : Early Literacy activities; Homework Centers; Chess; Legos; Teen Advisory Group
Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 7 (208 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Success!
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Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 1 (228 downloads) : President’s message, Thank You to Steve Bennett and the Board of Supervisors for their support of the Hill Road Library
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 2 (225 downloads) : Book Sale June 3; Book Clubs
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 3 (230 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Shows
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 4 (222 downloads) : Summer STEAM activities
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 5 (239 downloads) : Summer Reading Program begins; Early Literacy activities
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 6 (216 downloads) : Crafts, Ukuleles, Poetry, California Native Plant Society Lectures
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 7 (263 downloads) : New librarian for Avenue & Saticoy Libraries Molly Krill; New Senior City Librarian Irma Morales
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2017 (674 downloads)
Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 1 (260 downloads) : President’s message, Upcoming Book Sales
Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 2 (269 downloads) : East Side Library BIG News, report from Annual Meeting
Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 3 (271 downloads) : Book Clubs, Join the Friends at the Rubicon for “The Devil’s Music”
Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 4 (245 downloads) : Report of materials purchased for libraries with funds donated by Friends of the Library, Opera Santa Barbara Noontime Concerts, Your First Ukulele Lesson
Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 5 (266 downloads) : FosterCon Mini Comic Festival, Code Club, Makerspace and STEAM activities
Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 6 (237 downloads) : Early Literacy, Paws for Reading
Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 7 (249 downloads) : New Mural at Saticoy Library, Family Friendly Films, Altered Book Assembly, California Native Plant Society Lectures
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2016 (253 downloads)
Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 1 (264 downloads) : President’s message, Annual Meeting Announcement, Really Big Book Sale
Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 2. (299 downloads) : Book Clubs, Help Wanted at the Bookstore, Online Donations, Ukulele Blowout
Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 3. (280 downloads) : Report of August 27 Special Meeting, Annual Meeting details, Proposed Bylaw changes
Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 4. (294 downloads) : News and Events from the Makerspace Librarian
Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 5. (275 downloads) : Welcome to Biblioboard Library, Indie Author Workshop, Opera Santa Barbara Noontime Concert62
Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 6. (262 downloads) : Activities for Kids, Tweens & Teens
Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 7. (348 downloads) : Report from Summer Reading Program, Literacy for Adults at the Library
Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2016 (862 downloads)
Ex Libris Spring 2016 (707 downloads) Ex Libris Winter 2016 (711 downloads) Ex Libris Fall 2015 (1393 downloads) Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2015 (988 downloads) Ex Libris Winter 2015 (722 downloads) SBFOL Bylaw Changes proposed for 2015 (804 downloads) Ex Libris Fall 2014 (789 downloads) Ex Libris Summer 2014 (796 downloads) Ex Libris Spring 2014 (2379 downloads) Ex Libris Winter 2014 (1672 downloads) Ex Libris Fall 2013 (1026 downloads) Ex Libris Summer 2013 (1497 downloads) Ex Libris Spring 2013 (1130 downloads) Ex Libris Winter 2013 (1021 downloads)
Ex Libris Fall 2012 (1447 downloads)
Cleopatra Day Trip (957 downloads)
Live Forever: The Ray Bradbury Odyssey (1037 downloads)
ExLibrisSummer2012 (1283 downloads)
ExLibrisSpring2012 (1848 downloads)