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Stories of Tenacity and Courage
Stories of Tenacity and Courage: Craig B. Smith talks about POWs Saturday, April 5 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. E.P. Foster Library, Topping Room In this presentation, Craig B. Smith discusses… Read more »
The Things They Carried: Why Fiction and not Journalism?
Monday, April 7 6:00 p.m. E.P. Foster Library, Topping Room Professor Robert Chianese will explore this question. Robert Chianese got his B. A. from Rutgers (1964) and M. A. and… Read more »
San Buenaventura Friends of the Library Annual Membership Meeting 2014
SBFOL Annual Membership Meeting Coffee House Live! at the Library This year, San Buenaventura Friends of the Library Annual Membership Meeting showcased live entertainment. We enjoyed poetry readings, music, drama… Read more »
Women in the Vietnam Era
Sunday, March 30 2:00-3:30 p.m OLLI presenter Roz McGrath will give a free talk exploring how women were a large part of the antiwar movement, even though they were relegated… Read more »
San Buenaventura Friends of the Library Annual Meeting
SBFOL Annual Membership Meeting Coffee House Live! at the Library This year, San Buenaventura Friends of the Library Annual Membership Meeting showcased live entertainment. We enjoyed poetry readings, music, drama… Read more »
Poet Elijah Imlay reads from “Monsoon Blues”
Friday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. E.P. Foster Library Topping Room Poet Elijah Imlay reads from his collection of poetry inspired by his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam. Sunday, March… Read more »
Tucker Smallwood Book Signing at Bank of Books
Saturday, March 22, 3-5 p.m. Bank of Books, 748 E Main St. “Return to Eden” Veteran/author/actor Tucker Smallwood connects his experiences as an Army Airborne soldier in Vietnam recounted… Read more »
Ventura County Veterans: World War II to Vietnam
Author/Ventura County Star columnist Jannette Jauregui pays homage to local veterans and their stories from her book “Of War and Life”. Museum of Ventura County, 100 E Main St Saturday,… Read more »
Veteran Resource Center Opens
Friday, March 7 , 2014 E.P. Foster Library celebrated the opening of the Veterans Resource Center at Foster Library. Learn more about the various federal and state benefits and local… Read more »
The Soldiers Project
Since 2004, The Soldiers Project has provided support to those whose lives have been affected by the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. They offer free, confidential therapy for Post 9/11… Read more »
Book Appetit Hits the Road to Spicetopia!
Saturday, March 1 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Book Appetit hits the road with an insider’s look at this local treasure. Meet at the library and walk over to Spicetopia to… Read more »
The Big Read
The NEA awarded the City of Ventura, in partnership with Ventura County Library a grant to participate in the national Big Read. This grant will support two months of events… Read more »
Art Tag Design Challenge
The Big Read is a cooperative effort of the City of Ventura Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Partnerships and the Ventura County Library. It is designed to encourage the… Read more »
The Big Read: Discussions of The Things They Carried
Thursday, March 13, 5:30-6:30: “The Things They Carried” Discussion Group Join the conversation at the Avenue Library, 606 N Ventura Ave Wednesday, March 26, 6-7pm: Discussion Group at the Library… Read more »