Friends of the Library Annual Meeting October 25
The Friends of the Library ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, October 25, 2015 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Topping Room, E.P. Foster Library In honor of our city’s upcoming 150th Anniversary, we… Read more »
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Hiking and Backpacking in Santa Barbara and Ventura
Los Padres National Forest Part 2 Wednesday, Oct. 28 6 -7 pm Topping Room Craig Carey will be promoting, discussing, and generally cracking wise about hiking and Backpacking Santa… Read more »
Edible Plants and Herbs of the Southern Los Padres
Los Padres National Forest Part 1 Wednesday, Oct. 21 6 -7 pm Topping Room Lanny Kaufer is a local expert on edible plants and herbs of Southern Los Padres National… Read more »
The Ventura Botanical Gardens
Topping Room Tuesday, October 13th Native Plant Identification @ 7 pm Presentation @ 7:15 pm Joe Cahill will briefly present the history of the garden site, design process, recent progress,… Read more »
The Growing Importance of Protected Areas to Urban Communities
Lecture Series Wednesday, October 14, 5:00 pm Topping Room Dr. Don Rodriguez Protected areas are connected to urban areas in many ways. This talk will identify unique situations in California… Read more »
Saticoy Library Grand Opening Block Party
Saturday, September 26th from 10am to 3pm Face painting, live music, carnival games and a ceremonial ribbon cutting will mark the opening of Saticoy Library at its new location 1292… Read more »
Alice Bag
http://www.alicebag.com/violence-girl/ The proximity of the East L.A. barrio to Hollywood is as close as a short drive on the 101 freeway, but the cultural divide is enormous. Born to Mexican-born… Read more »
Forgotten Foster Park
Author Gwen Alferes discusses her new book Forgotten Foster Park Wednesday, September 16 6:30 pm E.P. Foster Library Topping Room Surrounded by steeply sloped hillsides, Foster Park was a tiny… Read more »
Local Authors: Fiction & Nonfiction
Saturday, September 12 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm E.P. Foster Topping Room Focus on Fiction Doug Taylor will discuss his latest projects and approaches to writing fiction. Be prepared to… Read more »
Nifty Balloon Show
The ever popular Nifty Balloon Show returns to E.P. Foster. Wednesday, July 1 2 Shows: 11:00 am and 3:00 pm
President’s Message on Library Building in Ventura
by Kathy Thomson It has been 50 years since the glory days of library building in Ventura. The front building of E.P. Foster Library was added in 1959, Avenue Library… Read more »
Read Me a Story & More
E.P. Foster Library has offered the early literacy workshop Read Me a Story & More. In this workshop, parents and caregivers will learn the five early literacy practices that… Read more »
New Film Discussion Group
First Monday of the Month 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Topping Room The doors open at 6 p.m. and there will be time included afterward to talk about the selected film…. Read more »
Friends of the Library Annual Meeting
Ventura Friends of the Library held our Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 22, in the Topping Room. The theme of our annual meeting was “Tea and Transformations”. We enjoyed an… Read more »