Haiku Poetry Contest
Ventura County Library System celebrates National Poetry Month with a county-wide Haiku Poetry Contest. Submit your original haiku at any of our library locations or online at tiny.cc/vclhaiku. Deadline is… Read more »
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Foster Con 2016
E. P. Foster Library’s 3rd annual Foster Con Mini Comic Festival will be held on Saturday, February 27th, from 10 to 4. This event has something special for kids of… Read more »
Dynamic Dinosaurs
E.P. Foster Library Wed., Feb 10, 4 pm Avenue Library Thurs., Feb 18, 3 pm (Held at the Ventura Boys & Girls Club 1140 N. Olive St. Ventura) Saticoy Library… Read more »
Forgotten Foster Park
Wednesday, February 3 6:30 pm Topping Room Come hear local author, Gwen Alfares, talk about her book, Forgotten Foster Park. Foster Park was a small rural community that… Read more »
Makeshop
Will return in February 2016!
Presentation of Poster Contest Winners at City Council Meeting
The Mayor and the City Council will honor our Poster Contest winners at the beginning of the City Council Meeting on Monday, November 16th at 6:00 p.m. We invite you… Read more »
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 »
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 »