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 »
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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 »
So Much going on at Avenue Library!
Avenue Library is building relationships with community members of all ages. On April 30, the library hosted the annual El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (Children’s Day/Book… Read more »
Teens Do Tech!
The Teen Advisory Group at E.P. Foster Library have launched their own website. They plan to create 2 more websites for the Avenue and Saticoy TAG groups and teach one… Read more »
Library Lab opens at E.P. Foster
If you’ve been curious about the Library LAB’s 3D printer and laser engraver, you’re in luck! Starting January 7, library staff will be available to help you learn about… Read more »