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 »
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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 »
Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
Wednesday, Aug. 5 6-7 p.m. E.P. Foster Library Topping Room A presentation by Tim Wilbur Understanding your retirement benefits is important but also surprisingly complex. Wisely managing your Social Security… Read more »
Hemingway in Cuba
Tuesday, July 21 6:30 p.m. Topping Room A presentation by visiting Cuban scholar Victor Pina Tabío. Dr. Victor Pina Tabío has attended numerous International Colloquiums on Ernest Hemingway in Cuba…. Read more »
Late Night at the Library
ArtWalk Ventura Saturday and Sunday, July 18 & 19, E.P. Foster Library will participate as a venue The library is already hosting some great pieces of local art, and in… Read more »
Avenue Library Summer Reading Program Kickoff
Avenue Library is having a very early kickoff event for the Summer Reading Program. Craig Newton brings his musical talents for an entertaining and educational musical adventure. Due to… 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 »