Youth Chess Club
Learn to play chess or improve your current ability! Enjoy open chess play with other school-age kids and teens. Assisted by Class A tournament player Jack Cashman. Mondays 3-5… Read more »
Category: Happenings @ E.P. Foster
Makeshop
Will return in February 2016!
Poetry Reading
Phil Taggart and Gary Young Saturday, Oct. 31 3:00 to 5:00 pm Topping Room
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 »
Back to School — Homework Help!
Volunteers needed for Homework Help at E.P. Foster Library: If you would like to help, contact Youth Librarian Phillip Yocham phillip.yocham@ventura.org, (805) 648-2716
After-school Reading Crew
Stories, activities & fun on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month 5:30 to 6:30 pm E.P. Foster Library K – 3rd grade elementary students & their families… 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 »