Hill Road Library

  • Maker Lab at Hill Road Library Fall 2024

    Hill Road Library, Thursdays 3:30 to 5:00 pm

    Create, build, connect, and play.
    Designed for children ages 8+

    November 7 & 14: Lego Challenge

    November 21: Butter Making Making butter by hand can be hard work, but it can be easily made at home, or at the library! In this activity you’ll not only get to find out how butter is made, but also how temperature affects the butter-making process. Then you can enjoy the fruits (or rather, toppings) of your labors!

    October 10: Owl Pellets, October 26: Squishy Circuit Monsters September 19: Banana Pianos — Use Makey Makey and bananas to make music!   Lego Challenge: September 5, 12 & 26, October 3

  • Spook-tacular Dry Ice Show with Science Heroes

    Hill Road Library

    Thursday, October 17, 3:30 to 4:30 pm

    Science and stories collide in this fun, interactive S.T.E.M. program featuring the ‘coolest’ thing in science — DRY ICE!

  • Discover Science October 2024

    Discover Science – Wind Catcher

    Hill Road Library

    Saturday, October 19, 2024 11am to 12pm

    Harness the power of the wind with Discover Science Team from the Foothill School of Technology.

  • Storytime Fall 2024

    E.P. Foster Library MONDAYS at 10:30 am  Indoors on the 2nd Floor

    Avenue Library TUESDAYS at 4 pm In English and Spanish, indoors in the children’s area.

    Hill Road Library, WEDNESDAYS at 10:30 am  Indoors in the Children’s area.

  • Hill Road Library Book Club Fall 2024

    The Hill Road Library Book Club selection for October is The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese..

    Tuesday, October 29, 4:00 to 5:00 pm

    November Club Selection: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang No meeting in December. The Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 4:00 pm. Visit the Hill Road Library to pick up the latest book club selection.
    To join the mailing list for this Book Club please  email Linda.Cherry@Ventura.org

    Earlier Selections: September Selection: Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder.August Selection: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams; July Selection: The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin; June Selection: The Keeper Of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis; May Selection: West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge;  April Selection: An Immense World by Ed Yong; March Club Selection: Foster by Claire Keegan;  February Selection: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus; January Selection: Remarkably Bright Creatures    by Shelby Van Pelt

  • Minecraft at the Library Fall 2024

    Mondays, September 23, October 7 & 21

    3:30 to 5:00 pm

    E. P Foster Library
    Hill Road Library

    E. P Foster Library
    Hill Road Library

    An in-person Minecraft program where we play on the same server together. This program is limited to participants ages 5-17 years old. Space is limited. First come, first served.
    Questions about the event,
    please call   805 626-READ

  • Paws for Reading Fall 2024

    brings together young readers and affectionate, canine listeners to help boost the confidence of beginning readers.

    Hill Road Library,
    Wednesdays, 3:30 to 5 pm

    E.P. Foster Library,
    Thursdays, 4 to 5:30 pm

    Join PAWS dogs for one-on-one reading sessions. Arrive at the library early to choose a book and get in line to read to a special pooch.  Children of all ages  welcome!  

  • Hill Road Library Little Lab 2024

    Hill Road Library
    First Tuesday of the Month
    10:30 am to noon

    September 3, October 1, November 5, December 3
    Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) through play. Caregivers can bond with children through side-by-side play with caregivers as co-learners. This event takes place outdoors and can often be messy.   Recommended for ages 3-7