Newsletter

Ex Libris is the newsletter of Ventura Friends of the Library.  To read recent newsletters, click on the links below.

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2024 (318 downloads)

President’s Message; Time to Renew: Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 1 (35 downloads)

Annual Membership Meeting Report; Help Wanted Ex Libris Winter 2024 edition, page 2 (43 downloads)

Book Sale and Book Stores: Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 3 (76 downloads)

Book Clubs, Library Events Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 4 (45 downloads)

Library Events: Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 5 (33 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2023 (260 downloads)

President’s Message; Annual Membership Meeting; Book Sale: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 1 (48 downloads)

Author Event; Annual Membership Meeting; Living History Ventura County 150th Anniversary: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 2 (47 downloads)

Annual Membership Meeting Invitation with Proposed Bylaw Changes: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 3 (55 downloads)

Book Sale: Book Clubs: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 4 (46 downloads)

Library Events: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 5 (43 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2023 (392 downloads)

President’s Message; Summer Reading Program; Book Sale: Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2023, page 1. (58 downloads)

Bookstore and Sales; FOL Book Club: Ex Libris Spring--Summer 2023, page 2. (64 downloads)

Summer Reading Program Activities: Ex Libris Spring--Summer 2023 , page 3. (69 downloads)

Summer Reading Program Special Events: Ex Libris, Spring--Summer 2023 , page 4. (63 downloads)

Book Clubs; Poetry, Ukulele: Ex Libris Spring--Summer 2023, page 5. (65 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2023 (258 downloads)

Ex Libris is the newsletter of Ventura Friends of the Library.  To read recent newsletters, click on the links below.

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2022 (403 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2022 (174 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2021 (429 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring 2021 (472 downloads)

President’s message; New Senior City Librarian Dolly Knight: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 1 (109 downloads)

Annual Meeting Report; Friends’ Book Discussion; Thanks to supporters; Memorials: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 2 (109 downloads)

Book Sale; Special Member Event — Make Pie!; Poetry Events: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 3 (107 downloads)

Online Bookstore; Treasurer’s 2020 Recap: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 4 (129 downloads)

Grant Received for BrainFuse Tutoring Program; Library Events: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 5 (119 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2020 (672 downloads)

President’s message; Annual Meeting; Online Bookstore: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 1 (136 downloads)

Your Library at Home: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 2 (130 downloads)

Annual Membership Meeting; Thanks to supporters; Memorials: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 3 (127 downloads)

New Online Bookstore; Treasurer’s Report: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 4 (141 downloads)

Report from Summer Reading Program: Virtual Tutoring Help; Virtual Teen Activities: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 5 (122 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2020 (384 downloads)

President’s message; Treasurer’s Update; Adult Literacy Tutors Needed: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 1 (155 downloads)

Ventura Friends of the Library Annual Meeting; Book Discussion: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 2 (141 downloads)

Book Sale February 1 & 2 in Topping Room: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 3 (143 downloads)

Library Activities for Teens, Adults and Seniors: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 4 (136 downloads)

Library Activities for Kids and Teens: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 5 (138 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2019 (241 downloads)

President’s message; Time to Renew; Bookstore Help Needed: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 1 (143 downloads)

One County One Book: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 2 (138 downloads)

Annual Membership Meeting; Friends and Foundation Meet-Up: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 3 (152 downloads)

Library Activities for Kids and Teens: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 4 (131 downloads)

Library Activities for Teens, Adults and Seniors: Ex Libris 2019, page 5. (136 downloads)

New Librarian at Hill Road Library; Mobile Library Ex Libris 2019, page 6. (127 downloads)

Report from the Summer Reading Program Ex Libris 2019, page 7 (131 downloads)

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2019 (249 downloads)

President’s message; Book Sale July 13; 50th Anniversary Celebration: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 1 (138 downloads)

Book Sale and 50th Anniversary Celebration at E.P. Foster Details: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 2 (133 downloads)  

Summer Reading Program begins:  Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 3 (125 downloads)  

Summer Reading Show Schedule: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 4 (127 downloads)  

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring 2019 (343 downloads)

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 1 (142 downloads)

President’s message; Book Sale April 13

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 2 (134 downloads)

Thanks to members and FastSigns of Ventura; Friends Book Discussion

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 3 (158 downloads)

50th Anniversary Celebration at Avenue Library

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 4 (145 downloads)

Book Sale April 13; Save the Date for Upcoming 50th Anniversary celebrations

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 5 (127 downloads)

Library Events

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2019 (246 downloads)

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 1 (136 downloads) : President’s message; Book Sale January 19 & 20, Volunteers Needed

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 2 (141 downloads) : Annual Membership Meeting and Treasurer’s reports

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 3 (140 downloads) : Book Sale January 19 & 20

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 4 (133 downloads) : Ventura Friends of the Library turns 50!

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 5 (136 downloads) : Library Events

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Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 1 (165 downloads) : President’s message; Book Sale October 13

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 2 (130 downloads) : One County, One Book Events

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 3 (134 downloads) : Treasurer’s Message, Dine Out Fundraiser

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 4 (143 downloads) : Ventura Friends of the Library Annual Membership meeting

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 5 (134 downloads) : Library Events

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 6 (151 downloads) : Library Events

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 7 (155 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Report

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Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 1 (171 downloads) : President’s message;  Meet Mary Birch, Librarian at Avenue and Saticoy Libaries

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 2 (169 downloads) : Book Club, Bookstore News

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 3 (243 downloads) : Summer Reading Shows at Avenue, E.P. Foster, Hill Road and Saticoy Libraries

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 4 (163 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Activities

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 5 (205 downloads) : Summer Reading Program and More  Activities

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 6 (152 downloads) :  California Wild Fires Story Project and Activities for Adults

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 7 (154 downloads) : News from Hill Road Library

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Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 1 (166 downloads) : President’s message;  Book Sale February 17

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 2 (172 downloads) : Hill Road Library Grand Opening

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 3 (172 downloads) :More about Hill Road Library Opening

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 4 (174 downloads) : Bookstore News

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 5 (199 downloads) : Book Club, Report from Annual Meeting

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 6 (166 downloads) :  Upcoming Events at the Library

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 7 (176 downloads) : Activities at the library for kids and teens

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Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 1 (216 downloads) : President’s message;  Announcement of Friends’ Annual Meeting; Haiku Contest winning haiku

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 2 (198 downloads) : Book Club; Hill Road Library opening in December

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 3 (205 downloads) :  Invitation to Friends of the Library Annual Meeting; Text of proposed bylaw changes to be voted on at Annual Meeting

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 4 (194 downloads) : Tribute to Berta Steele, Thank you to retiring bookstore volunteers; In Memoriam Art Marshall

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 5 (189 downloads) : Needlecraft Club, Crafts, Poetry Contest; Ukulele Blowout , Horror in the Stacks-Nightmare on Main Street

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 6 (180 downloads) :  Early Literacy activities; Homework Centers; Chess; Legos; Teen Advisory Group

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 7 (213 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Success!

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Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 1 (233 downloads) : President’s message, Thank You to Steve Bennett and the Board of Supervisors for their support of the Hill Road Library

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 2 (231 downloads) : Book Sale June 3; Book Clubs

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 3 (236 downloads) : Summer Reading Program Shows

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 4 (230 downloads) :  Summer STEAM activities

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 5 (244 downloads) : Summer Reading Program begins;  Early Literacy activities

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 6 (222 downloads) : Crafts, Ukuleles, Poetry, California Native Plant Society Lectures

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 7 (269 downloads) :  New librarian for Avenue & Saticoy Libraries Molly Krill;  New Senior City Librarian Irma Morales

Complete newsletter:  Ex Libris Winter 2017 (679 downloads)

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 1 (265 downloads) : President’s message, Upcoming  Book Sales

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 2 (275 downloads) : East Side Library BIG News,  report from Annual Meeting

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 3 (276 downloads) : Book Clubs, Join the Friends at the Rubicon for “The Devil’s Music”

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 4 (250 downloads) :  Report of materials purchased for libraries with funds donated by Friends of the Library, Opera Santa Barbara Noontime Concerts, Your First Ukulele Lesson

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 5 (272 downloads) : FosterCon Mini Comic Festival, Code Club, Makerspace and STEAM activities

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 6 (242 downloads) : Early Literacy, Paws for Reading

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 7 (255 downloads) :  New Mural at Saticoy Library, Family Friendly Films, Altered Book Assembly, California Native Plant Society Lectures

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2016 (258 downloads)

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 1 (270 downloads) : President’s message, Annual Meeting Announcement, Really Big Book Sale

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 2. (305 downloads) : Book Clubs, Help Wanted at the Bookstore, Online Donations,  Ukulele Blowout

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 3. (285 downloads) : Report of August 27 Special Meeting, Annual Meeting details, Proposed Bylaw changes

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 4. (300 downloads) : News and Events from the Makerspace Librarian

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 5. (280 downloads) : Welcome to Biblioboard Library, Indie Author Workshop, Opera Santa Barbara Noontime Concert62

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 6. (268 downloads) : Activities for Kids, Tweens & Teens

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 7. (354 downloads) : Report from Summer Reading Program, Literacy for Adults at the Library

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2016 (867 downloads)

Ex Libris Spring 2016 (717 downloads)
Ex Libris Winter 2016 (716 downloads)
Ex Libris Fall 2015 (1399 downloads)
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2015 (998 downloads)
Ex Libris Winter 2015 (727 downloads)
SBFOL Bylaw Changes proposed for 2015 (809 downloads)
Ex Libris Fall 2014 (794 downloads)
Ex Libris Summer 2014 (801 downloads)
Ex Libris Spring 2014 (2390 downloads)
Ex Libris Winter 2014 (1677 downloads)
Ex Libris Fall 2013 (1031 downloads)
Ex Libris Summer 2013 (1503 downloads)
Ex Libris Spring 2013 (1136 downloads)
Ex Libris Winter 2013 (1027 downloads)

Ex Libris Fall 2012 (1453 downloads)
Cleopatra Day Trip (962 downloads)
Live Forever: The Ray Bradbury Odyssey (1042 downloads)

ExLibrisSummer2012 (1288 downloads)
ExLibrisSpring2012 (1853 downloads)

Ex Libris Winter 2011 (1365 downloads)
Ex Libris Fall 2011 (1645 downloads)
Ex Libris March 2011 (1334 downloads)
Ex Libris October 2010 (1560 downloads)
Ex Libris March 2010 (1347 downloads)