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, Newsletter of Ventura Friends of the Library Fall 2024 (12681 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris, Newsletter of Ventura Friends of the Library Spring/Summer 2024 (10167 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2024 (571 downloads )

President’s Message; Time to Renew: Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 1 (141 downloads )

Annual Membership Meeting Report; Help Wanted Ex Libris Winter 2024 edition, page 2 (133 downloads )

Book Sale and Book Stores: Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 3 (161 downloads )

Book Clubs, Library Events Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 4 (134 downloads )

Library Events: Ex Libris Winter 2024, page 5 (133 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2023 (363 downloads )

President’s Message; Annual Membership Meeting; Book Sale: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 1 (139 downloads )

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

Annual Membership Meeting Invitation with Proposed Bylaw Changes: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 3 (188 downloads )

Book Sale: Book Clubs: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 4 (143 downloads )

Library Events: Ex Libris Fall 2023, page 5 (141 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2023 (508 downloads )

President’s Message; Summer Reading Program; Book Sale: Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2023, page 1. (154 downloads )

Bookstore and Sales; FOL Book Club: Ex Libris Spring--Summer 2023, page 2. (183 downloads )

Summer Reading Program Activities: Ex Libris Spring--Summer 2023 , page 3. (162 downloads )

Summer Reading Program Special Events: Ex Libris, Spring--Summer 2023 , page 4. (159 downloads )

Book Clubs; Poetry, Ukulele: Ex Libris Spring--Summer 2023, page 5. (170 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2023 (362 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 (497 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2022 (279 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2021 (538 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring 2021 (632 downloads )

President’s message; New Senior City Librarian Dolly Knight: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 1 (230 downloads )

Annual Meeting Report; Friends’ Book Discussion; Thanks to supporters; Memorials: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 2 (220 downloads )

Book Sale; Special Member Event — Make Pie!; Poetry Events: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 3 (227 downloads )

Online Bookstore; Treasurer’s 2020 Recap: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 4 (235 downloads )

Grant Received for BrainFuse Tutoring Program; Library Events: Ex Libris Spring 2021, page 5 (244 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2020 (777 downloads )

President’s message; Annual Meeting; Online Bookstore: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 1 (262 downloads )

Your Library at Home: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 2 (227 downloads )

Annual Membership Meeting; Thanks to supporters; Memorials: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 3 (237 downloads )

New Online Bookstore; Treasurer’s Report: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 4 (265 downloads )

Report from Summer Reading Program: Virtual Tutoring Help; Virtual Teen Activities: Ex Libris Fall 2020, page 5 (221 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2020 (490 downloads )

President’s message; Treasurer’s Update; Adult Literacy Tutors Needed: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 1 (280 downloads )

Ventura Friends of the Library Annual Meeting; Book Discussion: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 2 (240 downloads )

Book Sale February 1 & 2 in Topping Room: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 3 (242 downloads )

Library Activities for Teens, Adults and Seniors: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 4 (227 downloads )

Library Activities for Kids and Teens: Ex Libris Winter 2020, page 5 (236 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2019 (358 downloads )

President’s message; Time to Renew; Bookstore Help Needed: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 1 (238 downloads )

One County One Book: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 2 (213 downloads )

Annual Membership Meeting; Friends and Foundation Meet-Up: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 3 (264 downloads )

Library Activities for Kids and Teens: Ex Libris Fall 2019, page 4 (232 downloads )

Library Activities for Teens, Adults and Seniors: Ex Libris 2019, page 5. (238 downloads )

New Librarian at Hill Road Library; Mobile Library Ex Libris 2019, page 6. (233 downloads )

Report from the Summer Reading Program Ex Libris 2019, page 7 (229 downloads )

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2019 (356 downloads )

President’s message; Book Sale July 13; 50th Anniversary Celebration: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 1 (245 downloads )

Book Sale and 50th Anniversary Celebration at E.P. Foster Details: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 2 (245 downloads )  

Summer Reading Program begins:  Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 3 (227 downloads )  

Summer Reading Show Schedule: Ex Libris Summer 2019, page 4 (226 downloads )  

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Spring 2019 (499 downloads )

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 1 (261 downloads )

President’s message; Book Sale April 13

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 2 (253 downloads )

Thanks to members and FastSigns of Ventura; Friends Book Discussion

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 3 (351 downloads )

50th Anniversary Celebration at Avenue Library

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 4 (276 downloads )

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

Ex Libris Spring 2019, page 5 (231 downloads )

Library Events

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Winter 2019 (349 downloads )

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 1 (248 downloads ) : President’s message; Book Sale January 19 & 20, Volunteers Needed

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 2 (248 downloads ) : Annual Membership Meeting and Treasurer’s reports

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 3 (255 downloads ) : Book Sale January 19 & 20

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 4 (232 downloads ) : Ventura Friends of the Library turns 50!

Ex Libris Winter 2019, page 5 (232 downloads ) : Library Events

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Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 1 (278 downloads ) : President’s message; Book Sale October 13

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 2 (233 downloads ) : One County, One Book Events

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 3 (231 downloads ) : Treasurer’s Message, Dine Out Fundraiser

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 4 (259 downloads ) : Ventura Friends of the Library Annual Membership meeting

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 5 (241 downloads ) : Library Events

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 6 (266 downloads ) : Library Events

Ex Libris Fall 2018, page 7 (272 downloads ) : Summer Reading Program Report

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Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 1 (282 downloads ) : President’s message;  Meet Mary Birch, Librarian at Avenue and Saticoy Libaries

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 2 (304 downloads ) : Book Club, Bookstore News

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 3 (371 downloads ) : Summer Reading Shows at Avenue, E.P. Foster, Hill Road and Saticoy Libraries

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 4 (275 downloads ) : Summer Reading Program Activities

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 5 (313 downloads ) : Summer Reading Program and More  Activities

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 6 (262 downloads ) :  California Wild Fires Story Project and Activities for Adults

Ex Libris Spring-Summer 2018, page 7 (285 downloads ) : News from Hill Road Library

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Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 1 (282 downloads ) : President’s message;  Book Sale February 17

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 2 (281 downloads ) : Hill Road Library Grand Opening

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 3 (273 downloads ) :More about Hill Road Library Opening

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 4 (268 downloads ) : Bookstore News

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 5 (299 downloads ) : Book Club, Report from Annual Meeting

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 6 (259 downloads ) :  Upcoming Events at the Library

Ex Libris Winter 2018, page 7 (287 downloads ) : Activities at the library for kids and teens

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Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 1 (314 downloads ) : President’s message;  Announcement of Friends’ Annual Meeting; Haiku Contest winning haiku

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 2 (304 downloads ) : Book Club; Hill Road Library opening in December

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 3 (304 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 (296 downloads ) : Tribute to Berta Steele, Thank you to retiring bookstore volunteers; In Memoriam Art Marshall

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 5 (284 downloads ) : Needlecraft Club, Crafts, Poetry Contest; Ukulele Blowout , Horror in the Stacks-Nightmare on Main Street

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 6 (280 downloads ) :  Early Literacy activities; Homework Centers; Chess; Legos; Teen Advisory Group

Ex Libris Fall 2017, page 7 (309 downloads ) : Summer Reading Program Success!

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Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 1 (362 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 (338 downloads ) : Book Sale June 3; Book Clubs

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 3 (366 downloads ) : Summer Reading Program Shows

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 4 (356 downloads ) :  Summer STEAM activities

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 5 (351 downloads ) : Summer Reading Program begins;  Early Literacy activities

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 6 (333 downloads ) : Crafts, Ukuleles, Poetry, California Native Plant Society Lectures

Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2017, page 7 (393 downloads ) :  New librarian for Avenue & Saticoy Libraries Molly Krill;  New Senior City Librarian Irma Morales

Complete newsletter:  Ex Libris Winter 2017 (787 downloads )

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 1 (373 downloads ) : President’s message, Upcoming  Book Sales

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 2 (394 downloads ) : East Side Library BIG News,  report from Annual Meeting

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 3 (387 downloads ) : Book Clubs, Join the Friends at the Rubicon for “The Devil’s Music”

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 4 (375 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 (373 downloads ) : FosterCon Mini Comic Festival, Code Club, Makerspace and STEAM activities

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 6 (359 downloads ) : Early Literacy, Paws for Reading

Ex Libris Winter 2017, page 7 (362 downloads ) :  New Mural at Saticoy Library, Family Friendly Films, Altered Book Assembly, California Native Plant Society Lectures

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Fall 2016 (372 downloads )

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 1 (357 downloads ) : President’s message, Annual Meeting Announcement, Really Big Book Sale

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 2. (410 downloads ) : Book Clubs, Help Wanted at the Bookstore, Online Donations,  Ukulele Blowout

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 3. (388 downloads ) : Report of August 27 Special Meeting, Annual Meeting details, Proposed Bylaw changes

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 4. (410 downloads ) : News and Events from the Makerspace Librarian

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 5. (388 downloads ) : Welcome to Biblioboard Library, Indie Author Workshop, Opera Santa Barbara Noontime Concert62

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 6. (363 downloads ) : Activities for Kids, Tweens & Teens

Ex Libris Fall 2016, page 7. (471 downloads ) : Report from Summer Reading Program, Literacy for Adults at the Library

Complete newsletter: Ex Libris Summer 2016 (975 downloads )

Ex Libris Spring 2016 (832 downloads )
Ex Libris Winter 2016 (821 downloads )
Ex Libris Fall 2015 (1508 downloads )
Ex Libris Spring/Summer 2015 (1109 downloads )
Ex Libris Winter 2015 (851 downloads )
SBFOL Bylaw Changes proposed for 2015 (945 downloads )
Ex Libris Fall 2014 (893 downloads )
Ex Libris Summer 2014 (889 downloads )
Ex Libris Spring 2014 (2523 downloads )
Ex Libris Winter 2014 (1790 downloads )
Ex Libris Fall 2013 (1128 downloads )
Ex Libris Summer 2013 (1601 downloads )
Ex Libris Spring 2013 (1268 downloads )
Ex Libris Winter 2013 (1123 downloads )

Ex Libris Fall 2012 (1555 downloads )
Cleopatra Day Trip (1068 downloads )
Live Forever: The Ray Bradbury Odyssey (1157 downloads )

ExLibrisSummer2012 (1380 downloads )
ExLibrisSpring2012 (1956 downloads )

Ex Libris Winter 2011 (1456 downloads )
Ex Libris Fall 2011 (1746 downloads )
Ex Libris March 2011 (1432 downloads )
Ex Libris October 2010 (1657 downloads )
Ex Libris March 2010 (1449 downloads )