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Large Book Sale May 30
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Friends of the Library Pop-Up Book Sales
Saturday, April 25, May 9,
June 13 and July 118:30 am to Noon
Ventura Certified Farmers’ Market
Look for us on Main Street, near the MissionMondays, May 4, 11 & 18, June 8, 10 am – 2 pm
Adjacent to the Mobile Library on Main Street in front of E. P. Foster Library
We’ll have Children’s books and paperback fiction.
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Mobile Library on Main Street
The Ventura County Mobile Library
invites the Ventura community to enjoy library services at our weekly stop on
Main Street in front of E.P. Foster Library
during the library closure.Mondays, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Storytime at 10:30 am
Get a library card; Pick up holds; Check out and return library materials; Free Wifi; Wireless printing service; Hourly laptop lending service
Weekly activities for children to enjoy – Arts & Crafts – STEAM – Games
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Books, Birds and Blooms Garden Tour
Set against the backdrop of beautifully curated gardens and natural spaces, Books, Birds, and Blooms invites guests to explore a series of inspiring outdoor sanctuaries while celebrating the vital role libraries play in enriching lives. Attendees will experience a setting with 280-degree ocean views, artist and pottery studios, native plants, nesting birds, the mobile library, a book giveaway, refreshments, and opportunities to connect with fellow supporters of literacy and lifelong learning.
Tickets are priced at $40.For more information or to purchase a ticket, please visit https://vclibraryfoundation.org/ Proceeds from the event will directly benefit the Ventura County Library System, helping to fund essential programs and services.
Ventura Friends of the Library will have books for sale on related topics in the parking lot at Community Presbyterian Church, 1555 Poli Street during the event.
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Beat the Heat: Summer Vegetables You Can Still Plant
Avenue Library Wednesday, June 3 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Learn which warm-season vegetables thrive when planted in June in our Mediterranean climate and discover varieties that can handle our summer conditions. Link to register: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=48916 Walk ins welcome! As the library is closed at the event time, please enter through the side door entrance on Simpson St.
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Summer Reading Event Mobile Library on Main Street
Monday, June 8 –
The Mobile Library will make an appearance
on Main Street, in front of E.P. Foster Library,
at 10:00 am for storytime and to register summer readers.At 1:00 pm, the Gamez on Wheelz game truck and Kona Ice will appear for a Family Gaming event!
The Friends of the Library will have children’s books for sale!
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One Book, One Coast
Ventura County Library invites the community to take part in One Book, One Coast, a shared reading experience connecting library systems across California, Oregon, and Washington.
Pick up the book selection They Called Us Enemy,
a powerful graphic memoir by George Takei, reflecting on civil liberties, democracy, and what it means to be American, at any library branch. George Takei will appear for a special author talk and book signing on Sunday, May 31 at 2 p.m. at East Los Angeles Library. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube, allowing readers across the region to participate together. Register for the One Book One Coast Author Talk with George Takei on May 31 at 2pm.Ventura County Library, in collaboration with the Blanchard Community Library and the Museum of Ventura County, will also host a community talk with Dr. Lily Tamai designed to bring community members together in conversation. Wednesday, May 20, 6:00 pm, at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula (926 Railroad Avenue). Dr. Tamai is an Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at CSUCI.
