Huge Book Sale and Huge Thank You
Dear book sale volunteers, In just two months, many helping hands from the Friends assisted the Foster Library staff, handling thousands of books and culling from the Foster collection and… Read more »
Category: E.P. Foster
Youth Activity Council
The Youth Activity Council participated in the July Fourth Street Fair, offering books for sale in front of the library. They are taking a break for the rest of the… Read more »
City Council Meeting May 7 Library Issues
At its May 7 meeting, the City Council unanimously passed the color palette recommended by the Library Advisory Commission – parchment on the building with historical green as trim. Berta… Read more »
City Council takes up question of library paint job
For two years the Library Advisory Commission has been studying the issue of a new paint job for the E.P. Foster Library. Paint samples were applied to the front of… Read more »
Library Advisory Commission presents Recommendations to City Council
On Monday, November 14, after three hours of deliberation, Ventura City Council voted 5-2 to adopt the recommendations made by the city’s Library Advisory Commission and Library Strategic Planning Committee…. Read more »
Mural Dedication
Celebration Time! The art work is done! The paint is dried! The quote has been chosen! A celebration on October 28 marked the completion of E.P. Foster Library’s beautiful mural…. Read more »
Joint Meeting of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee and the Library Advisory Commission
A joint meeting of the Library Strategic Planning Committee and the Library Advisory Commission was held on October 12, 2011. Recommendations from the library consultant, MaryEllin Santiago, were received at… Read more »
The Library Strategic Planning Process continues
On September 14, the Library Strategic Planning Committee met again with library consultant MaryEllin Santiago. The Ventura Star reported on that meeting: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/sep/15/ventura-libraries-need-new-perks-but-staying-may There is also a report of the… Read more »
Library Strategic Plan — Update
A special meeting of the San Buenaventura City Council and the Library Advisory Commission was held on Thursday, June 16 in the Topping Room of the E.P. Foster… Read more »
Be a Part of the Library Strategic Planning Process
Recently, City Council determined that it is time to launch a strategic planning process to explore, among other things, what Ventura wants in terms of library services, what is the… Read more »
The Future of Libraries
On Thursday, October 14, a joint meeting of the Ventura City Council and the city’s Library Advisory Commission was held. The meeting was scheduled to discuss the possibility of embarking… Read more »
Midsummer Book Sale
Report from the MIDSUMMER BOOK SALE Saturday, July 31st We are immensely proud of the achievements of the 21 student volunteers who assisted at the July 31 Book Sale. It’s… Read more »