The Big Read
The NEA awarded the City of Ventura, in partnership with Ventura County Library a grant to participate in the national Big Read. This grant will support two months of events… Read more »
The NEA awarded the City of Ventura, in partnership with Ventura County Library a grant to participate in the national Big Read. This grant will support two months of events… Read more »
Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 6 p.m. E.P. Foster Library and City of Ventura’s “The Big Read” present Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him New… Read more »
Stories of Tenacity and Courage: Craig B. Smith talks about POWs Saturday, April 5 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. E.P. Foster Library, Topping Room In this presentation, Craig B. Smith discusses… Read more »
Monday, April 7 6:00 p.m. E.P. Foster Library, Topping Room Professor Robert Chianese will explore this question. Robert Chianese got his B. A. from Rutgers (1964) and M. A. and… Read more »
Sunday, March 30 2:00-3:30 p.m OLLI presenter Roz McGrath will give a free talk exploring how women were a large part of the antiwar movement, even though they were relegated… Read more »
Friday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. E.P. Foster Library Topping Room Poet Elijah Imlay reads from his collection of poetry inspired by his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam. Sunday, March… Read more »
Saturday, March 22, 3-5 p.m. Bank of Books, 748 E Main St. “Return to Eden” Veteran/author/actor Tucker Smallwood connects his experiences as an Army Airborne soldier in Vietnam recounted… Read more »
Author/Ventura County Star columnist Jannette Jauregui pays homage to local veterans and their stories from her book “Of War and Life”. Museum of Ventura County, 100 E Main St Saturday,… Read more »
The NEA awarded the City of Ventura, in partnership with Ventura County Library a grant to participate in the national Big Read. This grant will support two months of events… Read more »
The Big Read is a cooperative effort of the City of Ventura Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Partnerships and the Ventura County Library. It is designed to encourage the… Read more »
Thursday, March 13, 5:30-6:30: “The Things They Carried” Discussion Group Join the conversation at the Avenue Library, 606 N Ventura Ave Wednesday, March 26, 6-7pm: Discussion Group at the Library… Read more »
Wednesday, March 19, 7 :00 p.m. E.P. Foster Library Topping Room, 651 E Main St CUSCI Professor of Psychology Kevin Volkan discusses how ordinary people can engage in horrendous acts… Read more »