Events

  • Nathalia – Bilingual Music for Families

    Avenue Library
    Monday, June 15,  2:30 3:30 pm

    Saticoy Library

    Tuesday, June 16, 3:00 to 4:00 pm

    Families are invited to join children’s musician Nathalia for songs, movement, and fun in both English and Spanish! Perfect for young children and their caregivers.


  • 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!


  • 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


  • Friends of the Library Pop-Up Book Sales

    Saturday, April 25, May 9,
    June 13 and July 11

    8:30 am to Noon
    Ventura Certified Farmers’ Market
    Look for us on Main Street, near the Mission

    Mondays, 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.


  • Large Book Sale May 30


  • 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.


  • 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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