The Ventura County Library - Camarillo Library

Camarillo Library

4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 388-5222

Sandi Banks, City Librarian
sandi.banks@ventura.org

Mary Goldberg, Children's Librarian
mary.goldberg@ventura.org

HOURS

Mon - Thu

10 - 9

Fri - Sun

10 - 5

Directions

Camarillo Library is located at 4101 Las Posas Road in Camarillo. It is on the corner of Las Posas and Fieldgate. View map.

Services

Want to know how to get a library card and borrow a book? Find out here.
Access the library catalog from home.
Library staff will answer your research questions.
If a book you want is not available at your local library, it can be be ordered from other libraries.
Telephone questions will be answered during open hours. Call (805) 388-5222.

52 computers are available for public Internet use. Computers are filtered for use by customers under 18. Printing is available by purchasing a print card.

Word processing is available on the public Internet computers.
Self-serve copy machines and microfilm reader/printers are available. Copies are ten cents each.
Meeting Room Rental -A large community meeting room is available for rent. Click here for information.
Adult Literacy Program - Camarillo Library is a site for the Adult Literacy Program. Students are matched with volunteer tutors who help them improve reading, writing and spelling skills. See the Adult Literacy Program Web site for more information.
Homework Center - Camarillo Library's Esper A. Petersen Foundation Study Center is available for students Monday through Thursdays, 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Click here to see locations and times for all Ventura County Library Homework Centers.

Programs & Special Events - Children & Young Adult

Summer Reading Program at Camarillo Library
	Ojai Raptor Center	Wed.	July 8	2pm & 3:30pm
	Magician Shawn McMaster	Wed.	July 15	2pm & 3:30pm
	Pulse Drumming returns: Native American Adventures	Wed.	July 22	2pm & 3:30pm
	Musician Dan Crow	Wed.	July 29	2pm & 3:30pm
	Reptile Family	Wed.	Aug. 5	2pm & 3:30pm
	Summer Reading Program Finale with Craig Newton	Wed.	Aug. 12	2pm & 3:30pm

PAWS For Reading; every Monday 3:30-4:40 p.m., read aloud to registered therapy dogs; to sign up (required) or for information on the program, please call the Children's Information Desk at 805-388-5755.
Family Evening Storytime: every Tuesday at 7pm in the pirate ship
Crazy Craft Tuesdays - June 30th through August 4, Tuesdays 1pm - 3pm: Drop-in, make and take your creations!
Summer Storytime - Wednesdays June 17 through August 12: in the story corner with teen and adult volunteers
Camarillo Teen Writer's Fantasy/Science Fiction Club meets every Wednesday, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Teens, ages 12-18, are invited to come to share their work. Positive feedback will help writers fine tune their stories or poems. We meet at the couches in the foyer of the library, then move to the library's Conference Room. We take no breaks... ever!
The Camarillo Teen Advisory Board meets the first Tuesday of each month during the school year from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the library's Community Room. Teens, ages 12-18, plan and sponsor teen events at the library. Teens receive community service hours participating in this program. Light refreshments are served.
Art displays in the Children's Room: Visual Arts Studios and La Mariposa School
Esper A. Petersen Foundation Homework Center for students K-8 grades will open Monday through Thursday, 3 pm to 5 pm, during the school year (except winter and spring breaks).

Programs & Special Events - Adult & Family

Drop in Computer Help - Wednesdays 2-3 pm - 2nd floor Technology Room - assistance with basic questions on computer use.
Computer Training Lab Classes - Student/Adult Online Library Research and Basic Internet. Call or stop by the Children’s Desk (805) 388-5755 or Reference Desk (805) 388-5811 for dates, times and pre-registration.
- Basic Internet: Sunday July 26th, 3 pm - 4:15 pm. Preregistration is required.
- Basic Internet: Wednesday August 19th, 10:15 am - 11:30 am. Preregistration is required.
The Camarillo Library is a site for the Adult Literacy Program. Students who are at least 18 years old and who speak English, are matched with volunteer tutors who help them improve reading, writing and spelling skills. Deborah Fox, the on-site supervisor, is usually available Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. She can be phoned at 383-5689.

Book Clubs

Camarillo Library Book Club - meets in the Library Conference Room on the second Tuesday morning of each month at 11 am.
Camarillo Library Evening Book Club - meets in the Library Conference Room on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm

Volunteer Opportunities

Friends of the Camarillo Library Bookstore is located adjacent to the Camarillo Library. It is open 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Saturday. Their phone number is 388-5275.
Volunteers may be needed in the following areas:
- storytelling
- shelving
- mending
- tutoring in the Homework Center
- special projects
- assisting customers with the Internet
Call the Library for more information.

Volunteer tutors are needed for the Adult Literacy Program. Students are tutored on-site at the Library.

Collections

There are over 150 magazines subscriptions available at the Library such as, Consumer Reports, Value Line, National Geographic, and children's magazines.
The Library has the Camarillo Daily News from 1926-1993, the Camarillo Star from 1994 to the present, and the Los Angeles Times from 1983 to the present.
Camarillo Library has audio books, music on CDs, books on CDs, videos, DVDs and CD-Roms.
Materials in world languages include Spanish, Chinese, Korean and French.
Large print books, Braille cassettes and DVS video films are available for those who are blind or have impaired vision.

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