Richard Simon has been a Ventura County prosecutor since 1984, specializing in homicides and arson. He has worked on high-profile, local cases featured on television and in media, and was Ventura County’s assigned prosecutor on the Golden State Killer case. Bring Me to Life is Simon’s mystery thriller about a top prosecutor who is assigned the case of his career.
Following the receipt of a Sustainable California Libraries Grant from the California State Library, and in collaboration with the County Executive Office’s Sustainability Division, the Ventura County Library is proud to present a series of sustainability-themed programs at the Piru Library, Saticoy Library, and Soliz Library branches.
The COVID-19 pandemic renewed interest in the global history of infectious diseases. This year’s lecture series presented by History Department faculty and other experts focuses on different periods in world history when societies faced pandemics and their consequences. In the first lecture, assistant professor of history Samuel Claussen, PhD, will address the bubonic plague and its impact on the late Middle Ages, from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
CSUCI Assistant Professor of Art Simon Quiroz will speak about how we go from recording images that on the surface look flat and deprived of color to finish them looking vibrant and colorful for TV, cinema, and beyond. This program is presented as part of the CSUCI Library Lecture Series.
Dr. Soper explores how indigenous farmers in Ecuador, Black urban gardeners in San Diego, and farmworkers in Oxnard each fit into alternative movements for food sovereignty and justice. Hear her speak on the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s process of defining what the term “regenerative agriculture” means today.
Local author Tamara Davis will talk about the craft of writing and her debut book, Despite the Buzz, a colorful cautionary tale concerning tech’s toll on learning, relationships, safety, and wellbeing.
Local author Tamara Davis will visit the Ojai Library at 2pm on Saturday, September 10, 2022, to speak about her book, Despite the Buzz.
Despite the Buzz is a colorful cautionary tale concerning tech’s toll upon learning, relationships, safety, and wellbeing. The paperback was locally designed and published in Ojai.
Javier Saucedo of Ventura County’s Green Business Program will visit the Ojai Library at 2pm on Friday, September 10, to explain and demonstrate the contents of the DIY Home Energy Savings Toolkits currently available for lending from Ventura County Library locations.
Register Here and online at 3C-REN.org
3C-REN and the Ventura County Library have partnered to bring you the DIY Home Energy Savings Toolkit.
The toolkit includes tools, equipment, and a guide to help you save energy and increase the comfort of your home.
Catherine Ann Jones is the award-winning author of eight books including Heal Your Self with Writing. Her latest, East & West, is described as a captivating book in which contrasting and complementary aspects of Indian culture are explored through stories of seekers, ordinary Indians, heroes, frauds, and victims.
