Closed for Veterans Day, 11/11/24

All Ventura County Library branches will be closed November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.

Todas las sucursales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Ventura estarán cerradas el 11 de noviembre en celebración del día de los veteranos.

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Stay and Play. People sitting around a table, playing board games.

Stay & Play

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Oak View Doodle Time

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Oak View Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Come color and draw with us! Best suited for children in Kindergarten through 4th grade. Meets in the Homework Center area during the school year.

Library Branch: Oak View Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come color and draw with us! Best suited for children in Kindergarten through 4th grade. Meets in the Homework Center area during the school year.

Storytime, Tuesdays at 4:00pm. Two children sitting and reading books.

Storytime

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Children are welcome to learn through storytelling, nursery rhymes, and finger play in both English and Spanish.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children are welcome to learn through storytelling, nursery rhymes, and finger play in both English and Spanish.

Illustration of the Mobile library vehicle driving on the road into the sunset. large van with the library card logo on the vehicle. Text on vehicle reads Ventura County Library across the side with Mobile Library printed on the door. Ventura County Library Mobile Library.

Snapdragon Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MOB- Main Vehicle at Mobile Library
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Learn about the Ventura County Mobile Library and all the wonderful services we have to offer. We will be at Snapdragon Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation.You...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Room: MOB- Main Vehicle
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Learn about the Ventura County Mobile Library and all the wonderful services we have to offer.

Day before Christmas

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
All Locations

All VCL locations will close at 5 pm. 

Closing
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All Locations
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All VCL locations will close at 5 pm. 

Christmas Day

All Day
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Closing
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Family Coloring offered during open hours. Colorful crayons and scribbles.

Family Coloring

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Event Details:

Coloring sheets and crayons are provided for children and their families.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Coloring sheets and crayons are provided for children and their families.

Stay and Play. People sitting around a table, playing board games.

Stay & Play

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Child playing with LEGOs.

LEGO Play

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Get creative and have fun with LEGO Play.  For safety reasons, parental supervision is required for small children.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Get creative and have fun with LEGO Play.  For safety reasons, parental supervision is required for small children.

STEAM Lab at Ojai Library. Smiling child in a lab coat with colorful liquids in beakers.

STEAM Lab

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Ojai Library
Program Type:
Science & Technology
Age Group:
Elementary, Teens
Event Details:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math activities.

Library Branch: Ojai Library
Age Group: Elementary, Teens
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math activities.

Graphic of chess pieces - date and time - Chess Class

Chess Class

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
OKP-Film and Lecture Room at Oak Park Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

It's back! Chess Class for elementary and middle school children will be every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Space is limited! Come sign up at Oak Park Library. A waitlist will ...

Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Room: OKP-Film and Lecture Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

It's back! Chess Class for elementary and middle school children will be every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Space is limited! Come sign up at Oak Park Library. A waitlist will be available if class gets full. 

Graphic of three children reading in a tree - Oak Park Storytime

Oak Park Storytime

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
OKP-Storytime Room at Oak Park Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Event Details:

Join us for stories, poems, music, movement, and a simple craft! (Ages 0-5 years)

Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Room: OKP-Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, poems, music, movement, and a simple craft! (Ages 0-5 years)

Graphic of jungle animals riding in a train - Toddler Play

Toddler Play

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
OKP-Storytime Room at Oak Park Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Event Details:

Come stay and play with us after our Storytime every Thursday from 11:30am to 1pm! All are welcome.

Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Room: OKP-Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Come stay and play with us after our Storytime every Thursday from 11:30am to 1pm! All are welcome.

Family Coloring offered during open hours. Colorful crayons and scribbles.

Family Coloring

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Event Details:

Coloring sheets and crayons are provided for children and their families.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Coloring sheets and crayons are provided for children and their families.

Stay and Play. People sitting around a table, playing board games.

Stay & Play

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Game pieces with event details

Game Day Thursdays

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
FIL-Program Room at Fillmore Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School, Family
Event Details:

Come enjoy some board games from our large collection. Bring friends and family, or find a game partner at the library!

Library Branch: Fillmore Library
Room: FIL-Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Come enjoy some board games from our large collection. Bring friends and family, or find a game partner at the library!

Puzzle & a movie. Puzzle pieces with a curtain and stage background. Popcorn with filming accessories.

Puzzle and a Movie

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
OJI-Twice-Sold Tales Meeting Room at Ojai Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Family
Event Details:

Families are welcome to relax and watch a movie over puzzles!

Library Branch: Ojai Library
Room: OJI-Twice-Sold Tales Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Families are welcome to relax and watch a movie over puzzles!

Illustration of the Mobile library vehicle driving on the road into the sunset. large van with the library card logo on the vehicle. Text on vehicle reads Ventura County Library across the side with Mobile Library printed on the door. Ventura County Library Mobile Library.

Azahar Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MOB- Main Vehicle at Mobile Library
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Learn about the Ventura County Mobile Library and all the wonderful services we have to offer. We will be at Azahar Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation.You may get ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Room: MOB- Main Vehicle
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Learn about the Ventura County Mobile Library and all the wonderful services we have to offer.

Lego Play at Ojai Library, colorful Lego bricks pictured.

Lego Play

Friday, December 27, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Ojai Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Calling all master builders! Join us for a world of imagination and creativity at our drop-in Lego Play. 

Library Branch: Ojai Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Calling all master builders! Join us for a world of imagination and creativity at our drop-in Lego Play. 

Pile of legos and Lego Play

LEGO PLAY

Friday, December 27, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
E.P. Foster Library
Program Type:
Games & Play, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School, Family
Event Details:

Join us for for a world of creativity and fun. Build a tower or craft fantastical creatures, each session is a chance to explore new worlds and express your creativity brick by bri...

Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: Games & Play, Science & Technology
Event Details:

Join us for for a world of creativity and fun. Build a tower or craft fantastical creatures, each session is a chance to explore new worlds and express your creativity brick by brick. 

Illustration of the Mobile library vehicle driving on the road into the sunset. large van with the library card logo on the vehicle. Text on vehicle reads Ventura County Library across the side with Mobile Library printed on the door. Ventura County Library Mobile Library.

Southwinds Neighborhood

Friday, December 27, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
MOB- Main Vehicle at Mobile Library
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Learn about the Ventura County Mobile Library and all the wonderful services we have to offer. We will be at the Southwinds Neighborhood.You may get a library card, ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Room: MOB- Main Vehicle
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Learn about the Ventura County Mobile Library and all the wonderful services we have to offer.

Family Coloring offered during open hours. Colorful crayons and scribbles.

Family Coloring

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Adults, Family
Event Details:

Coloring sheets and crayons are provided for children and their families.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Adults, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Coloring sheets and crayons are provided for children and their families.

Stay and Play. People sitting around a table, playing board games.

Stay & Play

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Avenue Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

All are welcome to "stay and play" at the Avenue Library.  Board games, card games, puzzles and more are available during open hours.

Lego & Board Game Play

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Oak View Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to play games, solve puzzles, and build with Lego. Fun for families and a great opportunity to meet up with friends and neighbors.  

Library Branch: Oak View Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to play games, solve puzzles, and build with Lego. Fun for families and a great opportunity to meet up with friends and neighbors.