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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Graphic includes animated lion, hippo, giraffe, elephant and children popping out of an open storybook. Text reads Ray D Prueter Storytime. Tuesdays 10:30 am.

Ray D. Prueter Storytime

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

A drop-in early literacy storytime for ages birth - 5 yrsFeatures stories, movement, rhymes and songsDuring the Library reconstruction, we will meet at the Orvene S. Carpenter...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • A drop-in early literacy storytime for ages birth - 5 yrs
  • Features stories, movement, rhymes and songs
  • During the Library reconstruction, we will meet at the Orvene S.
Graphic of a baby bear with balloons in clouds - Come and Play

Come and Play

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
OKP-Storytime Room at Oak Park Library
Program Type:
Games & Play
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Event Details:

Calling all toddlers, parents, and caregivers! Come gather, meet friends, play with our selection of toys, and find great books to take home. All are welcome!

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

Calling all toddlers, parents, and caregivers! Come gather, meet friends, play with our selection of toys, and find great books to take home. All are welcome!

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

Family Coloring

Tuesday, November 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

Tuesday, November 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.

Oak View Doodle Time

Tuesday, November 26, 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, November 26, 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.

Book Club

Hill Road Library Book Club - Yellow Face

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hill Road Library
Program Type:
Authors, Book Clubs & Poetry
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Hill Road Book Club meets monthly on the last Tuesday.Visit the Hill Road Library to pick up the latest Book Club selection.November Club Selection:&n...

Library Branch: Hill Road Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Authors, Book Clubs & Poetry
Event Details:

Hill Road Book Club meets monthly on the last Tuesday.

Visit the Hill Road Library to pick up the latest Book Club selection.

November Club Selection: Yellowface - R.F. Kuang

 

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, November 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 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 Thanksgiving

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
All Locations

All VCL locations will close at 5 pm the day before Thanksgiving. 

Closing
Branches:
All Locations
Description:

All VCL locations will close at 5 pm the day before Thanksgiving. 

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Computer Basics Class

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
FIL-Classroom at Fillmore Library
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Fillmore Library will be hosting a free 11-week Computer Basics Class on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30pm, beginning September 24 and ending December 03.  Learn how to use a comp...

Library Branch: Fillmore Library
Room: FIL-Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Event Details:

The Fillmore Library will be hosting a free 11-week Computer Basics Class on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30pm, beginning September 24 and ending December 03.  Learn how to use a computer, send and receive email, search for jobs and resources online,

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English Classes presented by Laubach Literacy

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
ELR-Library Branch at Albert H. Soliz Library
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you learning English and want a chance to practice with other adults in your community? Ventura County Library invites you to join English classes held in partnership with Laub...

Library Branch: Albert H. Soliz Library
Room: ELR-Library Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Event Details:

Are you learning English and want a chance to practice with other adults in your community? Ventura County Library invites you to join English classes held in partnership with Laubach Literacy of Ventura County to build fluency skills.

Caterpillar reading with event details

Storytime - CANCELED TODAY

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
FIL-Program Room at Fillmore Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Event Details:

A drop-in early literacy Storytime for ages birth - 5 yearsFeatures stories, movement, rhymes and songs!

Library Branch: Fillmore Library
Room: FIL-Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • A drop-in early literacy Storytime for ages birth - 5 years
  • Features stories, movement, rhymes and songs!
storytime

Hill Road Storytime

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Hill Road Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Family StorytimeJoin us every week for stories, poems, music, movement, & fun! 

Library Branch: Hill Road Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Family Storytime

Join us every week for stories, poems, music, movement, & fun!


 

Storytime at Ojai Library. Children sitting listening to story with smiling adult. blue and white abstract background.

Storytime

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
OJI-Storytime Space at Ojai Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Caregivers are invited to bring their little ones to learn through songs, rhymes, and stories. 

Library Branch: Ojai Library
Room: OJI-Storytime Space
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Caregivers are invited to bring their little ones to learn through songs, rhymes, and stories. 

Children playing with blocks

Family Stay and Play - CANCELED TODAY

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
FIL-Program Room at Fillmore Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Event Details:

Play to LearnDrop-in play group for caregivers and children ages birth through 5 yearsMeets in the Fillmore Library STEAM Lab30 minute session featuring sensory, art, and perceptua...

Library Branch: Fillmore Library
Room: FIL-Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Storytime
Event Details:

Play to Learn

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

Family Coloring

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
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, November 27, 2024 at 12:00pm - 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.

¡Lectura con perros! Paws for Reading! Photo of a happy golden retriever.

Paws for Reading

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ojai Library
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Join us at the Ojai Library for an adorable and educational event - Paws for Reading! Every Wednesday from 1:30 - 2:30 PM, kids can cozy up with a furry friend, Radiant the dog, an...

Library Branch: Ojai Library
Age Group: Elementary
Event Details:

Join us at the Ojai Library for an adorable and educational event - Paws for Reading! Every Wednesday from 1:30 - 2:30 PM, kids can cozy up with a furry friend, Radiant the dog, and practice their reading skills.

Child playing with LEGOs.

LEGO Play

Wednesday, November 27, 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, November 27, 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.

Children working on crafts

Crafty Little Fox Club

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
E.P. Foster Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Elementary, Family
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday afternoon for self-guided arts, crafts and coloring.A special, structured craft will be provided every 4th Wednesday of the month.

Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday afternoon for self-guided arts, crafts and coloring.

A special, structured craft will be provided every 4th Wednesday of the month.

paws dog

Paws for Reading at Hill Road Library

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Hill Road Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Paws for ReadingJoin PAWS dogs for one-on-one reading sessions. Arrive at the library early to choose a book and get in line to read to a special pooch.Children of all ages are wel...

Library Branch: Hill Road Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Paws for Reading

Join PAWS dogs for one-on-one reading sessions. Arrive at the library early to choose a book and get in line to read to a special pooch.

Children of all ages are welcome!

Graphic of chess pieces - date and time - Chess Class

Chess Class

Wednesday, November 27, 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. 

Libraries Close at 5pm

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
Albert H. Soliz Library, All Locations, Avenue Library, E.P. Foster Library, Fillmore Library, Hill Road Library, Meiners Oaks Library, Mobile Library, Oak Park Library, Oak View Library, Ojai Library, Piru Library, Ray D. Prueter Library, Saticoy Library, Ventura County Library Administration and Support Services, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Albert H. Soliz Library, All Locations, Avenue Library, E.P. Foster Library, Fillmore Library, Hill Road Library, Meiners Oaks Library, Mobile Library, Oak Park Library, Oak View Library, Ojai Library, Piru Library, Ray D. Prueter Library, Saticoy Library, Ventura County Library Administration and Support Services, Off Site