by Mary Olson
It’s time for another VENTURA FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE, Saturday, May 17, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Vons grocery at Telegraph & Victoria. Fiction & Non-Fiction; Vintage & Collectible; Young Adult, Children’s; Graphic Novels, Manga & Comics; Puzzles, CDs & DVDs; Sheet Music; Adult & Children’s Foreign Language Books in Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Korean and others! Proceeds benefit Ventura’s libraries!
Ventura Friends of the Library also sells on eBay at https://www.ebay.com/str/venturafriendsofthelibrary. New inventory is added daily. We recently started a sale on large lots of books. Some of our biggest sellers are DVDs and we have a large selection.
If you have a passion for books (literary fiction & non, graphic novels, etc.) consider joining our Zoom Book Group, which meets at 2:00 PM on the fourth Thursday afternoon of each month. We chat about the books we read, including those we adore and those we rate a meh! Membership in Friends of the Library is not a requirement to join this group of book enthusiasts. Like the library, it’s free. For further information, please reach out to Kappy Paulson at Paulson.Kappy@gmail.com
Grow Together/¡Crecer Juntos! Hill Road Library Sunday, May 18, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Hill Road Library will host a day of family gardening fun! Local author Dr. Kathleen Contreras will read from her new book, Harvesting Friends/Cosechando Amigos at 11:00 am, and each family in attendance will receive a copy while supplies last! Our community partners at Saticoy Food Hub will host a variety of gardening activities on our patio for children and families, including crafting seed piñatas! Many thanks to the Saticoy Food Hub and California Library Literacy Services for making this event possible!
Garden to Table series at the Library with Certified Master Gardeners
Vine Time: Growing Magnificent Melons & Cucumbers
Learn key growing strategies including variety selection, trellising options, pollination tips, and proper irrigation methods. We’ll cover the complete growing cycle – from seed to harvest – plus expert guidance on knowing when your melons are perfectly ripe and keeping your cucumbers producing all season long.
Avenue Library, Wednesday, June 4, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Link to Register: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=45262
Walk ins Welcome!
Hill Road Library, Tuesday, June 10, 5:00 to 6:00 pm
Link to Register: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=45257
Walk ins Welcome!
The County of Ventura is transitioning their main website domain from www.ventura.org to www.VenturaCounty.gov. In accordance with this, the url for Ventura County Library will change from vencolibrary.org to library.venturacounty.gov. Please update your bookmarks.
Ventura County Library is participating in the Gun Lock Distribution Program, a collaborative effort between the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Ventura County Public Health, and the Ventura County Library.
For a limited time while supplies last, you can get up to two cable gun locks at no cost, at any Ventura County Library branch. Gun-related deaths are the number one cause of death for children and teens in the United States due to unsecured firearms in homes.
By keeping guns locked and safe from vulnerable populations, the hope is that there will be a reduction in potential deaths. Newer firearms generally come with locks, but older guns that people own or have inherited may need locks.
You must be at least 18 years old to participate. You do not need a library card or to disclose any personal information to pick up a gun lock. Please do not bring guns to the library when picking up locks. For more information about the Gun Lock Program please contact Nancy Schram, Library Director or visit https://www.library.venturacounty.gov/things/gun-safety-locks.
