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Bilingual musician Nathalia performance on June 9 at 1:00pm and Mister Softee visit at 2:00pm.

Summer Reading Kick Off at Avenue Library!

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Avenue Library

Age Group:

Children, Teens, Family

Event Details:

Join us at the Avenue Library as we celebrate the launch of this Summer's Reading Program:  Level Up at Your Library. ~ Enjoy a special performance from bilingual musicia...

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Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Music, Performance
Event Details:

Join us at the Avenue Library as we celebrate the launch of this Summer's Reading Program:  Level Up at Your Library. 

~ Enjoy a special performance from bilingual musician Nathalia at 1:00pm.  

Ice cream, rubber duck, kids reading, nintendo switch - Foster Summer Reading Kick Off event

Summer Reading Kick Off @ EP Foster Library

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
E.P. Foster Library

Age Group:

Children, Teens, Family

Event Details:

Start Your Summer with Fun, Games & Sweet Treats!Join us for a FREE celebration to launch Summer Reading sponsored by the Downtown Ventura Lions Club & Ventura Friends of t...

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Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play
Event Details:

Start Your Summer with Fun, Games & Sweet Treats!

Join us for a FREE celebration to launch Summer Reading sponsored by the Downtown Ventura Lions Club & Ventura Friends of the Library

🍦 Free Mister Softee for kids and teens

turtles playing checkers

Level Up at the Innovation Lab! Shoebox Foosball

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
PRU-Innovation Lab at Ray D. Prueter Library

Age Group:

Children, Elementary, Family

Event Details:

Level up your curiosity this summer in the Rosenbluth Family Innovation Lab! Build your own foosball game, create a design with a 3D pen or win a prize in our Minute to Win it Game...

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Library Branch: Ray D. Prueter Library
Room: PRU-Innovation Lab
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Science & Technology
Event Details:

Level up your curiosity this summer in the Rosenbluth Family Innovation Lab! Build your own foosball game, create a design with a 3D pen or win a prize in our Minute to Win it Games! It's all happening this summer at your library!

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Branches Albert H. Soliz Library Avenue Library E.P. Foster Library Hill Road Library Oak View Library Piru Library Saticoy Library
Rooms No room assigned No room assigned No room assigned FOS-Makerspace No room assigned OKV-Community Room PIR-Storytime Space SAT-Main Library Area
All Day
10:30am

Soliz Storytime & Sensory Play

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Library Branch: Albert H. Soliz Library
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for Storytime and Sensory Play!

First 5 will be presenting bilingual Storytime on the second Monday of the month.
10:45am
11:00am
11:15am
11:30am
11:45am
12:00pm
12:15pm
12:30pm
12:45pm
1:00pm

Summer Reading Kick Off at Avenue Library!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Teens, Family
Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Music, Performance
Event Details:

Join us at the Avenue Library as we celebrate the launch of this Summer's Reading Program:  Level Up at Your Library. 

~ Enjoy a special performance from bilingual musician Nathalia at 1:00pm.  

Art Lab at Oak View Library

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children, Elementary
Library Branch: Oak View Library
Room: OKV-Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
  • Experiment and explore creating art using simple materials
  • Best-suited for elementary school-age children
  • Project themes (subject to change)
    • June 9 -
    • June 16 -
    • June 23 -
    • June 30 - 
1:15pm
1:30pm
1:45pm
2:00pm
2:15pm
2:30pm
2:45pm
3:00pm

Piru Storytime

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Library Branch: Piru Library
Room: PIR-Storytime Space
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us every week at our early literacy storytime for stories, music, and movement. For children ages 0-5 and their parent or caregiver.

Lego Play

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Teens, Family
Library Branch: Saticoy Library
Room: SAT-Main Library Area
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play
Event Details:

Explore your imagination by building with our freestyle Lego pieces!
3:15pm
3:30pm

Minecraft Club

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Room: FOS-Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us for Minecraft Gaming at the library. Our June 9 Minecraft Club coincides with our Summer Reading Kickoff at EP Foster Library. 

This program is limited to participants ages 8 -17 years old.

Minecraft Club

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School
Library Branch: Hill Road Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us to play Minecraft in-person at the Hill Road Library! Children will be able to play cooperatively on a library server and participate in challenges or free creative play.

Piru Stay and Play

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Library Branch: Piru Library
Room: PIR-Storytime Space
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play
Event Details:

Stay & Play
3:45pm
4:00pm

Summer Reading Kick Off @ EP Foster Library

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Teens, Family
Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play
Event Details:

Start Your Summer with Fun, Games & Sweet Treats!

Join us for a FREE celebration to launch Summer Reading sponsored by the Downtown Ventura Lions Club & Ventura Friends of the Library

🍦 Free Mister Softee for kids and teens
4:15pm
4:30pm
4:45pm