Summer Reading and Activities

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Event List

All Libraries Closed

All Day

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

All VCL locations are closed on Labor Day.

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

Description:

All VCL locations are closed on Labor Day.

Hill Road Storytime

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Family Storytime

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

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Family Storytime

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

Image of a white lab and white shih tzu wearing Love on a Leash bandannas

PAWS for Reading at Hill Road Library

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Literacy

Age Group:

Children

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Literacy

Event Details:

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Game On! Board Games at Hill Road Library

Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Games & Play

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Games & Play

Event Details:

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Hill Road Storytime

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Family Storytime

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

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Family Storytime

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

Image of a white lab and white shih tzu wearing Love on a Leash bandannas

PAWS for Reading at Hill Road Library

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Literacy

Age Group:

Children

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Literacy

Event Details:

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Image of craft supplies with text overlay - Teen Craft Club, September 10th and 24th, 3:45pm at the Hill Road Library

Teen Craft Club

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Middle School, High School

We will meet every other Wednesday and make something crafty! No sign-up required.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

We will meet every other Wednesday and make something crafty! No sign-up required.

Image of colorful Lego bricks

Maker Lab - Lego Challenge

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Science & Technology

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School

Construct a Lego creation from your own imagination, or choose a challenge card to inspire you. The sky's the limit!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Science & Technology

Event Details:

Construct a Lego creation from your own imagination, or choose a challenge card to inspire you. The sky's the limit!

Game On! Board Games at Hill Road Library

Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Games & Play

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Games & Play

Event Details:

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Hill Road Storytime

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Family Storytime

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

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Family Storytime

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

Image of a white lab and white shih tzu wearing Love on a Leash bandannas

PAWS for Reading at Hill Road Library

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Literacy

Age Group:

Children

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Literacy

Event Details:

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Image of colorful Lego bricks

Maker Lab - Lego Challenge

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Science & Technology

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School

Construct a Lego creation from your own imagination, or choose a challenge card to inspire you. The sky's the limit!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Science & Technology

Event Details:

Construct a Lego creation from your own imagination, or choose a challenge card to inspire you. The sky's the limit!

Game On! Board Games at Hill Road Library

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Games & Play

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Games & Play

Event Details:

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Hill Road Storytime

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Family Storytime

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

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Family Storytime

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

Image of a white lab and white shih tzu wearing Love on a Leash bandannas

PAWS for Reading at Hill Road Library

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Literacy

Age Group:

Children

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Literacy

Event Details:

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Image of craft supplies with text overlay - Teen Craft Club, September 10th and 24th, 3:45pm at the Hill Road Library

Teen Craft Club

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Middle School, High School

We will meet every other Wednesday and make something crafty! No sign-up required.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

We will meet every other Wednesday and make something crafty! No sign-up required.

Human figure in running pose, crafted from yellow clay

Maker Lab: Stop-Motion Animation Club

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Science & Technology

Age Group:

Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School

Stop-motion animation is a filmmaking technique that makes inanimate objects appear to move on their own. Join us to make your own short film!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Science & Technology

Event Details:

Stop-motion animation is a filmmaking technique that makes inanimate objects appear to move on their own. Join us to make your own short film!

Game On! Board Games at Hill Road Library

Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Games & Play

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Games & Play

Event Details:

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Hill Road Book Club - One County One Book Selection

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Authors, Book Clubs & Poetry

Age Group:

Adults

The Hill Road Book Club meets the last Tuesday of each month at 4pm.

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

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Authors, Book Clubs & Poetry

Event Details:

The Hill Road Book Club meets the last Tuesday of each month at 4pm.

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

Hill Road Storytime

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Family Storytime

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

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Family Storytime

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

Image of a white lab and white shih tzu wearing Love on a Leash bandannas

PAWS for Reading at Hill Road Library

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Literacy

Age Group:

Children

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Literacy

Event Details:

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Game On! Board Games at Hill Road Library

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Games & Play

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Games & Play

Event Details:

Bring your friends and choose from over 35 games to play!

Hill Road Storytime

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Family Storytime

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

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Family Storytime

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

Image of a white lab and white shih tzu wearing Love on a Leash bandannas

PAWS for Reading at Hill Road Library

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Hill Road Library

Program Type:

Literacy

Age Group:

Children

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.

Library Branch: Hill Road Library

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Literacy

Event Details:

PAWS for Reading

Join our Love on a Leash volunteer 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. Sign-up begin at 3:15pm.