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Kids' Farmers' Market - Science Lab at Oak View Library

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
OKV-Community Room at Oak View Library

Age Group:

Elementary, Middle School

Event Details:

KIDS' FARMERS' MARKET, a Food Share Education ProgramMake a yummy treat and find out what makes fruits and veggies so amazing!Best-suited for families with children ages 5-10Each f...

Library Branch: Oak View Library
Room: OKV-Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Lunch at the Library, Science & Technology
Event Details:

KIDS' FARMERS' MARKET, a Food Share Education Program

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Hands in the Garden

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Saticoy Library

Age Group:

Children, Teens, Family, Everyone

Event Details:

Join the Saticoy Food Hub for a family-friendly event filled with reading, planting, and creativity! Enjoy storytime with Harvesting Friends/Cosechando Amigos, take home free milkw...

Library Branch: Saticoy Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Authors, Book Clubs & Poetry, Science & Technology
Event Details:

Join the Saticoy Food Hub for a family-friendly event filled with reading, planting, and creativity!

Gamez on Wheelz gaming truck and kona ice event at the library

Family Game Day @ Oak Park Library

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Oak Park Library

Age Group:

Children, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family

Event Details:

Join us for an epic day of fun with Gamez on Wheelz—a mobile gaming experience for kids and teens! Kids and teens also get FREE Kona Ice to enjoy before or after their gaming sessi...

Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us for an epic day of fun with Gamez on Wheelz—a mobile gaming experience for kids and teens! Kids and teens also get FREE Kona Ice to enjoy before or after their gaming session!

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Art Games TEEN Workshop @ Oak View Library

10:00am–12:00pm
Teens, Middle School, High School
Library Branch: Oak View Library
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This series of drop-in art workshops is free thanks to a grant from the Bert M. and Mildred O. Dahl Fund for the benefit of the youth of Oak View.

Lunch at the Avenue Library

12:00pm–1:00pm
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Lunch at the Library
Event Details:

Join us this summer as the Avenue Library will be offering free lunches and fun activities for children ages 0-18.  

Meals will be served on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.

 

Oak View - Lunch at the Library

12:30pm–1:30pm
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Oak View Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Lunch at the Library
Event Details:

FREE LUNCH served Monday through Thursday, July 7-31, 12:30-1:30 pm

Soliz Lunch at the Library

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Library Branch: Albert H. Soliz Library
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Lunch at the Library
Event Details:

Join us for Lunch at the Library, Monday-Thursday from July 1 through July 31. Free lunches that must be eaten on site will be provided for those 18 and younger. Daily activities will be provided after the lunch hour.

Science Heroes @ Avenue Library

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Teens, Family
Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Science has never been this exciting! This high-energy show gets the whole audience involved with hands-on experiments, surprising reactions, and tons of fun. Kids will be laughing, cheering, and learning without even realizing it.

Family Game Day @ EP Foster Library

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family
Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us for an epic day of fun with Gamez on Wheelz—a mobile gaming experience for kids and teens! Kids and teens also get FREE Kona Ice to enjoy before or after their gaming session!

Soliz- Monday Crafternoons

2:30pm–4:30pm
Children, Teens, Family
Library Branch: Albert H. Soliz Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for Crafternoon Mondays, use your creativity to create something new every week!

Prueter Library Tweens & Teens

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, Middle School, High School
Library Branch: Ray D. Prueter Library
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play, Literacy, Science & Technology
Event Details:

Gather with your friends in our newly designed teen center. Level Up this summer with arts & crafts, "Minute to Win It" Challenges and so much more! See you @ the library all summer long!

June 9  Rainbow Macrame

Teen Nintendo Switch Tourney at the Fillmore Library

3:00pm–4:30pm
Teens, Middle School, High School
Library Branch: Fillmore Library
Room: FIL-Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Teens, stop by the Fillmore Library after school every Monday for some gaming fun. Bring your own Nintendo Switch and games, or use ours. Game on!

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!

Movie Mondays at Hill Road Library

3:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, Family
Library Branch: Hill Road Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, Family
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us this summer for Movie Mondays at the Hill Road Library! We will show a family-friendly movie on select Mondays during June and July, with coloring supplies and popcorn provided for children.

Arts and Crafts at Meiners Oaks Library

3:30pm–5:00pm
Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, Family
Library Branch: Meiners Oaks Library
Room: MNO-Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for arts and crafts at Meiners Oaks Library!

June 16 friendship bracelets

June 23 driftwood mobiles

June 30 video game fuse beads

July 7 butterfly and bug pipe cleaner sculptures

Lunch at the Avenue Library

12:00pm–1:00pm
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Lunch at the Library
Event Details:

Join us this summer as the Avenue Library will be offering free lunches and fun activities for children ages 0-18.  

Meals will be served on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.

 

Oak View - Lunch at the Library

12:30pm–1:30pm
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Oak View Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Lunch at the Library
Event Details:

FREE LUNCH served Monday through Thursday, July 7-31, 12:30-1:30 pm

Kids' Farmers' Market - Science Lab at Oak View Library

1:00pm–2:00pm
Elementary, Middle School
Library Branch: Oak View Library
Room: OKV-Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Lunch at the Library, Science & Technology
Event Details:

KIDS' FARMERS' MARKET, a Food Share Education Program

Soliz Lunch at the Library

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Library Branch: Albert H. Soliz Library
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Lunch at the Library
Event Details:

Join us for Lunch at the Library, Monday-Thursday from July 1 through July 31. Free lunches that must be eaten on site will be provided for those 18 and younger. Daily activities will be provided after the lunch hour.

Family Game Day @ Saticoy Library

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family
Library Branch: Saticoy Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us for an epic day of fun with Gamez on Wheelz—a mobile gaming experience for kids and teens! Kids and teens also get FREE Kona Ice to enjoy before or after their gaming session!

Make Your Own Monster

2:30pm–4:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Oak Park Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Calling all Teens - Come and make your own monster and have a goolish time!

Soliz- Tuesday Games and Music

2:30pm–4:30pm
Children, Teens, Family
Library Branch: Albert H. Soliz Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Games & Play, Music
Event Details:

Join us for a gaming tournament! Tournament theme will change every week. Piano lessons will be available for children ages 6-18. 

Shark Lab @ Hill Road Library

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, Family
Library Branch: Hill Road Library
Age Group: Children, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, Family
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

CSU - Long Beach will bring their educational program, Shark Lab, to the Hill Road Library this July! Join us to learn about the exciting life of Eugenie Clark, affectionately known as The Shark Lady.

Innovation Lab @ Foster Library

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Unleash your imagination in a world of hands-on exploration, where science, technology, engineering, art, and math collide to spark innovation and creativity. Each week offers an exciting opportunity to explore, discover and connect.

Teen Tuesdays at Meiners Oaks Library

3:30pm–5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Meiners Oaks Library
Room: MNO-Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Play
Event Details:

Calling all teens! Stop by the Meiners Oaks Library for fun art projects and games! Bring a friend, or just come solo. See you there!

June 17 adventure dioramas

June 24 board games

July 1 printmaking California wildflowers

Michael Rayner @ EP Foster Library

11:00am–12:00pm
Children, Teens, Family
Library Branch: E.P. Foster Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Get ready to laugh out loud! Michael Rayner’s show is packed with silly stunts, crazy tricks, and fun for all ages—like spinning a cheeseburger on a parasol!

Oak View - Lunch at the Library

12:30pm–1:30pm
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Oak View Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Lunch at the Library
Event Details:

FREE LUNCH served Monday through Thursday, July 7-31, 12:30-1:30 pm