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VENTURA COUNTY LIBRARY

5600 Everglades St., Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 20, 2020

SUBJECT: What’s happening at Ventura County Library this summer?

CONTACT: Nancy Schram, Ventura County Library Director, (805) 256-8535

Dana Vinke, Deputy Director, (805) 212-9558

DATE: Summer 2020

There is a lot going on at the Library this summer!

➢ Ventura County Library invites everyone to join the Summer Reading Challenge. Residents of all ages and from all across the county have the opportunity to read, participate in live streaming programs, win prizes, collect badges, and have fun! Sign up at: . Remaining programs:

o July 21 – Bilingual Magic with Zany Zoe – 4pm on Facebook Live

o July 31 – “Wizard Academy" by Christopher T. Magician – 4pm on Facebook Live

o August 4 – Ojai Raptor Center – 4pm on Facebook Live

➢ A variety of virtual programs have been added to our website. See our web calendar for more including bilingual storytimes, poetry, and ukulele online at :

o Rubicon Theatre Company’s Fearless Shakespeare – Macbeth, July 25 on Zoom at 7pm

o Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields, an award-winning film available free to stream via Vimeo from 8am July 25 through August 2, 2020

o One County, One Book events in late August and September around Lisa See’s The Island of Sea Women

➢ Don’t forget all the great storytimes and STEAM programs found on our social media!

o Facebook:

o Instagram:

o YouTube:

o Twitter:

A few reminders about our services during this time:

➢ All Ventura County Library branches now offer walkup pickup of holds and accept returned items. Customers may place items on hold in the online catalog and pick them up at the library.

➢ No fines or late fees will be assessed on checked out items during the closure of our physical library branches due to COVID-19. These items may be returned to exterior bookdrops 24/7.

➢ Library materials returned to the library will be "quarantined" for a minimum of 4 days before they are taken off your account.

➢ Loan Periods have been extended from 3 weeks to 6 weeks.

➢ Phone and online chat services are available to answer questions about current library services and programs, troubleshoot issues with existing library accounts, and offer assistance in accessing online resources, including ebooks, eaudiobooks, research databases, and streaming content.

➢ Census computers are available by appointment for people who need to complete the 2020 Census survey.

The Avenue Library in Ventura is providing free Grab and Go healthy snack lunches for children under 18 through August 7th, made possible by donations from the Ventura County Library Foundation, the California State Library, and Premier America Credit Union.

For additional information, contact Nancy Schram, Ventura County Library Director at (805) 256-8535.

Ventura County Library:

Inspiring our community to explore, discover and connect.

The Ventura County Library is available 24/7 at .

Ventura County Library has 12 locations across the County:

El Rio Branch:

• Albert H. Soliz Library, 2820 Jourdan Street, Oxnard, CA 93036

Heritage Valley branches:

• Fillmore Library, 502 2nd Street, Fillmore, CA 93015

• Piru Library, 3811 Center Street, Piru, CA 93040

Oak Park branch:

• Oak Park Library, 899 North Kanan Road, Oak Park, CA 91377

Ojai Valley region branches:

• Meiners Oaks Library, 114 North Padre Juan, Ojai, CA 93023

• Oak View Library, 555 Mahoney Avenue, Oak View, CA 93022

• Ojai Library, 111 East Ojai Avenue, Ojai, CA 93023

Port Hueneme branch:

• Ray D. Prueter Library, 510 Park Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93041

Ventura region branches:

• Avenue Library, 606 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura, CA 93001

• E.P. Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001

• Hill Road Library, 1070 S. Hill Road, Ventura, CA 93003

• Saticoy Library, 1292 Los Angeles Avenue, Ventura, CA 93004

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