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Share your thoughts and comments with the Library Advisory Commission as the implementation of the
5-year Library Strategic Plan continues.
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Watch our new library public service announcements
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Ron D’Incau, Chair of the City of Ventura Library Advisory Commission on the Library Strategic Plan
Berta Steele, Vice President of the San Buenaventura Friends of the Library on her all-volunteer non-profit
Sara Roberts, Ventura County Library Services Head Librarian, on new library events and program
Patrick Squires, City of Ventura Library Advisory Commission Vice Chair on the special event called Ventura Libraries Inside Out
Erik Nasarenko, City of Ventura Library Advisory Commissioner, on how you can share your best thoughts and ideas for a future Eastside library and ways to restore library services to the Eastside during Ventura Libraries Inside Out
Ventura Libraries Inside Out - click on image below for flyer
Community Outreach at E.P. Foster Library
E. P. Foster Library in downtown Ventura is looking for new partnerships that connect our users with their special interests and help our entire community grow as we share information and resources across various cultures, organizations and disciplines.
Read the Library Outreach Proposal (pdf)
If you or your group can provide resources to this outreach effort please contact Sara Roberts at sara.roberts@ventura.org,
Proposed Events: Adventure Series – Grow Your Business Chamber of Commerce – City Speakers – City Speakers – Author Series – Foodies – Ventura College Speaker Series Ventura College – Art in the Library – Music at the Library – Readers Theater – Computer Classes – Writers Series.
Protential Partners: Sporting Goods Businesses – Chamber of Commerce – Local Booksellers – Local Farmers & Restauranteurs – Local Artists, Writers & Musicians
Library Strategic Plan
The Library Strategic Plan Vision for the Future: 2012-2017 (see also the final Executive Summary) was adopted by the Ventura City Council on May 7, 2012. For more information about this project please contact Denise Sindelar, Community Partnerships Manager at dsindelar@cityofventura.net or 805-658-4793.
Documents and reports informing the process: Do you love books, ideas and technology? Ventura's citizens have been working diligently to help shape the future of Ventura's libraries. Over the course of the last 12 months community members have come together to share their concerns, hopes and desires for improving library services. The City working collaboratively with Ventura County Library Services have been working towards addressing concerns and making hopes a reality.
The Draft Library Strategic Plan was discussed at the April 24, 2012 Library Advisory Commission at 5:30 PM in the Santa Cruz Conference Room at City Hall. The report was available for review on April 19. On May 7, the City Council received the report, available by May 2 at http://www.cityofventura.net/meetings/council, and adopted it. See link above to view both the final document and executive summary.
Survey Results as of June 10, 2011
Consultant's Report to City Council June 16, 2011
Consultant's Request for Information (RFI) due August 15, 2011 Spreadsheet Attachment
FAQs (frequently asked questions) about the library strategic plan process
VIDEO OF: Special Joint Meeting of City Council and Library Advisory Commission on June 16
PowerPoint presentation made by Nancy Howe, Deputy Director, Santa Clara County Library
San Buenaventura Friends of the Library
San Buenaventura Friends of the Library (SBFOL) is an all-volunteer group, working to help Ventura's libraries serve the public need for knowledge and opportunity. For information regarding SBFOL, including becoming a volunteer worker, and/or making a tax-deductible donation of cash, please pick up forms at any library where you may also donate books for future sales. For more information contact SBFOL periodic book sales manager Chuck Carlson at 805.642.6084 or chucknsherrie@att.net. ###
Libraries and Hours
The City of Ventura has two public libraries: E.P. Foster Library (City Librarian Mary Stewart, 648-2715) and The Avenue Library (Library Supervisor Laura Paine, 643-6393). The libraries are administered and staffed by the Ventura County Library System. For more information on the Ventura County Library System click here.
Library Advisory Commission
The City of Ventura has a Library Advisory Commission - not related to the County Library Commission. The City Library Advisory Commission's purpose is to make recommendations to the Ventura City Council on issues related to libraries and library services. The LAC meets on the fourth Tuesday at 5:30 pm in the Santa Cruz Conference Room.
Chair - Ron D'Incau
Vice Chair - Patrick C. Squires
Commissioner Danny Carrillo
Commissioner Marianne Coffey
Commissioner Debbie Giles
Commissioner Erik Nasarenko
Commissioner Berta Steele
City staff contact for the Library Advisory Commission: Denise Sindelar, 658-4793
View Library Advisory Commission minutes and agendas
Frequently Asked Questions about the Closure of HP Wright Library
Click here for an FAQ about the closure of HP Wright Library
More information regarding library issues is available at http://www.cityofventura.net/public_meetings/LibraryAdvisoryCommission.
Library Vision for Ventura
Click here for the Library Vision adopted by the San Buenaventura City Council January 27, 1997
The County Library System
The County Library System consists of fourteen libraries in seven cities, plus unincorporated county areas. The System is governed by the Ventura County Library Commission. The Commissioners are City Councilpersons from the Ventura County Cities that participate in the County System, and a County Supervisor who represents the unincorporated County areas. Mayor Bill Fulton is the City's representative on that Commission. The mission of the Ventura County Library is to meet the general reading, lifelong learning and informational needs of the people of Ventura County, with special focus on children, youth and families. Jackie Griffin is the Director of the Ventura County Library System.
Ventura County Library
646 County Square Drive
Suite 150
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 477-7331
Ventura County Library website
