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This is National Library Week! April 14 - 20
Submitted by Otto Mation on April 15, 2013 - 7:55am
April 14 – 20 is National Library Week. In addition to celebrating our physical library locations, this year, Ventura County Library features online resources found in the Ventura County eLibrary.
Ventura County eLibrary offers library card holders over 18,000 free downloadable books, 105 free online magazine subscriptions, almost 3 million free downloadable music tracks, and over 12,000 streaming videos. Additionally, newspapers, encyclopedias, and phone books are all available free, online. Language instruction, career and resume help, practice tests, legal forms, and auto repair are just a few more of the resources available online at no charge.
Our eLibrary is an online branch that’s open 24/7.
Try some free databases, available this week only!
Celebrate National Library Week, and you’ll discover the best story in the library is the library.
Staff Recommendations
Submitted by Otto Mation on April 9, 2013 - 9:38am
Each month, we publish a new list of our Staff Picks: books, ebooks, books on CD, DVDs, picture books, children's and young adult books that our staff members recommend.
Can't remember to check the list? You can sign up to receive this and many other book recommendation lists directly into your email box at our "Newsletter & Booklists" page found at: http://www.vencolibrary.org/ > Special Interests > Books & Reading > Staff Picks.
See something you like? When viewing the list, click on the "Check Library Catalog" link to be taken directly to our catalog, where you can sign in and place a hold request to have the item brought to your local library for pick up! Enjoy!
Library Staff Recommends ....
Submitted by Otto Mation on January 31, 2013 - 9:48am
Each month, we publish a new list of our Staff Picks: books, ebooks, books on CD, DVDs, picture books, children's and young adult books that our staff members recommend.
Can't remember to check the list? You can sign up to receive this and many other book recommendation lists directly into your email box at our "Newsletter & Booklists" page found at: http://www.vencolibrary.org/ > Special Interests > Books & Reading > Staff Picks.
See something you like? When viewing the list, click on the "Check Library Catalog" link to be taken directly to our catalog, where you can sign in and place a hold request to have the item brought to your local library for pick up! Enjoy!
A new Library Lad!
Submitted by Otto Mation on January 30, 2013 - 8:47am
Grab your favorite beverage and sit down to enjoy the latest Library Lad, which comes out every other week or so.
Need to catch up? Find past Library Lad columns in the Library Lad's Blog Archive. Of course, you can be sure to get each blog by subscribing!
Happy reading!
Library Lad Wednesday!
Submitted by Otto Mation on November 21, 2012 - 12:15pm
Grab your favorite beverage and sit down to enjoy the latest Library Lad, which comes out each week.
Need to catch up? Find past Library Lad columns in the Library Lad's Blog Archive. Of course, you can be sure to get each week's blog by subscribing!
Happy reading!
Wednesday means another Library Lad blog!
Submitted by Otto Mation on September 19, 2012 - 11:03am
It's Wednesday, so grab your favorite beverage and sit down to enjoy the latest Library Lad, which comes out each week.
Need to catch up? Find past Library Lad columns in the Library Lad's Blog Archive. Of course, you can be sure to get each week's blog by subscribing!
Happy reading!

