Oceanside Public Library invites the public to submit their writing about the City of Oceanside for a chance to win prizes and recognition in conjunction with Write On, Oceanside! Literary Festival. Writers may enter as a teen (ages 12-17) or adult (18+) and age groups will be judged separately.
Don't let a small budget stop you from traveling. With budget-minded travel in mind, online travel companies offer ways to streamline flights, transfers, accommodations and tour opportunities. Please join us for a presentation with Barbara Smith, Community College instructor and world traveler on Wednesday, May 8, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library Community Room, 3861 Mission Avenue, and learn how to plan an exciting, affordable vacation. Participants will also learn how to book travel on land and sea using some reputable online travel companies, travel rewards credit cards, and discounted flight options.
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, the Oceanside Public Library will host a Mental Health Resource Fair, with the purpose of raising awareness of local mental health organizations and destigmatizing mental illness. This event will be held in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms and outside courtyard on Thursday, May 9, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. The Civic Center Library Community Rooms are located at 330 North Coast Highway, adjacent to the Library.
The Oceanside Public Library would like to invite children ages 6 to 12 and their caregivers to the annual American Girl Tea Party. The American Girl Tea Party will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library, 3861-B Mission Avenue, and on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, 300 North Coast Highway.
Join Oceanside Public Library for an author talk and book signing with North County local, Michelle Gable on March 16 at 3:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms at 330 North Coast Highway.
Oceanside Public Library is proud to announce Book to Action: Homelessness and the Housing Crisis in North County, a multi-event program that includes a community-wide read of Evicted: Profit and Poverty in the American City by Matthew Desmond. This grant-funded series aims to increase awareness of a national crisis and spark conversation resulting in locally relevant programming. The Library will host Greg Anglea, Chief Executive Officer of Interfaith Community Services for a presentation on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms at 330 North Coast Highway.
The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library will hold a Books and Media (BAM!) Sale fundraiser on Saturday, February 16, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., behind the Civic Center Library at 602 Civic Center Drive in Oceanside.
The Oceanside Public Library will be hosting The Glassless Minds Community Writing Workshop on the fourth Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. beginning February 28. The first meeting will be held in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms and subsequent meetings will be held in the Foundation Room; both are located at 330 North Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside.
The Oceanside Public Library invites families to enjoy international folktales with Michael D. McCarty at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway. Michael D. McCarty is a multicultural storyteller of African, African-American, and International folktales.
Oceanside Public Library invites families to a free, engaging and educational presentation featuring “Feathered Friends” with The Raptor Institute on Saturday, January 26 at 11:00 a.m., at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway. Children and their caregivers will get to meet live raptors, or birds of prey, and learn about their conservation, biology, and natural history. Families will learn about where these raptors live, what they eat, and how important they are in the environment we live in.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT: JAZZ AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VOCAL ARTIST AT OCEANSIDE LIBRARY1/17/2019
The Oceanside Public Library invites the public to a special performance entitled “Jazz and the African American Vocal Artist” on Saturday, February 9, at 3:30 p.m., in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms at 330 North Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside. The performance by Michael Paul Smith and friends will include a vocal jazz concert with narrative. The concert will highlight pillars of the vocal jazz world and their significance in the African American experience and socially unifying efforts.
The Library will be offering an eight-week Citizenship Class completely in Spanish, in order for eligible students to prepare for the U.S. naturalization test. Classes will be held at the Civic Center Library in the second-floor Foundation Room on Fridays from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., beginning on January 11.
Free tax preparation assistance will be available to lower-middle income Oceanside residents on Saturday, February 23, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Oceanside Public Library, located at 330 North Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside.
The Oceanside Public Library is proud to offer free Basic Computer Classes at both the Civic Center and Mission Branch locations. At the Civic Center Library, located at 330 N. Coast Highway in Oceanside, classes will begin on January 8 and continue every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 until 3:30 p.m. for three weeks. At the Mission Branch Library, located at 861 Mission Ave., classes will be held every Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Community Rooms, continuing through February.
The public is invited to Memory Loss 101, presented by Dementia Care Consultant Jean Alton from Alzheimer's San Diego, on Wednesday, January 9, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., at the Civic Center Library Community Rooms located at 330 North Coast Highway. Alton will discuss common signs and symptoms of dementia, other possible causes of memory loss, and how to maintain a healthy brain as one ages, and will provide an overview of the local resources that are available for screening, diagnosis, and support.
Kick start your art making practice at the Oceanside Public Library this year. Join us for a 12-week series taught by local artist, Todd Gomes Aviv. The class will be held weekly on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m., beginning January 9 in the Civic Center Library Foundation Room, located at 330 North Coast Highway in Oceanside.
“VISUAL AWAKENINGS” ARTWORK FROM SPRAGUE AND CUSTER EXHIBITED AT OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY12/11/2018
Join the Oceanside Public Library in welcoming artists Eileen Sprague and Elizabeth Custer. Their work will be on display at the Civic Center Library from January 2 through January 31, with an opening reception on Saturday, January 5 at 4:00 p.m. The Civic Center Library is located at 330 North Coast Highway.
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NEWS RELEASE 9/5/2018 CIVIL RIGHTS PANEL AT OCEANSIDE LIBRARY TO HONOR ‘ONE BOOK, ONE SAN DIEGO’ This year, “One Book, One San Diego” made an unprecedented choice with the award-winning March: Book One, a graphic memoir about the Civil Rights Movement by U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. In keeping with this historic selection, an Oceanside Public Library panel discussion will highlight the significant themes of the book. The free, public event will be held in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 N. Coast Highway, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 10. CITY OF OCEANSIDE
NEWS RELEASE October 31, 2018 HARRY POTTER TRI-TRIVIA TOURNAMENT AT THE LIBRARY Oceanside Public Library would like to invite you and your family to a magical day of wizardry at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway. |
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