[1] At the time of its centennial in 2016, the system provided access to 412,715 physical volumes and more than 500,000 virtual items to its nearly 300,000 card holders.
The Albert H. Soliz Library serves the unincorporated community of El Rio, north of Oxnard.
In 1991 it was posthumously named for local leader Albert H. Soliz, who volunteered with youth and education-oriented organizations in the community.
In 1999, the library closed for several months for a major renovation that updated the infrastructure and opened the second floor for public access and service.
The library collects heavily in cook books, creating and running a small business, as well as local, California and Western US history.
[2] The branch offers resources and services including books, computer and wi-fi access, and early literacy programs.
[13] Hill Road Library opened in December 2017 in a 5,100 square foot facility near the Ventura County Government Center.
The Oak View area assessment district voted a self-imposed tax to fund and sustain the project.
The Center is in the heart of Oak View with a playground, sports field, and buildings built in the "Ojai Scenic" style that embodies a love of natural light and art deco influences.
[18] A Homework Center, funded by the Ojai Valley Friends and Foundation helps young people Monday through Thursday from 3 to 5:30 pm.
In addition, the library has a collection of popular magazines and newspaper subscriptions to the Ventura County Star and the Ojai Valley News.
The library displays the annual winners of the Oak Park High School art competition sponsored by the Parent Faculty Committee.
The library was moved again in 1928 to land donated by Edward Libbey and a new building designed by Carleton Winslow in a Spanish hacienda style.
An addition was designed by architects Fisher and Wilde to double the size of the library to 5,200 square feet (480 m2) and blend with the original Winslow building.
The Grow Your Library committee was formed in 2006 and is raising money to add a children's wing and meeting room.
[2] The branch offers resources and services including books, computer and wi-fi access, and early literacy programs.
[21] Port Hueneme's first library was founded by prominent resident, Senator Thomas Bard, in the 1880s but closed a few years later.
The current facility was built in 1989, providing Port Hueneme residents with a library reflective of the community's ocean environment, with natural light and ocean wave-inspired Italian glass mosaics by Ventura artist, Helle Scharling-Todd, "designed to express the conflicting energies found in the ever-changing sea."
Annual special events sponsored by the Friends of the Port Hueneme Library include the Spring Carnival, held in late April, with games, prizes, and crafts for children ages 4–10.
[22] In 2015, the library moved into a new facility, a former hardware store that had served as Saticoy's "unofficial town square.
"[23] The new location provides three times the floor space and more than twice as many computers, better accommodating users of library services and events, such as its popular tutoring program.