Library News Archive

The Oceanside Public Library presents African Drum and Dance with CHAZZ and Teresa on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway.

Have you ever wanted to play with thousands of LEGO bricks? Now you can! The Oceanside Public Library invites children of all ages and their families to the STEM focused LEGO Brick Building program with Hey Hey Entertainment on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mission Branch Library, located at 3861-B Mission Avenue.

The Oceanside Public Library invites children of all ages and their families to the Franklin Haynes Marionettes bilingual show, Las Marionetas en Desfile, on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, located at 330 North Coast Highway.

The Oceanside Historical Society will present a free historical program on Saturday, June 29 at 1:30 pm.

Aloha! The Oceanside Public Library presents the Polynesian Paradise Dancers on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library, 3861-B Mission Avenue.

The Oceanside Public Library is pleased to present Noteworthy Puppets and their interpretation of The Three Little Pigs on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, located at 330 North Coast Highway.

Come join the fun at the Oceanside Public Library for the Arty Loon Magic Show at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, on Tuesday, June 25 at 4:00 p.m.

The Oceanside Public Library is sponsoring a series of art classes for teens this summer at Studio ACE, next to the Mission Branch Library.

Teens, get ready to Zumba this summer at the Oceanside Public Library!

The Oceanside Public Library will host a day of discussion and writing surrounding the theme: “What it means to be American” at the Mission Branch Library on Saturday, July 6 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Oceanside Public Library invites children, teens, and adults to participate in Summer Reading. All ages earn prizes for reading, and are invited to attend many entertaining and educational events June 3 to August 10, 2019.

The Oceanside Public Library invites the public to Write On, Oceanside! Literary Festival on Saturday, June 22, 1:00-5:00 p.m., in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms and Courtyard at 330 North Coast Highway.

The Filipino-American Cultural Organization (FACO) and the Oceanside Public Library will be hosting the 18^th Annual Filipino Cultural Celebration on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

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.

The Oceanside Public Library is excited to announce a single, online searchable catalog, called Link+, from which available material from other libraries statewide can be requested and delivered to your local Oceanside library location.

The Oceanside Public Library will be offering a thirteen-week Citizenship Class for eligible students to prepare for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Naturalization Test.

The “Autism Welcome Here: Library Programs, Services and More” Grant Committee announced the Oceanside Public Library was one of two grant recipients this year.

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 public is invited to “Memory Loss 101,” presented by Dementia Care Consultant Jean Alton from Alzheimer's San Diego on Wednesday, November 28, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the Mission Branch of the Oceanside Public Library, located at 3861-B Mission Ave.

Oceanside Public Library has begun offering tutoring to High School students at its Civic Center location, 330 N. Coast Highway.

The Oceanside Public Library currently hosts two Writers’ Groups, both of which are open to the public.

This year, “One Book, One San Diego” made an unprecedented choice: a comic book. The award-winning March: Book One is a graphic memoir about the Civil Rights Movement by U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell.

SHHHHHH, it’s the Library... The Oceanside Public Library will be continuing the popular Silents in the Library program, where classic silent films are screened in the Foundation Room at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway at 6:00 pm, on the third Thursday of every month.

It’s almost time to celebrate summer with Summer Reading Programs at the Oceanside Public Library! This year’s Summer Reading Programs will run from June 4 to August 11, 2018, and all ages are invited to sign up and join in the fun.

Free Comic Book Day activities, and FREE COMIC BOOKS for all ages, are coming to the Oceanside Public Library and PANELS Comic Book Coffee Bar on Saturday May 5, 2018.

The Oceanside Public Library and Oceanside Museum of Art invite the public to a Kick-off event for the Big Read on Saturday, March 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way in downtown Oceanside.

The Oceanside Public Library is hosting a series of programs to assist high school students as they prepare for college. Join us for two informational sessions about “What Students and Parents Need to Know about College” on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

Stumped on holiday gift giving ideas? Join the Oceanside Public Library for Holiday Book Talk: A Gift Guide, on Saturday, December 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms at 330 North Coast Highway.

The Sunset Strummers Ukulele Band will bring holiday music to the Oceanside Public Library! They will perform their festive and interactive show at the Mission Branch Library, 3861-B Mission Ave, on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 2 p.m, and at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway, on Saturday, December 9 at 11 a.m.

More opportunities for public input on the City’s first Master Plan for the Arts will take place on Thursday, November 16, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 North Coast Highway, and on November 30 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., in the Mission Branch Library Community Room, located at 3861 Mission Avenue.

Join the Oceanside Public Library and Oceanside Historical Society in welcoming Dick Rothwell, President of the Camp Pendleton Historical Society, as he shares about the 75-year history of the base, focusing on Las Flores Rancho and the Magees on Saturday, October 28, at 10:30 a.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 N. Coast Highway.

Oceanside Public Library invites families to its annual Pumpkin Patch Storytimes.

The Oceanside Public Library and the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are proud to welcome Jarabe Mexicano in concert.

The Oceanside Public Library has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified vendors to supply and support a web-based, hosted, Integrated Library System (ILS), also known as a Library Management System or Library Services Platform.

Run, don’t walk, to the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library Rummage Sale on October 21, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Please join Oceanside Public Library for a program with travel journalist and author Maggie Espinosa on Saturday, September 30, at 2:00 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library Community Room, 3861 Mission Avenue, Oceanside.

An Arts Individual/Arts Organization Town Hall will take place on Thursday, September 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, next door to the Oceanside Public Library location at 330 North Coast Highway, in downtown Oceanside.

Winnie the Pooh is coming to the Oceanside Public Library! Families are invited to a special storytime featuring Winnie the Pooh on Saturday, September 16 at 11:00 a.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Room, 330 North Coast Highway, and on Monday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the Mission Branch Library Community Room, 3861-B Mission Avenue.

On Sunday, September 10, the City of Oceanside will be kicking off National Hispanic Heritage Month with its 13^th Annual Noche Mexicana.

The Oceanside Public Library and the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are proud to welcome the Django Shredders in concert.

Learn about applying for U.S. Citizenship through naturalization with the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, in partnership with the Oceanside Public Library.

The Oceanside Public Library and the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are proud to welcome Jessica Fichot in concert.

Come join the fun at Oceanside Public Library and celebrate summer reading! The Library will host two Summer Reading Finales for children and their families.

Oceanside Cultural District has been selected as one of California’s premier state-designated cultural districts, the California Arts Council announced today.

The Sunset Strummers will bring their Ukulele Band to the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway in Oceanside, on Saturday, July 8 at 11:00 a.m.

As part of Oceanside Public Library’s “Feline Doggone Good About Reading” Summer programs for adults, the Library is excited to host a live recording of the PURRRcast Podcast on Saturday, July 29 at 2:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054.

Come join the fun at the Oceanside Public Library for the Arty Loon Magic Show at the Mission Branch Library, 3861-B Mission Avenue, on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

Join the Oceanside Public Library from June 5 through August 5 in a rewarding summer reading program for adults.

The Filipino-American Cultural Organization (FACO) and the Oceanside Public Library will be hosting the 16^th Annual Filipino Cultural Celebration on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

Homeschooling students in grades K-12 are invited to enter Oceanside Public Library’s Homeschool Science Fair, to be held on May 23, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Room, 330 North Coast Highway.

The Oceanside Arts Commission, under direction of the Library Department of the City of Oceanside, has been notified that their proposal for a state-designated cultural district has reached semi-finalist status in the California Arts Council Cultural Districts pilot program.

Next Chapter Book Club is for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and is limited to eight members, so sign up soon!

Highlighting private correspondence from almost every major conflict in U.S. history, War Comes Home: The Legacy is now on exhibit on the second floor of the Oceanside Public Library’s Civic Center Library, located at 330 North Coast Highway in Oceanside.

This year, Oceanside Public Library, in partnership with Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, invites the public to the “Write On, Oceanside! Literary Fair,” that celebrates local authors with free events from June 22 to June 24.

April is National Poetry Month, and the Oceanside Public Library is offering a Community Poetry Celebration and Poet Talk.

MiraCosta College Physics Instructor Jonathan Cole will address the current state of the climate change debate, and offer options to explore for the future, in an engaging Oceanside Public Library program, “Climate Change: Where Do We Go from Here?” on Saturday, April 22, at 10:00 a.m., at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, in downtown Oceanside.

The Oceanside Public Library will host a new program for adults, 18 – 30 years old.

Please join the Oceanside Public Library on March 3 and 4 to celebrate Four Seasons Art Walk at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway.

The Oceanside Public Library is now offering military veterans a new one-stop shop to help them find information about services and resources available to them.

The Oceanside Public Library is hosting practice ACT and SAT testing, administered by the Princeton Review, to high school students this March.

Please join the Oceanside Public Library for a month-long Spanish Language Microsoft Office Computer class. La Biblioteca Pública de Oceanside ofrecerá una clase de Microsoft Office en español el mes de febrero.

Oceanside Public Library is proud to present a free program featuring critically acclaimed author Natashia Deón, who will discuss Grace, her distinctive, immersive, and hauntingly beautiful debut novel.

The Oceanside Public Library’s Civic Center Library will re-open to the public on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.

In celebration of One Book, One San Diego’s 10th anniversary, the Oceanside Public Library is hosting a special presentation by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 16, at the MiraCosta College Concert Hall, One Barnard Drive, Oceanside.

Starting Monday, October 31, the Civic Center Library, at 330 North Coast Highway in Downtown Oceanside, will temporarily close for improvements.

Oceanside Public Library is proud to announce the first ever ALL AGES Game Night!

Families with young children are invited to a special show at the Oceanside Public Library featuring Hullabaloo, free-range organic kid-folk music, on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, and 1:00 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library, 3861-B Mission Avenue.

Americans will celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a massive 50-state effort to register voters before Election Day this November. Oceanside Public Library is proud to be a National Voter Registration Day partner.

The Oceanside Public Library is proud to host a series of PBS Point of View (POV) documentaries as part of a continuing series.

On Sunday, September 11, Oceanside will be kicking off National Hispanic Heritage Month with its 12^th Annual Noche Mexicana.

Come celebrate at the children’s finale of the Oceanside Public Library’s “Read for the Win” Summer Reading program on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in the Community Rooms at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway.

Enjoy a special visit from Anthony Award-winning San Diego author Matt Coyle at 5 p.m., before the Mystery Book Club meets at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in the Civic Center Library Foundation Room, at 330 North Coast Highway, Oceanside.

Come join the fun and Read-for-the-Win at Oceanside Public Library where Together…We All Win while we Sing, Laugh, and Dance our way around the world with Nikola Clay on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 2 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library Community Room, 3861-B Mission Avenue.

Sherlock Homerun, world famous consulting detective, and his trusty bilingual soccer ball sidekick, Watson, are out to solve a wacky musical mystery and save the Summer Games!

The Oceanside Public Library has acquired a unique online service called Gale Courses for Community Education (the provider is part of the Cengage Learning Company).

Please join the Oceanside Public Library in welcoming Victor Villaseñor to celebrate a special grant program kickoff on Thursday, March 31, at 6:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 N. Coast Highway.

The Oceanside Public Library and the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are proud to present a special performance by award-winning artist Kathryn Cloward.

Enjoy a special visit from historian John Anderson at 5:00 p.m., before Mystery Book Club meets at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, in the Civic Center Library Foundation Room at 330 North Coast Highway, Oceanside.

All Oceanside Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, March 11, 2016, for Staff Development Day.

The Oceanside Public Library is celebrating Valentine’s Week with a Fine Free Friday on February 12, 2016.

The public is invited to meet local published authors at “Write On, Oceanside!” Literary Festival at the Civic Center Library Plaza and Courtyard (330 N. Coast Hwy) on Saturday, August 29 from 2 to 6 pm.

The Oceanside Public Library is continuing with the Spanish language instruction and conversation every Wednesday at noon.

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are proud to present Richard Lederer and The Alley Cats for an exclusive event on Thursday, February 12, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sunshine Brooks Theatre.

The Oceanside Public Library is celebrating reading by hosting a year-long 100 book challenge.

Need to brush up on your Spanish? Brown bag lunch it on Wednesdays and join the Oceanside Public Library on Wednesday at noon starting January 21 for the new Spanish Conversation sessions.

The Oceanside Public Library will be holding a Holiday Cultural Festival on Monday, December 15, 2014, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Joe Balderrama Park located at 709 San Diego Street in Oceanside.

The Oceanside Public Library invites tweens, ages eight to twelve, to get crafty and join the rubberband jewelry-making craze on Saturday, March 29, at 2:00 pm at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway.