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Coffee with a Cop May 30th at SEÑOR GRUBBY’S 311 N. Tremont St.

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.

All Oceanside Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, May 3, 2019, for staff training. The Library will reopen Saturday, May 4 for normal business hours.

In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, the Oceanside Public Library will host a Mental Health Resource Fair May 9, with the purpose of raising awareness of local mental health organizations and destigmatizing mental illness.

We all see them -- those knee-high patches of weeds that diminish a neighborhood’s beauty and contribute to fire hazards. They took off with the recent rains and are now left to brown in the spring and summer.

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.

Congratulations to Josh Young on his Promotion to Sergeant!

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.

All consumer fireworks are illegal in the City of Oceanside and the County of San Diego.

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.

Sandbags are available at the City Operations Center, 10 per household and bags at front office.

Sandbags are also available at El Corazon for anyone, they will load for small fee.

Any person can also call hardware stores such as Home Depot and Lowe’s, they should have them for sale.

City officials and staff are taking time to reflect on recent emergency events and want to take a moment to thank the many individuals and organizations for the generous outpouring of support through the days and nights when the Lilac fire threatened the Oceanside community.

The mandatory evacuation area for portions of Oceanside remains unchanged.

Information wanted on unsolved homicide case.

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.

State officials honored an Oceanside lifeguard Monday for his exemplary bravery and determination during a tricky ocean rescue last year.

At a ceremony in Sacramento, Gov. Jerry Brown presented a state Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to David Wilson of the Oceanside Fire Department.

"You were vulnerable, but that didn't stop you,'' Brown told Wilson. "You exercised real courage. That's what we recognize and reward.''

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.

The Oceanside Fire Department would like to remind property owners that proper weed abatement is a property owner’s responsibility.

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.

The City of Oceanside maintains a system that allows customers to pay their utility (water, sewer and trash) bills online using a credit card. Last week, a number of utility customers alerted the City to unauthorized charges on credit cards they used to pay their City utility bills.

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.

The Oceanside Fire Department is proud to offer this exciting opportunity to reach out to the youth members within our community. We are looking for highly motivated young men and women with whom to share our passion for public service. Thanks to the continued vision of many fine individuals the Oceanside Fire Explorer Program is now a reality!
- Captain Blake Dorse

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.

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