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Oceanside Police Welcomes New Officers

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are pleased to present an Oceanfront Holiday Home Tour on Sunday, December 9, 2018. The one-stop tour will take place between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m.

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 would like to invite you and your family to a magical day of wizardry November 17 at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway.

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.

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

The Oceanside Public Library presents Kid Zorro with Noteworthy Puppets on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Civic Center Library, located at 330 North Coast Highway.

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library and the Oceanside Fire Department will host an exciting evening at Firehouse #7, 3350 Mission Avenue, on October 26 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.

Local writers are encouraged to participate in a Writers’ Open Mic program at the Oceanside Public Library on Saturday, November 3, 1:00-3:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Mission Branch Library in the Community Room, 3861-B Mission Ave, and light refreshments will be served.

As part of the Oceanside First Friday Art Walk, the Oceanside Public Library will host San Diego-based artist/educator Rizzhel Javier at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway, on Friday, October 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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

The Oceanside Public Library is pleased to present a series of free programs in October for the community called “Cross-Cultural Journeys, Travesías Transculturales.”

The California Arts Council, in partnership with the Oceanside Public Library and the Oceanside Arts Commission, will present a Grants Workshop in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, at 330 N. Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside, on Wednesday, October 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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.

The Oceanside Public Library will be offering a thirteen-week Citizenship Class, in order for eligible students to prepare for the U.S. naturalization test.

Please join the Free Spirit Quilters and the Oceanside Public Library for a free screening of PBS’ and Wisconsin Public TV’s The Art of Quilting on Wednesday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m., in the Foundation Room at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway.

A partir del 20 de septiembre de 2018, a las 3:30 p.m. y continuando el penúltimo jueves de cada mes de otoño, la Biblioteca Móvil Adelante tendrá un Club de Libros para adultos en español.

The Oceanside Public Library will celebrate children and families who participated in Summer Reading with two special guest performances.

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.

Milford Wayne Donaldson will give a presentation on famed architect Irving Gill on Saturday, August 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 North Coast Highway.

The Oceanside Public Library presents Hey Hey Entertainment with their thousands of LEGO bricks on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, 330 N Coast Highway.

The Oceanside Public Library presents the Lizard Wizard of San Diego on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library, 3861-B Mission Ave.

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

Coffee with a Cop will be held July 26th, 10am-12pm at Barnes & Noble 2615 Vista Way, Oceanside.

All You Need is Love – and stories! Professional storyteller Marilyn McPhie will share love stories, including a true love story about Joy perfume, a Scottish legend about a man who marries a Selkie woman, a quirky story about buttons, and a little poetry sprinkled in for good measure at the Mission Branch Library Community Room, 3861 Mission Avenue, Oceanside on Wednesday, July 11, at 1:00 p.m.

Join Oceanside Public Library for three distinct programs that celebrate the Arts and the unique voice of Oceanside. Before I Die is a global project that invites people to contemplate mortality and share their personal aspirations in public, and the three programs all connect to this project.

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.

Oceanside Public Library is offering qualified community members the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma, and credentialed career certificate, through Career Online High School, a program brought to public libraries by Gale, a Cengage company.

The Filipino-American Cultural Organization (FACO) and the Oceanside Public Library will be hosting the 17^th Annual Filipino Cultural Celebration on Saturday, June 9, 2018.

The Oceanside Public Library will host a free, two-day Digital Storytelling Workshop sponsored by the California State Library and led by Berkeley-based StoryCenter.

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library will hold a Books and Media (BAM!) Sale fundraiser on Saturday, May 12, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., behind the Civic Center Library at 602 Civic Center Drive in Oceanside.

Oceanside Public Library is excited to announce the launch of Brainfuse HelpNow – on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels.

Representatives from the Youth Employment Opportunity Program (YEOP) will be presenting employment workshops at the Oceanside Public Library throughout the month of May.

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.

All Oceanside Public Library locations will be closed until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2018, for staff training. The Library will reopen at 1:00 p.m. for normal business hours.

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library, with support from Oceanside Public Library Foundation and local business and community groups, will host an enchanting Royal Afternoon Tea on the Civic Center Plaza on Sunday, May 20, at 1:00 p.m.

The Oceanside Public Library presents a sensory storytime, in honor of National Autism Awareness Month, on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway.

The City of Oceanside Fire Dept. and Oceanside Parks & Recreation Division will be hosting “Hands Only” CPR Classes. Everyone age 21 and up is welcome to attend.

The Oceanside Public Library invites parents, caregivers and children, ages seven years and under, to participate in springtime stories and songs, followed by an egg hunt and take-away crafts.

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.

Profuse punster Richard Lederer will entertain and edify listeners with his observations on language during a presentation of “Dances with Words” on March 17 at 2:00 p.m.

The Oceanside Public Library invites families and children of all ages to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in the Mission Branch Library Community Room, 3861-B Mission Avenue.

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

The Oceanside Public Library and the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are proud to present The Bassett Brothers in concert. This free performance will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018, in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms located at 330 N. Coast Highway.

The City of Oceanside Fire Dept. and Oceanside Parks & Recreation Division will be hosting “Hands Only” CPR Classes.

Hullabaloo is coming to the Oceanside Public Library! Children and caregivers are invited to a special performance by popular family musical act Hullabaloo on Friday, February 23 at 1:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway.

From March 17-April 14, 2018, in addition to book discussions throughout the City, the Library will host an exciting array of special programs inspired by the novel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to Oceanside Public Library to participate in an amazing hands-on African drum and song experience, taught by Nana Yaw Asiedu, a local San Diego Master African Drummer, on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center Library Community Rooms, 330 North Coast Highway.

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library will hold a Books and Media (BAM!) Sale fundraiser on Saturday, February 10, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., behind the Civic Center Library at 602 Civic Center Drive in Oceanside.