Introducing the Thousand Oaks Library November 8, 2006 Richard Kong and Mohsen Rahnamaie www.toaks.org/library

November 8, 2006

Richard Kong and Mohsen Rahnamaie

www.toaks.org/library

The Basics MAIN LIBRARY In Thousand Oaks Opened in 1982 Open 7 Days/Week Includes new expansion for Children’s Library (Opened in June 2006) BRANCH LIBRARY In Newbury Park Opened in 1991 Open 6 Days/Week

MAIN LIBRARY

In Thousand Oaks

Opened in 1982

Open 7 Days/Week

Includes new expansion for Children’s Library (Opened in June 2006)

BRANCH LIBRARY

In Newbury Park

Opened in 1991

Open 6 Days/Week

Children’s Expansion

New Features for the Public! Free Wireless Internet Access New Entrance Facing Janss Rd More Parking 24/7 Drive-up Book Return Additional Full-service Checkout Desk Children’s Program Room 3,600 Gallon Salt-water Aquarium Outdoor Courtyard and Garden State-of-the-art Technology Training Room Quiet Study Rooms

Free Wireless Internet Access

New Entrance Facing Janss Rd

More Parking

24/7 Drive-up Book Return

Additional Full-service Checkout Desk

Children’s Program Room

3,600 Gallon Salt-water Aquarium

Outdoor Courtyard and Garden

State-of-the-art Technology Training Room

Quiet Study Rooms

A Place to. . . . . LEARN UNWIND

Services and Programs Computers with Internet Access Internet Classes WiFi Internet Access Children’s Programs Reference Services Book Discussion Clubs (by Friends of the TOL)

Computers with Internet Access

Internet Classes

WiFi Internet Access

Children’s Programs

Reference Services

Book Discussion Clubs (by Friends of the TOL)

Library Cards * Over 118,000 registered borrowers Free for all City employees regardless of place of residence Free for all residents of Thousand Oaks Annual Fee for non-residents Sign-up at any Check-out Desk

* Over 118,000 registered borrowers

Free for all City employees regardless of place of residence

Free for all residents of Thousand Oaks

Annual Fee for non-residents

Sign-up at any Check-out Desk

Got Books? Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Graphic Novels Children’s Books Non-Fiction Reference Foreign Languages Test Preparation Large Print Special Collections Genealogy Library

Fiction

Mystery

Science Fiction

Graphic Novels

Children’s Books

Non-Fiction

Reference

Foreign Languages

Test Preparation

Large Print

Special Collections

Genealogy Library

Much more than just Books! Magazines and Newspapers DVDs and Videos Music CDs Audiobooks (CD and Cassette) CD-Roms Electronic Resources

Magazines and Newspapers

DVDs and Videos

Music CDs

Audiobooks (CD and Cassette)

CD-Roms

Electronic Resources

Finding stuff @ the Library [ or “What happened to the Card Catalog?”] Out with the Old, In with the New www.toaks.org/library

TOL Website – Our Virtual Branch Online Catalog View “My Account” Place holds and renew checked-out materials Electronic Databases Library Calendar Featured Book Lists Downloadable Audiobooks Local News Index Research Guides

Online Catalog

View “My Account”

Place holds and renew checked-out materials

Electronic Databases

Library Calendar

Featured Book Lists

Downloadable Audiobooks

Local News Index

Research Guides

Questions? Ask a Librarian! (805) 449-2660 (press "4" for the Reference Desk) [email_address] 24/7 Virtual Reference Visit us in-person at the Reference Desk