There are two great local Conejo Valley libraries for kids and adults alike. The Grant R. Brimhall Library is at 1401 E. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks (805.449.2660) and the local Newbury Park Branch is at 2331 Borchard Road (805.498.2139). The main library has a huge children's section with a great 3,600 gallon aquarium in the hallway leading into the main library. Visit www.tolibrary.org to learn more.

As of January 2023, library hours are as follows (subject to change):

Grant R. Brimhall Library:

• Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Fri: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Sun: Noon to 5 p.m.

Newbury Park Branch Library (new hours starting January 3, 2023):

• Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Fri: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Sun: Closed

Both libraries are closed on major holidays

If you're looking for a place to cool off and relax during the summer months, you can't beat the Thousand Oaks Library. Nice and cool in there and plenty of spaces to grab a book and relax. Take advantage of it!

There’s also a virtual library available 24/7 at www.tolibrary.org/research. Free services are numerous:

• eBooks and more: Flipster (magazines), Freegal Music, Kanopy (free films, documentaries and TV shows), OverDrive/Libby (eBooks, Audiobooks), PressReader and more.

• Mobile apps: Lynda.com, NYTimes.com, Rosetta Stone, TumbleBooks (animated picture books) and BrainFuse (academic tools). BookFliz (video storybooks)

• Free Learning Apps: Codecademy, DigitalLearn.org, edX, Khan Academy, etc.

Other items of note:

• The Thousand Oaks Library is not part of the Ventura County Library System (it was part of the system prior to November 1982) and thus your library card can only be used for books at these two libraries.

• The Grant Brimhall Library is 84,000 sq ft and the Newbury Park Branch is 17,000 sq ft.