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The main downtown library was moved from the Carnegie building to a larger facility in 1963 and then again in 1992. In the mid to late 20th century, the library expanded services throughout the city of Oxnard. First by offering bookmobile service (1956-1989) then by opening additional branch locations.
The city operates a free public library system with three locations: the Downtown Main Library, the Colonia Branch Library, and the South Oxnard Branch Library. [116] Some library sites include a Homework Center and an adjacent daycare center.
The Carnegie Art Museum is a public art museum owned by the City of Oxnard, California in the building originally occupied by the Oxnard Public Library.The Neo-Classical building, located adjacent to Oxnard's Plaza Park, opened in 1907 as the Oxnard Public Library and was converted into an art museum in 1986. [2]
Oxnard Carnegie Library: 424 South C St. Oxnard: 2/71: Neoclassical public library built 1906–07 with funding from Andrew Carnegie; converted into an art museum; also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, the first site in Ventura County to receive the designation 14: Point Mugu Recreation Area/State Park: Point Mugu: 2/71
The county library also includes the Research Library of the Museum of Ventura County. In addition, six cities within the county operate their own city libraries that are independent of the county system: Camarillo , Moorpark, Oxnard , Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks .
This is a list of mayors of Oxnard, California. The city's first mayor was Richard B. Haydock [1] who led the effort to build the city's Carnegie library, now known as the Carnegie Art Museum. The city's longest-serving mayor was Manuel M. Lopez who was mayor for 12 years from 1992 to 2004. [1]
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Port Hueneme (/ w aɪ ˈ n iː m i / ⓘ wy-NEEM-ee; Chumash: Wene Me) is a small beach city in Ventura County, California, surrounded by the city of Oxnard and the Santa Barbara Channel. [10] Both the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County lie within the city limits. Port Hueneme has a south-facing sand beach, known for its surfing.