As part of our community involvement within Ventura County, CSU Channel Islands (CI) hosts public lectures from September through December at local libraries throughout the county. These lectures vary from a range of topics including nature, social justice, wellness, current events, technology, regional history and more. Faculty from disciplines across campus participate in these unique and informal lectures as a way to engage with the broader public and participate in community outreach.
Current Library Participants for 2022-23 Academic Year
 | 111 E. Ojai Ave Lectures hosted: Saturdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. |
 | 119 N. 8th Street Lecture hosted: Thursdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. |
 | 2969 Tapo Canyon Road Lecture hosted: Mondays from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. |
 | Thousand Oaks Library 1401 E. Janss Road Lectures hosted: Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. |
 | 1070 S. Hill Road Lecture hosted: Saturday from 3:00-4:30 p.m. |
2022-2023 Lecture Schedule
| Ojai Library | Saturday, October 15: 1:00-3:30 p.m. “Coloring Motion Pictures” by Simon Quiroz, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Art Saturday, November 19: 1:00-3:30 p.m. “Primitive Art in Civilized Places: Oceanic Art between the West and the Pacific” by Rainer F. Buschmann, Ph.D., Professor of History |
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| Santa Paula - Blanchard Community Library | Tuesday, October 25: 5:00-7:00 p.m. “We Are All Chicanos: El Movimiento in Ventura County, 1965-1975" by Frank P. Barajas, Ph.D., Professor of History Tuesday, November 15: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. “Mi Familia Quiere Que Regrese: Latin American Retirees' Families Expectations to Return Due to Stress” by José Luis Collazo, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology |
| Simi Valley Public Library | Monday, November 14: 6:00-7:00 p.m. “Chumash presence past and present, including the ecology of Mugu Lagoon and the Oxnard Plain” by Colleen Delaney, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology |
| Thousand Oaks Library - Grant Brimhall Library | Thursday, October 20: 6:00-7:30 p.m. “The role of religion in managing concerns about death: A terror management perspective" by Melissa Soenke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology Thursday, November 17: 6:00-7:30 p.m. "How Depressed Worms Help us to Understand Brain Disease and Treatments" by Gareth Harris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology |
| Ventura - Hill Road Library | Saturday, November 5: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. “Chumash presence past and present, including the ecology of Mugu Lagoon and the Oxnard Plain” by Colleen Delaney, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology |