As a part of Summer Reading Club 2025 the Thousand Oaks Library will be hosting a summer Story Slam. Writers 18 and older are invited to submit a story based on the theme Color Your World. Stories must be submitted by July 18, at the Information Desk at either the Grant Ar. Brimhall or Newbury Park Libraries or emailed to info@tolibrary.org with the subject heading “Story Slam.” Stories must be able to be read in under seven minutes and be between 1,000-2000 words. The reading of the top 8 stories will be held in the Thousand Oaks Library Community Room on Friday August 1st at 6:30pm. All readers will be notified on July 25th.