Socrates Cafe Meeting, April 10

Every second Tuesday of every month, the Visalia Library will be hosting a Socrates Cafe* at 6:30 pm in one of the library's meeting rooms.

The next meeting will be held on April 10 (topic to be determined).

*Socrates Cafe is a gathering of people who--with the help of a facilitator--engage in lively conversation about philosophical questions, posing questions, listening to others, raising challenges, and considering alternative answers.

First Tuesday Book Club, April 3

The next First Tuesday Book Club will meet on April 3 at 6:30pm in the blue meeting room. This month we are reading:

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet : A Novel
by Jamie Ford

Synopsis:
Fifth-grade scholarship students and best friends Henry and Keiko are the only Asians in their Seattle elementary school in 1942. Henry is Chinese, Keiko is Japanese, and Pearl Harbor has made all Asians--even those who are American born--targets for abuse. Because Henry's nationalistic father has a deep-seated hatred for Japan, Henry keeps his friendship with and eventual love for Keiko a secret. When Keiko's family is sent to an internment camp in Idaho, Henry vows to wait for her. Forty years later, Henry comes upon an old hotel where the belongings of dozens of displaced Japanese families have turned up in the basement, and his love for Keiko is reborn.

Master Gardners at the Library, April 14

The Tulare & Kings Counties' Master Gardeners will be in the Visalia Library on April 14 from 11am to 1pm to answer all your gardening questions.

"Master Gardeners are members of communities who are trained by Cooperative Extension experts in different aspects of plant science. In exchange for instruction, persons who become Master Gardeners volunteer through their local Cooperative Extension office to extend information to their community." - http://ucanr.org

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Tulare County Library.

Literary Basket Drawing, April 21

The Friends’ Literary Baskets are back, and we have some fantastic choices for you this year. Tickets are just $1.00 each. To enter the drawing, simply purchase your ticket at the checkout desk – be sure to fill out the ticket and mark which basket number you wish to win – then put the ticket in the correct box.

The drawing will be held Saturday evening, April 21st, at a free Friends of the Library event.

You do not have to be present to win.

Photos and descriptions of each basket are available in this flyer (word doc.).

Thank you for supporting your library with your donation – and good luck!

Mystery Readers' Meeting, March 21

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on March 21 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room).

For March, read a book by any mystery writer who you have never read before.

For more information, please contact Sheryll at 713-2709.

First Tuesday Book Club Meeting, April 3

Date: 4/3/2012

Start Time: 6:30 PM

End Time: 7:45 PM

Location: Visalia Branch Blue Room

This month's book:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet : A Novel
by Jamie Ford

Fifth-grade scholarship students and best friends Henry and Keiko are the only Asians in their Seattle elementary school in 1942. Henry is Chinese, Keiko is Japanese, and Pearl Harbor has made all Asians--even those who are American born--targets for abuse. Because Henry's nationalistic father has a deep-seated hatred for Japan, Henry keeps his friendship with and eventual love for Keiko a secret. When Keiko's family is sent to an internment camp in Idaho, Henry vows to wait for her. Forty years later, Henry comes upon an old hotel where the belongings of dozens of displaced Japanese families have turned up in the basement, and his love for Keiko is reborn.

Libraries Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday

March 2 was Dr. Seuss' (Theodor Geisel's) birthday.  Several of the library branches made special displays and/or held special events to commemorate this day.



Visit each branch's webpage to see photos:

Alpaugh
Dinuba
Exeter
Ivanhoe
Springville
Three Rivers
Tipton
Woodlake