Friday, July 29th 1:30-5pm-- Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!

Family Fun @ the Visalia Library!!!
Join us every Friday for free Kinect gaming (for ages 6-12), movies and over 18 board games that families can enjoy playing together!

Movie starts @ 2pm & 4pm in the Children's Wing
When: Every Friday 1:30pm-5pm
This week's movie: 2pm &4pm- Princess and the Frog
(children might want to bring pillows or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend this program)
Where: The Children's Wing of the Tulare County Library Visalia Branch


Board Games available to play in Children's Wing: Candy Land, Chess, Checkers and Backgammon, Chutes and Ladders, Clue, Connect 4, Dominoes, Go Fish card game, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Memory, Regular playing cards, Scrabble, Sorry!, Uno

Cost: Free!!!

*Parents must stay with children under the age of 14.*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times.Please call in advance to schedule a group visit.For further information or to schedule a group visit, call the Children's Dept. 713.2731

July 28th 11am &3pm - Dan Chan the Magic Man and Kat the Acrobat

Dan Chan the Magic Man
Dan Chan has been hailed "an intense, three-ring circus rolled into one man" by audiences worldwide. With over ten years of experience, Dan has performed for thousands of corporations including Google, Intel, Oracle, IBM, Yahoo, Cisco and Charles Schwab. He has made multiple television appearances on ABC, CBS, NBC, AFN and MTV. In fact, when 187 billionaires, media moguls, and socialites convened in Sun Valley Idaho for Allen and Company's annual gathering, they chose Dan.

His unique skills featuring illusions, escapes, juggling, acrobatics, pick pocketing and the death defying bullet catch has garnered performances in Las Vegas, Japan, Mexico, Washington D.C., and most recently at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. Dan is also one of the few performers in the US who performs the ancient Chinese Art, Change of Face.

Dan is an award winning magician, and has been awarded numerous awards throughout the years, including San Jose Magician of the Year, Oakland Magician of the Year, and Bay Area Magician of the Year.

Wednesday, July 27th @ 10AM: Preschool Storytime!

Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays at our preschool story time every Wednesday @ 10am.
Perfect for ages 3-5.

*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times.Please call in advance to schedule a group visit.For further information or to schedule a group visit, call the Children's Dept. 713.2731

Tuesday, July 26th @ 10AM: Baby/Toddler Time!

Every Tuesday at 10am, we will have a special time for babies (0-2) to play and interact with one another while building literacy skills!

Latina Book Club Meets Aug. 9, 16, 23 & 30

The Latina Book Club will meet at the Visalia Library on 4 consecutive Tuesdays, beginning August 9th. The club will meet in the libary's upstairs, blue meeting room. For more information, please contact the League at (559) 635-2464 ‎.

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

"First Tuesday" Book Club, August 2

The next "First Tuesday Book Club" will meet on August 2 at 6:30 pm in the blue meeting room. This month we are reading The Greater Journey by David McCullough.

Book synopsis: Between 1830 and 1900, hundreds of Americans--many of them future household names like Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, Samuel Morse, and Harriet Beecher Stowe--migrated to Paris. McCullough shows first how the City of Light affected each of them in turn, and how they helped shape American art, medicine, writing, science, and politics in profound ways when they came back to the United States. (Darryl Campbell, Amazon.com).

This book club is just one of several ongoing free events planned for our adult library users. To see a complete schedule of events, please visit the library web site's Free Adult Programs page.

Friday, July 22nd 2pm-4pm: Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!

Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!!
Join us every Friday for movies and over 18 board games that families can enjoy playing together!

Movie begins at 2PM and 4PM in the Children's Wing
When: Every Friday from 1:30PM - 5PM
This week's movie:Back by popular demand for another week...Rango!
(Children may want to bring a pillow or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend the program)

Board games available to play in the children's area include:
Candy Land, Chess, Checkers and Backgammon, Chutes and Ladders, Clue, Connect 4, Dominoes, Go Fish card game, Hi-Ho Cherry-O, Memory, Regular playing cards, Scrabble, Sorry! and Uno.

Cost: Free!!!!
*Parents must stay with children under the age of 14.
*No group or daycare visits allowed during our program times. Please call in advance to schedule a group visit. For further information or to schedule a group visit, call the Children's Dept. (559) 713-2731

Veronica Andrade Recieves HHSA/Literacy Award

The quarterly Literacy Advocate Award was presented today to Veronica Andrade, former Self Sufficiency Counselor III for the Visalia District Office of the HHSA TulareWORKS program.

Ms. Andrade, who recently transferred to the HHSA Service Center, was chosen for the award because she had made the most viable referrals of this quarter to the joint HHSA/Literacy program.

Jeff Scott, Deputy Tulare County Librarian, made the award on behalf of the Read to Succeed Literacy program. In making the presentation to Ms. Andrade, Mr. Scott said, “We greatly appreciate your understanding that, in order for someone to get a job, he or she must be able to read and write and compete in this challenging job market. Your support and efforts show that you care about those you serve and are committed to making a difference in their lives.”

The Literacy Advocate Award honors HHSA staff members who have referred clients to the HHSA/Literacy Center program.These clients have limited reading, writing and mathematical skills, making it difficult for them to find and keep employment. The joint venture is aimed at improving these basic skills so that learners are job ready when opportunities arise. The HHSA clients are assessed, then matched with Literacy volunteers who provide one-on-one tutoring.

Also attending the presentation were Karen Hansen, Employment Services Unit Manager, TulareWORKS; Jeff Blackmon, HHSA Service Center Support Unit Manager; Patricia Habeck, Library Programs & Literacy Specialist, and Win Doyle, HHSA/Literacy Program Coordinator. Veronica’s former teammates at the Visalia District Office present at the ceremony were: Ines Elizondo, Selene Juarez, Denise Felix, Angela Sahagun, team Supervisor, Jackie Martin and Teng Xiong.

The award was conceived as a way of thanking and honoring those HHSA staff who encourage their clients to participate in the literacy program. Since the program’s inception, more than 200 referrals have been made by counselors from the five TulareWORKS offices in the county.

Friday, July 15th 2pm-4pm: Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!

Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!!

Join us every Friday for movies and over 18 board games that families can enjoy playing together!

Movie begins at 2PM and 4PM in the Children's Wing
When: Every Friday from 1:30PM - 5PM
This week's movie:Rango
(Children may want to bring a pillow or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend the program)

Board games available to play in the children's area include:
Candy Land, Chess, Checkers and Backgammon, Chutes and Ladders, Clue, Connect 4, Dominoes, Go Fish card game, Hi-Ho Cherry-O, Memory, Regular playing cards, Scrabble, Sorry! and Uno.

Cost: Free!!!!
*Parents must stay with children under the age of 14.
*No group or daycare visits allowed during our program times. Please call in advance to schedule a group visit. For further information or to schedule a group visit, call the Children's Dept. (559) 713-2731

Thursday, July 14th @ 11AM & 3PM -Tony Borders: Puppets and Ventriloquist!

Wednesday, July 13th@ 10AM: Preschool Storytime!

Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays at our preschool story time every Wednesday @ 10am.
Perfect for ages 3-5.

This week's theme: Zoos!

*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times.Please call in advance to schedule a group visit.For further information or to schedule a group visit, call the Children's Dept. 713.2731

Tuesday, July 12th @ 10AM: Baby/Toddler Time!

Every Tuesday at 10am, we will have a special time for babies (0-2) to play and interact with one another while building literacy skills!

"First Tuesday" Book Club, August 2

The next "First Tuesday Book Club" will meet on August 2 at 6:30 pm in the blue meeting room. This month we are reading "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough.

Book synopsis: Between 1830 and 1900, hundreds of Americans--many of them future household names like Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, Samuel Morse, and Harriet Beecher Stowe--migrated to Paris. McCullough shows first how the City of Light affected each of them in turn, and how they helped shape American art, medicine, writing, science, and politics in profound ways when they came back to the United States. (Darryl Campbell, Amazon.com).

This book club is just one of several ongoing free events planned for our adult library users. To see a complete schedule of events, please visit the library web site's Free Adult Programs page.

Friday, July 8th 2pm-4pm: Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!

Family Fun @ the Visalia Library!!!!

Join us every Friday for movies and over 18 board games that families can enjoy playing together!

Movie begins at 2PM and 4PM in the Children's Wing

When: Every Friday from 1:30PM - 5PM

This week's movie:
2pm: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
4pm: Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
(Children may want to bring a pillow or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend the program)

Board games available to play in the children's area include:
Candy Land, Chess, Checkers and Backgammon, Chutes and Ladders, Clue, Connect 4, Dominoes, Go Fish card game, Hi-Ho Cherry-O, Memory, Regular playing cards, Scrabble, Sorry! and Uno.

Cost: Free!!!!

*Parents must stay with children under the age of 14.
*No group or daycare visits allowed during our program times. Please call in advance to schedule a group visit. For further information or to schedule a group visit, call the Children's Dept. (559) 713-2731

Volunteer to Make A Difference

The Read to Succeed Library Literacy Center is looking for adult volunteers to help other adults learn to read, get a GED or even learn to read to their children. This Tulare County Library Literacy program serves all Tulare county adult residents. A training class will be held in late July for prospective tutors. To find out more or to sign up for training, call 559-713-2745.

Socrates Cafe, July 12

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

The discussion topic for July 12 will be: Technology...? I think I'll have hemlock.

Please join us for this free and fun event!

*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.