Free Friday Movies in the Children's Area!

Enjoy free movies every Friday afternoon!
This Friday, May 7th:

4PM: Tooth Fairy

*Due to floor seating, children might want to bring a pillow with them.

*Parents must stay with children during programs.

*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times, please call in advance to schedule a group visit.

Preschool Storytime takes a nap during May!

Preschool storytime will be taking nap for the month of May to prepare for our Summer Reading Program!

We will resume in June!

Free Friday Movies in the Children's Area!

Enjoy free movies every Friday afternoon!

This Friday, April 30th:

1PM: Handy Manny

4PM: Astro Boy

*Due to floor seating, children might want to bring a pillow with them.
*Parents must stay with children during programs.
*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times, please call in advance to schedule a group visit

Wednesday, April 28th @ 10AM: Preschool Storytime!

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays at our preschool story time every Wednesday @ 10:00AM.

Tuesday, April 27th @ 10AM: Baby/Toddler Time!

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

Free Friday Movies in the Children's Area!

Enjoy free movies every Friday afternoon!
Help us celebrate Earth Day this week with some wonderful movies!

This Friday, April 23rd:
1PM: Dr. Seuss's The Lorax and Wall-E
4PM: Dr. Seuss's The Lorax and Wall-E

*Due to floor seating, children might want to bring a pillow with them.
*Parents must stay with children during programs.
*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times, please call in advance to schedule a group visit.

Wednesday, April 21st @ 10AM: Preschool Storytime - Trees!

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays at our preschool story time every Wednesday @ 10:00AM. This week we celebrate trees!

Tuesday, April 20th @ 10AM: Baby/Toddler Time

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

Free Friday Movies in the Children's Area!

Enjoy free movies every Friday afternoon!

This Friday, April 16th:

1PM: A Bug's Life

4PM: Planet 51

*Due to floor seating, children might want to bring a pillow with them.

*Parents must stay with children during programs.

*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times, please call in advance to schedule a group visit.

The Bookmobile is on the Road Again!

Bookmobile services are now available at 4 Tulare County sites:


PORTERVILLE
Cortez Mkt
2274 E Springville Ave
Porterville, CA 93257

Tuesday
from 12:30pm - 4:30pm


FARMERSVILLE
Armstrong Park
610 N Avery
Farmersville, CA 93223

Wednesday
from 12:30pm - 4:30pm


GOSHEN
Goshen Elementary School Area
6505 Ave 308
Visalia, CA 93227

Thursday
from 12:30pm - 4:30pm


ALLENSWORTH

Friday
from 10:00am - 2:00pm


For more information, please call the Bookmobile at (559) 909 - 1482 or the Visalia Library at 713-2711.

Literacy Center Yard Sale!

The Tulare County Library Literacy Center will have a Yard Sale fund raiser on May 1 from 6 am until 11 am. The sale will feature all types of items from jewelry to furniture. Proceeds will go to buy books and materials for the READ TO SUCCEED Adult Literacy program, so buyers earn THANKS FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE with their support as well as some great purchases! The READ TO SUCCEED program is a free service offering a variety of functional literacy services to all Tulare county adults. The Center is located at 417 N. Locust Street in Visalia and the sale will be held in the front yard.

Mystery Readers to Meet on April 21st

The next Mystery Readers meeting will be held on April 21st at 6:30 PM in the Visalia Library's upstairs meeting room. For this month's meeting, read any History Mystery (about WWI or WWII).

Some author ideas for WWI:

Suzanne Arruda
Graham Ison
Anne Perry
Charles Todd

Some author ideas for WWII:

James R. Benn
David Downing
Robert Gott
J. Robert Janes
M.T. Jefferson
Philip Kerr
Kate Kingsbury
Kelli Stanley
Jo Walton

Wednesday, April 14th @ 10AM: Preschool Storytime - Cows!

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays at our preschool story time every Wednesday @ 10:00AM. This week we celebrate cows!

Tuesday, April 13th @ 10AM: Baby/Toddler Time!

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

Next ELF Club to be Held on May 7, 2010

The next ELF club will be held on May 7, 2010. We will be reading I Went Walking written by Sue Williams and illustrated by Julie Vivas.

A monthly Early Learning for Families (ELF) book club is held for children 0-5 years accompanied by parents or caregivers. Children listen to stories and songs, do a craft and receive the monthly book free. ELF is held at The Literacy Center, 417 N. Locust Street and is by reservation only.

To sign up, please call 713-2745.

Adult Literacy Day Declared and Literacy Award Winner Announced

The Board of Supervisors announced Adult Literacy Day for Tulare County and congratulated Literacy Advocate Heather Freitas in its meeting today.

“With the illiteracy rate in Tulare County at 41 percent, the impact this has on our economy and our community is serious. We want every Tulare County citizen to be aware of not just the problem, but of the resources the county has for building a solution. Heather Freitas is one of the leaders in using these resources for her clients,” said Brian Lewis, County Librarian , in making the award.

Ms. Freitas, a Self Sufficiency Counselor in the Health and Human Services Visalia District Office, was chosen for the third time to receive the Literacy Advocate Award given by the Library Literacy Center. The award is presented quarterly as part of the joint HHSA and Literacy Center venture designed for HHSA clients whose lack of reading, writing and mathematical skills make it difficult or impossible to find jobs. The HHSA clients are assessed, then matched with Literacy volunteers who provide one-on-one tutoring for the learners.

The award was conceived by Pat Habeck, head of the Literacy Office, as a way of thanking and honoring those HHSA staff in the five TulareWORKS District Offices who encourage their clients to participate in the literacy program.

Also attending the Board meeting and presentation were Karen Hansen, TulareWORKS Employment Services Unit Manager; Donna Hawley Ortiz, TulareWORKS Division Manager; Jackie Whitney, HHSA Visalia Office Unit Manager; Tessa Houston, Employment Services Program Specialist, and Literacy Office tutors and staff.

Free Friday Movies in the Children's Area!

Enjoy free movies every Friday afternoon!

This Friday, April 9th:

1PM: Bob the Builder - Call in the Crew

4PM: Hachiko - A Dog's Story

*Due to floor seating, children might want to bring a pillow with them.
*Parents must stay with children during programs.
*No group or daycare visits are allowed during our program times, please call in advance to schedule a group visit.

Wednesday, April 7th @ 10AM: Preschool Storytime - Flowers!

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays at our preschool story time every Wednesday @ 10:00AM. This week we celebrate Flowers and Outdoor Fun!

Tuesday, April 6th @ 10AM: Baby/Toddler Time!

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