Friday, October 28, 2011

Volunteers "Make-A-Difference" at the Library

The Library, once again, has been cleaned, dusted, and polished. The miles of shelves and tables shine, the windows sparkle, and outside, our vines are tied up, and the entrances and the children’s courtyard have been cleaned. The Valley dust, spider webs, and sticky finger prints were vanquished again on Make-A-Difference Day, October 22nd .

The library staff would like to thank project leaders Michelle and Mike Burns for all of their organization and planning, equipment, and hard work. And a big thank you to the delightful and hard working crew of volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who gave their time and energy. They definitely made a difference!

Learn How to Download eBooks, November 9th

Join us every second Wednesday of the month for a class on how to download the library's selection of eBooks and audiobooks. Instruction will be given on how to download these materials for each available format. The class will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 in the computer lab at the Visalia Library.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

National Novel Writing Month Events Planned For November

Ever wanted to write the Great American Novel? What’s keeping you from your dream?National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins at 12:01 am November 1st, 2011. NaNoWriMo began in 1999 and encourages people to complete a 50,000 word novel in just thirty days. Several books that were begun during NaNoWriMo have been published and include Water for Elephants and Flying Changes by Sara Gruen, Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

The Visalia Branch of the Tulare County Library we will be hosting several NaNoWriMo events in the library’s Blue Room. Events scheduled:
  • November 1, 2 pm-6 pm
  • November 5, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
  • November 9, 12 noon to 7 pm
  • November 17, 10 am-3 pm
  • November 19, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
  • November 22, 3 pm-7:30 pm
  • November 30, 3 pm-7:30 pm
Just bring your pens or pencils and paper or a laptop and we will supply the tables, chairs, power source for the laptops and coffee with snacks.

Open House Events In Ivanhoe & Earlimart

Join us for our Open House Events at the Ivanhoe and Earlimart Libraries in November.

The Ivanhoe Open House will be on November 2 at 3:00

The Earlimart Open House will be on November 3 at 4:00

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Wednesday, October 26th @ 10AM: Preschool Storytime - Autumn Harvest!


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

Winnie the Pooh Official Trailer

Friday, October 28th 2-5pm: Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!


Family Fun @ the Visalia Library!!!
Join us every Friday for free Kinect gaming, movies and over 15 board games that families can enjoy playing together!
When: Every Friday 2pm-5pm
Movie starts @ 2pm & 4pm
This week's movie:Disney's Winnie the Pooh (in Blu-ray)
(children might want to bring pillows or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)

Kinect Adventures! 3-5pm
(Kinect is for ages 6-13)
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!!!
Where: The Children's Wing of the Tulare County Library Visalia Branch
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend this program)
*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

Friday, October 21, 2011

Mystery Readers' Meeting, November 16

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on November 16 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room).

For November, read any Culinary Case.

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

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Friday, October 21st 2-5pm: Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!



Family Fun @ the Visalia Library!!!
Join us every Friday for free Kinect gaming, movies and over 15 board games that families can enjoy playing together!
When: Every Friday 2pm-5pm
Spooky Buddies starts @ 2pm & 4pm
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown starts @ 1:25 and 3:30.
This week's movies: Spooky Buddies AND It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown(children might want to bring pillows or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)

Kinect Adventures! 3-5pm
(Kinect is for ages 6-13)
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!!!
Where: The Children's Wing of the Tulare County Library Visalia Branch
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend this program)
*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

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Mystery Readers' Meeting, October 19

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on October 19 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room).

This month's theme is "Love Those P.I.s"

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

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Friday, October 14th 2-5pm: Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!


Family Fun @ the Visalia Library!!!
Join us every Friday for free Kinect gaming, movies and over 15 board games that families can enjoy playing together!
When: Every Friday 2pm-5pm
Movie starts @ 2pm & 4pm
This week's movie: Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer
(children might want to bring pillows or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)

"Get ready to score extra thrill points and mega-laughs with this irresistible family comedy based on the best-selling book series! Feisty, fearless Judy Moody is looking forward to the most super-duper, double-rare summer vacation ever. The trouble is, her parents are called out of town and her BFFs are going away with their own families. That leaves Judy trapped at home with her pesky brother Stink under the watchful eye of Aunt Opal (Heather Graham). But with a little playful planning - and a lot of imagination - Judy turns a snoresville summer into the way-not-boring adventure of a lifetime!"

Kinect Adventures! 3-5pm
(Kinect is for ages 6-13)
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!!!
Where: The Children's Wing of the Tulare County Library Visalia Branch
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend this program)
*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

Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Dinuba Library, eBooks, and Our Newest Librarian!

Click the link, below, to read a great Dinuba Sentinel article about the Dinuba Library, eBooks, and the Tulare County Library system's newest librarian!


"Library Checkout Goes Digital" article

Ivanhoe & Earlimart Branches Have Reopened!

The Ivanhoe and Earlimart branch libraries have reopened. We hope you enjoy both of these newly-remodeled libraries.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Wednesdays @10am--Preschool Storytime


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

*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. 713.2732

Kindle Comes to the Library

We are happy to announce that the library's Overdrive service will now provide Kindle compatible eBooks. The wait is now over. If you have any e-reading device from Sony, Nook or Kindle, the library has an e-book for you.

Friday, October 7th 2-5pm: Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!!!


Family Fun @ the Visalia Library!!!
Join us every Friday for free Kinect gaming, movies and over 15 board games that families can enjoy playing together!

When: Every Friday 2pm-5pm
Movie starts @ 2pm & 4pm
This week's movie: Disney's The Lion King in Blu-ray
(children might want to bring pillows or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)

Kinect Adventures! 3-5pm
(Kinect is for ages 6-13)
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!!!
Where: The Children's Wing of the Tulare County Library Visalia Branch
Who: Children, teens and parents (adults must be with a child in order to attend this program)
*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