Mas Masumoto at the Visalia Library - Sat, 10/15 at 7 pm

DAVID ‘MAS’ MASUMOTO COMES TO THE TULARE COUNTY LIBRARY

The Central Valley leads the nation in agricultural production and one of the Valley’s leading lights is author and farmer David ‘Mas’ Masumoto, who speaks at the Tulare County Library Visalia Branch on Saturday, October 15, at 7 pm.  The Visalia Branch of the Tulare County Library is located at 200 W. Oak, Visalia, California.

Mas is the author of ten books, the most recent being Changing Season, A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm, written with his daughter Nikiko. Another of his books, Wisdom of the Last Farmer, was named Best Environmental Writing in 2009 by the National Resources Defense Council, and The Perfect Peach, co-authored with his wife, Marcy, was one of USA Today’s best summer picks in 2013. Among his other works are Epitaph for a Peach, Heirlooms, Letters to the Valley, Harvest Son, Silent Strength, and Country Voices.

A third generation farmer, Masumoto raises organic peaches, nectarines, and raisin grapes. When not writing books or farming, he is a columnist for the Fresno Bee and a regular contributor to the Sacramento Bee. Join us as he talks about his farm, his family, and his writings.

The library program featuring Mas is sponsored by the Friends of the Tulare County Library, an association for people who love libraries, reading, books, volunteering, and raising money to enhance public library services. For more information about becoming a Friend of Tulare County Library, please contact the Reference Desk at (559) 713-2703 or go to www.tularecountylibrary.org.

Mystery Readers Book Group - Wed, 10/19 at 6:30, Visalia Branch

Read a Mystery Book and join us! This month, pick a good mystery and discuss it with other mystery lovers! Recommendations for books can be found at www.stopyourekillingme.com OR use the library’s subscription to Novelist. Ask a Reference Librarian for help with Novelist if needed.

 

Coloring Nights at the Visalia Library - 10/11 at 6 pm

Come join us for the Library's Coloring Nights on Tuesday, October 13th at 6:00 pm at the Visalia Library. Colorists can bring their own coloring pages and pens, crayons or colored pencils. However, the Library will provide all of these necessary supplies free to participants, including some very intricate and fun coloring pages.  Recommended are colored pencils to blend or shade colors and add highlights and lowlights, while crayons provide a nostalgic reminder of childhood.

For more information about our Coloring Nights activities, please visit the Visalia Branch Library at 200 W. Oak Street, or call 559-713-2703.

Children's Crafts at the Branches - October 2016

 

Craft sessions are available at the Alpaugh, Earlimart, Exeter, Ivanhoe, Lindsay, Orosi, Springville, Strathmore, Three Rivers, Tipton and Woodlake branch libraries.  Call branch for dates and times.

 

 

 

 

Looking for something fun to do in Visalia? Check the calendar above for fun ideas for kids and teens! Call 559-713-2731 for more information!

Fall Book Sale, Visalia Library, Sat 10/1, 9 am - 2 pm

Come by and see the large selection of Hardback Fiction, Non-fiction, and DVDs - $1.00 each. Many other individually priced items.

On Tables in the Visalia Library.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 

First Tuesday Book Club, 10/4 at 6:30 pm - A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1943 novel written by Betty Smith. The story focuses on an impoverished but aspirational, second-generation Irish-American, adolescent girl and her family in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, during the first two decades of the 20th century - wikipedia.org

Friends of the Library Meeting, 10/13 at 7:00 pm

Please join us for the monthly Friends of the Library Meeting. The meeting will be held upstairs in the Blue Room.

First Tuesday Book Club, 10/4 at 6:30 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1943 novel written by Betty Smith. The story focuses on an impoverished but aspirational, second-generation Irish-American, adolescent girl and her family in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, during the first two decades of the 20th century - wikipedia.org

Come by the Reference Desk (559-713-2703) and check out a copy of the book for FREE!

Coloring Night at Visalia Library 9/20 at 6 pm

Come join us for the Library*s *Coloring Nights* on Tuesday September the 20th at the Visalia Library*s. Colorists can bring their own coloring pages and pens, crayons or colored pencils. However, the Library will provide all of these necessary supplies free to participants, including some very intricate and fun coloring pages.

Recommended are colored pencils to blend or shade colors and add highlights and lowlights, while crayons provide a nostalgic reminder of childhood.

For more information about our Coloring Nights activities, please visit the Visalia Branch Library at 200 W. Oak Street, or call (559) 713-2703.

Stories of Allensworth, September 17th, 10 am at Visalia Branch

VISALIA LIBRARY HOSTS STORIES OF ALLENSWORTH

Join us at the Visalia Branch of the Tulare County Library on Saturday, September 17^th at 10:00 am for ‘Stories of Allensworth’.  With the support of the 'Friends of Allensworth' we will a step back in time  and be inspired and entertained as we welcome Josephine Triplett, a descendant of the original settlers, and George Finley, former principal of Allensworth School.  Guests will have an opportunity to meet and speak to three Buffalo Soldiers, portrayed by Emmett Harden, Cecelia Pope Harden and Hazel Kennedy, who are joining us to tell of their history and celebrate their 150^th anniversary.  The Friends of Allensworth will be on hand to answer questions and show memorabilia from the town.

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park is unique among the State Parks in California in that it is named for an African American Soldier and is the only state park in Tulare County. Col. Allen Allensworth was a former slave, retired chaplain of a regiment of Buffalo Soldiers and the highest ranking African American at the time of his service.  He and four other settlers decided to come to Tulare County in 1908 to create their own version of the “American Dream” and started a colony of African American people, giving them the chance to make their own way and to thrive without oppression.  Allensworth, at its height in 1914, was home to more than 200 inhabitants, boasted a Tulare County Library branch, a school, post office and numerous businesses and farms.

The event is free and open to anyone.  The Library is located at 200 W. Oak Ave, Visalia, CA 93291. For more information about this program and other library events, call (559) 713-2703. The Tulare County Library serves all the citizens of Tulare County with locations in fifteen communities, four book machines, and online at www.tularecountylibrary.org.  Like the Library on Facebook www.facebook.com/tularecountylibrary or follow us on Twitter twitter.com/TulareCountyLib.