Mystery Readers' Meeting, August 17

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on August 17 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room).

This month's theme is: History Mysteries. For a reading list of suggested authors and titles, please visit the Friends of the Library web page.

Library Branches Opening Late, August 12

All Tulare County library branches (that are normally open on Fridays) will be closed until 2:00 PM on August 12th due to a mandatory staff meeting in Visalia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Friday, August 12th- Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!

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

When: Every Friday 2pm-5pm
Movie starts @ 2pm & 4pm in homework room
This week's movie: Toy Story 3
(children might want to bring pillows or something comfortable to rest on during the movie.)

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

*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. 713.2732

Socrates Cafe, August 9

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:

Cooperation -- Why can't we all just get along?

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.

Thursday, August 4th @11am & 3PM-Children's Summer Reading Program- Boswick The Clown!

Thursday, August 4th @11am & 3pm Bay Area Performing Artist Boswick the Clown!

About Boswick...

Clown College Graduate
Boswick the Clown attended the world famous Ringling Brothers Clown College. Each year 5,000 people auditioned only 50 get accepted. Out of the 50... 16 go on to perform in the Ringling Brothers Circus -- Boswick among them! Other famous Clown College Alumni include Penn Gillette of Penn and Teller and Bill Irwin (a.k.a. Mr. Noodle from "Sesame Street."

On TV
Boswick is a television star! He's run amok in commercials for the Yellow Pages, HandSpring, Nissan, The Examiner, BMW, and Chevrolet. He's also been featured on "Entertainment Tonight," "Inside Edition," a CBS "Clown College Celebration Special," and "Evening Magazine." He's also the star of a music video for the band The Two Gallants ("Despite What You've Been Told") and has a role in the movie "Milk" with Sean Penn.

Magically Speaking
Boswick is also an award-winning magician, taking second place in the San Francisco Conjurers Competition.

Friday, August 5th 2-5pm-- Family Fun Fridays @ the Visalia Library!

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

Movie starts @ 2pm & 4pm in the Children's Wing
When: Every Friday 2pm-5pm
This week's movie: 2pm &4pm- Rio
(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

Preschool Storytime and Toddler Time will be taking naps in August

Preschool Storytime and Toddler Time will be taking their yearly naps in August. We will resume on Tuesday, September 6th at 10am with Toddler Time and Wednesday, September 7th at 10am with Preschool Storytime.



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