Santa is Coming to Tulare County Library Branches

Santa is coming to the Tulare County Library branches on the following days:

Woodlake: December 13 @ 3:30 pm

Strathmore: December 14 @ 3:30 pm

Orosi: December 15 @ 3:00 pm

Springville: December 15 @ 6:00 pm

Exeter: December 16 @ 2:00 pm

Tipton: December 16@ 4:30 pm

Dinuba: December 20 @ 3:30 pm

Three Rivers: December 20 @6:00 pm

Earlimart: December 21 @ 4:30 pm

Alpaugh: December 21 @2:00 pm

Ivanhoe: December 22 @ 2:30 pm

Lindsay: December 22 @ 6:00 pm


Call your local branch for more information.


These programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Tulare County Library.

The North Pole Review! Family Holiday Variety Show, December 16

Looking for a unique way to celebrate the holiday season?

Join the fun with the Fratello Marionette’s puppet extravaganza, The North Pole Review!

Showcasing a frosty juggling penguin, a Brazilian ice skating snowman, and featuring the Hawaiian singing sensation the Hi-Fi Sisters.

Date: December 16th

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 pm
Where: Visalia branch of the Tulare County Library, 200 W. Oak

For more information, please call 713-2731.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Tulare County Library

Mystery Readers' Meeting, December 21

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on December 21 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room).

No book to read for December - bring a wrapped book (paperback, or hardback – may be new or gently used) with no name on it. Some people have added bookmarks or? But gifts shouldn’t be very expensive.
We will play the Yankee Swap game with the wrapped books.

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

Friends of the Library Meeting, December 10

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 8, at 7 PM in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll at 713-2709 for more information.

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.

Friends of the Library Meeting, November 10

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, November 10, at 7 PM in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

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 contact Sheryll at 713-2709.

Friends of the Library Meeting, October 13

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, October 13, at 7 PM, in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

Mystery Readers' Meeting, September 21

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on September 21 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room).

For this month's meeting, read your all-time favorite mystery or a book by your all-time favorite mystery author.

Meet Local Author, Dr. Ramon Resa

Join us for an evening with local author, Dr. Ramon Resa, on September 10th at 7:00pm, at the Visalia Library. Dr. Resa is the author of the book Out of the Fields: My Journey from Farmworker Boy to Pediatrician.

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

Friends of the Library Book Sale, September 24

The BIG Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on September 24th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 pm on the north/east lawn, near Locust St. Come and see our great selection of fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. We will also have a large selection of videos and books-on-tape for sale.

See you there!

Friends of the Library Meeting, September 8

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, September 8, at 7 PM, in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

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.

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.

Friends of the Library Meeting, August 11

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, August 11, at 7 PM, in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

Mystery Readers' Meeting, July 20

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on July 20 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room). This month's theme is: Award Winners. For a reading list of suggested authors and titles, please visit the Friends of the Library web page.

No Friends' Meeting in July

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will not meet in July. Regular monthly meetings will resume in August. Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

Friends of the Library Meeting, June 9

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 9, at 7 PM, in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

Mystery Readers' Meeting, June 15

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on June 15 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room). This month's theme is: Paranormal Mysteries. For a reading list of suggested authors and titles, please visit the Friends of the Library web page.

Mystery Readers' Meeting, May 18

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on May 18 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room). This month's theme is: courtroom, lawyer, or judge mysteries.

Friends of the Library Meeting

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 12, at 7 PM, in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

Friends of the Library Book Sale, May 14th

The BIG Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on May 14th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 pm on the north/east lawn, near Locust St. Come and see our great selection of fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. We will also have a large selection of videos and books-on-tape for sale.

See you there!

Mystery Readers' Meeting, April 20

The next Mystery Readers' Meeting will be held on April 20 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room). This month's theme is: Death and Taxes (or finance or taxes). For ideas on which authors and titles to read, please see April's reading list on the Friends' web page.

Friends of the Library Meeting, April 14

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, April 14, at 7 PM, in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

Friends of the Library Literary Basket Drawing

The Friends’ Literary Baskets are back, and we have some fantastic choices for you this year. Tickets are just $1.00 each. To enter the drawing, simply fill out your tickets, be sure to mark which basket number you wish to win, and return the tickets with your check (made out to "Friends of the Library"), to the Visalia Library by April 1st.

The drawing will be held Saturday evening, April 9th, at a free Friends of the Library event. You do not have to be present to win.

To view images and descriptions of the baskets, please click here.

Meet Local Author, Ernest J. Finney, April 9th

Join us at the Visalia library on April 9th for an evening with award-winning local author, Ernest J. Finney. Finney's short fiction has received a number of awards, among them an O' Henry Award for "Peacocks." His two story-collections, Birds Landing and Flights in the Heavenlies, won California Book Awards. His newest book is Sequoia Gardens: California Stories.

This free event begins at 7:00 pm at the Tulare County Library, located at 200 W. Oak Ave., in Visalia.

Friends of the Library Meeting, March 10

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 10, at 7 PM in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.

Mystery Readers' Meeting, March 16

The next Mystery Readers' meeting will be held on March 16 at 6:30pm at the Visalia Library (upstairs, in the "blue" meeting room). This month's theme is: Senior Sleuths: Mysteries Solved By the Medicare Set. For ideas on which authors and titles to read, please see March's reading list on the Friends' web page.

Mystery Readers Meeting, February 16

The next Mystery Readers meeting will be held on February 16 at 6:30pm in the Visalia Library's upstairs "blue" meeting room. This month's theme is: Battle of the Sexes or Marriage: It's Murder. For ideas on which authors and titles to read, please see February's reading list on the Friends' web page.

Friends of the Library Meeting, February 10

The Friends of the Tulare County Library will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, February 10, at 7 PM in the library's upstairs (blue) meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Sheryll Strachan at 713-2709 for more information.