Tulare County Library Introduces Winter Reading Program
The Tulare County Library is expanding our efforts to encourage a culture of learning within our community by establishing our first ever Winter Reading program! Along with the Library’s other reading programs, Winter Reading raises awareness of literacy, and encourages a lifelong love of reading. This year's Winter Reading goals are specifically geared towards encouraging leisure reading by people to exercise and expand their mind through the winter months.
The 4 week Winter Reading Program is for all ages. To receive a free book of their choice, all participants must complete a 5 hour reading challenge that kicks off Tuesday, Dec 17, 2019 and ends Saturday, Jan 11, 2020.
Free Winter Lunches for kids 1-18 begins December 26, 2019 through January 10, 2019 in Visalia (Blue Room), Pixley, and Ivanhoe in partnership with Fresno EOC. Check your local branch for the time.
KID’S PROGRAM OVERVIEW (Ages 0-12)
When kids register, they get a goodie bag with a pencil, a winter bookmark, a winter sticker, and a coupon to Hometown Buffet!
Children’s programs at the Visalia branch Library include:
- Winter Crafts Kickoff on Tuesday, December 17th at 3pm in the Children’s Wing
- Toddler Dance Party on Tuesday, Jan 7th 2020 in the Children’s Wing
- KinderReady Dance Party on Thursday, Jan 9th 2020 in the Children’s Wing
TEEN’S PROGRAM OVERVIEW (Ages 13-17)
Teens also participate in the 5 hour challenge to earn a free book of their choice. If teens volunteer at the library, attend events, or tag Tulare County Library in pictures of themselves reading or visiting the library on social media, they are entered into a drawing for gift cards to Amazon, Starbucks, Quesadilla Gorilla and more!
Teen programs at the Visalia Branch Library include:
- Virtual Reality at 4pm in the Homework Center on December 27th 2019
- Teen Gaming at 3pm in the Blue Room on January 11th 2020.
ADULT PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Adults are encouraged to read five hours, participate in events in the library, and engage with us on social media. Every adult receives a cozy bookmark when registering and free book for completing the program. Additionally adults are be entered into a drawing for gift cards, and other prizes when they attend events and log reading time.
Adult programs at the Visalia Branch Library include:
- The One with All of the Holiday Episodes of Friends screening 12/20/19 6:30pm in New Book Alcove
- Drawing 1/14/20 5pm
This year, in order to better serve our community, Tulare County Library introduces a new platform, Beanstack, for our reading programs! This online platform enables us to reach more Tulare County residents and non-library users. Go to www.tularecoutylibrary.beanstack.org, or visit your local branch to register.
Contact your local branch to find out more about their Winter Reading programs and special events! The Tulare County Library serves all the citizens of Tulare County with locations in 17 communities, four book machines, two adult literacy centers, and with online resources at www.tularecountylibrary.org. Like the Library on Facebook www.facebook.com/tularecountylibrary, on Instagram, @tularecountylib, or follow on Twitter twitter.com/TulareCountyLib.