Support Tulare READ! 2008 Calendars for Sale!! January 16, 2008

 

Our Adult Literacy Program is in need of more tutors, we have more people wanting to learn to read than we have volunteers to teach!  You must be at least 18.  

The Tulare READ program is offering free tutor training Saturday January 19, 2008 from 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Tulare Public Library.  To sign up or if you have any questions please call (559)685-8146.

Tulare READ, one of more than 100 Library Literacy Programs in California, provides FREE, one-on-one, literacy tutoring for adults. Thousands of adults in Tulare struggle to read and write. Tulare READ strives to help these individuals to achieve their goals and function independently in our modern society. We help our learners focus their literacy efforts on things that are meaningful to them. Reading with their children, studying for the GED, filling out forms, grocery shopping, voting, citizenship, and medical visits are all examples. We provide free books and materials to our learners and free training to our volunteer tutors. Curriculum and pace are developed specifically for each learner. Tutors and learners work together as a team for about an hour every week at a time that is convenient for them. The experience is very rewarding for both learner and tutor.

   The Literacy Program is now selling calendars for 2008, there are two to choose from: Puppies &Kittens and Motivations. They are only  $4.00 or you can get two for $5.00!! Help support the Tulare Read Program!

TPL Now on MySpace January 11, 2008

Check us out to learn more about the library, what we are doing, and how you can be a part of it!

 

ELF Program returns February 5th! January 9, 2008

  Our Early Learning with Familes (ELF) program returns February 5, 2008 at 6:30 – 8pm.  Here are some pictures from the Advance Register’s article on the success of last years program!

       Photo by Jim Starling.

Librarian Heidi Clark, left, of the Tulare Public Library reads an interactive book Tuesday while Omar Mercado, 6, raises his red mouse to add his part to the story.

        Photo by Jim Starling.

Tulare Library volunteer Cynthia Hampton, left, of Tulare plays with Yasmin Nunez, 1, of Tulare while her sister Jacqueline Nunez, 3, and Librarian Heidi Clark watch.

         Photo by Jim Starling

Jaricho Degroot, 4, Jessie Degroot, 7, and Justis Degroot, 9, of Tulare paint during the Early Learning with Family program Tuesday night after listening to a story involving mice who painted themselves.

For more information call 685-2341

Introduction to Computers March 28! January 8, 2008

Do you need help learning how to use a computer? This is a fun beginning computer class taught by Jane from our Literacy Department.  This class will be held Friday, March 28, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.  Sign up in the literacy office of the Tulare Public Library or call 685-8146.

January Staff Recommendations January 8, 2008

         

Heidi Clark – Librarian

Snow Treasure*

By Marie McSwigan

  Children can be heroes too. In this historical novel, based on actual events, the reader is transported back in time to Norway during the Nazi occupation.  Sledding was something of a national past-time for the children of Riswyk.  It was fun, but it was also a convienient method of transportation.  And when the Nazis occupied Riswyk it became the safest way to transport the local stash of gold to the coast before the Nazis discovered it.  Join Peter, Michael, and the rest of their friends as they hatch a daring plot to save their town.

    

     

Betty Williams – Tulare READ Tutor

Three Cups of Tea*

By Greg Mortenson & David O. Relin

 Greg Mortenson’s course in life changed after unsuccessfully attempting to climb the world’s second tallest mountain in Pakistan.  He fell ill and while recuperating in a small village he promised to build a school there to thank them for their kindness.  The people in these villages were very poor and hadn’t lived with an education system.  The villagers first wanted to teach Greg about their culture.  By drinking tea together they were able to do so. They follow an ancient proverb that, “the first time you share tea with a Balti you are a stranger, the second time and honored guest, and the third you become family”.  As an american living in a post 9/11 middle-eastern country Greg’s job was deemed by some as impossible and by all as a very dangerous one.  This book will open your mind as well as your heart to the positive changes that just one person can make.

    

     

Mary-Catherine Crose – Senior Library Assistant

Devil in the White City*

By Erik Larson

  Their fates were linked by the magical Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, nicknamed the “White City” for its majestic beauty.  In one of the most exciting times of American History, architect Daniel Burnham built the Chicago World’s Fair; while serial killer Dr. H.H. Holmes used it to lure victims to his Hotel, designed for murder.  Both men left behind them a powerful legacy, one of brilliance and energy, the other of sorrow and darkness.  Though it is written like a mystery novel, this is completely factual with references to all historical information.  “Devil in the White City” is entertaining and will keep you guessing until the end. 

*Call 685-2341 to find out how to get a copy!