TPL receives $25,000 grant!!! November 20, 2009
This article came out in today’s Visalia Times Delta/Advance Register, we are very excited and had to share the good news!
Tulare Public Library receives $25,000 grant for computers from AT&T Foundation
Staff reports • November 20, 2009
Tulare library officials have received a have received a $25,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation for computers in the new library.
Officials from Tulare Public Library
and the Tulare Library Foundation say the computers will be available for use in the Learning Center, which is part of the plans for the library being built at Cross Avenue and M Street.
The library is scheduled to open in June.
In the grant proposal, library officials said they planned to buy 10 laptop computers, seven desktop computers, an LCD projector, a projector screen and a combined printer/copier.
“We were hopeful — it was something that we really wanted — but these situations are never a slam-dunk,” said librarian Mary-Catherine Oxford. “Of course, now we’re superexcited.”
The Learning Center will be a hub for adult literacy activities, job seekers, computer classes, homework assistance and other programs, library officials said.
The library will continue to be the home of Tulare READ, an adult literacy program, and other educational and cultural programs. The room will also be available for outside rentals, such as classes and seminars.
The grant proposal stated that the Tulare library would use the technology to keep at-risk teenagers interested in education and to keep them on track in life. That, Oxford said, is exactly how AT&T appeared to want its money used.
“It seemed like a really great match,” Oxford said. She also said that being awarded a grant by a giant like AT&T usually leads to other grants — and Tulare has already applied.
The AT&T Foundation officials stated in a news release that the organization funded the grant as a “program to help students successfully complete high school and prepare them for college or the work force.”
The grant identified the target audience as nontraditional and underserved students.
The $14 million new library will also include a new Tulare City Council chambers
Latest Book Club! November 13, 2009
New Book Club!
Saturday December 14th @ 10am
We will provide the book and also be serving coffee, tea and muffins!
To sign up please call 685-2341 and ask for Mary-Catherine.
About the book:
Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women and dive into a deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor and hope. Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times, 22 years-old Skeeter, who has just returned home after graduating, Aibileen, a black maid, raising her seventeenth white child and Minny who can cook like nobody’s business but can’t mind her tongue, will come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk.
November 12, 2009
Meet the Author: Wendy Hornsby
Come and meet the Edgar Award winning author, pick up her latest mystery book and get it signed this Saturday November 14th at 11:00 am in the TPL Centennial Room.
More information at 685-3241
www.tularepubliclibrary.org
Looking for a job? November 5, 2009
LOOKING FOR A JOB?
Need help building a perfect resume?
Wanting to improve your computer skills?
We can help!
We are offering a class on
Saturday November 7 @ 9:30am-11am
Tulare Public Library has an online database called Learning Express that can help you with all of these things and more. Sign up to see how!
To sign up call 685-2341 and ask for Lisa.
New Storytime Hours September 18, 2009
Due to the new library hours there has been an adjustment in Storytime hours, they are:
Tuesday evenings from 6:15pm-7:00pm
and
Friday mornings from 11:15am-12:00pm
New Library Hours July 27, 2009
Beginning September 8, 2009 the Tulare Public Library will have new hours. They are as follows:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 11:00am-7:00pm
Wednesday: 11:00am-7:00pm
Thursday: 11:00am-7:00pm
Friday: 11:00am-4pm
Saturday: 11:00am-4pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Construction Work at New Library June 24, 2009
Here is a new batch of photos showing the building progress at the new Library location!
Summer Reading Program!! May 7, 2009
The theme this year for our summer reading program is:
Be Creative @ Your Library!
Every Wednesday
June 17th-July 29th
from 3-4pm
We will be doing lots of arts and crafts, so wear something you don’t mind getting a little messy in! There will also be special guests including a special visit from the always popular E & M Reptile Family on July 22nd!!!!
If you have any questions just call us 685-2341
