The Tulare County Library offers free meals during Summer 2026 to children and teens ages 0 to 18 at eight branch locations in Dinuba, Lindsay, Visalia, Earlimart, Exeter, Pixley, Strathmore, and Tipton. The Library working with the Lindsay Unified School District, Dinuba Unified School District, and Fresno Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC) provide this service through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), a federal funded program, and administered by the California Department of Education. Summer meals are available at the following Tulare County Library Branches:
- Dinuba Branch: 150 S I Street, Dinuba. Contact (559) 595-7195
- Tuesday through Friday, June 2 – July 31, from 12-1 pm
- Earlimart Branch: 780 E. Washington Avenue, Earlimart. Contact (661) 849-2525
- Tuesday through Friday, June 16 – July 24, from 3-5 pm
- Exeter Branch: 230 E Chestnut St, Exeter. Contact (559) 592-5361
- Tuesday through Friday, June 16 – July 24, from 3-5 pm
- Lindsay Branch: 157 N. Mirage Avenue, Lindsay. Contact (559) 562-3021
- Tuesday through Friday, June 16 – July 24, from 10:30-11:30 am
- Pixley Branch: 927 S. Center Street, Suite B, Pixley. Contact (559) 757-1010
- Tuesday through Friday, June 16 – July 24, from 3-5 pm
- Strathmore Branch: 19646 Rd 230, Strathmore. Contact (559) 568-1087
- Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16 – July 24, from 3-5 pm
- Tipton Branch: 301 East Woods Avenue, Tipton. Contact (559) 752-4236
- Thursday and Friday, June 16 – July 24, from 3-5 pm
- Visalia Branch: 200 W. Oak Avenue, Visalia. Contact (559) 713-2703
- Tuesday through Friday, June 16 – July 24, from 12-2 pm
According to the California State Library in summer 2025 213 branch libraries statewide served summer meals and library staff provided pop-up library and enrichment services at 367 community meal sites. More than 380,000 meals were served to youth at library meal sites and community meal sites with pop-up library and enrichment services.
Tulare County Library is an equal opportunity provider. The Summer Food Service Program is a program of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, administered in California by the California Department of Education. Lunch at the Library is a project of the California State Library, supported with funds from the State of California.