O-R-M-O-L-U The gold-colored alloy of copper, zinc, and tin used in decorating furniture and making ornaments was the winning word in last week’s 2023 Tulare County Spelling Championship. Ormolu was the 15th word spelled correctly by champion Sarvadnya Kadam, a sixth-grade student at Oak Grove Elementary School in Visalia. Kadam will represent Tulare County at […]
The League of Women Voters of Tulare County is pleased to present Laura Ramos at our March 21, 2023 lunch meeting. She is the Associate Director of Research and Education of the California Water Institute at California State University, Fresno. Her primary duty is to elevate the water IQ of the community by engaging stakeholders […]
The Alpaugh, Exeter, Lindsay, and Pixley Branches of the Tulare County Library seek applicants for internship positions funded through the generosity of the California State Library’s Stronger Together: Out of School Grant and the Tulare County Library Foundation. Open to teens ages 15-18, the interns design and implement MakerSpace programs, with a $500 scholarship awarded […]
Children’s academic success depends on a lot of things that schools do not have control over. Parental education plays a significant factor. Low literacy affects one in four people over the age of 15 years old and Tulare County’s numbers are higher. Increasing a person’s literacy skills benefits the individual, their family, and the wider […]
9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 9, 2023 · Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia The 24th Annual Tulare County Spelling Championship will begin at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, March 9 at the Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia. The event was moved from Valley Strong Ballpark to the Tulare County […]
Saturday, March 4, 2023 ▪ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm ▪ TCOE Administration Building, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia To better accommodate the crowds expected at the annual STEAM Expo, the event has been moved to the Mooney Administration Building this year. Scheduled for Saturday, March 4, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., the event […]
Tulare County Library was one of 20 California libraries awarded a Sustainable California Libraries grant for Green Communities. The Library’s grant provides workshops and books about reducing food insecurity, strengthening local food systems, clean water access, and water advocacy. Our partners in this effort are FoodLink, Tulare County to highlight strengthening local food systems and […]
The Tulare County Library announces the “Guess Who?” Challenge as part of this year’s Read Across America at our 17 branches. Come take the challenge and check out what other events are happening at our branches this week. Read Across America, an annual event held during the first week of March, celebrates reading and literacy […]
This past weekend, Redwood High School’s Jennah Creason became Tulare County’s first-ever girls state champion wrestler. Creason pinned Adelaida Fernandez of Birmingham (Van Nuys) in a minute and 42 seconds in the 143-pound championship match in the CIF State Girls Wrestling Championship at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. Creason finished the season undefeated and won […]
Interested in helping to plan Library programs and events for Teens? The Tulare County Library’s Visalia Branch invites teens, ages 14-18, to join the Teen Advisory Group (TAG) on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 2 to 3 p. Come join us and bring a friend upstairs to the Blue Room. Refreshments are provided. Teens can […]