Effective July 1, 2009, there will be no fees for the following:

Holds (anything requested from another library in the San Joaquin Library System)
Audiobooks (cassette tapes and compact discs)
DVDs
Music CDs
Videotapes
Playaways
Short Loans (formerly known as Rental Books). Checkout time for Short Loans is now two (2) weeks.
There is a check out limit of five (5) items for DVDs, CDs, Videos, Audiobooks, and Playaways.

Due to the current economic situation which is affecting everyone, the Kings County Librarian has decided to do away with the fees pertaining to the items listed above. The .25 cents a day fee still applys to items that are brought back in late.

Check out our Summer Reading Programs

June 6th to August 8th

Visit your local library. Check out books and read them for chances at great prizes from generous local businesses.

For Kids (Ages 4 to 12) : Be Creative

Sign-Up: June 6th to June 13th

Participate: June 15th to August 8th

Read books and received weekly prizes for reading. Attend weekly shows filled with song, dance, art, bubbles, & magic!

For Teens (Ages 12 to 18) : Express Yourself

Participate: June 6th to August 8th

Sign up and receive a free paperback book. Fill out a ticket for each 100 pages read and put it in a prize box for a chance to win the prize of your choice.

For Adults (Ages 18 and up) : Master the Art of Reading

Participate: June 6th to August 8th

Check out a book. Put your name and phone number on the back of the check-out slip. Put the slip in the prize box of your choice for a chance to win a prize.

Brought to you by the Kings County Library, 401 North Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230 Tel: 559-582-0261, http://www.kingscountylibrary.org/

In celebration of Asian-Pacific Heritage Month

Sponsored by Kings County Library & Kings Art Center

Naomi Hirahara

Hirahara was born in Pasadena by parents who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in WWII. She received a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations at Stanford University. As a reporter and editor of a Japanese-American newspaper, Hirahara wrote about the issues of reparations to Japanese-Americans who were removed from their homes and sent to camps during WWII. In 1966, Hirahara took creative writing in Wichita, Kansas, on a fellowship. She authored two biographies for the Japanese American Museum: An American Son: The Story of George Aratani, Founder of Mikasa and Kenwood; and A Taste For Stawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Farmer Manabi Hirasaki. Hirahara turned to writing mysteries featuring curmudgeonly Japanese-American gardener Mas Arai. The books include Summer of the Big Bachi, Gasa-Gasa Girl, and Snakeskin Shamisen, which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award. She is also the author of a middle-grade book, 1001 Cranes...

Where:

Kings Art Center

605 North Douty Street

When:

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Time:

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Free Admission

Information: 582-0261 x104

Kathryn Sobelman, proprietor of Osterberg's Mercantile in Clovis, California, appraises items at the Family History Fair on May 9, 2009. This event was co-sponsored by the Kings County Library and the Kings County Senior Center.

The Friends of the Library made $4,040.00 in four hours.

A big thank you to everyone who bought something at the

book sale.

The crowd grows in the minutes before the yellow tape is

dropped at 10:00 a.m.

Hanford Branch Library staffmembers. Good job.

Pandemic Plans for each state:
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DON'T FORGET TO COVER YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU SNEEZE.




Swine Flu Information:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_internal_001

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/swineflu.html

H1Ni Swine Flu Spread Map
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