CHILDREN'S 2007 SUMMER READING PROGRAM @ THE HANFORD LIBRARY

GET A CLUE @ YOUR LIBRARY

Sign-Up Week is June 9 - 16

Summer Reading Program is June 18 - July 28

A parent or designated adult should accompany children to sign-up. Recommended for ages 4-12.

• Visit the library and check-out books.
• Receive prizes for reading.
• Win more prizes at weekly drawings.
• Come to shows filled with singing, magic, mystery and animals.
• Attend the Wrap-Up Party.
• It's all free.

TeenRead 2007

solve the mystery @ your library

June 9th to July 28th

• Sign up and receive a free paperback book.
• Read a book (a library book, a book you have at home, a friend's book, a neighbor's book, any topic, any genre) and fill out a ticket for each 100 pages read.
• Put your ticket in a box for a chance to win a prize!

ADULT* SUMMER READING PROGRAM

JUNE 9TH TO JULY 28TH

1. Check out and read a book.
2. Sign your name and write a phone number on the back of the checkout slip.
3. Place the slip in a box for a chance to win a gift certificate.
* for patrons over 18 years of age

Local Author Program
John Jung
Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South
John Jung tells the story of a Chinese laundry family living in social and cultural isolation from just before the Great Depression until the early 1950's. Southern Fried Rice illustrates the struggle of an immigrant family learning to adjust to a new country. It also examines how immigrant children face and resolve conflicts related to ethnic identity and cultural clashes.

For more information about John Jung, go to: http://www.csulb.edu/~jrjung/

When: Thursday, May 17, 2007
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Hanford Branch Library
401 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230

After the program:

• Books will be available for purchase
• Book signing by the author
• Refreshments provided by Friends of the Library

Questions??? Please call Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104 or e-mail gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org

Sponsored by Kings County Library and Friends of the Library

3RD ANNUAL ANTIQUE APPRAISAL CLINIC

BRING YOUR FAMILY TREASURE FOR AN INFORMAL ORAL ESTIMATE GIVE BY KATHRYN OSTERBERG SOBELMAN, OWNER OF OSTERBERG'S MERCANTILE IN CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA.

WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2007

10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

WHERE: HANFORD VETERAN'S BUILDING (NEXT TO THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM; THE BUILDING WITH TWO CANNONS IN FRONT OF IT)

401 NORTH IRWIN STREET

HANFORD, CA 93230

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL GAIL LUCAS AT 582-0261 X104.

This is a free program sponsored by the Kings County Library and the City of Hanford Senior Center. Limited to one small item per person. Appraisals are estimates only.

A crowd lines up and waits for the yellow caution tape to be pulled away at 10:00 a.m.




Many thanks to our voluneteers for helping set up the tables and books.

BI-ANNUAL BOOK SALE
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2007
10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

Location:

Hanford Branch Library

401 North Douty Street

Hanford, CA 93230

South Side Entrance

(right across the street from Superior Dairy)

Look for the big "Book Sale" banner and tables filled with books.

If you have any paperback or hardcover books, DVDs, VHS tapes, or music CDs that you no longer need and are taking up valuable space in your home, garage, apartment, car, etc., please feel free to donate them to any Kings County branch library. The items will be included in the book sale. The profits from the book sale will go directly to the Friends of the Library group. For more information, contact Tanya at 582-0261 x109.

Photo courtesy of Jim Marvin.

April 19, 2007. An audience of 200 listens to Dr. Hickey's riveting presentation on serial killers and pedophiles.



A special thanks to the West Hills College staff for planning, hosting, and providing the food and drinks for tonight's event. Starting on the left: Ron Oxford, Francis Squire, and Jim Marvin. Not in this picture is Terry Davis.

Dr. Hickey is interviewed by Channel 47 news.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: DR. ERIC W. HICKEY

DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2007

TIME: 7:00 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M.

LOCATION: WEST HILLS COLLEGE IN LEMOORE

CONFERENCE CENTER

555 COLLEGE AVENUE

LEMOORE, CA 93245

Click here for a map to West Hills College Lemoore: http://www.kingscountylibrary.org/news/westhillsmap.pdf

Dr. Hickey will be discussing the topics covered in two of his most recent books, "Sex Crimes and Paraphilia" and "Serial Murderers and their Victims."

A short biography of Dr. Hickey:

http://www.alliant.edu/wps/wcm/connect/website/Home/About+Alliant/Schools+&+Colleges/Center+for+Forensic+Studies+(CFS)/About+the+People+of+CFS/

A list of Dr. Hickey's past accomplishments:

http://www.alliant.edu/wps/wcm/connect/website/Home/Contact+Alliant/Faculty+Web+Pages/Eric+Hickey,+PhD

UPDATE (4/9/2007):
COMPLETE LIST OF COMPANIES WITHDRAWING DOG AND CAT FOOD CAN BE FOUND AT THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WEB SITE: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html

Pet food recall.
Ontario-based, Menu Foods, is recalling dog food sold under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands. There have been unspecified reports of cats and dogs having suffered kidney failure and 10 cases of pets dying after eating the tainted food. Link to the CNN news story: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/petfood.recall.ap/index.html

The Menu Foods Web site (http://www.menufoods.com/recall) has information listing product descriptions, UPC codes, and brand names of all of their products being recalled. The compnay also has a phone number you can call for further information. 1-866-895-2708. However, the line was busy at the time of this writing.

Representative Jim Costa, D-Fresno, stops by the Hanford Branch Library. The congressman's mobile office hours allows members of the public to contact Costa's office without having to travel to Fresno or Bakersfield. For more information, call 495-1620.


A constituent talks to the congressman's staff member.

Jim will be coming to Hanford with his wife, Kathryn. You may have seen her on television, as she is the weekend news anchor for Channel 47 news. If you have any questions about the TV news, feel free to come to the library on March 22 and ask questions. Jim and Kathryn have several years of major news broadcasting experience.

LOCAL AUTHOR PROGRAM

JIM BROWN

AUTHOR OF THE SUSPENSE NOVELS "24/7" and "BLACK VALLEY" WILL DISCUSS HIS TWO BOOKS AT THE HANFORD BRANCH LIBRARY.

CHECK OUT JIM'S WEB SITE AT: http://jimbrownbooks.com

Where:

Hanford Public Library

401 North Douty Street

Hanford, CA 93230

When:

Thursday, March 22, 2007

6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

After the program:

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  Books will be available for purchase


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  Book signing by the author


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  Refreshments provided by Friends of the Library

Questions??? Please call Sherman Lee at 582-0261 x119 or e-mail sherman.lee@kingscountylibrary.org

Sponsored by Kings County Library and Friends of the Library

Check out John C. Kimber's Website: www.kimberstories.com He can be reached at: kimberstories@yahoo.com



Branch Manager, Gail Lucas introduces John Kimber.