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Friday, May 09, 2008
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Experience food, fun, and folklore in a beautiful, bontanical garden!! You are invited to a fascinating 2-hour experience! Enjoy an easy guided walk, then seated with a spectacular view, enjoy demonstrations on herbal recipes and remedies, history and folklore, art and agriculture, culinary refreshments, music, laughter and learning!
Where: Squaw Valley Herb Gardens
When: Saturday, June 21st, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $50.00 per person*
Signup at the Hanford Senior Center, 401 North Irwin Street, Hanford, CA 93230, in the Veteran's Building beside the Civic Auditorium or the Hanford Branch Library, 401 North Douty Street.
*Price includes transportation, tour fee for herb garden, and lunch at China Garden in Selma. Minimum of 25 people will be needed for this trip.
Bus will leave at 8:00 a.m. from parking lot behind Hanford Branch Library (corner of 9th and Harris Street).
If you have any questions, please call the Senior Center at 585-2531 or Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104.
This program is co-hosted by the Hanford Senior Center and the Kings County Library.
Where: Squaw Valley Herb Gardens
When: Saturday, June 21st, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $50.00 per person*
Signup at the Hanford Senior Center, 401 North Irwin Street, Hanford, CA 93230, in the Veteran's Building beside the Civic Auditorium or the Hanford Branch Library, 401 North Douty Street.
*Price includes transportation, tour fee for herb garden, and lunch at China Garden in Selma. Minimum of 25 people will be needed for this trip.
Bus will leave at 8:00 a.m. from parking lot behind Hanford Branch Library (corner of 9th and Harris Street).
If you have any questions, please call the Senior Center at 585-2531 or Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104.
This program is co-hosted by the Hanford Senior Center and the Kings County Library.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Join Us For Our 4th Annual
Antique Appraisal Clinic
Bring your family treasure for an informal oral estimate given by
Kathryn Osterberg Sobelman,
owner of Osterberg's Mercantile in Clovis, CA.
When: Saturday, May 10, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: Hanford Veteran's Building
(the two-story building to the left of the Civic
Auditorium)
401 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
Questions??? 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.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Annual Spring Book Sale
Saturday, May 10, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m
Hanford Branch Library
401 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
Donations of new and used books (hardcover/paperback), DVDs, audiobooks (cassettes/CDs), and VHS tapes will be accepted. Anyone wishing to donate can drop off items at any Kings County Library branch during open hours. For more information, please call: 582-0261, ext. 109.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
DROUGHT RESISTANT PLANTS
Workshop by
CATHY ISEMAN, Master Gardener
Workshop by
CATHY ISEMAN, Master Gardener
- Tips on how to redo your existing landscape
- Learn how to maintain a yard that requires little water
- Identify what types of drought resistant plants are readily available for purchase
Admission is free
Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon
at the Veteran's Building (second floor),
401 North Irwin Street
Hanford, CA 93230
For more information contact Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104 or gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org
Event sponsored by the Kings County Library and the Hanford Senior Center
Friday, March 07, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Hanford Branch, Kings County Library
Thursday night I gave a talk at the Kings County Library in Hanford.But let me begin with what happened the day before. I received a call from the librarian telling me that a TV station would like to interview me. I was to go to Fresno (an hour and 45 minute drive from where I live) to the TV station and be there by 6 a.m. It would be locked so I was to knock on the side door. The interview would be 6 minutes long. Did I go? No. If I'd gotten up in time to do that--around 3 a.m., by the time the library talk rolled around I'd have been incoherent. Sometimes I'm smart enough to realize my limitations, and this was one of those times.My daughter-in-law agreed to go with me and drive (I hate driving after dark in places I'm not familiar with). We used the Magellan to tell us where the library was, it did--one of the world's modern miracles--then we found a restaurant to eat dinner before my gig. It was a lovely Italian restaurant--but the prices were a bit high so we opted for appetizers. We ordered an antipasto plate (full of deli meats, olives, cheese,and peppers) and friend sweet potatoes. Yummee! We only drank our water and the bill was as large as any full dinner for two with beverages.The Hanford Library is lovely. They set up for my talk in the children's section. Right away I spotted a familiar face, Winnie Furrur from the Visalia Writers Group. Another woman from that group arrived too, making two people that I knew.The group was small, about fourteen. The librarian blamed it on families being gone because of spring break. They may have been small, but oh so attentive. I talked about my inspirations for writing mysteries.I've always loved reading them since I was a kid. It seemed natural to start writing them--and especially after living in a neighborhood filled with cops. We partied with them and I had coffee with the wives. Later on my youngest daughter married a police officer. I loved him dearly. He'd come for coffee after his shift and tell me stories about what he'd been up to all night. I also went on a ride-along with Mike.Sadly, Mike died in the line of duty. It's been a lot of years since then, his three sons are all grown now. Daughter remarried and now has a daughter who is a freshman in highschool.One of the reasons I write mysteries, is because the bad guy always gets it in the end--something that doesn't always happen in real life. The way the world is today, there's plenty of ideas for mysteries.My talk at the library went well. Seven books were purchased--not bad for a crowd that size.Daughter-in-law and I had a good time visiting. That's what I call a successful evening.Marilynhttp://fictionforyou.com
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Labels: cops, Hanford CA, Kings County Library, Writing Mysteries
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LOCAL AUTHOR PROGRAM
Join us for an enjoyable evening with...
Marilyn Meredith
Award Winning Author, Speaker, Writing Instructor, Workshop Leader
Marilyn will be discussing how she became an author and the inspiration for her books.
When:
Thursday, March 20, 2008
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Where:
Hanford Branch Library
401 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
After the program:
- Books available for purchase
- Book signing by the author
- Refreshments provided by Friends of the Library
Marilyn Meredith is an award winning author of mysteries, psychological and Christian horror. She is a popular speaker and instructor for writing conferences, mystery conventions and festivals, book fairs, and other similar venues, including the Maui Writers Retreat. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Public Safety Writers Association, California Writers Club and Mystery Writers of America.
Marilyn Meredith is the author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series as well as the Rocky Bluff P.D. series. Visit her website at http://www.fictionforyou.com/
Questions??? Please call Gail Lucas at 582-0261 ext. 104 or e-mail gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org
Sponsored by Kings County Library and Friends of the Library
Monday, February 25, 2008
KINGS COUNTY LIBRARY PROGRAMS
SPRING / FALL 2008
HOSTED BY THE HANFORD BRANCH LIBRARY, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, WEST HILL COLLEGE & HANFORD SENIOR CENTER
SPRING / FALL 2008
HOSTED BY THE HANFORD BRANCH LIBRARY, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, WEST HILL COLLEGE & HANFORD SENIOR CENTER
- Jerry Pearce, radio talk show host-private investigator/Thursday, March 13, 2008/7:00p.m. to 8:30p.m./West Hills College, Lemoore
- Marilyn Meredith, mystery writer/Thursday, March 20, 2008/6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m./Hanford Branch Library
- Cathy Iseman/drought resistant plants/Saturday, April 5, 2008/10:00a.m. to Noon/Veteran's Building
- Cathy Sobelman/antique appraisals/Saturday, May 10, 2008/10:00a.m. to Noon/Veteran's Building
- Rosemary Nightingale/herbs/Saturday, September ??, 2008/10:00a.m. to Noon/Veteran's Building
Thursday, February 14, 2008
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Jerry Pearce
Jerry Pearce is licensed private investigator specializing in corporate intellegence and criminal investigation.He is an organized crime specialist, special consultant to some of the nation's leading law firms. His law enforcement background includes positions as Uniform Division Commander, Chief of Detectives, Intellegence Division Commander, and Commander Narcotics and Vice Division. Jerry is the host of his own radio show ,the Radio Detective, at KBIF 900 AM on Sunday from Noon-2 P.M. He will be discussing active espionage against American targets, drug trade in the Central Valley, the media's influence on law enforcement, and real life stories from his time as a law enforcement officer and private investigator. You can find his website at:
Where: West Hills College in Lemoore
Conference Center
555 College Avenue
Lemoore,CA 93245
When: Thursday, March 13, 2008
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Free Admission
Limited Seating
Refreshments provided by West Hills College
Questions???Please call Sherman Lee at 582-0261 x119 or email
sponsored by Kings County Library & West Hills College Lemoore
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
LOCAL AUTHOR PROGRAM
Join us for an enjoyable evening with...
ROBIN ROBERTS
(author of "Hanford 1900-2000")
who will talk about the continuing story of Hanford, the small town in the big valley from the beginning of the 20th century to the millennium-its people and their history captured in vintage photographs. Futher information about Mr. Roberts can be found at: http://www.robinroberts.net/resume.html
WHERE: HANFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
401 NORTH DOUTY STREET
HANFORD, CA 93230
WHEN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008
6:30-8:00 P.M.
AFTER THE PROGRAM...
- BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
- BOOK SIGNING
- REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED BY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
QUESTIONS??? PLEASE CALL GAIL LUCAS AT 582-0261 x104 OR EMAIL gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org
SPONSORED BY KINGS COUNTY LIBRARY AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Federal and California tax forms and instruction booklets are available online.
Federal tax forms and publications can be downloaded from:
http://www.irs.gov/
California tax forms and publications can be download from:
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/
Federal tax forms and publications can be downloaded from:
http://www.irs.gov/
California tax forms and publications can be download from:
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Monday, December 31, 2007
Watch episodes of old television shows on streaming video. At this time, access should be free.
http://www.hulu.com/
http://www.hulu.com/
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Generation Y biggest user of libraries: survey
Sun Dec 30, 4:08 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of Americans visited a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the computers rather than the books, according to a survey released on Sunday.
Of the 53 percent of U.S. adults who said they visited a library in 2007, the biggest users were young adults aged 18 to 30 in the tech-loving group known as Generation Y, the survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project said.
"These findings turn our thinking about libraries upside down," said Leigh Estabrook, a professor emerita at the University of Illinois and co-author of a report on the survey results.
"Internet use seems to create an information hunger and it is information-savvy young people who are most likely to visit libraries," she said.
Internet users were more than twice as likely to patronize libraries as non-Internet users, according to the survey.
More than two-thirds of library visitors in all age groups said they used computers while at the library.
Sixty-five percent of them looked up information on the Internet while 62 percent used computers to check into the library's resources.
Public libraries now offer virtual homework help, special gaming software programs, and some librarians even have created characters in the Second Life virtual world, Estabrook said. Libraries also remain a community hub or gathering place in many neighborhoods, she said.
The survey showed 62 percent of Generation Y respondents said they visited a public library in the past year, with a steady decline in usage according to age. Some 57 percent of adults aged 43 to 52 said they visited a library in 2007, followed by 46 percent of adults aged 53 to 61; 42 percent of adults aged 62 to 71; and just 32 percent of adults over 72.
"We were surprised by these findings, particularly in relation to Generation Y," said Lee Rainie, co-author of the study and director of the Pew project. In 1996 a survey by the Benton Foundation found young adults saw libraries becoming less relevant in the future.
"Scroll forward 10 years and their younger brothers and sisters are now the most avid library users," Rainie said.
The survey of 2,796 Americans was conducted by telephone from late June through early September and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. It was funded by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, an agency that offers federal support for U.S. libraries and museums.
(Reporting by Julie Vorman; Editing by Bill Trott)
Sun Dec 30, 4:08 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of Americans visited a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the computers rather than the books, according to a survey released on Sunday.
Of the 53 percent of U.S. adults who said they visited a library in 2007, the biggest users were young adults aged 18 to 30 in the tech-loving group known as Generation Y, the survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project said.
"These findings turn our thinking about libraries upside down," said Leigh Estabrook, a professor emerita at the University of Illinois and co-author of a report on the survey results.
"Internet use seems to create an information hunger and it is information-savvy young people who are most likely to visit libraries," she said.
Internet users were more than twice as likely to patronize libraries as non-Internet users, according to the survey.
More than two-thirds of library visitors in all age groups said they used computers while at the library.
Sixty-five percent of them looked up information on the Internet while 62 percent used computers to check into the library's resources.
Public libraries now offer virtual homework help, special gaming software programs, and some librarians even have created characters in the Second Life virtual world, Estabrook said. Libraries also remain a community hub or gathering place in many neighborhoods, she said.
The survey showed 62 percent of Generation Y respondents said they visited a public library in the past year, with a steady decline in usage according to age. Some 57 percent of adults aged 43 to 52 said they visited a library in 2007, followed by 46 percent of adults aged 53 to 61; 42 percent of adults aged 62 to 71; and just 32 percent of adults over 72.
"We were surprised by these findings, particularly in relation to Generation Y," said Lee Rainie, co-author of the study and director of the Pew project. In 1996 a survey by the Benton Foundation found young adults saw libraries becoming less relevant in the future.
"Scroll forward 10 years and their younger brothers and sisters are now the most avid library users," Rainie said.
The survey of 2,796 Americans was conducted by telephone from late June through early September and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. It was funded by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, an agency that offers federal support for U.S. libraries and museums.
(Reporting by Julie Vorman; Editing by Bill Trott)
Friday, December 07, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
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