Porterville Library

We are excited to report that we are currently developing a plan for a new Porterville library. As part of that effort, the City of Porterville has hired consultants who will be conducting a series of focus groups. We are hoping for strong engagement in this information-gathering effort, which will be critical in ensuring that the new library truly meets the diverse needs of our growing community. Since we are particularly interested in gathering input from the library’s volunteers and regular patrons, we have scheduled a one hour Zoom focus group on Monday, May 24, from 8:30 9:30 am. I hope you can participate as your input will be extremely helpful to the library. You can sign up at https://tinyurl.com/Pvllib

Show us how creative you can be by participating in our Dr. Seuss Virtual Door decorating contest on Facebook.

Monday, March 1st. is the LAST DAY to take the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Survey: English Survey Link: https://forms.gle/B19U8MWzBjYxxPSo6 Lunes, 1 de marzo es el ÚLTIMO DÍA para tomar la encuesta: ... Spanish Survey Link: https://forms.gle/Egk9vdSEpt3cv1ix5 See more

It's that time of the week again! Join us today for some Virtual Book Bingo fun! This online event is for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade. Children must be registered by 2pm and Bingo will start at 3 pm ! Visit http://www.ci.porterville.ca.us//Libr/VirtualBookBingo.cfm, for more information.

COVID-19 testing is available this Tuesday, January 19, at the Porterville Heritage Center. Anyone can get tested, regardless of symptoms. Studies show that over 40% of COVID-19 carriers have no symptoms. Help slow the spread and get tested regularly. It's free and open to all. Visit tiny.cc/ComTestSite to register.

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We are incredibly thankful for the love and support we have received from our community, but at this point we will no longer be accepting donations.

The Regional Stay Home Order was triggered for the San Joaquin Valley when available ICU capacity in regional hospitals dropped below 15%. The Order was effective December 6, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. and will remain for at least three weeks. It urges residents to stay at home as much as possible. For more information follow @cagovernor and @capublichealth or visit https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/

Spanish Story Time with Miss Annamarie

Story Time with Miss Annamarie

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Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency has announced the following: A Regional Stay Home Order has been triggered for the San Joaquin Valley as available ICU capacity in regional hospitals has dropped below 15%. The Order was effective December 6, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. The new regional order is a proactive measure in response to the rapid rise of COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations, threatening to overwhelm the health care delivery system.... The Regional Stay Home Order requires Tulare County residents to stay at home as much as possible, prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes operations for certain sectors and requires 100 percent masking and physical distancing in all other sectors allowed to operate under the new regional order. Schools currently open under approved waivers can remain open and retailers can operate at no more than 20% capacity to reduce exposure risk to COVID-19 as the virus continues to rapidly spread throughout Tulare County and the greater San Joaquin Valley region. COVID-19 continues to spread at alarming rates in Tulare County, and most concerning are the number of people needing to be hospitalized for COVID-19, shared Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare County Public Health Officer. It is imperative we take these protective actions in order to not overwhelm our local hospitals. The measures we all need to take is to avoid any gatherings outside our household, wear a face covering, social distance, and wash our hands. These are vital to decrease transmission of COVID-19. The San Joaquin Valley region will remain within the Regional Stay at Home Order status for at least three weeks. Tulare County is included in the San Joaquin Valley region of California which consists of the following counties: Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne Counties. For more information on the Regional Stay Home Order and other statewide COVID-19 restrictions follow @cagovernor and @capublichealth or visit this link: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/

READ. This is the Way. Grogu/Baby Yoda/the Child gets its own ALA poster and bookmark in ALA's new winter catalog. Reminiscent of the original Yoda poster ALA Graphics offered in the early 1980s, The Child's poster and bookmark continue the tradition of previous Star Wars READ collaborations: https://www.alastore.ala.org//f/ALA_Graphics_Catalog_0.pdf