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https://www.tularecountylibrary.org/library-policies
https://tularecounty.ca.gov/county/social-media-public-comment-policy History of the Three Rivers Branch Library

On December 10, 1910, at the written request of ten Three Rivers residents, a County Library deposit station was set up in the River Inn Hotel. The entire library collection was lost when the Inn was destroyed by fire in September 1911. S. Silverton. The same year, the Kaweah Branch opened in the home of Mrs. Laura Hopping. And in December 1918, the Hammond Branch was established with Mr. Lawrence Hough as custodian. In 1928 the Hammond Powerhouse was shut down and the Hammond Branch was closed. In June 1959 the Three Rivers Branch was moved to the Wylie Building on Highway 198. The Kaweah and Three Rivers Branches were consolidated at this location in 1960. The present library building was built by the County and opened to the public on August 1, 1977.

10/16/2026
Pickup a TeenTober punchcard at your local Tulare County Library branch and turn it in before November 3 to be entered t...
10/15/2026

Pickup a TeenTober punchcard at your local Tulare County Library branch and turn it in before November 3 to be entered to win our grand prize bundle! Bundle includes a mini fridge, Atari Pocket Player, and a Bedazzling kit!

Ask your library about teen events all October or check our website calendar at tularecountylibrary.org/calendar

As Banned Books Week wraps up, we hope you were able to see some of our Banned Books displays at our branches. If you di...
10/10/2026

As Banned Books Week wraps up, we hope you were able to see some of our Banned Books displays at our branches. If you did not, here are some photos from the following Tulare County branches: Visalia, Literacy, Exeter, Lindsay, Strathmore, and Springville.
All the displays look great and bring attention to the issue of intellectual freedom for all and the ongoing issues with censorship. Even though Banned Books Week is almost over, just remember to "Let Books Be".
Did you read any "Banned Books" this week?

Banned Books Week continues and today we are highlighting the top 11 books challenged in 2025. During 2025, 4,235 titles...
10/09/2026

Banned Books Week continues and today we are highlighting the top 11 books challenged in 2025. During 2025, 4,235 titles were challenged. Of those unique titles, data was separated into the top books challenged and you can see which books were challenged the most in 2025. More information on challenged books and Banned Books Week can be found at https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

The theme for Banned Books Week (October 4-10) is "Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read." The American Library Asso...
10/08/2026

The theme for Banned Books Week (October 4-10) is "Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read." The American Library Association (ALA) Office of Intellectual Freedom collects censorship information on books that are challenged. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and it highlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools.
Banned Books Week promotes shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even if the ideas are unpopular. This information highlights censorship data collected by ALA for the year 2025. The data is broken down into informative categories including who challenges books and censorship trends.
During Banned Books Week. Tulare County Library branches will have banned book displays so be sure to check them out.

Address

42052 Eggers Drive
Three Rivers, CA
93271

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 7pm
Friday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 4pm

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(559) 561-4564

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