Traveling Library

Traveling Library We are a nonprofit education organization that is dedicated to advancing youth literacy in California

Excited to share our September calendar!!!
09/04/2026

Excited to share our September calendar!!!

Reminder to join us for the 25th Annual 9/11 Memorial Walk in Gustine.
09/04/2026

Reminder to join us for the 25th Annual 9/11 Memorial Walk in Gustine.

It has been truly special to see our community come together to remember those we lost on September 11 and honor the her...
09/02/2026

It has been truly special to see our community come together to remember those we lost on September 11 and honor the heroes who answered the call. 🇺🇸

A heartfelt thank-you to Mike Matoza, Mike and Denise Azevedo, Anthony Peters and his team and Judi Gandy for getting the rock for the 9/11 Memorial Plaque. Gustine Public Works for preparing the rock area. Chief Ruben Chavez and the Gustine Traveling Library Board for sponsoring the memorial plaque and Youth Service America for helping make our memorial projects possible.

We also sincerely thank The Greenery Nursery in Turlock for donating the soil for our American Flag Flower Garden and giving us a wonderful deal on the flowers. Every contribution is helping create a lasting place of remembrance for our community and future generations.

09/01/2026

Our newest memorial butterfly for the Gustine Traveling Library Headquarters is ready to shine! 🦋✨

Beautifully made and painted by Rodger LaFleur, with a little extra sparkle added by me—because you know Dolly loved to shine! 💖

She’ll soon take her place on the front of our shop, between the butterflies honoring my grandfather and my brother—a beautiful tribute filled with love, remembrance, and plenty of Dolly sparkle. 🌈📚

The Pokémon Championships have been such an exciting experience! ⚡️🔥A huge thank-you to Richard Fairlie for signing a sp...
08/30/2026

The Pokémon Championships have been such an exciting experience! ⚡️🔥

A huge thank-you to Richard Fairlie for signing a special poster featuring the names of all the kids I tutor throughout the Westside area. I promised my students I would bring them back some Pokémon goodies, and this poster is going straight onto the wall at the Gustine Traveling Library headquarters! 🥹💛

More photos are coming as Jose and I continue exploring and enjoying all the Pokémon excitement! 📸✨

A beautiful new addition is taking shape in the Traveling Library windows! 💖🌈📚A huge thank-you to our talented Traveling...
08/29/2026

A beautiful new addition is taking shape in the Traveling Library windows! 💖🌈📚

A huge thank-you to our talented Traveling Library Board Member and artist-in-residence, Elizabeth Petitt, for sharing her incredible gift and creating our very own Dolly in her beautiful Coat of Many Colors!

There is still more to be added, but the star of the show is already complete—and she looks absolutely wonderful! Behind the scenes, our Board is also planning a special and meaningful way to honor Dolly’s memory and the love of reading she shared with children everywhere.

We cannot wait to share more soon!

08/28/2026

Dolly Parton’s legacy reached thousands of children right here in Merced County. ❤️📚

Since 2021, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has provided free monthly books to local children from birth to age 5. By May 2024, 8,289 Merced County children had participated, and more than 101,000 books had been distributed.

Los Banos was among the areas with the highest participation, while Gustine Traveling Library founder Zachery Ramos later partnered with the program through First 5 Merced County to help promote local enrollment.

Parton also had another Central Valley connection through “Deportee,” her recording about the 1948 Los Gatos Canyon plane crash near Coalinga.

Read the full story at Los Banos Enterprise. Link in comments.

🇺🇸 A reminder to our community about this year’s Gustine 9/11 Memorial Walk.This September marks 25 years since the atta...
08/27/2026

🇺🇸 A reminder to our community about this year’s Gustine 9/11 Memorial Walk.

This September marks 25 years since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Please join us on Friday, September 11, at 7:30 p.m. as we come together for a candlelight procession honoring the lives lost, the bravery of our first responders, and the countless families forever affected.

The walk will begin at Coast Hardware, located at 545 Fifth Street, and continue to the Gustine Police Department.

We hope you will walk alongside us for this meaningful evening of remembrance and unity. Please help us spread the word by sharing this post.

We will never forget. 🇺🇸🕯️

We’d like to give a big thank you to Merced County Supervisor Jim Pacheco for donating the hay bales for RES & GMS Fall ...
08/26/2026

We’d like to give a big thank you to Merced County Supervisor Jim Pacheco for donating the hay bales for RES & GMS Fall scenes!

A Message from Board President Zachery RamosToday, our hearts are broken as we join millions of people around the world ...
08/25/2026

A Message from Board President Zachery Ramos

Today, our hearts are broken as we join millions of people around the world in mourning the loss of Dolly Parton—an irreplaceable national treasure whose light reached far beyond the stage.

Dolly gave the world more than unforgettable songs. She gave people hope, joy, dignity, and the courage to dream. Her generosity came from a deeply held belief that every child deserved an opportunity to learn and that even the smallest communities were worthy of love and support.

Here in our little hometown of Gustine, we were fortunate enough to feel that love firsthand. For the past two years, support connected to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and provided locally through First 5 Merced County helped fund our facility and strengthen the work we do for local children and families.

Because of that generosity, children in our community received access to free books, clothing, food, a safe and welcoming place to visit, and so much more. Dolly’s kindness reached children she may never have met in a town she may never have visited—and it made a real difference in their lives.

That was the beauty of Dolly Parton. She had a way of making people feel seen and cared for, even from far away. She showed us that a life of tremendous success could also be a life devoted to service and that one loving heart could create ripples reaching even the smallest corners of the world.

Our entire team is deeply saddened by this news. In time, we plan to come together with our community to celebrate Dolly’s extraordinary life, music, generosity, and lasting legacy. But before we celebrate, we need time to mourn the loss of an absolutely beautiful soul who gave so much of herself to others.

Thank you, Dolly—for the music, the stories, the laughter, the books placed into children’s hands, and the countless dreams you helped inspire.

Gustine is a better place because your love reached us. We will never forget that, and we will do our best to carry your kindness forward.

With love, gratitude, and a very heavy heart,

Zachery Ramos
Board President
Gustine Traveling Library

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417 5th Street
Gustine, CA
95322

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Monday 11:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 4pm
Friday 3pm - 6pm
Saturday 11:30am - 4pm

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