Clovis Friends of the Library

September is Library Card Sign-up Month!

James Tyner, Fresno Librarian and former Poet Laureate for Fresno, talks about his workspace, writing, and upcoming poetry workshops available through the Library.

Check out the online resources available with your library card! For kids, there's read-along books and related activities, books, puzzles. Great place to find preschool and grade school supplement to online class curriculum. Check out the resources for grownups too!

Available now at the Clovis Library! Grab-and-go Boxes packed with an assortment of picture books chosen by librarians. Call to reserve or just ask for them at curbside, keep for up to 3 weeks then bring them back and get a new box! Early reader boxes will be available by Friday.

Another great opportunity for Fresno County youth: This summer, Fresno Barrios Unidos is offering Fresno's very first free, fun, and informative Safety First dr...ug education program for Fresno County youth, ages 12-24. They have cohorts planned through the end of August, and each cohort will consist of six virtual sessions facilitated by Fresno Barrios Unidos Health Educators. Register at bit.ly/SF2020FBU #SafetyFirst #drugeducation #summer2020 #harmreduction #youthempowerment

Welcome to Summer at Your Library! We have a couple great shows for the kiddos today! The Hoots are presenting their show on Zoom and you must register to get a... spot for the show. You can register on the calendar page listed on their event page. At 4pm you can join Tim Mannix and his friends for a bit of magic and crazy antics. You'll find links to the shows here: https://bit.ly/FresnoSummerKids2020 Tons of fun at www.fresnolibrary.org/summer

Hey, adults! Did you know there's a place in our Summer At Your Library program for you? We have a couple more exciting online events for you this Friday and ne...xt, and you can log your reading for a chance to win a giftcard at the end of the summer! Get all the details here: http://fresnolibrary.org/summer/index.html See more

Join teen Librarian Brittany on Instagram when @fresnolibraryteens goes live this Friday at 2pm and test your Harry Potter knowledge!

Psst! Check out these exciting prizes you could win, simply by logging all the time you're spending reading! We're still doing the reading challenge this year. ...Paper logs for some age groups are available at branchesbut we're encouraging readers to sign up online, here, if they have access to an Internet-connected device: https://fresnolibrary.bookpoints.org/ There are three different programs this year: kids (0-11), teens (12-18) and adults. Kids and teens can earn two free books for completing their reading challenge, and have the chance to enter into a grand prize drawing for their age groups. Adults can log their reading to be entered into an end-of-summer drawing for a gift card. Readers will have until August 14 to enter their reading data on Bookpoints (link provided above), or to return their paper logs to their branch (if they chose that option). Prize drawings will take place on August 26, and books earned by kids and teens will be made available in early September.

Art by Bobby Von Martin was one of our ArtHop featured artists last year and his exhibit was so popular we asked him back to exhibit again this year. We miss our arthop events and hope to be back to hosting artists when the library is open and events are allowed. In the meantime, Bobby and his brother James have created this beautiful mural featuring indigenous Americans, and will be unveiling the mural July 18 and giving away art supplies to local youth at the event.

Welcome to Summer at Your Library! We have a couple great shows for kids and teens today! At 10am the kiddos can join Tim Mannix and his friends for a bit of ma...gic and crazy antics later in the day, join local poet Mike Jasso to hear some awesome spoken word poetry dealing with several topics from mental health to body image. *Content Warning: This video contains subject material and language that viewers may find disturbing and/or may not be suitable for younger audiences. The topics discussed include depression, suicide, and negative body image. As always, if any teen is experiencing any type of struggle or crisis, please call the CA Youth Crisis Line at 1-800-843-5200, 24/7. If you or anyone you know is in distress, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. You'll find links to the shows here: https://bit.ly/FresnoSummerKids2020 https://bit.ly/FresnoSummerTeens2020 The cool fun starts at www.fresnolibrary.org/summer