Fresno County Public Library

There's still time to enter our 22nd Annual Poetry Contest, if you'd like to do so. We've extended the deadline to May 21st. We welcome all Fresno County residents 3rd grade and older to submit a poem. Yes, adults: you're invited, too! Prizes (sponsored by the Friends of the Fresno County Library) will be awarded in the following age categories: ... *3rd-6th Grade *7th-8th Grade *9th-12th Grade *Adult (18 and up) Find full details about the contest and a link to our submission form at www.fresnolibrarypoetry.org You can also stop by the site to enjoy the variety of poems others have submitted so far. Please note: Your poem must be submitted via the form at www.fresnolibrarypoetry.org to be accepted as a contest entry. Don't see your poem on the site yet? Please don't panic. Our team is working to publish the poems as quickly as possible, but there may be a delay between when you submit a poem and when it appears on the site.

You never know who you'll see at Auberry Branch Library! Recent visitors of note include this Mama and calf, who stopped by yesterday to frolic on the lawn outside the branch.

Looking for something new to watch on Kanopy? Check out Sweet Bean (2015) and then join us for the next "Travel the World Through Films" discussion, Tuesday, May 11 at 7 pm! Register to participate here: https://fresnolibrary.libcal.com/event/7426961 You can watch the selected film on Kanopy (free to Fresno County residents through FCPL)! Here's a direct link to the film: https://fresnolibrary.kanopy.com/video/sweet-bean

Happy #TravelTuesday and #Maythe4th be with you! This time around, we present an abbreviated roundup of virtual experiences that allow us all to "visit" some otherworldly places here on Earth that inspired the fictional worlds of Star Wars. We're just sharing a few here, so feel free to leave a comment linking us to any others you know about!...Continue reading

Happy May the 4th! Whether it's exploring galaxies far, far away, or the grass beneath your feet, we have the resources that will get your journey off to a good start. #Maythe4th

Heather, Shannon and the Bookmobile say hello from Friant! They're rolling out of town now, but you'll be able to catch them again, same place, early next month (https://fresnolibrary.libcal.com/event/7693311). Find more information about the Bookmobile, including upcoming stops, here: https://www.fresnolibrary.org/branch/bookmobile.html

Get your pencils and paper ready: Sketch Drawing on Zoom returns Wednesday, February 10 at 4 pm! This time around, Kait will be showing us how to sketch different types of reptiles! To register for this event, please visit: https://fresnolibrary.libcal.com/event/7431795

Happy Friday! We're back with another question for you: What is one book or series you wish you could erase from your mind, just to have the absolute joy of "discovering" it again?

Hello, and a very happy Friday, from Joel, Kathy, and Eric at Woodward Park Regional Library! (Thanks, Joel, Kathy, and Eric, for all you do to keep the #FresnoLibrary running smoothly.)

You don't have to be an all powerful Orisha or Godling to make your own magic staff! Follow these simple steps to make an awesome staff to keep away the shadows. Come back next week for a fun recipe!

Storyteller and FCPL Librarian Terrance V. Mc Arthur has been entertaining audiences at local branches for more than a decade with his storytelling. In honor of Valentine's Day, he's back to share some heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of love! Starting Saturday, February 6, at noon, tune into our YouTube channel to enjoy a program featuring love stories (including many folktales) that show Shakespeare was definitely onto something: "The course of true love never did run smooth." Watch here: https://youtu.be/I1K8-CFQSLg

February is #BlackHistoryMonth! To celebrate, our Collection Development team has put together a list of book recommendations for all ages, as well as some suggestions for fiction and non-fiction films. See those here: bit.ly/FCPLBlackHistoryMonth

Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board will be holding a virtual job fair Wednesday, November 18, 2020! Preregistration required. Find details in the shared post. https://www.facebook.com/FRWDB/posts/1835103476644810

Whether you're a homeowner or a renter, if you are struggling financially as a result of the global pandemic there are resources available to help you keep a roof over your head. Learn about CARES Act Mortgage Forbearance, protections for renters, and more, here: https://www.consumerfinance.gov//mortgage-and-housing-ass/ This page can be translated into Spanish, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog.

Today's the day, Reedley! Starting at 9 am today (11/9), our Reedley Satellite Library will be open and ready to serve you in the Senior Room at Reedley Community Center (100 N. East Ave. Reedley, CA). This location will be providing curbside services Mondays and Wednesdays (excluding holidays), 9 am-1 pm and 2-5 pm. Here's what will be available:... *Checkout of library items, including "New & Now" books and DVDs *Returns of library items *Copy services *Mobile printing *Grab & Go/Take & Make crafts For more information, please visit http://fresnolibrary.org/branch/reed.html

This summer, local food blogger Michele Falk (www.forktravel.com) showed us how to bake some pretty impressive bread from scratch. With colder temperatures coming, there may be no better time than the present to make a loaf! Also, don't forget to join Michele again later this month, as she shows us how to create a healthy Thanksgiving meal in five special video episodes! The episodes will be released on Fresno County Public Library's YouTube channel, Thursday, November 19 at... 7 pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Librarian Michelle is rolling out another batch of Take & Make crafts! Check out what's available at a branch near you by going to bit.ly/MakeFCPL

Thanks for inviting us to join in on your Halloween festivities, Fresno Housing!

Join us crazy scientists for our third Science Saturday! This week we master "Rainbow Paper" and "Marble Paper!" For more about today's experiments, click on the links below. https://www.scientificamerican.com//oobleck-bring-science/ https://www.scientificamerican.com//make-your-own-lava-la/

Do you have a budding paleontologist in your home? Make your own DIY dinosaur dig with some common household supplies! #ScienceSaturday #dinovember

Get to know Syrian culture, through the stories and family recipes of some of our local Syrian immigrants! Please join us November 12-14, on our YouTube channel. Nour Al Mshantaf, author of Syrian Recipes from Home, will be joining us to share her immigration story as well as a few recipes from her cookbook*, and two other local Syrian immigrants will be demonstrating how to cook traditional Syrian foods. These special programs are part of FCPL's "Our Cultures, Our Stories" p...roject (made possible through support from California Humanities). Find more details here: http://www.fresnolibrary.org/serv/culture.html *FCPL has just added Syrian Recipes from Home to the circulating collection. Visit www.fresnolibrary.org to place a hold on the title.

Happy Friday! It's 2020, so today's make-believe scenario may not seem so far-fetched: The author of the last book you read is now narrating your life. ... Is this good or bad news? Why?

TEENS: Have something you are particularly proud of? Teach others about it, during our Hobby Faire on FCPL's Teen Instagram (@fresnolibraryteens)! The very first one will be held this Saturday, November 7 at 11 am. For this event, we will be having our own Instagram party where you can show off things you've learned, projects you've done, or even stuff you are still working on! Come and see everyone's creations, and don't forget to email us if you'd like to take part. The coordinator for this event can be reached at [email protected]

Lisa (and the rest of our staff at Sunnyside Regional Library) sends a quick hello from curbside! This is how we roll, for now--but we are busier than ever at our branches and proud to serve you during these difficult times. For curbside service hours at a branch near you, click here: http://www.fresnolibrary.org/branch/all.html For more on FCPL services during the pandemic, please visit: http://www.fresnolibrary.org/ref/covid-19/index.html... #StaySafeStayHealthy #curbside

Hey, REEDLEY! We've got some good news for you. This Monday, 11/9, we will be opening a Reedley Satellite Library in the Senior Room at Reedley Community Center (100 N. East Ave. Reedley, CA). This location will be providing curbside services Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 am-1 pm and 2-5 pm. Here's what will be available:... *Checkout of library items, including "New & Now" books and DVDs *Returns of library items *Copy services *Mobile printing *Grab & Go/Take & Make crafts For more information, please visit http://fresnolibrary.org/branch/reed.html

The dinosaurs explored the card catalog in our Government Documents department. Fortunately, they weren't very destructive--just curious! Did you know the Fresno County Public Library is a depository library for both Federal and State government documents? As a Federal depository, the Library houses Government documents distributed by the U.S. Government Publishing Office through the Federal Depository Library Program. The Library is a selective Federal depository, receiving... only Federal documents that the Library has selected to meet the government information needs of Central Valley residents. Fresno County Public Library has been a Federal Depository Library since 1920, making it the oldest depository library in the Central Valley. #dinovember #dinovember2020 #federaldepositorylibraryprogram #FDLP

Even if you don't live next to a small swamp like Tinn and Cole, you can still make a whimsical door to invite friendly goblins to visit you!

In case you missed it, yesterday on our YouTube channel we shared two "Our Cultures, Our Stories" programs. In this one, Bounxeung Synanonh, a master of Khaen, brings you the joyful sounds of the traditional music of the Lao people: https://www.youtube.com/watch (You can still view the other program from last night, on Lao artifacts, and more in this series at http://www.youtube.com/user/fresnopubliclibrary)

*If* the dinosaurs came back? They're already here! Welcome to DINOvember. Throughout the month, follow our page to catch some tiny dinosaurs making mischief and discovering new things at our libraries. And be sure to share what your dinosaurs are up to as well. We'd like to see!... #dinovember #Dinovember2020 (Photo by Miss Annika, FCPL Children's Librarian)

#ThrowbackThursday: Before there was Herndon-Barstow, there was Herndon Elementary School. In this photo, we see Herndon Elementary as it would have looked around 1925, complete with some energetic students! The school was built ca. 1910 near the intersection of Highway 99 and Grant Avenue, in Herndon, California, with Mission Revival architectural elements. The Herndon District was created in 1918, absorbed the Barstow District in 1966, and was later incorporated into the Ce...ntral Unified School District. Herndon, California? Yes. For a time, this area of present-day Fresno (now simply considered an unincorporated community) was a town. The tiny town grew from a 19th Century settlement around Sycamore Point, a steamboat landing on the San Joaquin River, and might have persisted as a town if not for the failure of an irrigation project. This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 [email protected]

By popular vote, the next book to be discussed in WoW's Virtual Book Club will be The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michele Richardson! Want to get in on the discussion? Please RSVP to [email protected]. We will be using www.bookclubz.com which is a third party website. This platform gives you the chance to vote for the book we read, details for the live Zoom book discussion, and more. ... (The club isn't keyword searchable on the site, but you just need to email WoW! for an invite to join.) Due to Thanksgiving, the discussion will be held on Wednesday, November 18 at 6 pm. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you! Find a copy of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek at FCPL: OverDrive: https://fresno.overdrive.com/search Catalog (for print copies): https://sjvls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/fhq/search/results

Did you know our New & Now Collection includes bestsellers (Books and DVDs) that are available at branches on a first-come, first-served basis? Browse the collection online here and call your local branch to check availability: http://www.fresnolibrary.org/ref/new-now/index.html To receive email alerts about our latest New & Now arrivals, click here: http://www.libraryaware.com/1179/Subscribers/Subscribe