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All Parents Matter

County Board of Supervisors Parents Matter Resolution: NO!

November 3, 2023 admin 6 Comments

NOVEMBER 21 Quick update: The resolution with amendments has been placed on the Board of Supervisor’s agenda for next Tuesday,…

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POLITI BRANCH BOOK SALE

July 29, 2021 admin 2 Comments

EVERY SATURDAY!!  8am until it gets too hot! Join us for our weekly pop-up book sale, conducted outside the Leo…

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Fresno FOL Annual Meeting Newsletter, 2021

Friends’ Annual Meeting Newsletter

March 13, 2021 admin 2 Comments

contributed by Christopher Estep, President As the president of the board, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you…

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Fresno FOL Annual Meeting Newsletter, 2021

From the County Librarian: Raman Bath (March 2021)

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contributed by Raman Bath, County Librarian I’m pleased to share with you the achievements my team at the Fresno County…

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Book Donations

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NOTE: We cannot accept Encyclopedias, Magazines, or Text Books. Some libraries are accepting donations; some are not. Feel free to…

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Fresno FOL Annual Meeting Newsletter, 2021

FCPL’s Online Resources are Pandemic-Proof

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contributed by Nancy Jacoby While the pandemic had a significant effect on in-person browsing at the library, the library’s digital…

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Fresno FOL Annual Meeting Newsletter, 2021

Online Program Highlight: Literacy Services’ Families Learning Together / Family Loteria

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contributed by Jennifer Bethel, FCPL Our Literacy Team has been hard at work this past year, continuing working with families,…

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Fresno FOL Annual Meeting Newsletter, 2021

The Big Read

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contributed by Tiffany Polfer, FCPL This year, FCPL has partnered with Fresno City College to bring the Big Read to…

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Fresno FOL Annual Meeting Newsletter, 2021

Used Books for Sale!

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contributed by Nancy Kast Are you missing the Big Book Sale—the annual used book sale at Sierra Vista Mall? We…

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Meditation at the Betty Rodriguez Library

Meditation at Betty Rodriguez

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Meditation at the Library If you have ever want to try meditation this is your chance. We are hosting a…

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While the issues of banned or challenged books is While the issues of banned or challenged books is often framed as a school issue, according to research by the @americanlibraryassociation , 55% of challenges in 2024 occurred at public libraries! This is an issue of access not just for kids, but for all readers! 2,452 unique titles were challenged last year, with the most frequently challenged being George M. Johnson's "All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto."

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Another one of our Friends, Lyndsay McCollum (of t Another one of our Friends, Lyndsay McCollum (of the Woodward Park branch chapter), told us about her favorite banned book! 

"'Maus' is a powerful graphic novel by Art Spiegelman that recounts the story of his father's survival in Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Multilayered, historical, and deeply personal, this Pulitzer Prize-winning series should be on every to-read list."

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You probably know her primarily as the Tower Distr You probably know her primarily as the Tower District Library Advocate, but Friends of the Fresno County Public Library board member Brooke Payton also has quite the collection of books on banned books! 

It was through reading A.L. Haight's "Banned Books" that she learned about Pope Joan, who succeeded Leo IV as "John VIII," as mentioned in Hartmann Schedel's "Nuremberg Chronicle" (1493). This book wasn't officially banned, but references to the female pope were often censored or removed. To this day, there remains argument about whether she ever existed or not!

Reading banned, challenged, and frequently-censored books opens us up to all kinds of possibilities!

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Who actually challenges books in the United States Who actually challenges books in the United States? According to research by @americanlibraryassociation, 72% of censorship attempts were initiated by pressure groups and decision makers who have been swayed by them. Parents accounted for 16% of challenges and other patrons accounted for only 4%!

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