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Politi Friends September Book Sale

August 19, 2022 Fresno FOL 2 Comments

The Friends of the Politi Branch Library are back with yet another big sale! They’ve amassed quite a collection and…

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Sanger Friends Pop-Up Book Sale

August 10, 2022 Fresno FOL Leave a comment

The Sanger Friends of the Library are excited to invite you to their summer pop-up book sale! The sale will…

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Betty Rodriguez Branch Summer Book Sale

July 28, 2022 Fresno FOL Leave a comment

Summer book sales are still in full swing! Join the Betty Rodriguez Friends of the Library for their summer bag…

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Clovis Friends of the Library Summer Sale

July 15, 2022 Fresno FOL Leave a comment

The Clovis Friends of the Library are having a big summer book sale! Come browse their large selection of books…

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Politi Branch Summer Book Sale

July 12, 2022 Fresno FOL Leave a comment

The Politi Friends are having a summer book sale! (Please note that this sale is not at the Politi Branch…

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NEW BOOKSHOP HOURS

May 31, 2022 Fresno FOL Leave a comment

We’ve added new hours at the Friends of the Fresno County Public Library Bookshop! Take advantage of the longer days…

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Gillis Branch May Book Sale

May 5, 2022 Fresno FOL Leave a comment

Join us for the Gillis Branch Library’s Spring Book Sale! Three days of excellent deals, including a $5 bag sale…

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Reedley Book Sale

April 20, 2022 Fresno FOL Leave a comment

In need of some new used books? Come out to the Friends of the Reedley Library book sale this Saturday!…

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We're very happy to sponsor these readings with Go We're very happy to sponsor these readings with Gobi and Dion Leonard and are so grateful to our members and donors who helped make it a possibility! From @fresnolibrary:

Fresno County Reads - Finding Gobi Storytime with Dion Leonard and His Dog Gobi

Join us for special Fresno County Reads children’s events by Dion Leonard, author of Finding Gobi. Dion will lead two storytimes with books about Gobi, and everyone can enjoy meeting his little dog as well!
 
Fresno County Reads is a two-month event that encourages our community to read one book together and participate in fun activities tied to the book's themes.
 
Registration is encouraged. Some walk-in seats may be available. Space is limited. Find more information about the programs and links to register on the Library’s calendar pages: bit.ly/fresnocountyreads2025
 
Saturday, October 18 at 2pm 
Betty Rodriguez Regional Library 
3040 N Cedar Ave., Fresno 
559-600-9245
 
Wednesday, October 22 at 11am 
Kingsburg Library 
1399 Draper St., Kingsburg 
559-897-3710

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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."

#bannedbooksweek #bannedbooksweek2025 #bannedbooks #libraryfriends #friendsofthelibrary
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."

#bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #maus #friendsofthelibrary #libraryfriends #freedomtoread #bannedbooksweek2025
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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