Friends of the Fresno County Library

06/17/2026

Did you know that in addition to being a network of volunteers and library advocates, we're also a membership organization? You can even join your branch's chapter (or help start one at a branch without one!) and start helping out in your own community!

Your dues help pay for things like movie licenses for the branches, Summer At Your Library shirts and pins, additional Summer At Your Library programs, craft supplies, Poetry Contest prizes, and sometimes even furniture and technology!

06/17/2026

Find the Zoo at the Library!

The Fresno County Public Library is proud to partner with the Fresno Chaffee Zoo for Summer at Your Library 2026. Join Fresno Chaffee Zoo for a hands-on outreach day filled with crafts, activities, and interactive booths all centered on how we can coexist with wildlife. Discover simple, fun ways to live alongside animals and protect the natural world.

Space is limited, and registration is required. Out of consideration for others, please limit each registration to a maximum of 5 guests. There may be a limited number of walk-in spots available, contact the library for more information if registration is full. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in (your spots may be given away if you are late).

Woodward Park Library
944 E Perrin Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720

Please contact Woodward Park Library at (559) 600-3135 with any questions.

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

Something our Friends might be interested in: an update on Huntington Beach's Freedom to Read lawsuit. Huntington Beach's parent/guardian review panel is the very one the Fresno County Board of Supervisors sought to model Fresno's after, which they then thought better of with the passing of the Freedom to Read Act in 2024.

An interesting note: thanks to the legal fees accrued, and the fact that they can no longer move books, Huntington Beach has considered slashing library hours and services, closing the library entirely, and, it appears, even attempted to privatize the library and outsource staffing to Library Systems and Services, a for-profit corporation, but LSS withdrew their bid. (This is likely the same company Supervisor Bredefeld is interested in outsourcing the Fresno County Public Library's staffing to.)

The city of Huntington Beach, CA, has been ordered by an Orange County Superior Court judge to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees as the result of a lawsuit claiming that the Huntington Beach Public Library (HBPL) violated state policy. The city was sued in February 2025 by residents, including a f...

06/16/2026

It's day 2 of Summer at your library and we are READY TO READ! Are you ready to read with us? If you are, pick up Summer at Your Library reading log books at your local Fresno County Public Library branch in English/Spanish starting today!

Here's what you can win by reading with us this summer:
Get 500 points: Get a free bookmark
Get 1,000 points: Get a free book of your choosing
Complete your Survey: Get a collectible pin featuring this year's theme!

So, what are you waiting for? Join Fresno County Public Library's reading challenge by picking up a paper reading log at your local library branch or sign up on your phone via Beanstack by visiting fresnolibrary.org/summer.

It's time to go wild for reading!

06/15/2026

06/11/2026

06/11/2026

The easiest way to help your library is to USE IT! Post your library hauls! Take a friend or family member to get a card! Plan a movie night with Kanopy! Listen to an audiobook on your commute! This is YOUR library; take advantage of it!