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Public libraries, community partners focus on summer book deserts in Fresno County

Fresno County Public Library departed from toys and fast food coupons as incentives for its 2017 Summer Challenge. Instead, the library awarded books as prizes in the eight-week reading program. read more

Fresno County schoolchildren lack books to read in summer | Fresno Bee

Fresno County is a book desert in the summer, ... the Fresno County Public Library has just over 286,000 children’s books in its catalog for approximately 98,000 elementary-aged children in the ... read more

Fresno County Library partners with In-N-Out to encourage young readers with free burgers

The Fresno County Library says if kids read 5 books and fill out a reading log and they can win an award for a free hamburger or cheeseburger. The program will take place between March 1st and ... read more

Fresno politician’s ‘Parents Matter Act’ for public libraries is really a book ban | Opinion

The latest craze sweeping the nation — book bans — could be coming to a public library near you. All 34 locations of the Fresno County Library, to be precise. read more

Fresno County supervisors to consider proposal to check children's books at libraries - ABC30 News

Fresno County supervisors to consider proposal to check children's books at libraries. Activists say that between the lines, the "Parents Matter Act" is targeting the LGBTQIA+ community. read more

Valley Focus: Book by Hmong-American writer selected for Big Read

The Fresno County Public Library is encouraging you to have fun at Big Read events. The Big Read is a program made possible by a grant through the National Endowment for the Arts. read more

Fresno County finalizes plan for committee to screen kids’ books at its public libraries - AOL

A new committee of political appointees could be in place within the next few months to begin reviewing books for possible removal from children’s sections of public library branches in Fresno ... read more