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A new branch library opened on February 24 to bring much-needed services to residents in an urban neighborhood west of downtown Fresno. The West Fresno Branch Library is one of several county entities housed at the new West Fresno Regional Service Center at California and Walnut Avenues. The new library replaces the former Ivy Branch Library.
Fresno County’s library director, Karen Bosch Cobb, has announced her retirement after decades of public service to Valley patrons. Since March 2003 Bosch Cobb has served as both interim County Librarian and County Librarian. She will retire on April 1. An informal reception honoring Bosch Cobb will be held at the new West Fresno branch library on March 16 at 4 pm.
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The Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Fresno County Library took place on Saturday, February 27th at the Holiday Inn in downtown Fresno. The business meeting started at 11:00am with Friends President, Dusty Guthier welcoming over 50 members in attendance. The minutes from the 2009 Annual meeting were reviewed and voted in. Board treasurer, Brandon McAvoy covered the organizations financial statement stating the organization was in a solid position.
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The Friends of the Fresno County Public Library will hold its annual General Membership Meeting on Saturday, February 27th, 2010, at the Holiday Inn in Downtown Fresno. Dan Pessano will be the keynote speaker at the event. Mr. Pessano is the Co-Founding director of the Good Company Players, and recently opened the Dan Pessano Theatre in Clovis. The annual business meeting and election of officers will take place beginning at 11 a.m., with lunch served at noon.
There is good news for the fans of children’s author and illustrator Leo Politi. The J. Paul Getty Museum has reissued four of Politi’s most popular books including Song of the Swallows, Juanita, Emmet, and Pedro, Angel of Olvera Street. These titles have been out of print for years. Now Politi’s fans and an entirely new generation of readers will get to enjoy the “the gentle humor and sense of magic that have made his books beloved by generations of readers in California and around the world.”
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It's only a few weeks until Christmas. There are also birthdays and anniversaries on your calendar throughout the year. If you are puzzled about what to give to family and friends, or stressed over the crowds at the mall, we are here to help. Give a gift of Friends.
Join us on Saturday, August 29 beginning at 10:00am for childrens crafts and a showing of the National Parks documentary preview DVD hosted by Ken Burns.
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The Fresno County Public Library today announced that it has received another grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host a third Big Read. The $20,000 grant will be used to promote and conduct community-based reading programs exploring the themes in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
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By Roberta Barton
In recognition of the critical need for free, reliable health information in Fresno County, the national non-profit organization, Libraries for the Future (LFF), has awarded the Fresno County Public Library a grant of $25,000. The grant will allow for a full year of Fit for Life programming in 2009 to address physical and brain health with a special focus on pre-school and school age children, teens and their parents.