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10/18/2026

This week in the library: SOCIAL MEDIA USE AS LABOR: A NEW THEORY OF ALIENATION - A public lecture and reception on Thursday October 22nd at 5:00pm in the Table Mountain Reading Room in the Fresno State Library. Dr. Aarushi Bhandari is an award winning sociologist and author and an assistant professor at Davidson College.

10/17/2026

¡SOMBRAS FLORECIENTES! A book launch celebrating the release of FLOURISHING SHADOWS: A CHICANO HOWL by Juan Felipe Herrera
Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
Ellipse Gallery, Fresno State Library
FREE ADMISSION
Performing with Herrera will be California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick and Fresno Poet Laureate Aideed Medina, Benjamin Boone and friends, the Ohuaya Collective and the Chicanx Writers and Artists Association.
Doors open @5 p.m. | Reception @5:30 p.m.
Program starts @ 6 p.m.
Sponsored by Fresno State Library and College of Arts and Humanities
Part of the English Department’s Fresno Poets’ Association series

10/15/2026

It’s officially the season of ghouls and midterms — fortunately, we can help with the latter. To learn more about library resources you can use, visit the LinkTree in our bio or stop by the Research Help Desk. They can point you in the right direction! (You're on your own with the ghouls, though!)

10/10/2026

Discover the Jeffrey Robinson LGBTQ Collection, an exciting community archive documenting local LGBTQ+ history. Join archivists Tammy Lau and Sara Pineda for a presentation and conversation on Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Fresno State Library Lecture Hall (Room 3212, third floor, south wing).

Co-sponsored in part by LGBTQ2+ Studies and the Rainbow Alumnx and Allies Club.

10/09/2026

As Banned Books Week comes to a close, keep exercising your freedom to read—just for the joy of it. Our Popular Reading and Graphic Novels Collections are waiting for you as you enter the library! 📚

Leisure reading can offer a welcome break, reduce stress and support your overall well-being. Stop by the Fresno State Library before the weekend to find a book that helps you relax, recharge or escape into a new story.

Read freely. Read for yourself. Read for fun.

10/08/2026

Join us on Oct. 13 for a presentation on the exciting community archive, Jeffrey Robinson LGBTQ Collection, in conversation with Archivists Tammy Lau and Sara Pineda from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fresno State Library Lecture Hall Room 3212, third floor, south wing. Co-sponsored in part by LGBTQ2+ Studies and the Rainbow Alumnx and Allies Club.

10/07/2026

What does the freedom to read mean to you?

This Banned Books Week, the Fresno State Library and the Student Success and Belonging Center invite our campus community to learn, reflect and join the conversation about intellectual freedom.

Follow the linktree in our bio to explore all of this week’s events, including Free to Read Fest on Thursday from 11 a.m. t0 2 p.m. at the Speaker's Platform.

10/06/2026

It’s Banned Books Week! 📚

Join the Fresno State Library and the Student Success and Belonging Center as we explore the freedom to read—and the importance of access to a wide range of ideas, stories and perspectives.

Visit the linktree in our bio to see the full schedule of events.

10/05/2026

Banned Books Week begins today! Join ’s Free to Read events and celebrate the freedom to explore ideas, encounter different perspectives and choose what you read. See the schedule below or at the LinkTree in our bio: https://news.library.fresnostate.edu/2026/09/23/free-to-read-banned-books-week-2026-at-fresno-state/

10/01/2026

Banned Books Week is almost here. Join Free to Read at , Oct. 5–9, for events celebrating intellectual freedom and our right to read, learn and choose for ourselves. Scroll for the schedule and check out the link for info! https://news.library.fresnostate.edu/2026/09/23/free-to-read-banned-books-week-2026-at-fresno-state/

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