Fresno State Library

Fresno State Library’s Special Collections Research Center was awarded a $126,000 grant from the California State Library to expand the Central Valley Rainbow Archives. The grant will support the preservation of late activist Jeffery Robinson’s collection of Central Valley-related historical LGBTQ2+ materials. Read more about the future plans for the Rainbow Archives:
https://today.fresnostate.edu/fresno-state-library-secures-grant-to-launch-central-valley-lgbtq2-archives/

Just a reminder! We're closed this weekend (summer hours) and Monday (Memorial Day). So if you need to return items, pick up holds, or check out some summer reading, come in soon. . . just not this weekend!

Class of 2026: Graduating library student assistants honored with digital bookplates on favorite library book. The tradition continues as we celebrate this year's graduating library SAs. Discover which books they chose for their bookplates. Link in comments!

Bookplate Design Reception! Join us on Thu, April 30 at 1pm in the Maps area (1st Floor) to reveal the winning bookplate design for the Eloise Quiñones-Keber Aztec & Mexican Art History Collection. We will celebrate the student contest winner and honorable mentions with coffee and donuts from Dunkin' and explore this amazing collection of resources. Take a little break and celebrate!

Finals week hours are extended at the Fresno State Library.

Sunday, May 10: Noon – 2 a.m.
Monday–Wednesday (May 11–13): 7:45 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Lower Level through 3rd Floor open for study.

• Continuous hours—no overnight exit/re-entry required
• Bulldog Card required after 8 p.m.
• Fresno State Police and Public Safety Assistants will be on-site

Get the full details: https://news.library.fresnostate.edu/2026/04/27/library-hours-extended-to-2-a-m-during-spring-2026-finals-week/

The future of work is coming fast! Learn how you can thrive in an AI/data/surveillance-driven work world with Dr. Ifeoma Ajunwa from Emory University. 2 p.m. panel discussion moderated by ASI president Camalah Saleh will address student questions and Dr. Ajunwa's lecture "The Quantified Worker" will be at 6 p.m. Both in the Library's Ellipse Gallery, 2nd floor. Free and open to the public!

We got a BUNCH of new titles in our Popular Reading and Graphic Novels area, but we wanted to highlight our favorite, "Squirrel," purchased in honor of our constant campus companions. Check out some leisure reading soon! 1st Floor, next to DISCOVERe!

Get ahead of the curve! Learn how AI will shape your future and how to be ready. On Tues, April 21, attend a panel discussion (2–3:30 p.m.) and the Womack Lecture (6–7 p.m.), both in the Peters Ellipse Gallery on the Library's 2nd Floor. Legal scholar Ifeoma Ajunwa will present “The Quantified Worker,” examining how AI is transforming employment—and what you need to know to navigate it. Womack events are free and open to students and the public.

It can be hard to get back into the swing of things after spring break. Those sunny skies are so tempting! The Library is here to connect you to resources that help you lock in for the rest of the semester, including Research Services (lobby), The Learning Center (basement), Grad Student Success Center (2nd floor), and more!

Poetry readings every Monday of this month! Join the Ohuaya Collective to hear a featured poet each Monday at 10 a.m. during April—National Poetry Month! The first poet featured will be Juan Pablo Luzuriaga, hosted by Juan Felipe Herrera.

Poets in the Valley ~ Poetas en el Valle
The Poets Are Gathering
Monday, April 6, 2026
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Fresno State Library
Laureate Lab (1st Floor)

The Ohuaya Collective is a community-based poetry and art collective that operates out of the Laureate Lab, a space founded by US Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera in the Fresno State Library. LaLab welcomes students, campus, and community members alike.