Weekly Spotlight

Summer Reading Challenge: Week 5

The fifth and final week of the Summer Reading Challenge begins Monday, July 25th. Come beat the heat and join us for reptiles, music, Zumba, magic, crafts, and more!

Also, don't forget to turn in completed reading logs at one of the library branches sometime during week 5 (by July 30) for your chance to win a Kindle Fire! Reminder: children, teens, and adults are eligible.






DEADLINE EXTENDED: Adventures with Bentley: A Social Media Contest
We’re challenging library customers and social media followers of FCPL to take Bentley the Library Dog along on their summertime adventures. To participate, you must:

1. Print and cut out a picture of Bentley from the Library website. You may opt to use the color photo or the black and white coloring page image.

2. Snap photos of Bentley participating in summertime activities. If you can’t decide where to take Bentley, check out the Summer Reading Challenge 2016 calendar for some great ideas.

3. Share your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #FCPLBentley. If your account is private and your photos can’t be seen, you may share your photos with us on the Library’s Facebook page.

Contest Run

Begins: July 2, 2016

Ends: July 21, 2016

Two winners will be announced on Instagram and Facebook on July 22, 2016.

Winners and Prizes

The winning photos will be selected by random drawing.

Two winners will each receive a 5-pack of passes to Blackbeard’s Family Entertainment Center.

Rules and Disclaimers

1. There is no limit on number of entries, so have fun!

2. All ages are encouraged to participate.

3. By submitting photos for the Adventures with Bentley for Fresno County Public Library, participants give the Library permissions to re-post their submitted photos on any Library page and to use their photos for Library promotions.

4. Winners must be Fresno County residents and must pick up their prizes at their nearest library branch (specified in event of win).

Summer Reading Challenge: Week 4

The fourth week of our Summer Reading Challenge begins Monday. Here's what's happening in the branches!






Adventures with Bentley: A Social Media Contest
We’re challenging library customers and social media followers of FCPL to take Bentley the Library Dog along on their summertime adventures. To participate, you must:

1. Print and cut out a picture of Bentley from the Library website. You may opt to use the color photo or the black and white coloring page image.

2. Snap photos of Bentley participating in summertime activities. If you can’t decide where to take Bentley, check out the Summer Reading Challenge 2016 calendar for some great ideas.

3. Share your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #FCPLBentley. If your account is private and your photos can’t be seen, you may share your photos with us on the Library’s Facebook page.

Contest Run

Begins: July 2, 2016

Ends: July 17, 2016

Two winners will be announced on Instagram and Facebook on July 18, 2016.

Winners and Prizes

The winning photos will be selected by random drawing.

Two winners will each receive a 5-pack of passes to Blackbeard’s Family Entertainment Center.

Rules and Disclaimers

1. There is no limit on number of entries, so have fun!

2. All ages are encouraged to participate.

3. By submitting photos for the Adventures with Bentley for Fresno County Public Library, participants give the Library permissions to re-post their submitted photos on any Library page and to use their photos for Library promotions.

4. Winners must be Fresno County residents and must pick up their prizes at their nearest library branch (specified in event of win).

Summer Reading Challenge: Week 3

Summer Reading Challenge programs will be back in session Monday, July 11! Here's the schedule of children's and family events coming to you in week 3.


Summer Reading Challenge Schedules

The Kick-Off is here! We want everyone to make it to the Betty Rodriguez Branch Library. We will be highlighting lots of kids and teen programming each week so our favorite readers don't miss anything!