Win it Wednesday: A Rover's Story

Every Wednesday we will give away a new book. For a chance to win, just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and you'll be entered into a drawing. The drawing will run from Wednesday through 11:59 PM Sunday. Winners will be announced on Mondays. (Note: you must be a Fresno County resident to be eligible for Win it Wednesdays.)

A Rover's Story 
by Jasmine Warga

Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.

Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming….

Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars’s difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.

As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage, and resilience to succeed… and survive?

Fill out this form for a chance to win our next Win it Wednesday!

Win it Wednesday: How We Got to the Moon

Every Wednesday we will give away a new book. For a chance to win, just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and you'll be entered into a drawing. The drawing will run from Wednesday through 11:59 PM Sunday. Winners will be announced on Mondays. (Note: you must be a Fresno County resident to be eligible for Win it Wednesdays.)

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure 
by John Rocco

Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong's famous first steps on the moon. But what did it really take to get us there?

The Moon landing is one of the most ambitious, thrilling, and dangerous ventures in human history. This exquisitely researched and illustrated book tells the stories of the 400,000 unsung heroes--the engineers, mathematicians, seamstresses, welders, and factory workers--and their innovations and life-changing technological leaps forward that allowed NASA to achieve this unparalleled accomplishment.

Congratulations Eric P., you are our Win it Wednesday winner!

Back to School Recomendations

Have you just started school? Check out these recommendations from Children's Librarian, Ms. Annika, about going to school. For ages 0-8.

(Click on the book covers below to view them in our catalog and place a hold on them. Additionally, click on the arrow to make the book list bigger).

Not quite what you're looking for? Search our catalog for more options.

Win it Wednesday: Sanity & Tallulah

Every Wednesday we will give away a new book. For a chance to win, just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and you'll be entered into a drawing. The drawing will run from Wednesday through 11:59 PM Sunday. Winners will be announced on Mondays. (Note: you must be a Fresno County resident to be eligible for Win it Wednesdays.)

Sanity & Tallulah 
by Molly Brooks

Best Friends. Mad Science.

It can get pretty dull living on a small, out-of-the-way station like Wilnick SS. Best Friends Sanity Jones and Tallulah Vega do their best to relieve the monotony of every day space life by finding adventures, solving mysteries, and taking turns getting each other into and out of trouble. But when Sanity's latest science project-an extremely-illegal-but-impossibly-cute three-headed kitten-escapes from the lab and starts causing havoc, the girls will have to turn the station upside down to find her-before the damage becomes irreversible!

Congratulations Sofia, you are our Win it Wednesday winner!

Read Across America: September- Tackle Challenges Together

       

Every Month, NEA's Read Across America highlights books for young readers that explore a topic related to diversity and inclusion.

The theme for September is Tackle Challenges Together.

Build bonds with books! Help everyone in your community support the development of healthy connections by reading together with kids and talking about books.

Here are the recommended books for the month. Find discussion questions and more resources on their website.

Elementary: The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding 

by Karina Nicole González

Middle Grade: The Moonlit Vine/Claro de luna 

by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Young Adult: The Moonlit Vine / Claro de luna

by  Elizabeth Santiago

Beanstack Bingo Challenge

Learn what a library card can do for you by completing the Fresno Library Club Bingo challenge! There's a bonus, by completing the challenge or attending a space-themed program, you can receiev a free pair of solar eclipse glasses (while supplies last).

Did you know that with a library card, you can have access to free California state park passes or that you can download and stream music for free? Follow us on our social media as we explore these and other resources.

Visit fresnolibrary.org to access our 24/7 eLibrary and learn about our many other resources.

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!

 

Join us and libraries across the country to celebrate! This year, to prepare for the upcoming annular eclipse (October 14th), we are giving away a free pair of solar eclipse glasses (while supplies last) to anyone who completes our Fresno Library Club Beanstack Challenge or attends a Library Card Sign Up-Month space-themed program.

To learn more about solar eclipses, visit: Two solar eclipses are coming to North America!