Excellent staff. Very helpful. Incredibly kind…read more They have a nice variety of programs for the full age spectrum, and activity level.

Arrived at 3:30pm on Monday afternoon with three grandkids in tow. As soon as we walk in the kiddos…read morego to the bathroom to potty and wash their hands. Bathrooms are always clean and stocked with tissue and paper towels. There is a water fountain with a bottle fill spout right outside the bathroom. I dropped off my overdue book in the book slot and then we headed to the kids room so the older kiddos could do their homework. No pencils in backpacks, ugh. We borrowed mechanical pencils from the front desk and returned them when we were done. Thank you!

Staff was helpful and my son loved the play area! Will be returning :) can be overwhelming to pick…read morea book since they're not really organized by genre but nonetheless my 6 year old had a blast and enjoyed picking out books to borrow!

Library was renovated recently. It feels nice. It's air-conditioned in the summer and provides a…read morenice play to read or study during the hot summer. Have plenty of rooms for quiet studying.

The service is amazing! You're always politely greeted and asked if any assistance is needed, I…read moretend to walk in and know exactly what section I'm headed to- so most of my service is at check out. It's always friendly and helpful. The selection for psychology and philosophy is the BEST, better than a handful of libraries I've experienced in Fresno. The value is the BEST in town as well. I always spend $5.50-7 for a book. This is legit my favorite place! The most time I spent here was 3 hours! I love the square, walk around, upstairs- the showcase, the furniture & few chairs to read before purchasing. I love the atmosphere of this place. I will forever patronize here, as long as I'm in town or visiting.

A really nice bookstore inside. Things are well organized, and the store is clean. Staff is very…read morefriendly and welocming, suoer helpful and talkative about books youre into. The selection itself is huge. it's a two story bookstore. The individul sections or genres seem well stocked. Although the Horror section from what I saw was severely lacking most likely due to it perhaps being the biggest selling genre for them? The books themselves are in varying condition from Like New to Fair. I personally found some incredibly good looking books. Their prices are a big selling point for me, very fair and they run a 25% off mass market paperbacks. with all the positives out if the way theres one negative I want to address and thats their trade in credit system. To be honest, It's pretty shady. They give you a great price on your trade-ins if they're good books, in good condition. Howeve, theres one big catch. You can't use that credit outright to ti simply pay for a book or two. They hold your credit hostage (for the books you gave them that they are going to resell and make a profit on)and you must either (A.) Spend the exact amount of cash that you jave credit for in order to use that full line of credit or you can (B.) sped under that amount and only be allowed to use half of your existing credit. You see, that way they have you on the hook, They got your books, they got your credit and they're going to get your money too by forcing you to pay just to gain access to your own credit. I was told by an employee "We have to do that or else we wouldn't make any money, we'd be just trading books for books." but thats not true at all because they price them for a profit when they resell them. There are other ways to make the same amount of profit, perhaps more without the shady (and frankly unfair to the customer) business tactics. They could not have a 25% off mass market paperbacks, they could give less credit for trade-ins, they could raise their prices slightly perhaps .25¢ more. and let their customers have full access to their credit withiut the conditions that limit and punish the customer. Benefiting at the customers expense in this way is unethical regardles if it is legal. the moral gray zone is there. So I learned my lesson and will not be doing trade-in business with them any longer. I might continue to shope there but I'm paying cash, so long as the prices remain low. All in all, it's a good bookstore, just don't do trade-ins.

The Play and Grow Center is absolutely adorable and play friendly. It includes dress up clothing…read moreand hats, activity board, play market, play kitchen, play washing machine, numerous reading nooks, a dining/reading table, oversized snake furniture-pillow, city vehicle play table, and, of course, children books.

My printer broke and I really needed to print some papers, so I stopped by the nearest library that…read moreI could find. The air conditioning in this library is better than the air conditioning in my own house. It's very quiet inside, and staff is friendly. I needed a new library card (lost mine) and we got that situated in about 5 minutes! Printers only take silver coins, so make sure you have those on hand. There are also quite a few people facing homelessness that stay inside for long periods of time, but everything is still really quiet and peaceful. There is always a security guard at the front door.

I love how easy it is to order books online and have them brought out to you when they are ready. I…read moregot a courtesy telephone call when my daughter's books were ready to be picked up. Staff were very careful how they brought out the books to us. They were also very friendly. We do miss the experience of going inside of the library to browse though. I'm so glad the library is still available to us!

Omg the staff is terrible they don't stop talking don't go here if you want to study. The guy who…read moreworks there is so loud and doesn't shut up

The fresno state library is the perfect place to have a study session in. Separate by floors, each…read moresection is suited to your needs. There are floors dedicated to silent study, group study, and artistic development (Studio, etc.) The chairs are comfortable and the spacing in each table is perfect.

Horrible experience with staff on Friday 02/21/2025…read more Today I was trying to get a text book that they acknowledged they had on the phone. Then when I proceeded to go they would not give it to me since my I.D IS 2 days expired! I just had my birthday. Instead I called my bf and to see if he was willing to get it. So he drove a whole hour later.. just for the staff to reject him too! They lied and said he came. We are able to provide the book for you. Even asked for my last name to put on the book with a sticky note. But why would you need my last name if my man is coming to provide his info???? They didn't even acknowledge us when I came the second time back with my boyfriend. Then they proceeded to lie and say oh there was no book! Like wow!!!! They need to really hire friendly and helpful staff. Not children who give no eye contact. The Asian guy, black girl, and blonde just stared. The only help was the shaved girl with glasses and she had no location for the book but was the one who lied and told me that I should wait an hour until my boyfriend got there. I will never come back in this library again, it was an awful experience. They were not working but instead on their phones staring at the desk down and not up to see how they can help. I had to ask the Asian guy to go get whoever is ahead in charge because he told me he didn't want to help us. Fresno state... why are you having kids work here if they can't talk to the public like adults?

Outside of the library feels a bit unsafe. There are a lot of people hanging around and make it not…read morea welcoming environment. I took my 3 children and it was giving Gotham outside of the building. Inside is nice and cozy. Relaxing quiet environment. The kids area is spacious and has great book selection and fun crafts to enjoy. My teens were able to explore the anime section, and there were chess and checkers to play. There were also puzzles out to play as well. The library is full of interesting books, magazines, cds, dvds, etc. I would recommend to set aside at least 2 hours to enjoy the full library. The staff are weird and watched us like we're going to steal, although the library is full of unhoused transients, and we were just a family enjoying the library. Very uncomfortable and not welcoming! Will we be back? Yes, because family fun in Fresno is limited and we do enjoy the library. Can they improve the experience, definitely. Also the chairs were mostly gross and they could definitely use an update.

Everything! I went with my daughter and I have made this place a regular place to visit... I have…read morenot been going and purchasing books since I found this place and have taken my kids to check out some books as well. We usually spend about 45 minutes to an hour inside just browsing around... If you have a library card you can rent up to 25 books and keep them for 3 weeks! I don't need 25 books I usually get myself one and get 3 for my son so he can read and use them for his homework. I have been paying for parking using my phone it's about 1.50 for my hour using the parking meter. There are a lot of homeless outside but they give out smiles and don't bother nobody at all but if it's your first time there it can be a little nerve wracking. The few books I have rented were brand new. I did spill a little bit of coffee on it and I told them when I tuned it on and they said it was still in great condition. My son loves the kid selection and even he gets excited to read. Don't go out and buy a book when you can rent it from out own Fresno library

First time here. I took my daughter here along with my husband and 8month old during Lunar Year…read moreStorytime. There were quite a bit of people. Kids ages ranged from infant to 7years. The librarian read 3 books that were part of the Lunar Year genre and in between had some mini interactive song activities. Love that my daughter participated. At the end of storytime they crafted a Snake and that was definitely my 3yo favorite. It's nice that the public libraries provide these kinds of free activities for the kids. My daughter did a great job listening though at times it was a bit challenging to hear. Would love to join in another Storytime event. Plenty of free parking.

I love their seed library. I donate a few times a year. Great selection of seeds…read more Lots of parking in the lot and not very many people in on a weekday at one. Fast and friendly service and you can come here to drop off batteries and lightbulbs as well. Lots of fun things for the kiddos to do as well as many events scheduled.

The Gillis library branch at Fruit and Dakota has been in that location for over 40 years. It was…read morethe library I used a lot when our daughter was young as it had so many children's books. Now, all these years later, I'm using Gillis again while Fig Garden branch is renovated. I preorder all of my books and DVDs, so I had to change the location to Gillis. It was a smooth transition, and the staff has been very kind in showing me how they "do library." Fresno County libraries all have outstanding personnel. Just ask, and they are willing to help. The parking lot is small so that is one drawback.

Its alwa available convenient place to us the computers & print or make copies. quiet and clean…read more Just not great area.

Loved coming here for the first time, such a big selection of books, got some manga for very cheap…read moreprices, i was greeted when i entered, such nice employees

The owner defaces vintage books and falsifies pricing…read more He deliberately blacked out the price on the cover, and numbers of the UPC barcode on the back, then stamped the inside and wrote in a new price: "$9.99 Org." I know he wrote it because I've seen other books there with that same handwriting. All his fantasy paperbacks are supposed to be 50% off original cover price. He charged me $5.67, but the real cover price that was inked out was $4.95 US. I was a loyal customer until those deceptive tactics. Makes you wonder how often he does this with other books and customers, doesnt it?! I'm taking my business elsewhere, and I suggest you do too.