Central Library
2420 Mariposa Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 600-READ (7323)
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Bus information:
Branch is served by Route
22, 26,
28,
32, 34,
38. See a system
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of routes.
Successor to several different downtown Fresno libraries; the first opened in 1876 | |
The first true Fresno public library opened in 1891; occupied its first real home on Broadway in 1904 | |
The current Central branch opened its doors in 1959; known for its Heritage Center and Government Documents collection | |
82,716 sq. ft. |
Supervisor: Joy Sentman-Paz
Hours
Monday | 9am - 6pm |
Tuesday | 9am - 6pm |
Wednesday | 9am - 6pm |
Thursday | 9am - 6pm |
Friday | 9am - 5pm |
Saturday | 9am - 5pm |
Sunday | 12pm - 5pm |
Services
- Express Checkout
- Meeting Room: Sarah McCardle Room accommodates up to 49 people
- Parking: Metered parking on streets around the library.
- Printer: B&W- 10¢ / Color - 50¢
- Recycling site for residential quantities of batteries, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), and fluorescent tubes.
- Self-serve Photocopiers: B&W - 10¢
- Self-serve Scanning Kiosk for public use. No charge for scans saved to USB or sent by email. Printout - 10¢
- ScanPro Digital Microfilm/microfiche reader: B&W - 10¢
- Veterans Resource Center