Get Your Passport Ready: Fresno Celebrates Independent Bookstore Day on April 26!

If you love the smell of old books, the thrill of discovering your next favorite read, or just supporting local gems that make Fresno feel like home—mark your calendars for Saturday, April 26th. It’s Independent Bookstore Day, and this year, our city is showing up in a big way.

Six indie bookstores across Fresno and Clovis are teaming up for the Fresno Bookstore Passport, a full day of giveaways, events, and literary magic.

One of our favorite stops? The Fresno Friends of the Library Store. While they normally close at noon on Saturdays, they’re extending their hours to 4 PM just for this special day. That means even more time to browse the shelves, grab your passport stamp, and help raise money for the Fresno County Public Library (yep—all proceeds from the store support them!).

You can pick up your official Bookstore Passport now during their regular hours (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9 AM to 12 PM), or grab one on the 26th and start collecting stamps from each shop. Hit all six spots and you’ll be entered to win prizes, snag exclusive merch, and enjoy special treats happening all day long.

Here’s your bookstore crawl itinerary:

📍 Judging By the Cover: A Bookstore
1029 F St., Fresno | 11 AM – 6 PM
🎟️ Raffle prizes + Indie Book Day exclusives

📍 Hart’s Haven
950 N Van Ness, Fresno | 10 AM – 4 PM
🎶 Live music + food

📍 Petunia’s Place
6027 N Palm, Fresno | 11 AM – 4 PM
👧 Children’s events, exclusives, and authors

📍 Fresno Friends of the Library Store
5568 E Kings Canyon Rd, Fresno | Extended hours: 9 AM – 4 PM
📚 Support your library while you shop!

📍 A Book Barn
640 Clovis Ave, Clovis | 9 AM – 5:30 PM
💸 Storewide discounts

📍 Bookish 520
520 Olive Ave, Fresno | 11 AM – 5 PM
🎤 Live poetry readings

This is the perfect excuse to explore corners of town you may not have visited in a while—and maybe find that book you didn’t know you were looking for.

So bring your friends, bring your kids, and bring your curiosity. Let’s show these independent bookstores some serious FresYes love.

See you out there, Fresno. And don’t forget to get your passport stamped!

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Jason Farris

Head YES man at FresYes.com

I grew up in Fresno. Relaxed in its calm breezes, listened with my dad to the crack of the bat at little league baseball games when I was a kid and now take my son to do the same at minor league games. I broadened my mind at its schools (I went to high school right here at San Joaquin Memorial, and to college at Fresno State!) I love that if I drive for two hours in one direction, I can be in the mountains. For two hours in another, luxuriating on a California beach. I can enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of San Francisco or Los Angeles, but still be able to come home to relaxation, calm, and quiet.

I love where I live, and I also love what I do. I'm lucky to be able to work in a profession in which I get to build relationships; one that has me meeting new people each and every day and helping them to build new lives in my beloved city. I'm lucky enough to work in a profession in which I can marry cutting-edge technologies and marketing techniques to good, old-fashioned, nose-to-the-grindstone work. I am lucky enough to work in a profession that allows me to work as an advocate for my clients; to use every tool at my disposal to get a job done well for them, and with as little stress and expense as possible.

I love my city. I love my job. One inspires my excellence for the other.

Fresno? I say FresYES

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