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11/14/2013

THE FRIENDS OF THE MADDEN LIBRARY
present

“The Making of The Flight of the Gossamer Condor ”

The Friends of the Madden Library invite everyone to a program on Friday, November 22, at 6:00 p.m. The speakers will be Ben Shedd, director of the 1978 Academy Award winning documentary, The Flight of the Gossamer Condor , and Bryan Allen, who piloted the first human-powered aircraft. The Gossamer Condor is featured in the Library’s ValleyFirsts! Exhibition.

Ben Shedd, a USC graduate, is the fifth generation of his family from Stockton. Shedd shares a Peabody Award for the second season of the PBS science series Nova.

Bryan Allen, who comes from Tulare, was the cyclist and hang glider enthusiast who pedaled the Gossamer Condor to success on its 223rd flight, which lasted seven minutes and twenty-seven seconds. Later Allen piloted a second award-winning flight, powering the Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel in two hours and forty-nine minutes.

Please join us for an enlightening evening.

Friday, November 22, 2013

The Henry Madden Library
California State University, Fresno

6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Reception
6:45 - 7:30 p.m. Program
7:30 p.m. - 7:55 p.m. Film Showing

Reservations are required by November 19. RSVP at http://pawsforms.csufresno.edu/rsvp/reply (enter code FMLCONDOR).

For information or assistance, call Sharon at 559.278.5790 or email [email protected]. Parking on campus is free for this event!

Campus maps are available at www.csufresno.edu/ucomm/maps/

All Friends of the Madden Library meetings are accessible to the physically handicapped. A sign-language interpreter will be provided upon advance request. For more information call 559.278.5790.

The Friends of the Madden Library is a non-profit organization established to support, promote, and raise funds for the programs and collections at Fresno State’s library

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Related Links:
ValleyFirsts! exhibition: www.valleyfirsts.com
Parking information: www.fresnostate.edu/adminserv/police/traffic/permits/daily.html
ValleyFirsts! Facebook: www.facebook.com/ValleyFirsts
ValleyFirsts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValleyFirsts

If you can help us promote this event by sending the attached PDF to your friends, or any other interested party that would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

Sharon Ramirez
Henry Madden Library
559.278.5790 - Office
559.930.6395 - Cell
559.278.6952 - Fax

11/14/2013

Have you seen the Library's ValleyFirsts! exhibition? It's a compendium of notable "firsts" in our region. Participate in our Valley trivia challenge for a chance to win Starbucks' gift cards. The answers can be found by viewing the show in the Library's second and third floor Ellipse Galleries. Winners of Starbucks gift cards will be announced on Tuesday of each week for the remainder of the semester! How many bragging rights can you earn? Take the quiz and send your answers to Sharon at [email protected]

11/07/2013

ValleyFirsts! in Fall 2013 issue of "Fresno State Magazine!" Read it here:

http://www.fresnostate.edu/advancement/ucomm/documents/magazine/fall-13/FS-Mag-Fall-2013.pdf

10/13/2013

Donald Munro of The Fresno Bee takes a in-depth look at the Fresno State Henry Madden Library's ValleyFirsts exhibition. Do you agree?

Humans are territorial. We naturally coalesce into tribes. In bad times, we fight wars with other factions. In better times, we pay professional athletes large sums to rough up and tackle each other in an ingenious sublimation of violent provincial tendencies.

10/10/2013

Check out this awesome video by ValleyPBS on the ValleyFirsts exhibition!

http://video.valleypbs.org/video/2365096846/

The Valley Firsts exhibit at Fresno State celebrates the San Joaquin Valley

10/01/2013

Thanks to Fresno State for featuring Robin Grenier and the ValleyFirsts! exhibition in this month's "Bulldog's Byte" eNewsletter!

http://www.fresnostate.edu/alumni/comm/bulldogbyte/october2013.html

09/26/2013

ValleyFirsts provides good memories | Letters to the Editor | FresnoBee.com, The Fresno Bee

http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/09/23/3514691/valley-firsts-provides-good-memories.html

I'm sorry that Irv Brown (letter Sept. 18) at age 83 has not lived long enough to appreciate history. Your "Valley Firsts" Sept. 14 was well done -- cover to cover. It reminded me of my hard-working Swedish immigrant father using the mule-drawn Fresno scraper in developing 40 acres of sage brush lan...

09/26/2013

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09/20/2013

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09/19/2013

Fresno's Leading Young Professionals member-only reception at Fresno State's Henry Madden Library October 11th!

FLYP in partnership with Fresno State will be hosting a reception at the Henry Madden Library on Friday, October 11th. The event will bring together members of FLYP to mix and mingle as they are treated to the exemplary ValleyFirsts! exhibition showcasing over 100 years of entrepreneurship and business in the Central Valley. The event will take place in the new Ellipse Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Henry Madden Library featuring a two-story exhibition.

The cost to attend the reception will be $5 and only open to paid FLYP members. The reception will include award-winning Fresno State wines, food prepared by top Fresno State culinary staff and the opportunity to win various prizes including tickets to upcoming football games. This will be a great time to meet your fellow FLYP members, the FLYP board of directors as well as the Fresno State Henry Madden Library board of directors. For those who would like to participate, there will also be a scavenger hunt with prizes for those wanting to participate in the ValleyFirsts! exhibition. Reserve your spot now by emailing Susan Christensen at 559-278-5792 or [email protected].

Friday, October 11, 2013
6:00pm-8:00pm
$5 for Members (Includes ALL wine and food)
Fresno State Henry Madden Library
5200 North Barton Avenue

http://www.flypinfo.com

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions may call 559-278-5790 in advance of this event.

Related Links:

ValleyFirsts! Exhibition: www.valleyfirsts.com

Parking: www.fresnostate.edu/adminserv/police/traffic/permits/daily.html

ValleyFirsts! Facebook: www.facebook.com/ValleyFirsts

ValleyFirsts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValleyFirsts

Please join FLYP for free appetizers, mingling and great conversation with other young professionals in the Greater Fresno Area. The Mixer will be held Wednesday, May 15th at Zen Wok Fusion from 5:45pm to 7:45pm and is attended by both FLYP members and non-members alike. If you are interested in get...