Fresno State Library
Teacher Resource Center
The Teacher Resource Center (TRC) is a collection of teaching materials used in pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms. It provides assistance with the identification and location of various teaching materials related to specific topics and delivers services associated with these materials. The collections are intended primarily for Fresno State faculty and Fresno State teacher education students who are creating lesson/unit plans for their coursework, practicums, or student teaching. Other interested individuals, including local schoolteachers and residents, may use the collection too. For more information about us take a look at our Strategic Plan and Collection Development policy
The TRC is also part of the CDE’s Learning Resource Display Center (LRDC) network for Fresno County. This collection is not searchable via OneSearch, instead the LRDC collection inventory is available here.
The Teacher Resource Center is located at the east end of 3rd floor, north wing. Because of the nature of the materials and corresponding assignments, there are numerous group study areas: therefore the TRC is not well-suited for quiet study. There are several designated Quiet Study Areas located throughout the Library for those patrons desiring a quiet study environment.
TRC Collaborations
We‘re excited to be involved in the following collaborations:
- FALL 2023 Critical Literacy Resources
- FALL 2023 Fairmont Elementary Agriculture in our Community Art Show
- SPRING 2023 Author Study
- FALL 2022 Sanger Residency
- Sanger Teacher Residency Picks
Materials in the Center
The TRC’s children’s literature, textbooks, and activity books are checked out at the Library’s Circulation Desk on the First Floor, North Wing or via self checkout machines in the library lobby.
If you want to see a list of our various collections, and their descriptions, visit our TRC Collections page.
Searching for Materials
- From the Fresno State Library Home page, select the OneSearch Advanced Search button.
- At the top of the form, ensure that “Search for:” selection is OneSearch @ FresnoState
- Enter the search terms for the item or keywords for the type of material you are searching for
- Run the search using your keywords to create your results list
- On the results page, look under the Refine my results for the location field
- Under location, select all of the 3rd Floor - Teacher Resource Center/... locations (there can be up to 3) and then click on the green Apply Filters button
We can get new items at any time. Go ahead and check our recent acquisitions list for updated information. You can also check out our Spring 2024 Newsletter here.
The circulation period is 4 weeks. You will be asked to provide valid faculty/student/staff identification or a Community Borrower’s card. Curriculum guides, periodicals, reference materials, and book length bibliographies may only be used within the Library.
Sure! Read the Free Borrowers Cards for Public School Teachers guidelines and contact the TRC about getting a card.
You sure can! Visit the suggest materials form to tell us what would benefit you.
The Teacher Resource Center provides collections, services, and programming in an active learning environment designed to make a major contribution to Fresno State teacher education programs and the Central Valley education community.
Display Case
Browse the TRC's booklist of handpicked titles.
Contact Information
Fresno State Library5200 N. Barton Ave., M/S UL34
Fresno, CA 93740-8014
P: 559.278.5794
F: 559.278.6952
Most TRC materials including children’s literature, textbooks, and activity books, are available all hours the main library is open. For access to TRC media and other material located in the TRC reading room, contact the Circulation desk on the First Floor: 559.278.2551
TRC Staff
- Taylor Petersen
- Librarian, Part-time
- Abigail Arredondo
- TRC Staff Specialist