Debuting in January 2011 in celebration of the Library's centennial year, the ongoing "First Fridays" series presents different narratives, ideas and presentations that an audience might otherwise not consider or experience.

A series of short beautiful documentaries that tell the stories of unique individuals throughout the Golden State. The films are produced, directed, and shot by Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari.

The first short, Cannonball, is about skateboarders riding the abandoned and empty pools of Fresno, a city hit hard by the financial debt crisis resulting in numerous foreclosed homes. This is followed by a portrait of Hollywood Superman impersonator, Christopher Dennis, in the short Superman.