Summer Reading Kickoff

Friday, June 3, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Library Plaza

Join us outside on the plaza to enjoy some fresh air and peppy music as we kick off the summer reading season. This year's theme is Oceans of Possibilities, and the library is the place to explore an endless sea of possibilities through books, movies, audiobooks, digital resources, and so much more. Our kickoff event this year focuses on helping readers register through Beanstack, our online reading platform. We'll also have temporary tattoos, bookmarks, and our famous button-making station where participants can design their own buttons. Teen HQ will be open for visits by students entering grades 6-12, and the Burleigh County Bookmobile will be available for visitors to hop on and look around. We hope you can stop by to enjoy some summer reading fun with us! If you are unable to come to the kickoff, you can register for the summer reading program any time online on the Beanstack website.

Friends of the Library Children's Book Sale

Friday, June 3, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Meeting Room A

Come for the Summer Reading Kickoff event, then stop by Meeting Room A to stock up on books for the summer! This sale will feature gently used children's and teen books, along with DVDs and other selected items. Books sell for $1.00 per pound with other items priced separately. Proceeds benefit the programs and services of the library.

Outdoor Adventures Begin @ the Library

Summer is here! There's no better time to stop by the library to check out a North Dakota State Park pass and get outdoors to explore all the natural beauty our state has to offer. A park pass grants free daily vehicle entry into any state park in North Dakota, including great nearby parks like Cross Ranch, Lake Sakakawea, Fort Stevenson, and Fort Abraham Lincoln. To make your outdoor adventure extra fun, the library also has fishing poles (with tackle box) and kids' life vests to check out! Park passes check out for seven days; fishing poles and life vests check out for 14 days.

Tiny Art Exhibition

Beginning June 3

Calling all artists! We are holding a tiny art exhibition, and you'll be the featured artist! Pick up a 4" x 4" canvas square at the library, then let your creative juices flow and put it all on the canvas. We recommend using acrylic paint. If you are in need of paint and paintbrushes, we'll have a supply of basic colors to distribute. Once you're done and the paint has dried, bring your mini masterpiece back to be put on display at the library for the public to enjoy. At the end of the exhibition, your piece is yours to keep. Distribution of canvases begins June 3 and continues until supplies are gone - open to youth ages 0-18. This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Visit the Bookmobile

Check out the Burleigh County Library/Bookmobile's summer schedule, and make plans to stop by your library on wheels when it's out and about this summer! In addition to regularly scheduled stops, you can visit the bookmobile at these great community events throughout the summer:

BisMarket

Saturdays, June 4, July 2, & August 6

Kiwanis Park

Wing Community Day Parade

Saturday, July 9, 10:30 AM

Wing, ND

Let's Talk About It: Women's Suffrage Book Discussion Series

Monday, June 27, 5:30-6:30 PM

Missouri River Room

Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library is proud to be chosen by the American Library Association to participate in Let's Talk About It: Women's Suffrage. These books will get us talking about the history of women's suffrage in the U.S. The book for June will be Women Making History: the 19th Amendment Book, essays compiled by the National Park Service. The book discussion is free and open to all with no registration required, and books are available for checkout at the library.