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2024 Summer Reading Program Kick-off Celebration!

Thursday, May 30, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM • Library Plaza

Embark with us for our annual summer reading kickoff to celebrate this summer’s adventure theme. We will have the Burleigh County Library bookmobile onsite, crafts and activities, music, dancing with Northern Plains Dance, wild animal friends from Dakota Zoo, sidewalk chalk games, a firetruck visit from the Bismarck Fire Department, and more. All are welcome to join in fun adventures for all ages!

The Marvels

2023 • PG-13 • 1h 45m

Thursday, May 2, 6:00 PM

Meeting Room A


Parents/guardians are responsible for minors attending films. Comfortable seating is available, and fresh popcorn is served. Covered drinks and snacks are welcome.

Ballroom Dance Basics: Waltz

Thursday, May 23, 6:3PM

Meeting Room A


We invite all social dance lovers to join us for fun and excitement. Northern Plains Dance will guide you step-by-step through the fundamentals of ballroom dance. No partner is needed either!

Music and Books Series "The British Invasion"

Thursday, May 30, 6:00 PM

Meeting Room A


Join Jennifer Lyn and Richard Torrance of the award-nominated Blues-Rock band Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival as they host a "Music and Books" Series.

May Book Clubs

Readers Voice Book Discussion: "The Spy and the Traitor"

Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 PM

Missouri River Room

Strictly Mysteries Book Club: Michael Connelly

Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM

Missouri River Room

 

Arbor Week Celebration

Thursday, May 2, 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Children’s Library Story Room


It’s Arbor Week! Arbor Day is not just a celebration -- it is a global community event that recognizes the role of trees in our lives and promotes tree planting and care. At 10:30 AM, join our special guest, Forrest von Flickentale, and his friends from the City of Bismarck’s Forestry Division for a unique photo session. Return at 3:30 PM to try your hand at making a tree cookie. Baby trees will also be distributed to those in attendance at both times.


Wiggling Kids

Tuesday, May 7 and 14, 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Children’s Library Story Room


Get ready to strike a chord of fun and learning with Matilda Studio’s Wiggling Kids in May! Led by the talented Boram Chern, this series is your family’s ticket to a world where music meets play and education.

LEGO Club for Kids

Thursday, May 30, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Children's Library Story Room


Children ages 10+ meet to build with LEGO bricks. Junior Makers ages 5-9 are welcome with a caregiver aged 12+. 

 

Teen HQ Walk-In Hours

Monday through Thursday in May

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

(No walk-in hours on Wednesday, May 15)

Summer Hours Begin Tuesday, May 28

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

Walk-in hours are times when library staff is present, and technology and gaming are available to use in HQ. Teen HQ is open to teens who are in grades six through twelve.

Teen HQ Video Game Tournament

Saturday, May 4, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)


Show off your skills or try a game that is new to you at Teen HQ’s monthly teen video game tournament. Prizes will be awarded. Open to teens who are in grades six through twelve.

Fandom Days: Star Wars

Monday, May 13, 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)


Stop by Teen HQ to meet new friends who get into the same fandoms you are and do an activity related to your fandom. Open to teens who are in grades six through twelve.

Teen HQ Video Game Free Play - Switch Sports

Wednesday, May 1, 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

 

Arbor Week Celebration with Forrest von Flickentale and the Forestry Division

Thursday, May 2, 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Children's Library Story Room

 

Arbor Week Celebration with the Forestry Division

Thursday, May 2, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Children's Library Story Room

 

Teen HQ Volunteer Club

Thursday, May 2, 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

 

Library Movie Night - The Marvels (PG-13)

Thursday, May 2, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Meeting Room A

 

Teen HQ Video Game Tournament - Switch Sports

Saturday, May 4, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

 

How to Spring Clean a Computer for Teens and Their Adults

Saturday, May 4, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Teen HQ (Headquarters)

 

Crafternoon in Teen HQ - Greeting Cards

Monday, May 6, 3:45 PM to 5:45 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

 

English Conversation Hour

May 6, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Study Room 1

 

Health Education Series

Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 PM

Meeting Room B

 

Job Service North Dakota Booth

Tuesday, May 7, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Main Floor

Readers Voice Book Discussion: The Spy and the Traitor

Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 PM

Missouri River Room


Teen HQ Super Smash Bros Free Play

Wednesday, May 8, 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

 

English Conversation Hour

Saturday, May 11, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Study Room 1

 

Teen HQ Fandom Days - Star Wars

Monday, May 13, 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

 

Strictly Mysteries Book Club

Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Missouri River Room

 

English Conversation Hour

Monday, May 20, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Study Room 1

 

Crafternoon in Teen HQ - Wire Photo Holder

Thursday, May 23, 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM

Teen Headquarters (HQ)

 

Ballroom Basics: Waltz

Thursday, May 23, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Meeting Room A

 

English Conversation Hour

Saturday, May 25, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Study Room 1

 

Library Closed-Memorial Day

Monday, May 27, All Day

 

Music and Books Concert Series: The British Invasion

Thursday, May 30, 6:00 PM

Meeting Room A

 

LEGO Club for Kids

Thursday, May 30, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Children's Library Story Room

 

There's always a lot going on at the library! The events listed are accurate as of Monday, April 29, 2024. For the most current event schedule, visit the Events Calendar on our website for up-to-date program and event information.

Library Events Calendar
 

Mobile Library Route 1

Thursday, May 2


Augusta Place: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Sierra Court Apartments: 11:45 AM

Century Cottages: 12:00 PM

Brandon Heights: 1:40 PM

Door of Hope: 2:00 PM

Baptist Health Care: 2:15 PM

Shiloh ESP: 2:30 PM

Mobile Library Route 2

Thursday, May 9


Touchmark: 12:30 PM

Missouri Slope: 2:00 PM

Jeanette Myhre: 2:30 PM

Enable: 2:45 PM

Bismarck Senior Center: 2:50 PM

Northland Pace: 3:00 PM

Pioneer: 3:15 PM

Mobile Library Route 3

Thursday, May 16


Crescent Manor: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Hay Creek Lodge: 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Edgewood on Dominion: 2:30 PM

Edgewood Village-Door 3: 3:00 PM

Edgewood Village-Door 1: 3:10 PM

Mobile Library Route 4

Thursday, May 23


The Terrace: 1:00 PM

Missouri Slope Assisted Living: 1:45 PM

Marillac Manor: 1:50 PM - 2:20 PM

Baptist: 2:30 PM

Prairie Pointe: 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

St. Gabriel's: 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

 
Spring Schedule

The bookmobile will be on the road through May throughout Burleigh County. All stops are open to the public, so if you see our library on wheels out and about, stop in and check us out. Look for us in the Eckroth Music Band Night Parade on Friday, May 10, starting at 6:30 PM.

 
 
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