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Take Your Child to the Library Day
| Burroughs & Saden | Kids | Library News
Saturday, February 4th
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Children’s Room and Teen Cafe
Take Your Child to the Library Day
The Bridgeport Public Library will join other libraries throughout the country and participate in the first “Take Your Child to the Library” Day on Saturday, February 4. Parents with children of all ages are invited to visit the Burroughs and Saden library downtown. Discover the wonders of having a Bridgeport Public Library card. Check out a book, magazine, talking book or DVD. Find out how you and your child may learn another language, get free online tutoring, free early literacy software, access children’s books online and more.
Special activities planned at the main Burroughs and Saden library will include:
Tuesday Teen Cafe Chess Club
| Library News | Teens
Tuesdays
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Teen Cafe
Join the Tuesday Teen Cafe Chess Club.
Learn to play chess or test your skills against others. All skill levels welcome and the 4th Tuesday of each month get tips on improving your game from chess pro John Farwell.
Co-sponsored by City Lights Gallery.
Contact: 203 576-7408
Lifeline for the BPL
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After years of struggling with budget constraints and cutbacks, the Bridgeport Public Library has been given a new lifeline.
Groundwork Bridgeport Read Aloud and Planting Program
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Saturday, January 28
12:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Children’s Room
Saturday, January 28
2:00 PM
Newfield Branch
Get your “Green” on this winter. Join Groundwork Bridgeport and their
teen volunteers as they read aloud City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan at
various Bridgeport Public Library branch locations this month.
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LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
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BPL closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all locations of the Bridgeport Public Library will be closed Monday, January 16th.
Happy Holidays from the BPL
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Main Street Bridgeport - Bridgeport History Center Photo
Happy Holidays from the Bridgeport Public Library
New Year’s Closings
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New Year’s Closings
The Bridgeport Library System will be closed from Saturday, December 31st through Monday, January 2nd. All BPL locations will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd at their normal times.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year from your friends at the Bridgeport Public Library.
The Bridgeport Public Library Board of Directors Seeking Applicants
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The BPL Board of Directors is accepting applications for a volunteer board position.
Any registered voter in the city of Bridgeport who has a high level of familiarity with the city’s libraries and who holds a library card may apply. Individuals who have a strong interest and wish to help reposition the Bridgeport Public Library facilities, collections, programs, and staff to help focus on building community, helping people, and changing lives are attributes sought. Applicants must be able to attend two or more monthly meetings.
Overdrive News!
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OverDrive News!
On December 14, the Bridgeport Public Library moved from Bibliomation’s OverDrive to its own version of OverDrive to better serve your ebook and audiobook needs.
You will notice a new look and you will no longer have to log in first to see all of the items available, nor wait in long hold queues for the books you want.
On the new site, we encourage patrons to use the “Suggest a Title” link on the left side of the page to help us build the type of content you would like to see. Not every book is available in every format, but we will do our best to get you what you want.
Download Audiobooks and eBooks
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Download Audiobooks and eBooks Anytime, Anywhere
Enjoy popular titles from the comfort of home
