Bonner Springs City Library

February Events Calendar

Erica — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:43:01 +0000

Download our February 2012 calendar (downloads as PDF).

National Library Week Bookmark Contest

Erica — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:51:44 +0000

Create your own story about the Bonner Springs City Library! Tell us your story about the library in pictures using crayons, watercolors, markers, charcoals or paint to create an original bookmark. (No computer generated images, please.) Make it wonderful and colorful!

Artists from preschool to age 18 are invited to participate. Details and entry forms will be available at the library beginning Wednesday, February 1. All entries are due by Wednesday, February 29.

Beginning March 8 – March 28, Library patrons will vote on their favorites and winners will be announced during National Library Week, April 8 to 14.

Friends of the Library “Found Treasures” Weekly Used Book Store

Erica — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:13:31 +0000

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Thursdays, 5pm – 7pm

Starting February 2, Found Treasures, a bookstore filled with gently read books will be open Thursdays, 5:00pm – 7:00pm in the storm shelter.

Operated by the Friends of the Library

Kidscape – Valentine’s Day Gifts and Cards

Erica — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:45:57 +0000

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Grades K-5
Thursday, February 9
4:30-5:30pm

Make a variety of cards and gifts for Valentine’s Day.

Sign up at the Library!

Downloadable eBooks are here!

Erica — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:08:57 +0000

Downloadable eBooks are now available for the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android phones and tablets.

Visit the Kansas EZ Library website for more information and how to download the 3M Cloud Library app to your device.

eBooks for the PC, Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Sony eReader and Kindle will be available soon.

Sweetheart Snack Book & Cook

Katy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:03:53 +0000

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Ages 3-5 with an adult
Friday, February 17
11am

Join Ms. Jeanne for a Sweetheart Snack Book & Cook Fun Friday.

We will be making sweetheart smoothies and mini muffins

Sign up at the library!

Free eBooks available for your eReader

Erica — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:13:20 +0000

Did you get an eReader for Christmas? The library has free eBooks available. EBooks through the 3M Cloud Library will be coming soon. With this service, you can choose to use a direct wireless connection or download to a computer and transfer. Kindle compatibility should be coming soon. In the meantime, hundreds of free (Project Gutenberg) ebooks and digital audiobooks have been loaded into NExpress.

More about that and instructions are available here.

Other links of interest for eBook readers:
Project Gutenberg (look for .epub file format for ebooks for Nook users or Kindle version for Kindle users)
Kansas EZ Library info

Meet the Artist Reception – Bonner Springs Elemantary 3rd Grade Students

Katy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:11:57 +0000

Sunday, February 19
2:00-3:00 pm
All ages welcome

Come honor the Bonner Springs Elementary 3rd Grade student artists who created the Bonner Springs History Timeline on display at the Library, February 1 -March 31.

Refreshments will be served.

This event is sponsored by Friends of the Library.

Alphabet Express Storytime

Katy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:27:45 +0000

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All Aboard the
Alphabet Express!

Toddler Story Time (age 1-2 years)
Tuesdays at 10am.
Preschool Story Time (ages 3-5 years)
Tuesdays at 11am and Wednesdays at 10am.
Family Story Time (up to 6 years)
Wednesdays at 11am.

Booklist Editor’s Choice for 2011

Erica — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:44:12 +0000

The editors of Booklist have released their top books of 2011.

11 booklist

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