Teenopolis – Intermediate Origami Workshop

January 7, 2012 in Events, Slideshow, Teens

Photo by flickrfavorites. Image used under Creative Commons.

Thursday, February 23
6:00-7:30pm

Grades 6-12

Move beyond the basics of origami with Ms. Lynn.  You’ll learn to fold more complex shapes in the ancient Japanese art of paper folding

Sign up at the library!

READ to a Dog

January 6, 2012 in Events, Kids, Storytime

Reading to LilyAll ages welcome
Monday, February 27
4:00pm-5:00pm

READ dogs are the perfect reading companions. They are great listeners and love to have books read to them. Bring your own book to read or listen to one of the trainers read a story to you.

Sign-up at the library for a 10-minute reading slot.

Pistols to Press Author Visit

January 4, 2012 in Adults, Events, Slideshow

Image used under Creative Commons from Kalavinka

Pistols to Press Author Visit
Sunday, March 4
2:00 p.m.

Jeff Lanza, a retired FBI Spokesman for the Kansas City region will visit the library to talk about his new book Pistols to Press:  Lessons on Communication from an FBI Spokesman and Agent and share experiences he had representing the FBI during their most famous investigations in the last 20 years.

This program brought to you by the Library and
the Friends of the Library

Imagination Destination: Kansas City Symphony Petting Zoo

January 3, 2012 in Events, Kids, Slideshow, Storytime

Kansas City Symphony Petting Zoo

Monday, March 5
3:30-5:30 p.m.
All Ages Welcome!

Stop by anytime between 3:30 and 5:30 to pet your favorite musical instrument and see all of the others you have only heard about.

No sign up necessary!

Funding for this program is provided by generous contributions to

 

Teenopolis – Hunger Games Party

January 2, 2012 in Events, Slideshow, Teens

Image courtesy of Lionsgate

Hunger Games Party
Thursday, March 22
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

 


Stay tuned for more information from the Library

Books, Blocks & Bubbles Young Child Fair

January 1, 2012 in Events, Kids, Library News, Slideshow, Storytime

Saturday, March 31
10 am

Families with young children are invited to come and explore activities throughout the library.

Other local and Wyandotte County agencies will be present with information for families with young children.

Sponsored by:

 

The New Downloadable Audiobooks are here!

January 1, 2012 in Library News

Scroll down for directions on downloading audiobooks. 

Getting Started with our new downloadable audiobooks on OneClickDigital.

Registration is only required once!

Click “Nexpress” button on the left-hand side of Bonner Springs Library’s website.

  1. Log in to your library account with your library card and password.
  2. Click “Kansas EZ Library” listed in tabs on the left-hand side of the screen. This will take you to the OneClickDigital registration screen.
  3. Select your operating system. (Mac users—The media manager is not ready yet, manual download will occur.)
  4. Personal information:
    1. Username—you may use your library card number or any username you’d like.
      Librarians are unable to look up your username.
    2. Password—must contain some letters, so you cannot use your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format. Passwords can be changed at any time.
    3. Email address—you will be sent notification of holds and OneClickDigital has the ability to email a new password to you if you forget it.
  5. Click “Create an Account” to complete your registration.

Downloading Audiobooks

To log in to your account to download audiobooks simply click on the “Kansas EZ Library” button on the
right-hand side of the Bonner Springs City Library website and log in with your username and password.

 Downloadable eBooks will be available soon!

 

Bonner Springs Library History

December 31, 2011 in History, Slideshow

Linda, our wonderful Kansas Room volunteer, has been scanning and posting historical photos and documents of Bonner Springs and the Bonner Springs City Library.

Check them out here at the Bonner Springs history page.

It’s being updated regularly so check back often.

 

Celebrate Kansas Day!

December 26, 2011 in Adults, Library News

Sunday, January 29
2:00 p.m.
 Learn about local history with
Bertha Cameron
of the Monticello Community
Historical Society

Everyone is welcome!
Refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by Friends of the Bonner Springs City Library

Fireplace Chat with Santa Photos 2011

December 17, 2011 in Slideshow, Storytime

Looking for photos of your child’s visit with Santa at the Library?

They are now on our flickr account’s 2011 Santa’s visit page, located here.

The photos can be downloaded by clicking on the photo.

  • Then click “Actions” directly above the photo and select “View All Sizes”.
  • You can then decide what size you’d like to download and download it to your computer.