Boulder Public Library begins checking out NOOKs™ on Jan. 11

Boulder Public Library begins checking out NOOK e-readers on Wednesday, Jan. 11. There are 12 NOOKs at the Main Library, and six each at the Meadows and George Reynolds branch libraries. The NOOKs are loaded with 31 bestseller titles, in fiction, non-fiction and biography categories. Some of the bestseller titles include: Stephen King’s “11/22/63,” Garth [...]

Updates on Main Library Café — Nov. 29, 2011 Update:

Nov. 29, 2011 Update: Boulder Public Library has recently purchased a Seattle’s Best coffee drink vending machine, which will be installed on the Main Library Bridge in mid-December 2011. The Seattle’s Best vending machine offers several coffee drinks, as well as hot chocolate. We look forward to providing this refreshment option for Main Library patrons [...]

Boulder Business Support Overview offered at Main Library

The Boulder business community is invited to a free overview of City of Boulder and local services designed to help a business grow. The Business Support Overview will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, at the Main Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., in the Boulder Creek Room. No [...]

City of Boulder Thanksgiving holiday schedule – Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25

Closed on Thursday, Nov. 24: • All city administrative offices • All library branches • All senior centers • Municipal Court • All city recreation centers • Boulder Reservoir • Flatirons Golf Course (closed after 2 p.m.) • Pottery Lab • Animal Control, Code Enforcement, Police Records and Information Services and Property and Evidence Closed [...]

Boulder Public Library celebrates 25th anniversary of BoulderReads! program

Boulder Public Library will commemorate 25 years of the BoulderReads! literacy program on Friday, Oct. 14, with a community celebration, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Canyon Gallery at the Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. (north wing). Twenty-five years ago, Boulder Public Library created a new program to help adults improve their reading and [...]

Boulder Public Library announces that eBooks are now available for Kindle

Boulder Public Library (BPL) is pleased to announce that its downloadable eBook collection is now compatible with the top-selling eBook reader, the Amazon® Kindle. Patrons can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and more, all with their [...]

Carnegie Branch Library construction limits access through September

Construction work at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, 1125 Pine St., is underway, and the handicap ramp along the east side of the building will not be available to patrons until late September while the ramp is widened to meet ADA requirements. Patrons requiring handicap access to the building for research purposes may [...]

Boulder Public Library phasing out cassette tapes; sale on June 17 and 18

Boulder Public Library (BPL) will phase audio cassette tapes out of its collection for adults by mid-July. The audio tapes are being eliminated due to declining circulation. Eliminating the adult cassette tape collection will free up more space on the shelves for the higher-circulating CDs, DVDs and other media. Children’s books on cassette tapes will [...]

Maginnis Named Boulder Public Library Director

The City of Boulder today announced Valerie Maginnis will be the new Boulder Public Library director effective June 13, 2011. Maginnis was selected from 78 applicants in a national search. The decision came after public presentations by the finalists and interviews with city staff and members of the Library and the Arts commissions. “I am [...]

Boulder Public Library digital access down Sunday morning for system maintenance

Digital access to Boulder Public Library materials and services will be down Sunday morning, April 24, from 6 to 11 a.m. for system maintenance. Staff anticipates that all services will be operational again by noon on Sunday. Information: Boulder Public Library, 303-441-3100 or www.boulderlibrary.org.