LIBRARY NEWS
Help Expand Our View
Help the Bella Vista Public Library Foundation expand the library. Your donation matters. Mail to Bella Vista Public Library Foundation, 11 Dickens Way, Bella Vista, AR 72714.
BVPL Mobile
The Bella Vista Public Library now has an app. Easily look up books, events, and other library info right from the palm of your hand. Download BVPL Mobile for Apple and Android devices.
Library
The library will be CLOSED on Monday May 29.
Patriotic Bella Vista
The Dickens Place flag display will be returning May 26-July 6. All previously purchased flags will line the drive. If you missed out on last year’s display, you can still buy a flag for this year.
Flags are $30 which covers the price of supplies. This is not a fundraiser. Honor a loved one with a flag in their name.
Friends of the Library Yard Sale
The Bella Vista Friends of the Library will be holding a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 2. As you clean out closets and drawers this spring, consider donating your castaways to the Friends. Donations can be dropped off at the library during business hours up to May 31.
Silly Songs and Stories
Silly Songs and Stories is every Friday morning at 10 a.m. Bring your preschoolers and join this fun group for stories and crafts.
Freegal Music
The library has Freegal Music. This service, available through our website, allows our patrons to listen to and download music for free. Using your library card you can access this service.
Knitters and Crocheters
Knitters and crocheters are invited to brush up on their skills and learn some new techniques every Tuesday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Beginners will be guided by experienced knitters and crocheters. Bring your current projects or start a new one. Please provide your own supplies.
Check Out a Kindle
Kindle Paperwhites and Kindle Fires are available for checkout to patrons in good standing. Each device is loaded with several books and may be checked out for three weeks.
New books are added to each device every month. See library staff for the check-out agreement and procedure.
Rocket Languages
We offer Rocket Languages through our website. This language learning service offers online courses for 15 different languages. All you need is a library card to access it.
Encore Books
The Friends of the Library’s used-book store is open six days a week during regular library hours. Everyday low pricing on hardbacks, DVDs, puzzles, children’s books, paperbacks, biographies, health and wellness topics, and much, much more.
All proceeds of this ongoing fundraiser support the library. New books are added almost daily.
Library Website
Check out the Bella Vista Public Library website at www.bvpl.org. This is where you can find all of the library information you need.
Bella Vista Library is on Facebook. Click on the Facebook icon on our website, www.bvpl.org, and “Like” us today. It’s a great way to keep up with all the events at the library.
Exhibits
May’s displays are provided by Karen Nassie. Anyone interested in displaying a collection should contact Rebecca at 479-855-1753.
Floral Arrangement
May’s floral arrangement was designed and provided by Marsha Jertson of the Bella Vista Garden Club. Each month, a member of the Bella Vista Garden Club creates an original floral design to be displayed for patron enjoyment.
Hours of Operation
Regular library hours are 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with weekend hours of 9 p.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Bella Vista Public Library is located just east of Town Center off Lancashire Blvd. (Hwy 340 East, turn at the Bella Vista Baptist Church) as 11 Dickens Place.
For further information on programs and services, please call 479855-1753.