News & Events
HAPPY LABOR DAY!
Labor Day is celebrated on Monday, September 6. The Library will close on Friday, September 3 at 12:30 p.m. so employees can take a mandated four-hour unpaid furlough. The Library will remain closed September 4-6 for the Labor Day Holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, September 7 at 9 a.m.
Sunday, September 12 marks the beginning of Sunday hours for the fall. From September until May the Library is open each Sunday (excluding holiday weekends) from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ONE BOOK, ONE BARTLESVILLE BEGINS IN OCTOBER
This year the Library is cooperating with the Bartlesville Community Center on a series of events about Anne Frank and the Holocaust as our One Book, One Bartlesville program.
In October, we’ll ask community members to read THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and to attend related programs throughout the community.
At the Library, there will be a discussion of the book on Tuesday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Room B. On Tuesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. the Library will show the holocaust-set movie "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" in meeting room A.
The Bartlesville Community Center’s Broadway in Bartlesville series will present “The Diary of Anne Frank” on October 28th, 2010 at 7:30pm at the Bartlesville Community Center. Additional activities at the community center include Ms. Eva Unterman of Tulsa, a survivor of the Holocaust, speaking to ticket holders before the performance in Community Hall, as well as addressing the 8th grade students of Central and Madison during the day.
In addition, The Anne Frank Center USA has an unbelievable traveling exhibit available to rent, which will be on display on the BCC Lyon Gallery walls during October. Admission is free and exhibit will be open during regular BCC hours. For more information about tickets for “The Diary of Anne Frank”, Ms. Unterman’s speaking schedule or the gallery exhibit, please call the Community Center at 918-337-2787.
“The Diary of Anne Frank” is the required reading selection for 8th graders this fall.
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How to Find a Good Book
Do you have an iPhone, iPod, or mp3 player?
Log on to http://bartlesvillepl.myilibraryaudio.com/ with your library card number. Password is the last four digits of your telephone number.
The site is pretty self-explanatory. Select the books you want to check out to your bookshelf. You will then be prompted to download Ingram Media Manager to your computer. Download and install it, then you can download the books on your bookshelf.
When the books are downloaded, you can play them on your computer, or transfer them to a digital audio device (recommended).
We also have a small collection of audiobooks available at the Circulation desk for iPod users only. You can bring in your iPod (no iPhones) and the Circulation staff will download the titles you request to your iPod. The list of titles available is here.
We have lots of online tools to help you find a great read:
- Staff Picks
- Bestsellers and Awards
- Authors A to Z
- BookLetters email newsletters: Sign up and recieve lists of books and audiobooks on a regular schedule.
- The Dear Reader online book clubs are a great way to sample new books. Each day we'll email you a 5-minute portion of a book. During the week you can read 2-3 chapters and decide if you want to check the book out of the library. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up here and start reading.
- Fiction Connection allows you to connect with books that are similar to others you have enjoyed.
Pick up a free copy of Book Page the next time you are in the library. This monthly "book newspaper" is an excellent way to find out about new and notable titles.
The Library subscribes to Bookmarks magazine, which can be found in the Periodical Room, near the Reference Desk.
Next time you are in the library, check out the bookshelves underneath the BookPages, next to the 7-day books. You'll find a wide selection of "books about books," useful tools to help you choose great books to read.
Think about joining our Book Club--the Johnstone Avenue Irregulars. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., September-May.
Want to buy books? We have an online bookstore with ABE Books. The Friends of the Library have a booksale in our lobby each Wednesday from 10 to 3.