Library will Reopen on Monday, July 6!
On Monday, July 6, the library building will open to the public with limited services available.
We will be open to the public the following hours:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 1:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
We will be following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the state's Restore Illinois plan as we expand our services in the future. Please see
www.mybpl.org/covidinfo for future updates.
New Requirements
In order to help protect our patrons and staff, everyone visiting the library must follow these requirements:
- Wear a face covering or mask covering their nose and mouth at all times.
- Maintain social distancing of at least six feet apart.
- Wash your hands and/or use hand sanitizer often.
Library Spaces
When you visit us after July 6, the library will look a little different. Here’s what you can expect:
- Building capacity of 65 patrons at a time.
- Each patron will be allowed in the building for up to one hour.
- Furniture and tables have been removed or spaced out to help maintain social distancing.
- Signs have been placed on the floor to maintain social distancing at service desks and in aisles/shelving
- Elevators are limited to one person/family at a time.
- Toys in the play area are currently unavailable.
- Select computers will not be available to help maintain social distancing.
- Meeting rooms and study rooms will not available for public use.
Services we will be offering at this time are limited to the following:
- Check-outs and holds
- Copiers and scanners
- Library card registration
- Reference and Reader’s Advisory
- Computer Lab (limited seating) and laptops
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Summer Reading 2020
June 1 - August 1
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Digital Resource & Programs
We have been working to bring our usual range of information and programming to the virtual world. Keep a look out for more information as available.
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like Ancestry.com, CreativeBug and Kanopy.
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Virtual Program:
Looking for Earth Elsewhere
Monday, July 6 | 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Zoom Webinar
In just 25 years, we have found more than 4,000 planets around other stars. This presentation will highlight how we are searching for them, showcase some of the (very!) weird planetary oddballs, and discuss if any of these planets are like our own earth. Presented by Adler Planetarium Astroeducator Michelle Nichols.
Click here to register.
You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event, If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.
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Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine
Weekly on Thursdays through August
We will post a recipe and YouTube link on our
calendar
and
Facebook page
. It will be available for you to watch the entire day on Thursday before the video is taken down, so you can watch at a time that is convenient for you. No registration necessary.
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Total Request Live:
BPL Piano Show
Featuring Kaleen Dolan
Weekly on Thursdays through July, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
THIS WEEK'S THEME - DISNEY
Kaleen Dolan will be performing themed piano shows via Facebook Live for our BPL audience! She will be taking your requests on Facebook Live to keep you and your families entertained while you are staying safe at home.
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Virtual Art Class: Decorative Drop Caps
Tuesday, July 14
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Join us on Zoom to learn about
the decorative elements
of drop caps (large decorative letters usually found at the start of a book chapter)
and design your own with artist Lindsay Budzynski. Supplies needed:
paper, pencils/erasers, ruler. Tracing paper, markers, or colored pencils optional. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom, and the Zoom meeting link, along with a document containing alphabet outlines you can choose to print out and use during class, will be emailed to you the week of the event.
Registration is required and limited to 10 participants, teens are welcome to register.
Click here to register.
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Virtual Genealogy Club
Wednesday, July 15
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom.
You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event, If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.
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Teen CHICAGO SPORTS Scavenger Hunt
June 28-July 4
Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen, grades 7-12.
click here to start
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Teen Take & Make: Lucky Star Jar
Monday, July 6
Come pick up a craft at the library to take home with you! Practice your origami skills and fold a colorful assortment of lucky stars to keep in a jar!
*Limited to the first 12 teens. Email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project on or after Monday, July 6.
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Virtual Weekly Storytimes & Programs
As virtual programs begin to be more plentiful, check our
calendar and our
Facebook events for more details and availability.
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Virtual Program:
Wednesday Virtual Storytime
Wednesdays, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
(then available any time*) on
YouTube
*due to copyright restrictions, our storytime videos are not available indefinitely and will be removed based on agreements with publishers
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Virtual Program:
Happy Books, Happy Cooks Storytime
Mondays in July, 7:00-7:30 p.m.
(then available any time*) on
YouTube
*due to copyright restrictions, our storytime videos are not available indefinitely and will be removed based on agreements with publishers
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Take It, Make It Program:
Emoji Party!
Friday, July 17 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Are you feeling happy, sad, crazy, or just plain poopy? Join us as we celebrate Emoji Day with stories, crafts, games, and tons of fun! A bag full of activities and crafts will be available tot he first 25 people that register. Please pick up your bag at the Youth Services desk.
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Take It, Make It - Kid's Craft Kits
Want to create a craft? Each week, staff will design new craft kits for 24/7 pick-up at our library craft container along Fairfield Way. Stop by anytime to take a kit to make at home!
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Kindness Rocks
Take a walk along Fairfield Way and check out our Kindness Rock Garden!
Take one for inspiration,
Share one for motivation,
Leave one to help our garden grow!
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The library building is reopening on Monday, July 6. All in-person library programs and meeting room reservations are canceled through August 31, 2020.
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PLEASE remember that, at this time, we are NOT accepting
material donations
of any kind. Do not leave boxes of books, papers, DVDs/CDs, etc, outside our doors. We are not able to bring these materials indoors, and left outside they are a hazard and will be damaged by weather. Please hold materials until an announcement is made after we reopen that we are once again accepting donations. We thank you for your patience.
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Zoom a Librarian
Need some help with our Library eBooks, streaming movies, databases, or other services? Set up a one-on-one Zoom appointment with us, and a librarian will teach you via video chat.
To make an appointment, call us at 630-924-2730 and leave a voicemail or email us at
bdref@mybpl.org
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Rent a Tech...from home!
Want 1 on 1 computer assistance on any topic? Call Sean at
630-924-2766 to schedule a phone or Zoom appointment with someone in our Computer Services department.
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Wi-Fi Extended throughout Parking Lot
BPL has installed an exterior Wi-Fi antenna to our building so that our Wi-Fi signal now extends throughout our parking lot and Gazebo area. Residents without home Wi-Fi may now use this resource for remote learning, downloading of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines and more. We have designated the back row of our parking lot as the official Drive-Up Wi-Fi location and is signed as such. Please remember to keep up social distancing rules. Remember that this is a parking lot that is still used by the Village of Bloomingdale and others, so observe all safety precautions as normal.
Wi-Fi is availabe 8:30am to 10:00pm every day.
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