Connect with Your Library

Connect with the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library during National Library Week, April 3rd through 9th. Whether you visit in person or virtually, your library can connect you to the resources you need. From books, movies, games, and more, to technology, personal assistance from our amazing staff, space to meet and study, a full slate of innovative programs for all ages, and so much more, we’re here for you. Now is a perfect time to check out our website at www.bismarcklibrary.org, connect with us on Facebook and Instagram, and to stop by the library to check out all we have to offer.

Cheers to Library Outreach Services!

On April 6th, we celebrate National Library Outreach Day, a day to recognize the services and the amazing staff of the Burleigh County Bookmobile and the Mobile Library. Whether it's a bookmobile stop at a rural neighborhood or elementary school, or mobile library deliveries to after-school programs or assisted living centers, we're here for you! Outreach services are essential to our community, reaching beyond our walls to bring the library to citizens where they are. Find out more about our outreach services and schedules on our website - and give us a friendly wave when you see us out and about!

Americans and the Holocaust

Exhibition & Program Series

Through May 3

Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries, and the only library in North Dakota, selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war, and genocide in Europe during the 1930's and 1940's. The exhibit will be on display in the library's lower level through May 3. Programs and events include:

Dr. Seuss Goes to War - with Dr. Perry Hornbacher

Monday, April 4, 7:00 PM - Meeting Room A

Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson (Book Discussion)

Thursday, April 7, 1:00 PM - Missouri River Room

The Mission of Herman Stern - Film screening and discussion

Thursday, April 28, 6:30 PM - Meeting Room A

Check out the latest releases and popular titles in ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines from our Library2Go collection using the Libby app. Download Libby from the Google Play or Apple app store, or visit ndlibrary2go.overdrive.com from your web browser.

Remodeling your kitchen? Before you purchase new appliances, do your research. Access ratings, reviews and buying guides to help using Consumer Reports online - available for free with your library card!

Check Out a Board Game @ the Library

Our Board Game collection has grown to over 400 titles! There are games for all ages and stages of life - great for starting your own family game night tradition! Even better, it's FREE to check out and play a game - then return, and repeat! Thank you to the Bismarck Library Foundation, Inc. and the Friends of the Bismarck Public Library for financial support of this collection.

Spring Book Sale - Thank you!

Thank you to all of our amazing Friends of the Library volunteers for their time and effort in unpacking, sorting, sale set up and sales work that went into the 2022 Spring Book Sale.

The sale raised a total of $16,269 in sales and donations, funds which will continue to be used to support the services and programs of the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library. 

We appreciate each and every one of you for your hard work and dedication to the Friends of the Library!