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.
Summer Reading: End of Summer Reading Pizza Party
You made it to the end of the Build a Better World Summer Reading Program. Let's celebrate all you accomplished this summer with a big pizza party at the library. Join us Thursday, July 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., for our Summer Reading Program finale.
Friends of the Library Expansion Pledge
The Friends of the Bella Vista Public Library ask you to join us at noon Wednesday, July 12, as they present a check for their pledge towards the expansion project for the Bella Vista Public Library. In conjunction with this celebration, they will also be expressing our gratitude to the library staff who have accommodated us in our many fundraising efforts to raise this significant sum. Refreshments will be served.
Summer Reading Book Club
We have a Summer Reading Book Club for adults every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. through the end of the Summer Reading Program on July 13. This very casual group will get together to meet other participants in the program and share the books they have been reading.
Sunday Afternoon Book Review
Join us for our summer Sunday Afternoon Book Review. Former library director Marianne Farner will be here at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 16, to review the books "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance and "The Dirty Life" by Kristin Kimball. Sunday Afternoon Book Reviews happen once every season with a new presenter and books. This event is a great way to learn about new books and meet other readers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
July's displays are provided by Jeffrey McFarland and the Bella Vista Photography Club. Anyone interested in displaying a collection should contact Rebecca at 479-855-1753.
Floral Arrangement
July's floral arrangement was designed and provided by Dagmar Roeder 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 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Bella Vista Public Library is located just east of Town Center off Lancashire Boulevard (Arkansas Highway 340 east from Town Center, turn at the Bella Vista Baptist Church) at 11 Dickens Place. For more information on programs and services, pcall 479-855-1753.
Community on 07/12/2017