Library News

Photo submitted We're having a blast this summer exploring space. Look at these amazing astronauts crafted at pre-school storytime!
Photo submitted We're having a blast this summer exploring space. Look at these amazing astronauts crafted at pre-school storytime!

Expand the Library

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.

End of summer reading pizza party

Celebrate your stellar summer of reading with our annual Pizza Party at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 18. Thanks to Domino's Pizza for sponsoring the pizza for our Summer Reading participants!

Teen Night -- INSPYRAL

Inspyral Entertainment is coming to the library for a special performance program just for teens at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 19. Enjoy their astounding performance and after the show learn how to do some of the tricks yourself! Ages 12-17.

Jane Austen's England

The Jane Austen Society of North America invites you to attend a presentation on Jane Austen's England at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Local JASNA member Sarah Coller will share stories and photos from her travels to Austen sites in Hampshire and Somerset, followed by a discussion on Regency clothing and costuming. All ages are welcome, and information about joining JASNA will be provided. Refreshments will be served.

Expansion Groundbreaking Ceremony

The Bella Vista Public Library Foundation will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21, to commemorate the beginning of the expansion project.

Star Party at Metfield

The Sugar Creek Astronomical Society is partnering with the Bella Vista Public Library to host a Star Party at Metfield from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Join us for fun activities and experience the amazing sights of space through incredible telescopes! Drop in at any point between 6:30 and 10 p.m. for some fun.

Read to Sissy

Learning to read? Come read to therapy dog Sissy at 10 a.m. on the third and fourth Saturday of the month. Sissy loves to listen to stories no matter what! Reading to therapy dogs encourages children to read by providing a non-judgmental listener and furry friend to read to that won't laugh at them if they make a mistake or stumble over a word, but rather lie next to them and enjoy the story being read to them. Sign up for a time to read to Sissy at the front desk.

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 checkout agreement and procedure.

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.

Hours of operation and website

Regular library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with weekend hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Bella Vista Public Library is located just east of Town Center off Lancashire Blvd. (Arkansas 340 East, turn at Bella Vista Baptist Church) at 11 Dickens Place. For further information on programs and services, call 479-855-1753. Check out the Bella Vista Public Library website at www.bvpl.org to find all of the library information you need.

Community on 07/17/2019