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Bellaire Public Library 111 S. Bridge St. Bellaire MI 49615 |
Fall & Winter Library Hours CLOSED Sunday & Monday Tuesday-Friday 9 am to 5 pm Saturday 10 am to 2 pm |
Check out our Library of Things on your next visit - NEW!! - Thanks to a grant from the Dole Foundation, the Antrim Conservation District has arranged for a collection of tools to be used for gardening and removal of invasive species plants to be added to Bellaire Public Library's "Library of Things". Stop by the library and check these new items out! - Hotspots continue to be popular since it can be difficult to find reliable internet access in our area. -Nintendo Switch (What a fun family game night idea!) -Chromebooks that you are able to check out and bring home to use. -Launchpads- preloaded tablets with educational STEM games and eBooks for ages 3-10. -Wonderbooks- some of your favorite picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels with a built-in audiobook that will read aloud to the child! They still get to turn physical pages and see the beautiful illustrations. -Metal detector -Singer sewing machine -Video Projector with screen -3-D printer that is available for you to use in the library -Pickleball outdoor set - NEW Come in and check out all we have to offer! |
From the Director... Cindi L. Place Saturday, December 2nd will be a busy day at Bellaire Public Library! at 11am & 12 noon, we are sponsoring Jolly Gingerbread - a graham cracker house making party for the kids! Free program, we are supplying the materials, and registration is required. Also 11am - 1pm, Santa Claus will be here for consultation and pictures (on your own). Then beginning at 4:30pm until 7pm, BPL is hosting The Nest for the Bellaire Chamber's Soup Cook-off. Tickets are required for the soup cook-off only, and may be available at the Chamber. Also on Saturday the 2nd, from 4:30-7pm the Friends of Bellaire Library will be sponsoring a bake sale and will offer free hot chocolate, items on our Friends Silent Auction will be on display (a computer will be available to bid on any items), and the Used Book Sale room will be sponsoring a $5 per bag used book sale throughout the evening. You don't need a soup cook-off ticket to participate in the Friends events, just for the soup! Our outdoor StoryWalk has a new book (books are changed about once a month) on the Cedar River Trail at the Antrim Conservation District (ACD). November's story is "Children Who Dance in the Rain" by Susan Justice. Please check out a book recommendation program available to BPL patrons and community members: updated book lists or newsletters, which you can choose to have sent to you by email or texts. Library Aware's NextRead is a service offered by Bellaire Public Library for free to everyone. You can choose to sign up to receive over 30 different best seller lists each month from topics like Biography, Audiobooks, History and Current Events, Teen Scene, Picture Books, Must Read, Thriller & Suspense and so much more. To sign up for any of these newsletters, simply click here or go to our website bellairelibrary.org, look on the left side of the main page and find information under the "Our Catalog & Library Account" icon. Call the library 231-533-8814 for more information. BPL is pleased to offer patrons another way to help choose your next book! Happy Holidays! |
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A Visit with Santa
Saturday, December 2, 11:00am-1:00pm
Bellaire Library
Santa will be stopping by Saturday, December 9th and wants to hear from you!
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Bellaire Chamber Soup Cookoff
Saturday, December 2, 4:30-7:00pm
Bellaire Public Library
Pelican's Nest will be here with their wonderful soup. (Tickets can be bought at the Chamber of Commerce.) Time to stock up on Winter Reading or Puzzles. Fill your Bag with lots of knowledge and adventures for $5. The winter Friends of the Library book and cookie sale will be going on at the same time❄️. Come get some sweets and books to go with your soup while checking out the silent auction items up for bids. You do not need a ticket for the non-soup related events.
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Friends of the Library Silent Auction
Bidding Closes December 9, Event Time
Bellaire Public Library
The silent auction bidding continues! Bidding closes December 9th. It can be done in library or online through our link on http://www.bellairelibrary.org
Feel free to stop by the library to see the items in person.
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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!!
REGISTRATION OPEN,
Bellaire Public Library
Students in grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th are invited to sign up for the Battle of the Books at Bellaire Public Library. Registration and more information is available on http://bellairelibrary.org It is open to traditional school students and homeschoolers alike! There will be a zoom meeting on December 7th at 10:00 for more information and any question you may have. Or call us at the library with any questions 231-533-8814.
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Storytime with Miss Diane!
Every Tuesday, at 10:00am to 11:00am
Bellaire Public Library
The famous Miss Diane reads a story, and the kids have a snack and craft activity after.
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Tech Tuesdays with Gabe
Every Tuesday, 11:00am- 3:00pm
Bellaire Public Library
Every Tuesday Gabe is here to help you with any tech questions you have. He is a wealth of knowledge. Feel free to bring laptops or other devices you would like more guidance using. Additionally, computer skill classes can be arranged upon request.
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Spanish Speaking Cohort
Every Wednesday, 4:00pm
Bellaire Public Library
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Kids Coding Club!
Every third Saturday of the month, 10:00am
Bellaire Public Library
Join us every third Saturday of the month. This is an opportunity for kids to explore the world of computer coding at their live. Students use activities from code.org, Scratch, and devices like Snap Circuits, Mindstorm Lego, and various robots to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. For ages 8-13, registration is required either online by clicking on the calendar on our website, bellairelibrary.org or call the library at 231-533-8814. This is a free program, all supplies are provided.
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Page Turners Book Club
November 8th, 6:30pm
Bellaire Public Library
This month they are reading The Long Fields by Anne-Marie Oomen.
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Enough
by Cassidy Hutchinson
"Cassidy Hutchinson's desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington"
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Free speech : from core values to current debates
by E. Thomas Sullivan
"Debates about free expression are a fixture of everyday discourse. Discussions of free speech issues abound, not just on college campuses and in law schools, but also in the workplace, in living rooms, around dinner tables, at social events, and in the popular media. Those conversations explore such issues as whether a professional football player has a right to protest during the national anthem, whether the government has the power to restrict the speech of people with extremist views, whether someoneshould be able to express dissent by burning the flag, whether "political correctness" results in objectionable self-censorship, whether campaign contributions should count as speech, and whether the media deserve the protections that the First Amendmentprovides or abuse those privileges in order to spread "fake news." Mainstream debates even delve into such exotic questions as whether the President has to let people with whom he disagrees participate in his Twitter feed and whether the First Amendment gives a baker the right to refuse to make a cake for a gay wedding that he opposes on religious grounds. Across all of these issues, people recognize that speech matters, but also has consequences"
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Resurrection walk
by Michael Connelly
With the help of his half-brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, defense attorney Mickey Haller sets out to prove the innocence of a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy, putting Mickey in the crosshairs of a killer who doesn't want the case reopened—or the truth coming to light. Simultaneous.
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The exchange : after The Firm
by John Grisham
In this explosive sequel to The Firm, Mitch, a partner at the largest law firm in the world, is asked for a favor by a mentor in Rome that plunges him into a sinister plot that has global implications and once against places everyone he holds dear in danger. Simultaneous.
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North woods : a novel
by Daniel Mason
Exploring the many ways we're connected to our environment and to one another across time, language and space, this sweeping collection of stories about a single house in the woods of New England is told through the lives of an extraordinary succession of inhabitants. Illustrations.
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Dirty thirty
by Janet Evanovich
Trenton, New Jersey's most underappreciated bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, while taking care of her boyfriend's giant orange dog, tracks the former security guard of a local jeweler who supposedly stole a fortune of diamonds, and must keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty. Simultaneous.
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The mystery guest / : A Maid Novel
by Nita Prose
The esteemed Head Maid of the 5-star Regency Grand Hotel, Molly Gray, when a world-renowned mystery author drops dead, matches wits with her old foe, Detective Stark, to solve this case, which not only threatens the hotel's pristine reputation but may be linked to her own past.
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More New Titles
Adult Fiction - From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson - The Heirloom by Beverly Lewis - Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger Large Print - The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr - West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge - The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey |
Adult Nonfiction - The Future You: Break through the Fear and Build the Life you Want by Brian David Johnson - Free Speech: From core Values to Current Debates by Leonard M. Niehoff - Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Andrea Lankford - The Cut Flower Sourcebook: Exceptional Perennials and Woody Plants for Cutting by Rachel Siegfried - Know my Name by Chanel Miller - Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond by Henry Winkler |
Kids and Teens - The Sky over Rebecca by Matthew Fox - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson - Children who Dance in the Rain by Susan Justice - Who am I? by Julie Buchholtz - Construction Site Taking Flight by Sherri Dusker Rinker Young Adult - Burn our Bodies Down by Rory Power - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross |
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