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April 13, 2020
An online workshop via Zoom! Using Reader’s Book Searching Tools Thursdays, April 23 & 30 @ 6:00 PM Find out how librarians search out all those great books! Classes will introduce you to resources like Wowbrary, Fantastic Fiction, Stop You’re Killing Me (for mysteries!), Goodreads, Bookbrowse and more. Different resources will be presented at each …
Looking For Your Next Book? Learn How the Librarians Do It! Read More »
April 09, 2020
RSVP HERE The Book Bites Book Group @ Bristol Public Library will meet up online via Zoom on it’s regular meeting date: 1:30 PM, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. We want to know how everyone is doing, if you’re reading & what might work for us in the future if the stay-at-home orders continue. We Miss …
March 26, 2020
hoopla’s new Bonus Borrows – Free to Libraries & Patrons! In order to provide relief to Libraries and to provide more content to Patrons during this difficult time of sheltering at home, we are proud to announce the hoopla Bonus Borrows Collection with more than 1,100 top titles and hoopla favorites. All you need is your …
Use your library card to download e-Books, audiobooks & e-Magazines from OverDrive or RBDigital to your e-reader, MP3 player, smartphone, or other supported device . Try it Here The library has just added the following e-audio books to RB Digital: Actress Anne Enright Literary Fiction All About Evie …
Expanded Collection of Online Audio E-Books Available at the Library! Read More »
March 23, 2020
The Library Edition of Ancestry.com, normally only available at the library, is now available to use at home or wherever there is an online connection. Bristol residents may log in to Ancestry Library Edition using their Bristol Public Library or Manross Memorial Library Card. Try it HERE!
March 20, 2020
Bored people are cranky people. If you or a loved one are struggling to adjust to social distancing, visit the Bristol Public Library’s online databases. We’ve newly added the Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center to combat the quarantine quarrels! You can keep the whole family entertained with this collection of DIY guides. Learn how to …
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March 02, 2020
Everyone is invited to the Winter Reading finale on March 20 @ 1:00 PM. We will be showing a special 20th Anniversary screening of the classic film You’ve Got Mail . We will also be announcing the winner of the Smitten with Reading Winter Reading prize basket. Come celebrate the official end of winter with …
January 11, 2020
Bristol Public Library is happy to host two new partnerships this spring! The first is with the United States Power Squadrons to present America’s Boating Course (ABC) at the library on February 22, March 21 and April 18, 2020. The ABC course satisfies the requirements for Connecticut’s licensing requirements for boating and personal watercraft operation. …
November 01, 2019
The Bristol Public Library, located at 5 High Street, in Bristol, CT, will be open Sundays, beginning Sunday, January 5, 2020 through Sunday, March 22, 2020, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Patrons will have full access to our collection of adult and children’s books, magazines,audio books, e-books, digital magazines,DVDs,CDs and down-loadable materials. Internet access, all online …
October 07, 2019
Bristol Public Library is partnering with Wheeler Clinic and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to offer an important training program to the Bristol Community–Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) with be held at Bristol Public Library November 19 & 20, 2019 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. Space is limited. Register online at:ctclearinghouse.org/registration. Registration begins mid-October. For …
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