Dear BHPL Patrons:
The Library will be having a system upgrade on Thursday, December 5.
While the upgrade is happening, we will only be able to check books out. Unfortunately we will not be able to check items in, renew items or place holds until the upgrade is complete.
Please have your library card ready if you plan to check out books on Thursday, December 5.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
BHPL staff
Happy Thanksgiving to all from the staff at Boonton Holmes Library!
In honor of the holiday, the library will be closing at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, November 27.
The Library will also be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29.
The Library will reopen on Saturday, November 30 at 10:00 am.
Have a great holiday!
Join the Library and Boonton Main Street for a Pumpkin Illumination event on October 26!
Bring a carved pumpkin to the Library to display on the porch and stay to watch The Mask Messenger, Rob Faust’s tour de force performance about Masks, A mix of monologue, physical comedy and theatre.
The event will take place between 5:00 and 7:00 pm. Pumpkin lighting will begin at 6:15 pm.
Thank you to Morris Arts for providing a grant for this event.
The Library will be holding a book sale on Saturday, October 26 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. Stop by to check out the deals and pick up a book or two! All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Boonton Holmes Public Library.
The Boonton Holmes Public Library will be recognized by the County Freeholders at their October 23 meeting!
The Freeholders have assisted the Town of Boonton preserve the Boonton Holmes Public Library through a series of historic preservation grants totaling approximately $636,800. The first phase of grant funding allowed for the porch stabilization project. The second phase will include interior work on the floor and support structures. At the October meeting the Freeholders will be presenting a plaque which will be permanently displayed at the library. The meeting will begin at 8pm and will be held at Boonton Town Hall.
Thank you Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders / Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund for supporting the Boonton Holmes Public Library!
The Library will be closed on Monday, October 14 in honor of Columbus Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, October 15 at 10:00 am. Have a great weekend!
Boonton Day is Sunday, September 29. Be sure to stop by and “check out” the Library (and maybe a book, DVD, videogame or Nook as well…) during this fun filled day!
A reminder that storytimes will begin again this week.
Regular storytime hours are Tuesdays from 11-11:30, and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:00 in the Children’s section. We welcome children ages 2 to 5 to listen to stories, participate in sing-alongs and make special crafts that focus on a different theme each week.
The library will be open from 1:00-5:00pm on Sundays beginning Sunday, September 8!
It’s time again for M.A.I.N.’s Passport to Imagination Program!
How the contest works: You must first obtain a M.A.I.N. “passport” from your home library. Next, visit five other M.A.I.N. libraries. At each library you will receive a stamp in your passport. Library card holders who complete this series of library visits will be entered into a contest to win an Apple iPad, Google Nexus 7 or Kindle Paperwhite.
The contest begins September 1, 2013 and runs through September 30, 2013.
Additionally, check out the Captain MAINia interlibrary scavenger hunt. This program is open to all Passport to Imagination players under ten years old. If they are able to find Captain MAINia’s hot air balloon in the Children’s Room of each of the libraries they visit, they will be eligible for extra prizes!
Prizes will be awarded at a county-wide Passport drawing at the Morris County Library in October. Visit the library for more details.
Have fun and good luck in your travels!