Muscle Man Mike and Soccer Sue visited the library today to perform the Healthiest Show on Earth! Participants were invited to sing, exercise, and learn about healthy eating and fitness. Everyone had an excellent time! Thank you Muscle Man Mike!
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Chess Club and Game Lounge to resume after renovation.
The library’s weekly Chess Club and Friday Game tournaments will resume their normal Monday/Friday schedule upon completion of the library’s Porch Stabilization project. The porch is slated to be finished by the beginning of February.
All events will be held in the library’s basement rooms, either the Jean Lee Meeting Room or the BHPL Community Room.
Magic the Gathering Club will also be meeting in the Jean Lee Meeting Room after construction is finished.
Book Donations Welcome!
The Boonton Library is accepting donations of books and movies for 2013. All items MUST be in good condition and mold/mildew/moisture free.
Let the clearing-out begin!
Bringing back the dead with the Teen Book Club!!
The second meeting of the BHPL Teen Book Club was a super success!!! We enjoyed werewolf themed snacks, discussed killing your protege and had a few laughs while analyzing the book “Hold me Closer Necromancer” by Lish McBride.
Make sure to join us at our next meeting on Wednesday February 20th! We will be discussing “The Rules of Survival” by Nancy Werlin!
Magic the Gathering a Success!
Last night’s Magic the Gathering (MtG) was a HUGE success, many thanks to all who came out. See you in two weeks!
From the NY Times: Libraries See Opening as Bookstores Close
“Today’s libraries are reinventing themselves as vibrant town squares, showcasing the latest best sellers, lending Kindles loaded with e-books, and offering grass-roots technology training centers. Faced with the need to compete for shrinking municipal finances, libraries are determined to prove they can respond as quickly to the needs of the taxpayers as the police and fire department can.”
Check out the rest of the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/us/libraries-try-to-update-the-bookstore-model.html
Did you know…
You can clear your outstanding fines with a few cans of food? If you owe the Boonton Library for overdue items, bring in non-perishable food items and we’ll clear your record. It’s as easy as that!
A Mobile Device Kit is coming to our library!
Thanks to the New Jersey State Library, you can now stop by the Boonton Library and try out an iPad, Nook, Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire or a Samsung Galaxy Tablet!
The Mobile Device Discovery Kit contains 5 iPads, and one each of the following: B&N Nook, Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy Tablet. The kit is scheduled to arrive in February; a Mobile Discovery Day will be held at the Library shortly after.
Porch Progress Picks Up
The new porch at the Boonton Library is really starting to take shape now!
What do you think of our new website?
This is the newest version of the Boonton Holmes Library’s online presence.
On your right, you will see such wondrous widgets (yes, they are really called that) as our Twitter feed and Pinterest badge.
The Pinterest widget is the newest addition to this site, please check out our staff picks!