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Friday, February 12 - Nate the Great's Mushy Valentines Day Party  10:30 a.m. 

Saturday, February 13 - Library Foreign Policy Discussion - Special Envoys  9:00 a.m.  read more.....

Wednesday, February 17 - Travelogue: Travel Stories Roundtable  7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 21 - Island experts help demystify Facebook, Twitter and blogging for the casual user  3 p.m. read more

Sunday, February 28 - Sound of Music Sing Along - 2 p.m.

 

 

Welcome to the Library!
 
The Bainbridge Island Library is a unique public/private partnership.  The library building and grounds are owned by the people of Bainbridge Island, managed by a volunteer Board of Directors (Bainbridge Public Library), and funded solely by private donations.  Staff, technology, books and materials, and administration are provided by the Kitsap Regional Library system and funded by property tax dollars.  The Bainbridge Island Library is a branch of the Kitsap Regional Library.
 
The Bainbridge Island Library is a welcoming community center with activities, programs, and resources for all ages.  As a testament to the community's appreciation, more than 200 energetic and dedicated volunteers give their time and talents to keep this resource available to everyone and meaningful to the quality of their lives. 
 
Over 300,000 people visit the library each year and check out over 500,000 items from the collection.  We hope you enjoy your visit to the library.  If there is anything we can do to help you, please do not hesitate to ask.
 

 

NEWS ITEMS!

 

The Cynthia Lord Harrison scholarship committee has presented its first $1,000 award to Bainbridge Island library volunteer Tressa Johnson.  Tressa is enrolled in the library science degree program at the University of Washington and exemplifies all of the qualities the committee was seeking in this award:  dedication to the profession, leadership ability, and strong character.  Tressa is absolutely thrilled with the award, which will be featured in the next edition of the Library News and we hope in the Bainbridge Review as well.

 

 

Letter from a Wilkes Elementary School Teacher (Carol Baker)  Read more....

 

Seattle libraries to close two days per week?  Read more.....

 

A library without books?  Read about a radical move in a New England prep school.  Another article indicates "Books are being pushed aside for digital learning centers and gaming areas."  Read more....  Walsenburg, CO (pop 3800) builds a new library (NPR interview).

 

Libraries across the nation are seeing an increase in people using the internet to look up job openings and send resumés and applications.  Read more...

 

New Bainbridge Library Website - give us your feedback on what you see here by Contacting Us.

 

 

If you'd like to know some interesting things about the library, click on the "Curious?" button.

 

 
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Bainbridge Island Library
Tel:  206-842-4162
Fax: 206-780-5310
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Bainbridge Island, WA  98110
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