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Broken Bow Public Library
626 S D St.
Broken Bow, NE 68822
(308) 872-2927
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CHECK IT OUT.... We are on Facebook--Become a fan of the Library today!!
We will be closed on Monday, February 20th for Presidents’ Day
K - 2nd Grade 1st Annual "Kids' Creations" Art Show Thanks to the cooperative
efforts of Christine Wieter, Broken Bow Elementary Art Teacher, and Kim Blackburn, Children's Librarian
at the Broken Bow Public Library, the public will have an opportunity to view some outstanding work of young area artists. The Broken Bow's K-2 Grade 1st Annual "Kids' Creations" Art Show will be on display at the Broken Bow Public Library from Monday, February 6th through Saturday, February 18th. Everyone is encouraged
to stop in the library and see the creative works of local elementary students.  
DADDY/DAUGHTER DATE NIGHT The Friends of the Broken Bow Public Library invite dads with daughters, grades K-5, to a Daddy/Daughter Date Night
from 6-8:00 p.m., February 10th at the Broken Bow Public Library. The event
includes a catered dinner, dancing, activities, and prizes. Tickets can be purchased prior to February 6th at the library.
Uncles or granddads may escort the girls if a daddy is unable to attend. Attire is semi-formal. For more information
call the Broken Bow Public Library at 872-2927. 
Dr. SEUSS CAKE DECORATING CONTEST FEBRUARY 28th-MARCH 2nd Bring your decorated cake to the library by noon on Tuesday, February 28th Public will vote for their favorite cake from noon on February 29th until 5:00 p.m.
on Thursday, March 1st (Winners will be announced that day at 5:30!) On Friday, March 2nd, at the top of each hour from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., special
guests will be at the library to read Dr. Seuss stories Stop
by and enjoy cake with us on Friday!
For more
details, contact the library
DID YOU RECENTLY GET AN eREADER? If you did, are you aware our library is part of Nebraska OverDrive and you can browse
that collection, check out, and download ebooks anytime, anywhere? Just ask at the front desk and we’ll
gladly give you more information! 
NEED THE PERFECT GIFT FOR VALENTINE'S? We still have that great gift for your book-loving Valentine...the
Book Lover’s Page-a-Day 2012 calendar is now on sale here at the library! The suggested retail is $12.99, but you can
buy this calendar at our library for just $7.99!! The proceeds will benefit the various children’s programs sponsored by
the library and the Friends’ group. NEW FICTION: Barr/The Rope Barry/Lunatics Bond/Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising Cornwell/Death
of Kings Crais/Taken Evanovich/Love
in a Nutshell George/Believing the Lie Higgins/A Devil is Waiting Kellerman/Gun Games Leonard/Raylan Lescroart/The Hunter Lively/How It All Began Mosley/All I Did
Was Shoot My Man O'Connell/The Chalk Girl O'Nan/The Odds Ondaatje/A Cat's Tale Paretsky/Breakdown Parker/The Jaguar Patterson/Private: #1 Suspect Preston/Gideon's Corpse Reilly/Scarecrow Returns Sharp/Fifth Victim Smith/Agent 6 NEW NON-FICTION: ---/Container Garden Idea Book ---/Good Old
Dog ---/The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook. 2nd ed. Billingsley/Handheld Pies Chang/The Rape of Nanking Davis/Into the Silence: the Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest Garner/The Garner Files Harrison/50 Popular Beliefs That People Think
Are True Marr/The Real Elizabeth
The five most requested books in January: Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich 11/22/63 by Stephen King Red
Mist by Patricia Cornwell The Drop by
Michael Connelly Private: #1 Suspect by James Patterson
DID YOU KNOW WE OFFER THESE SERVICES
@ YOUR LIBRARY! - CANCER RESOURCE CORNER —
A computer is now available near the front door and the homepage includes tumor site specific cancer information including
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship; along
with other helpful websites geared toward the daily needs of
cancer patients and caregivers; and a display of written resources
in the Cancer Resource Corner. We are proud to be part of this
pilot project coordinated by the Nebraska Cancer Coalition
and Nebraska’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.
- LAPTOPS FOR PUBLIC
USE — We now have 5 laptop computers for the
public to use while they are here in the library! These laptops are part of the Library Broadband Builds Nebraska Communities
project funded by ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) with matching funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
These additional computers will help us upgrade public computing resources; and advance access to employment, learning, and
E-Government services.
Ask
at the circulation desk for more information! 
Custer County Chief Now Part of Digital Newspaper
Collection The Broken Bow Public Library is pleased to announce the immediate availability of its new digital newspaper collection
through NewsBank. This collection is free to library patrons and is updated daily. NewsBank provides
Web-based access to current and archived issues of full-text national newspapers and those from our area, including the G.I.
Independent, Kearney Hub, Lincoln Journal Star, North Platte Telegraph, Omaha World-Herald,
Lexington Clipper, Columbus Telegraph and the Custer County Chief! NewsBank enables library patrons to easily search and browse current and archived news articles,
editorials, reviews, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries and a variety of special sections. Patrons can use this
resource for general reference or to research local and national issues, events, people, government, education, arts, business,
sports, real estate and much more. In addition to using workstations at the library, patrons can access the collection from
home by going to our website and clicking on the link to NewsBank. NewsBank offers Web-based access to more than 2,000 titles from the U.S. and other countries around
the globe. For more information on this collection, contact the Broken Bow Public Library by calling 308-872-2927 or e-mail
us at bbpl@kdsi.net. 
AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH
OUR LIBRARY: - Nebraska OverDrive (audiobooks and eBooks)
- NewsBank
- World Book Web
- EBSCO Home Improvement Reference Center
- EBSCO
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
- EBSCO Auto Repair Reference Center
- Card catalog
- Follett Destiny program to
manage your own account
- NebraskAccess databases
Just
ask any of the library staff on how you can access these online services 
Remember we have
"FINE FREE FRIDAYS"!
Bring in your overdue materials on a Friday
and we will waive the fines...HOWEVER, this does not apply to existing fines that you may already have on
your account!
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