Boyden Public Library

   Boyden Public Library

   609 Webb Street, Boyden, IA 51234

Phone: 712-725-2281
Fax: 712-725-2224
E-Mail: boylib1@premieronline.net
Website: http://www.boyden.lib.ia.us/ 

Welcome! We invite you to spend a few moments looking at our library Website. With help from the State Library of Iowa, we are able to create a place on the Web where you, our customers, can explore, learn and get help with all your information needs. 

Hours

(Effective September 5 and will continue throughout the school year.)

Monday:  CLOSED

Tuesday: 1:00pm - 5:30pm

Wednesday: 1:00pm-7:00pm

Thursday: 1:00pm-5:30pm

Friday: 10:00am-5:00pm

Saturday: 9:00am-12:00 noon

Library News & Events

SEPTEMBER

Thursday, September 6 from 6:30pm-8:00pm-Veg Out-Explore garden produce: How to choose it, store it and prepare it. Tips for including vegetables (and fruits) into meals and snacks. Includes knife skills and tasting! Presented by Renee Sweers, Nutrition and Wellness Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Please call the library to register. This program is FREE and hands on. Come join us!

Lego Club for Kids. Ages 1st grade-8th grade. First time for the new school year will be Tuesday, September 11 from 3:45-4:45pm or Wednesday, September 12 from 2:45-3:45pm. Space is limited and please call ahead to get your child registered. If your child wants a snack, please send that along with him or her. Please ask if you have questions!

Club 56! Monday, September 17 will be our first Club 56 program for the school year. Girls typically walk to the library right after school and can be picked up by 4:45pm. Club 56 is for girls in the 5th and 6th grade. We meet monthly and do a variety of fun projects as well as building self-esteem and friendships. All are welcome! Please sign-up in the library.

The Boyden Book Club is reading “Redeeming Love” this month. The Book Club meets at 7:00pm in the library on Monday, September 17.

Curious George… Somebody is having a birthday and it is Curious George! We will be having two story times on Tuesday, September 18 to celebrate. Choose between 9:30 AM or 6:30 PM. We will have fun reading books about Curious George, playing a game and making a craft. All kids ages 3-6 are welcome to attend. Please sign up at the library.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month. If you haven’t visited the Boyden library, please do so! We offer a variety of old and new materials and provide a beautiful space to spend time. We offer programming for all ages! Please encourage your friends to “check out” our library! Everyone is welcome at the library!

Keep in mind we have many online services for your reading enjoyment. Whether it be Tumblebooks (online animated books for kids) Zinio (online magazines) or Bridges (online e-books and audio books) we have you covered! See below!

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***Do you sometimes forget when the next book club is, or when the next story time is? We are hoping this awesome new offering at the library will help you stay connected. We, at the Boyden Public Library, are now signed up with Remind. This program will send you texts reminding you of upcoming events at the library. We have info at the library on how to sign up for it or follow these directions. Please ask if you have any questions!

             Text @cchfkk to the number 81010. You'll receive a welcome text from Remind. If anyone has trouble with 81010, they can try texting @cchfkk to (469)-888-8271.

***Reminder to parents....please be familiar with our library hours and make sure that when it is closing time your child has been picked up. Thank you for your consideration.

***Volunteers please...Is there anyone who would be willing to donate snacks to the library when we have after school programs? These snacks could be homemade or bought. Please let us know if you have questions or if you are interested in helping your library! Thank you!

What is BRIDGES: Iowa's e-Library?    This is a new E-book and Audiobook Consortium for Iowa Libraries to provide you with over 16,500 e-books and 7,500 audiobooks.  You can download the e-books with your library card number. This Bridges Site is also has the name OVERDRIVE in the app stores.   Click here to download e-books or audiobooks.	Tumble Books!  E-Books for kids! What is Tumble Books? The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), TumbleTV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books, and Tumble Puzzles & Games.	Learning Express Library  Online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement.	What is Zinio for Libraries?            -It is the world's largest newsstand for online magazines.     -MANY popular titles with no hold or checkout periods and no        limits to how many you can download. It's pretty great!! *To set up an account and be able to download these current magazines and back issues for FREE please use this link: https://www.rbdigital.com/councilbluffsia/service/zinio/landing *Compatible devices are: Computer, iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire/HD, Blackberry, Nook HD
Sioux County Newspaper Archive  Search all of Sioux County's Newpapers dating back from the late 1800's to today!	Click here for FREE audio books!	Click HERE for our online catalog!

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