America's Newspapers
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.
A new way to search! Click on the icon below for access to ENCORE:
Our Hours:
Monday 10-6
Tuesday 12-8
Wednesday 10-6
Thursday 12-8
Friday 10-6
Saturday 9-5
Sunday Closed
F.Y.I.
Interested in tracking the
Implementation of the Federal Stimulus Act?
The Federal Government and the State of Illinois both have websites to view their implementation of the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" or the Stimulus Act.
Click on the following links:
Federal http://www.recovery.gov/
Illinois http://www.recovery.illinois.gov/
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Library Board Meetings
The Library Board of Trustees of the Bridgeview Public Library will hold their regular monthly Board meetings on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Landek Board Room in the Lower Level. The public is more than welcome to attend.
Lyric Opera Series Continues
Elixir of Love
Join us for part 2 as our Lyric Opera Lectures continues.
This lecture will be on "Elixir of Love." Enjoy listening to the story of this Opera and the profile of it's composer.
Starts at 2:00 on Saturday, February 6th, 2010.
No registration required. Any questions feel free to call Margaret at the reference desk (708) 458-2880 ext.105
Selling on Ebay
New to Ebay?
Have stuff to sell on Ebay and not sure how to do it?
Join us on Saturday, February 20th at 2:00, as we welcome
guest speaker Vivian Porter.
Vivian will be here to discuss how to be successful at selling items on Ebay.
No registration required.
Questions call Margaret at (708) 458-2880 ext. 105
Learning Express
Here you will find over 800 online courses, tests, and e-books to help you
Find a job and enhance your career with the use of
Job search, resume writing and interviewing skills improvement
Career licensing/certification test prep
Workplace and academic skills improvement
Get into college and excel in school with
SAT, ACT, and graduate school admissions test prep
Advanced Placement and CLEP test prep
GED test prep
Reading writing and math skills improvement for grades 4 and up
Click on the link below to start using it today
Research Pro Databases
The Bridgeview Public Library is offering access to a group of databases called "Research Pro."
Within these groups, you will have the ability to search any topic in a single database or simultaneously in multiple databases (federated searching).
These databases will be accessible in our library and at home.
You may need to enter your library card information.
On the left side of this page you will find "Library Databases" click on that to get started.
MUSEUM ADVENTURE PASS
What does the Chicago Botanic Garden, Kohl Children's Museum, Morton Arboretum and Brookfield Zoo have in common?
They and many others are a part of a new pass that will be available to Bridgeview Public Library card holders only.
Museum Adventure Pass Presented by MACY's starts September 1, 2009
The pass will be loaned out for 7 days.
Admission offers may vary per museum.
First-come, first-served basis. There are no holds on a pass.
Information available in the library or you can visit http://www.museumadventure.org
THANK YOU!
WITH MUCH THANKS TO THE
ZAKAT FOUNDATION,
THE BRIDGEVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY IS NOW
WI-FI!!
SWAN Online Catalog
You can access the SWAN Catalog by clicking on the icon below:
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services(IMLS), under the Federal Library Services Technology Act (LSTA).