Details the history of the bangor public library, explains the financial operation of the library, explains the need for expansion, lists the rules for the library, and lists the branches of the library to date. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the easton area public library digital collection. Select bangor from the list of libraries, use your bpl library card number and your pin last 4 digits of your phone number to log in. Sites have been marked with epub if they will play on nook, kobo and other nonamazon ereaders and kindle if they will play on the kindle. There are over 500,000 volumes of books, periodicals, government documents, and recordings in the collection. The bangor public library was founded in 1921 by the bangor womens club. Bangor public library its main aim is to provide the residents of bangor with current reading materials, programs, and materials for continuing education, selfimprovement, and information. It shares the ursus online cataloging system with the university of maine and other maine libraries the library s roots date to 1830, when the bangor mechanic association assembled a private collection of books.
Contact your library for local information about access to high priority items, dropoffreturn locations, or to use digital services. Librarians at the bangor public library wish to help you get the right book to the right person at the right time. Even though the library building is currently closed, you can email for a temporary card. A group of enthusiastic volunteers with a shared love for the bangor public library. The library is an active part of the bangor community. Most of the buildings are still standing today late 2017 including the bangor public library, the old bangor high school, bangor savings bank on state street, many churches, and many business buildings. We strive to support the bpl in any way we can, be. The collection of the library contains 465,4 volumes. National public library ebooks read ebooks online free. Bangor public library set to reopen bangor bangor daily. Regular hours monthurs 10 am 8 pm friday and saturday 10 am 5 pm sunday closed.
The bangor public library is the public library of bangor, maine. Click here for credo reference ebooks click here for bhs ebooks. The library will be closed to the public until further notice to deter the spread of covid19. And, we still have books lots of them, magazines, journals.
Thank you for your past support of the bangor public library. Library and archives service bangor university, bangor, gwynedd, ll57 2dg. Welcome to the library and archives bangor university. We have tours for all ages, giving everyone an opportunity to learn about our collections and services. Penobscot times digital scans of archived copies of the local newspaper penobscot times, from 18881984. Crofutt community room online magazines, ebooks and audioboo ks free with. Username your 9 digit infinite campus number password jfds. Msba 20202021 maine student book award titles grades 48 sort list view. You need a valid bangor public library card and an email address to use these services. Ursus offers readers access to online library catalogs of the bangor public library, the maine state library, the university of maine system and more. Online catalogs ursus the online catalog shared by the maine state library, the university of maine system, and the bangor public library. Flipster using your bangor public library card, you get free and instant access to the most popular magazines. Sites offering free subscriptions and activities during. It also includes photographs, and archival collections that preserve bangors history for.
Feb 16, 2015 bangor public library is one of many libraries in maine which participates in maine infonet, oliver said. Ancestry library edition proquest for use in public. We provide several services such as faxing, copies, free internet use, free wifi, access to online resources such as ebook, encyclopedias. Maine news, sports, politics and election results, and obituaries from the bangor daily news. University faculty, staff, and students should contact their home institutions library to request physical items. Bangor public library 39 s main st bangor, pa libraries. Follow these instructions to get started on your apple or android. Set up your smart phones and tablets to use cloudlibrary, our free ebook audiobook service. The following is a short list of good sources for free e book content. My books accessing cloudlibrary digital library collection. We offer guided tours to our patrons, giving them the chance to explore all that the library has to offer. My account library website inter library loan ill ebooks databases policies.
We offer classes on how to use email, our ebookaudiobook services, and all of. Its one of the services libraries purchase ebooks from, she said. Library newsletter 1 march 23, 2020 library newsletter 2 march 27, 2020 library newsletter 3 april 3, 2020 library newsletter 4 april 17, 2020 library newsletter 5 may 1. Bangor library offers many resources for downloading ebooks.
Due to the rapidly evolving situation with covid19, we are temporarily closing all public libraries and out of hours access from 5. Please call if you have trouble logging into your account. Library members who currently use the ebooks for wales service should register on borrowbox with their welsh public library card as the current service ends on 30 april 2018. We are the public library for bangor, maine, in the united states. Bangor public library membership is now free to all maine residents. Featured accessing cloudlibrary digital library collection.
These formats have been specially designed to be crossplatform compatible with all pcs, laptops, pdas, kindle dx, kindle 3 ipadipods, ereaders, or smartphones. Welcome to the bangor public library, a safe and caring place to help you connect to resources you need. Pictures of 19th century bangor, historic books by maine authors, yearbookstyle books about military units during world war ii, family genealogies. It also provides students, business people, public library patrons, and higher education students and educators the ability to use online learning tools. If the book is in our library when we receive your request, we will send it within 24 hours of the receipt of your request. The van buren district library serves residents in van buren county with 7 branches. Weve got databases, computer classes, ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines for you to peruse. The digital maine library provides every resident of maine with access to a collection of full text articles and abstracts from magazines, newspapers and reference books that are from reputable resources. Serving the communities of bangor borough, east bangor borough, portland, roseto, upper mount bethel, washington township and portion of lower mount.
After many years of fundraising the library was finally opened to serve bangor and the surrounding economic community. Ebooks available from these sites will also play on most computers and are available in other formats like pdf and html. Maine infonet is a collaborative of academic, public, school, and special libraries that provides leadership in resource sharing, promotes cost effective solutions for quality library information services, and supports the cultural, educational, and economic development of maine. Download ebooks available 247 from our easton library centers digital collection. Bangor public library cardholders are avid readers of nonfiction books. The brewer public library is conveniently located at 100 south main street in brewer, easily accessible on the community connector bus route, across from savealot grocery store and the dead river company. To check the bangor public library catalog click here.
Each time you visit the library, borrow materials, contribute a monetary gift, donate books for the used book sales, or volunteer, you help keep alive a shared community resource. Through the bangor public library, you get free and instant access to the most popular magazines. The digital maine library provides every resident of maine with access to online resources that include a collection of full text articles and abstracts from magazines, newspapers, journals and reference. Public libraries are not offering regular inperson library services right now. The bangor public library is filled with exciting things to see. Use your free bangor public library card to access flipster.
This card will enable card holders to use the statewide download library that has audio and ebooks, databases and online resources. Click here for a list of our statutory public holidays. In an effort to protect the health of our patrons and staff, the maine state library is closed to the public until further notice. We hope that this outline will answer questions you may have about this service. This library is affiliated with gwynedd library service. Digital maine library thousands of periodicals and reference resources are available anywhere in the state of maine through the online resources of maines virtual library, a service of maine infonet. Also, university of maine patrons may see the option to download this ebook offline for some titles, using adobe digital editions. Patrons have access to books, dvds, magazines, audio and online resources. Friends of the bangor public library, bangor, maine. Click on the link to go to the borrowbox page for your local authority and join the service from there. The doors of knowledge and lifelong learning have been open for our community members for ninetyone years.
Select bangor from the list of libraries, use your bpl library card number. Content posted here has been selected and deposited by the bangor public library, local government, and community organizations. Due to the temporary suspension of the statewide library delivery service, requesting within the library catalog has been turned off. Bangor public library will reopen its doors to the public after a twomonth shutdown for renovations. All of the ebooks are in pdf file format, and all audio ebooks are in mp3 file format. The library serves a population of 32,817 residents. To sign up for a library card, check at the front desk. The worlds most popular consumer online genealogy resource is available to use in maine k12 school libraries. Browse accessing cloudlibrary digital library collection. The bangor public library welcomes you to our online collection of photographs, books, maps, and more celebrating the history of bangor, maine, new england, and beyond. Services we provide services bangor public library.
Browse by contributors, organizations and departments. You may apply for one at the bangor or the orono public libraries. All maine residents are eligible for a bangor public library. Lecture hall reading nonfiction for pleasure and entertainment. By accepting, you have read and agree to the following.
Cloud library is your resource for ebooks and audiobooks to take anywhere and everywhere. This collection holds billions of records in census data, photos, directories, vital records, and more. Bangor branch library is located at 420 division street, bangor, mi 490. An average of 1,448 books and other materials are checked out of the library everyday. An issue of the industrial journal focusing on the construction of new buildings in bangor following the fire of april 1911. All connected to the bangor public library website. This library is affiliated with bangor public library. Welcome to the city of bangor, maine bangor public library.
Users are able to check out ebooks and audio books using the following. Thousands of ebooks and audiobooks, as well as over 200 emagazines and enewspapers are available for free from libraries ni. A fresh and easy way to borrow and read from your library. Bangor public library is one of many libraries in maine which participates in maine infonet, oliver said. Bpl offers a variety of technology and computer classes for people of all skill sets. Roosevelt as well as a snapshot of bangor business and social and civic life of the time. Readers day at bangor public library greater bangor cvb. Our students visit the library once a week with their class and borrow one or two books depending on their grade level. Special collections unique materials include rare books on various topics. Information about maine state library services covid19 information for maine libraries.
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