Bennington Public Library

We are still available for curbside pickup!

156th Street outside of our front entrance is currently closed. You may park in the parking spaces on Warehouse Street (near Centennial Park) and then walk around to our front doors. Please see these maps for alternate routes to get to the library.

Thank you for your patience!

STEAM Activity Bundle #3 will be ready for pickup Monday, July 6, Wednesday, July 8, and Saturday, July 11 from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Bundle #3 Pickup – July 6, 8, and 11

Bundle #4 Pickup – July 20, 22, and 25

Remaining Prize Pickup Days – July 6, July 8, July 11, July 20, July 22, July 25, July 27, July 29, and August 1 from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Follow the signs leading to Community Conference Room C on the east/park side of the building.

Read or listen to books and earn prizes until July 30th. Preschool through 12th graders can win up to four prizes–one for each 300 minutes read and tickets for the end-of-summer prize drawing–one for each 300 minutes read. The fourth and final prize (for reading 1,200 minutes or more) is a free book of your choice courtesy of the Friends of the Bennington Library.

Adult participants win tickets for the drawing, too…one for every three books read!

We miss seeing your smiling faces. Since we aren’t able to do activities together at the library this summer, we’ve put together some take-home STEAM activity bundles for you to do with your family at home. We hope you enjoy them!

Our Summer Reading theme for 2020 is “Imagine Your Story”, focusing on all things fairy tales, fables, folktales, and fantasy.

Follow the signs that direct you to enter Community Conference Center Room C on the east/park side of the building.

Read or listen to books and earn prizes until July 30th. Preschool through 12th graders can win up to four prizes–one for each 300 minutes read and tickets for the end-of-summer prize drawing–one for each 300 minutes read. Adult participants win tickets for the drawing, too–one for every three books read!

This month’s Prize Pickup dates are June 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, & 27 from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Follow the signs leading to Community Conference Room C on the east/park side of the building.

Happy Reading!!!

We miss seeing your children’s smiling faces. Since we aren’t able to do activities together at the library this summer, the library staff has put together some take-home STEAM activity bundles (preschool and/or Elementary) for you to do with your family at home. We hope you enjoy them!

Pickup dates and times for this first bundle are Monday and Wednesday, June 15th and 17th, 10 AM to 2 PM.

Follow the signs that direct you to enter Community Conference Center Room C on the east/park side of the building.

Our Summer Reading theme for 2020 is “Imagine Your Story”, focusing on all things fairy tales, fables, folktales, and fantasy.

Summer Reading is for all ages, preschool through adult. Participants will be able to log their reading on the new Reader Zone app for a chance to win prizes! Click Here for more information.

The Library remains closed to the public until further notice. However….

We are still here for you!

CURBSIDE PICKUP SERVICE

Here’s how it works:
We are committed to providing safe access to physical library materials through a limited curbside pickup service.

Curbside pickup step-by-step:

1. Place items on hold.

Use our online catalog to search for items.

Place items on hold.

2. Wait for notification, then call us to schedule your pick up.

You will receive an email or phone call when your hold is available for pickup.

After you receive notification, call the library to arrange an estimated time of arrival so staff can have your items ready.

Staff will check out your items, put them in a bag, and place the bag outside the front entrance.

3. After calling, pick up your items at your scheduled time.

Bags will be outside near the front entrance.

Find the bag labeled with your first name and last initial.

Grab your bag and enjoy!

We are accepting returns in our outdoor book return.

The library catalog will be down starting Thursday, April 30 and running through Sunday, May 3rd. We are upgrading to a new version and a new look!

We are so excited to present our new Story Walk for the Bennington Community just in time for National Library Week. A huge thanks to author Bruce Arant for giving us permission to use his book and to Design 4 for creating the signs for us. Please stop by the soccer fields to read Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep!