Welcome!
We invite you to spend a few moments looking at our new library Web site. With help from the State Library of Iowa and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 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.
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If you are interested in learning another language, or even improving your English as a second language, click on the Transparent Language database link to set up an account. Learn how to speak, read, and write in one of dozens of languages. Compatible with most internet devices. |
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The Credo Reference database provides access to thousands of full-text entries from hundreds of reference books in many areas of study including health, business, education, science, etc. Credo promotes knowledge building, problem solving and critical thinking to give people the information skills necessary for success throughout their academic, professional and personal lives. |
Our line of periodical resources provides the largest and most comprehensive aggregations of digital periodical content available with nearly 20,000 titles, 57 collections and the fewest embargoes on average. Only Gale dedicates a team of expert indexers who manually read articles and apply specific subject terms, saving time – and frustration - for the researcher. |
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Use your library card to access thousands of ebooks and audio books across all genres and interests for all ages through Bridges -- the State of Iowa's Overdrive portal. |
Find homework help from elementary through college courses; prepare for college and career tests like the ACT, SAT, nursing, police, firefighter, electrical exams, etc.; learn how to use technology and popular software. Set up your account and learn on your schedule. |
Use this link to search the library’s catalog to find a great book, movie, or audio book, Use your library card to check out materials for your reading, viewing, and listening pleasure. |
The Friends of the Blakesburg Public Library Hire Architectural Firm for Renovation Project
The Friends of the Blakesburg Public Library have hired Rod Curtis of Curtis Architecture & Design in Otumwa as the architect and project manager for the renovation of the Mize Building into a new home for the Library. The organization has been working on raising funds for the renovation and has applied for a grant. If successful, work on the exterior of the facility will begin this summer with hopes of having the exterior completed by early fall. The Friends plans to break the project into four phases, with interior work beginning after raising funds and completing the exterior.
To see the initial architectural plans, use the following link on the Friends of the Library's web site (you can also find the tab at the top of this page) https://www.blakesburg.lib.ia.us/FriendsofBPL/Renovation/view.
If you would like to contribute to the community by helping with this renovation, please send your check to Friends of the Blakesburg Public Library, PO Box 43, Blakesburg, IA 52536. The Friends of the Blakesburg Public Library is a 501(c)(3) organization formed expressly to support library programs, resources and special needs. Your donation to this organization may be tax deductible. To date, we have raised about $5,000 of our $10,000 goal of the "100 Wildcats with $100" campaign. We are still accepting donations to that cause. All donors will be recognized with a name plate on our Giving Tree inside the new facility.
You can also join the Friends organization as a member to help support this and other library programs. Again, you can mail a check to the address above. Membership fees are $20 for an individual or $25 for a family. Your support of the library, and the community is appreciated. As the National Library Week theme for 2019 states "Libraries=Strong Communities." Please do your part to help keep our community strong, but supporting the library any way you can. Every little bit helps in our efforts to raise money to renovate the Mize building into our new library. https://www.blakesburg.lib.ia.us/FriendsofBPL/Renovation/view