Bookmobile Route 6

All Bookmobile Stops are Open to the Public!

Create Your Own Bookmark Contest

Time to get creative! The Friends of the Bismarck Public Library are asking aspiring artists of all ages to help them create some new bookmark designs. The Create Your Own Bookmark contest designates five age categories from which winning designs will be chosen. Selected designs will be printed as bookmarks and distributed at the library in 2023. To enter, complete the contest entry form and drop it off at the Children's Library by December 1.

Virtual Story Time

Join Miss Sparkles live for an online story time, or watch later when it works best for you.

Lapsit Baby Story Time

This story time is for children held in caregiver laps for books, songs, and puppets. Through this story time interaction, your baby will develop language and social skills. Plus, story time fosters a close emotional relationship between you and your baby. Babies learn to associate books with the pleasure of being with parents, and this pleasure will translate to a love of reading.

Preschool Story Time

This story time focuses on books, puppets, and songs. Speaking puppets help bring stories to life and spark the imagination in your child. Our main focus at Preschool Story Time is to instill a love of reading, encourage creativity, and help children become aware of the world around them.

Painting Performance with Ali LaRock POSTPONED

Enjoy a unique performance art experience as Ali LaRock's impromptu artistic renderings and Miss Sparkles' storytelling bring books to life before your very eyes!

Cancelled Room B - Studio 701 drumming 9:00 AM

Cancelled Room C - Bismarck-Mandan Gideon Camp 6:00 PM

Teen HQ Walk-In Hours

During regular Library hours when walk-in times are not available, HQ will be available for individual or group study by teens in grades 6-12 by accessing a key from the Adult Information Desk. Teens are required to show a school or photo ID to Library staff in order to use the room. If teens do not have a school ID, they can ask to have one made by the Library staff. They should stop by the Children's Information Desk to inquire. Electronics and other items are only available for check-out use during HQ walk-in hours when the room is monitored by Library staff or volunteers.

Volunteer Club for Teens

Do you need volunteer hours for school, National Honor Society, or college applications? Or maybe you would just like to help out at the library! The Volunteer Club is for you. We will meet once a month to work on projects in the library. You do not have to attend every session or stay for the entire time. We know that teens are busy, but any help you can give us is greatly appreciated!