Posts Categorized: News

Family Play Festival

family play festival logo

En Español Sunday, April 13, Noon – 2 p.m. at George R. Reynolds Library Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at NoBo Library Monday, April 21, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. at Meadows Library Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. at Main Library Enjoy games and crafts that encourage literacy in both English […]

Culture Passes Now Available

Culture Pass Access to local cultural attractions free with your library card

Explore Colorado’s cultural destinations for free!  Reserve a Culture Pass online using your library card and get free entry to explore Colorado’s art, history and cultural attractions, including: Boulder Phil Concerts Butterfly Pavilion Dinosaur Ridge Museo de las Americas WOW! Children’s Museum Denver Museum of Nature & Science Pass benefits vary by location. Find more details. […]

Solve Your Technology Problems

Get your digital questions answered every Saturday Bring your tablet, phone, laptop, or other device and all your questions! Our friendly volunteers answer basic tech questions and help with the library’s online resources. No registration is required. Drop-ins are held Saturdays at two locations: Meadows Branch from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Main Library’s Flatirons […]

2024 Library Card Art Contest Winners

New Library Card graphics for 2024. Winners selected from March Library Card Art contest.

The library is thrilled to unveil the winning designs for new library cards, created by community members. Congratulations to Ayamani, Anya, Colton, Abby, and Hannah! These cards will be available this summer!

Colorado State Parks Backpack kits

Backpack and Pass

Check one out to explore Colorado’s 42 beautiful state parks for free We’ve teamed up with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado State Library. For the new Colorado State Parks backpacks you can check out!  Each backpack checks out for one week and includes: a Colorado State Parks pass binoculars Colorado Wildlife Guide Colorado […]

Posted on April 14, 2024
Categories: About, News

Becoming Boulder Public Library District

Aerial image of Main Library in the fall

As 2023 winds to a close, the Boulder Public Library District Board of Trustees is reflecting on a whirlwind year spent preparing to transition to a library district and is looking ahead to the transition in early 2024. “The library staff and the trustees have been working rigorously to fulfill the campaign promises,” said Trustee […]

Now! Read the New York Times Anywhere

NY Times on devices

Enjoy newspapers & magazines on your laptop, phone or tablet Enjoy the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boulder Daily Camera, Denver Post, Consumer Reports and scores of other magazines and newspapers, anytime, anywhere with your Boulder Public Library card and an internet connection. eCollections: Newspapers & Magazines

You Account PIN

This card design is a sun setting behind mountains, with a yellow cone flower in the foreground. There is a open book floating in the air with dandelion fluff. It is by Renee

As a security feature, all library accounts require a PIN. You will use your PIN for authentication when accessing your account on our website and for some of our resources, like Libby. When created, your default PIN is set to the last four digits of the phone number on your library account. If you wish […]

Posted on October 10, 2023
Categories: About, News

Documenting the Pandemic

Boulder Theater marquee reading "Stay Healthy Boulder"

COVID-19 Community Stories Now Available Online In December 2022, Carnegie staff created a digital questionnaire that went out to the Boulder County community to solicit stories about life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this project are now archived and available on the Carnegie Library for Local History website. While the questionnaire window has […]

Boulder Library Foundation

Picture of the Bldg 61 makerspace door with the Boulder Library Foundation Logo below it.

Be a difference-maker in your community The Boulder Library Foundation (BLF) funds 90% of Boulder Public Library programs, including the BLDG 61 Makerspace. To learn more about how BLF enriches our community with artistic and educational programming, subscribe to their newsletter.