Saturday, Sept. 14 – Sunday, Sept. 15
The Main Library is hosting the Jaipur Literature Festival Saturday and Sunday. Services, hours and parking will be impacted.

Posts Categorized: News

Volunteer at the Library Foundation’s 50 Year Gala

Book cover for Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and a headshot picture of Bonnie Garmus beside the cover.

Thursday, September 26 The 50 Year Gala is Boulder’s signature library fundraising event for 2024. Featuring New York Times Best-Selling author Bonnie Garmus and stories of lives changed by library programs, the evening includes food and drink at the Main Library. Volunteers are needed for setup, check-in, guest assistance, and more. Join us in making this […]

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

Family Play Festival 2024

family play festival logo

En Español Saturday, April 13, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at Foothills Community Park (800 Cherry Ave., Boulder, 80304) Sunday, April 14, 12–2 p.m. at George F. Reynolds Library Friday, April 19, 2–4 p.m. at Meadows Library Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at Main Library Drop-in and play, sing, read, write and talk at Spanish and English […]

Digital Navigator Tech Help

Information with Drop-in Tech Help, Tuesdays 2-5 p.m. at Main Library.

Lost in tech? Let’s navigate together! Our digital navigator program is here to assist you with a wide range of digital tasks, from setting up email to navigating the internet. Install apps, find affordable internet options and apply for community resources with individualized help from the digital navigator. For an appointment contact Cheryl K (+ […]

Get help with your 2023 taxes!

someone working on their taxes. they have papers spread out and a calculator.

Need tax forms? Our locations do not carry ANY hard copy forms, but you can visit our Tax Forms Research page for specific links to commonly used federal and state forms. Get FREE Tax Preparation Boulder Public Library (BPL) is partnering with Tax Help Colorado and Mile High United Way to provide FREE, high-quality tax preparation to households […]

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 […]

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