What's New at BPL

The Bellevue Public Library has available for the public a limited selection of Federal tax forms. NO Nebraska State tax forms will be received (the State discontinued the practice of making these forms available to public institutions last year). For more Federal tax forms, go to www.irs.gov; for more Nebraska tax forms, go to www.revenue.ne.gov/tax/current/current.html.

Bellevue Public Library is excited to announce that the Nebraska OverDrive eBook collection is now compatible with the Amazon® Kindle. Patrons can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and more. To get started, click on the OverDrive link at left. Nebraska OverDrive also offers eBooks and audiobooks for use on a PC or Mac computer and popular mobile devices such as a Smartphone, MP3 player, and eBook reader like the Barnes & Noble® Nook™ and Sony® Reader. Kindle users can browse the Nebraska OverDrive collection of bestselling and classic eBooks from a PC or Mac computer, check out titles using a library card, and select “Get for Kindle” to deliver eBooks to their Kindle device or any device running the free Kindle app.

Go "green" and save money and energy. The Bellevue Public Library is partnering with the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) in the Watt Detector program. Through the program, the library will provide for checkout a "Watt Detector" kit from OPPD. The library currently has two kits, which include a Watt Detector device and instructions. The Watt Detector calculates per household appliance how much money or energy is being spent on an hourly, daily, monthly or yearly basis. The device measures use based on OPPD rates. Patrons can check the kits out for three weeks. Ask for the Watt Detector kits at the front desk.

Got email or have you changed your email address recently? The Bellevue Public Library now sends out email notices for overdue items, bills and holds. We also use email to send pre-overdue courtesy reminders three days before an item is due. If you have an email address and would prefer this form of notification, tell us so we can update your record today. (Your email address will be used only for notices and will not be used for any solicitation on our part, nor shall it be made available to other organizations. We value your privacy.)

Bellevue Public Library announces the following holiday hours: Presidents' Day -- Monday, Feb. 20, closed all day. For more information on the library's hours for the year, click on About BPL from the top menu and then click on "Hours."