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.

The Bellevue Public Library has 18 new book club kits to lend to registered Bellevue, La Vista, Papillion and Plattsmouth book clubs. The kits check out for six weeks and include the books, discussion materials and a canvas tote bag. For more information on the over 100 titles the library has as kits, click here. The library wants to thank participating libraries who have donated kits to this program, sharing their love of books and reading. New kit titles include: The Bird Sisters, Circle of Honor, Cleopatra, Dashing Through the Snow, The Dry Grass of August, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Gilead, I Am a Man, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Invisible Bridge, Phantom Letters, The Road from Coorain, The Room, Russian Winter, The Soldier's Wife, The Space Between Us, Those Who Save Us and You Know When the Men Are Gone.

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."