All Bucks County Free Library branches will be closed on Monday, July 4th. Holiday closures for other libraries: Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library: closed Saturday, July 2 and Monday, July 4 Fallsington Library: closed Monday, July 4 Township Library of Lower Southampton: closed Monday, July 4 Morrisville Free Library: closed Saturday, July 2 and Monday, […]
Archives for June 2022
30 Audiobooks For Your Next Road Trip
You’ve got your snacks ready, your bags are packed and your route is planned – but what will you listen to on your upcoming road trip? Try an audiobook! With cloudLibrary, you can download free audiobooks right to your phone and play them anywhere, anytime – no paid subscriptions or mobile data required. All you […]
Learn New Career Skills with SkillUp PA
Gain new resume-building skills through SkillUp PA: a free virtual learning platform offering more than 5,000 training modules. Through SkillUp PA, you can take a self-directed online course in topics like: Time management Information Technology (IT) Customer service Marketing Accounting/finance Written business communication You can also earn industry-recognized credentials in fields like human resources, project […]
Books Celebrating Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, General Order #3 informed the citizens of Galveston, Texas, that all enslaved people were free. Juneteenth, short for June 19th, was celebrated annually in Galveston as the day that officially ended slavery in the United States. Juneteenth spread in […]
June Board Meeting
The next BCFL board meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Perkasie branch, 491 Arthur Avenue, Perkasie, PA.
Reading Olympics Lists Are Here!
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit has released the 2023 Reading Olympics lists. Download the list for: Elementary students (PDF) Middle school students (PDF) High school students (PDF) Ready to read? Check out the 2023 Reading Olympics shelf in cloudLibrary to download e-book and audiobook versions, or place holds through our catalog and visit your closest branch […]
STEAM Books for Summer Learning
Summer learning isn’t just about retaining information from the last school year. It’s also an opportunity for kids to explore their interests or focus on one particular subject. Bucks County Free Library is here to help your budding scientist, artist or engineer explore the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics)! Each branch […]
Camp Summer Quest Starts June 18
Join the summer fun! Bucks County Free Library’s annual Summer Quest program starts June 18. Summer Quest for Kids This year’s theme, Camp Summer Quest, will transform reading logs into a camp booklet and beaded keychain. Readers can pick up their reading log and keychain at any Bucks County Free Library branch starting June 18. […]
Summer Reading for Adults: Beach Reads
What would summer reading be like without beach reads? We’ve rounded up some of the romance, literary, contemporary and historical fiction we’re looking forward to reading this summer. If you picked up the beach-themed reading log at your closest branch, challenge yourself to read three of these suggested titles over the summer. For even more beach […]
Summer Reading for Adults: Adventure and Travel
Are you ready for a summer adventure? Whether you’re planning an exciting trip or stay-at-home adventures, we hope you will join us for Summer Quest at the library and set out to discover another world – through books of course! If you picked up the adventure-themed reading log from your closest branch, challenge yourself to […]
