Monday, February 25, 2008

Homeschool Open House at the Buena Park Library District

The Buena Park Library District is hosting a special Open House event for home educators and their students in the Buena Park and surrounding communities on March 10th, 2008 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues.

Home educator families are invited to attend a special "Passport to Information" tour of the Library so that we can explain the programs and services – like our Passport Acceptance Service, our Guild bookstore and more – that are available here. This event will begin in the 2nd floor Library Board Room and end in the downstairs Auditorium. Light refreshments will be offered at the end of the tour.

We look forward to seeing you here, and bring your questions! No reservations necessary.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Free Wireless Internet Access Featured at the Buena Park Library

The Buena Park Library District now has free wireless Internet access available for visitors to the library. If your laptop computer has a wireless interface card, you can use our free wireless system. To use it just open your Internet browser. Then log in with your e-mail address or you may use our guest e-mail address listed on the log-in page. The main search page in Google will then come up and you are ready to use our wireless system! Pretty nifty!

For access to the Library’s wireless network, you will need to have a Wireless Network PC card in your laptop. Our wireless system uses the Wi-Fi standard IEEE 802.11b. Unfortunately, printing is not available from the visitor laptops. A special note to visitor’s considering wireless access: due to liability issues, the Library’s staff cannot assist you with the wireless log-in procedure, nor will they be able to handle your personal computer equipment.

The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues. This information is also on its web page at www.buenaparklibrary.org/wireless_access.htm. The library’s hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Amazon.com Sales Proceeds Benefit Buena Park Library District!

"Support the Library Shop @ Amazon.com" – those magic words will bring a little extra money to your local library every time you shop through the Buena Park Library District’s web page! Amazon.com contributes a percentage of your purchases to the library when you use a special link found on the right side of our newly designed web page at www.buenaparklibrary.org. There is NO additional cost to you or the library, and it is a great fundraising benefit for the Buena Park Library. Because we are now an associate through Amazon.com’s affiliate marketing program, we are able to link to Amazon products and services for the Library’s site visitors to enjoy.

According to Amazon.com, "[It] strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon.com continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform." There are "hundreds of thousands of world class retailers and individual sellers available" on this all-encompassing website, and now we have it available to you! So, look around a little … you’ve only hit the tip of the iceberg!

The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues. The library’s hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"Check it out. We connect you to the world of knowledge."

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

It's February and Romance is in the Air at the Buena Park Library District

This week kicks off a celebration of ROMANCE and "finding your passion" at the Buena Park Library District. In recognition of February as Library Lover’s Month, the annual Volunteer Guild’s Romance Paperback sale is here! Starting Thursday, February 14th and ending Saturday, March 1st, 2008, come by and spend some time and money and take advantage of special offers in Romance Paperbacks. For example, buy 100 of the 50 cent Romance Paperbacks and get 20 of the Romance Paperbacks for free! All the 50 cent paperbacks are half off or just 25 cents! Come early for the best selection!

The Guild Bookstore is on the 2nd floor of the Library, located at 7150 La Palma Avenue in Buena Park, between Knott and Western Avenues. Sale proceeds benefit the Volunteer Guild which supports all the Library’s programs and collections.

For further information about this and other upcoming sales, please call the Guild Bookstore at 714-826-4100 ext. 123.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Holiday Closure -- President's Day -- Monday, February 18th, 2008

The Buena Park Library District will be closed on Monday, February 18th, 2008, in observation of the President's Day holiday. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, February 19th.