City Of Burlington - Library

69 ° F

Thursday, September 02, 2010

	City Administration
	City Attorney
	Building
	Finance
	Fire
	Library
	Check My Account
	Search Library Catalog
	Reserve a Meeting Room
	Reference & Homework A - Z
	Children's Sevices
	Teen Services
	For Book Lovers
	Friends of the Library
	Library Foundation
	Lea en Espa�ol
	Community Information
	Search This Site
	Municipal Court
	Parks and Recreation
	Planning
	Police
	Public Works
	Sewer

Home > Departments > Library > Library - Home

Library - Home

The library will be closed Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day.

Band of Brothers

Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at 6:30 PM, the Burlington Public Library hosts local author and World War II veteran Buck Compton. The surviving men and women of the "greatest generation" are fewer every day. We're honored to have this time to hear Buck's stories and thoughts about a lifetime participating in and witnessing history.

Read more about this rare opportunity to join a conversation with a piece of living history, and ask him your questions.

The University of South Florida Library has created the Gulf Oil Spill Info Center: a website with impartial, up-to-date, high-quality information on the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, its historical context, and clean up efforts. Read more.

WHAT'S NEW @ YOUR LIBRARY

	Do you want to shrink your energy footprint? Through a partnership with Skagit Beat the Heat and the NW Clean Air Agency, the library now has a "Kill A Watt" meter that you use to help find out how much energy your electric appliances are using. Read more, and then ask at the library information desk to find out how you can check out a Kill A Watt meter @ the Burlington Public Library.

	LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed with practice tests for GED, ACT, SAT, GRE, Citizenship, TOEFL, CLEP, Resume Writing, Math, Reading & Writing Skills, and more. Plus you'll find Ebooks on Civil Service Skills, Real Estate, ASVAB, Trade & Workplace Skills
	With downloadable media available 24/7, your library is always open! Even more titles available now with OverDrive.

HIGHLIGHTING LIBRARY RESOURCES

Kiwanis

WANT TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE? The Burlington Public Library now offers an online language learning database.
Funding for this database provided by the Burlington-Edison Kiwanis.

ReferenceUSA

ReferenceUSA - A Directory of Business and Residential Information.
Funding for this database was provided by the Port of Skagit.

LIBRARY FAQs

Circulation Policies
Internet Policy
Exam Proctoring
Library Building Project

Library Board of Trustees
Library Staff
Library Volunteers

For Authors & Publishers
Book Submissions

THIS & THAT

The Burlington Public Library is working on projects to increase our focus on Early Literacy. Watch this video and learn about the importance of what happens in a child's First Five Years.

	Reciprocal Borrowing with Anacortes Public Library & Mount Vernon City Library

Contact Us Library Hours & Holidays Location & Directions