May is National Bike Month. To celebrate, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health and Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library are partnering to encourage biking to books. Whether you ride for fun, fitness, or with family, you are part of the movement for safer streets, connected communities, and happier people. Bike to the library any day in May, and you will receive a free water bottle (while supplies last). Just stop by the Children’s Library Information Desk to collect your reward. All ages are encouraged to participate!

May is National Bike Month. To celebrate, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health and Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library are partnering to encourage biking to books. Whether you ride for fun, fitness, or with family, you are part of the movement for safer streets, connected communities, and happier people. Bike to the library any day in May, and you will receive a free water bottle (while supplies last). Just stop by the Children’s Library Information Desk to collect your reward. All ages are encouraged to participate!

Walk-in hours are times when library staff is present, and technology and gaming are available to use in HQ. During regular Library hours when walk-in times are not available, HQ will be available for individual or group study by teens in grades 6-12 by accessing a key from the Adult Information Desk. Teens are required to show a school or photo ID to Library staff in order to use the room. If teens do not have a school ID, they can ask to have one made by the Library staff. They should stop by the Children's Information Desk to inquire. Electronics and other select items are only available for check-out use during HQ walk-in hours when the room is monitored by Library staff or volunteers.

This summer, let’s celebrate togetherness! Our reading challenge rewards are all about paying it forward - the more you read, the more chances you get to choose how to do that. There are separate challenges for children, teens, and adults. Get registered for All Together Now, track your reading, and complete the challenge using our online reading challenge platform called Beanstack. You can access Beanstack online or via any mobile device using the Beanstack app.

Join us on the Library Plaza to enjoy some fresh air and peppy music as we kick off the summer reading season. This year's theme is All Together Now, and we look forward to celebrating all the possibilities of what we can do together when we join in as a community. At this event, we will be available to answer questions about the summer reading program and Beanstack, our online reading program platform. We'll also have temporary tattoos, a giant coloring page, chalk art, bubbles, bookmarks, and our famous button-making station where participants can design their own buttons. The Burleigh County Library will have the bookmobile parked in the lot so visitors can hop on and look around. In addition, the Friends of the Bismarck Public Library will be hosting a sale of children's books in the lower level of the library. We hope you can stop by to enjoy some fun with us. All together now!!

This summer, let’s celebrate togetherness! Our reading challenge rewards are all about paying it forward - the more you read, the more chances you get to choose how to do that. There are separate challenges for children, teens, and adults. Get registered for All Together Now, track your reading, and complete the challenge using our online reading challenge platform called Beanstack. You can access Beanstack online or via any mobile device using the Beanstack app.