The Benicia Library has recently added Mango Languages to its list of free resources. Mango is available for Benicia Library members and is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Access is available anywhere there is Internet with your Benicia library card.
All Welcome! Do Come!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Doña Benicia Room
Join poets and poetry lovers to read, discuss and enjoy poetry ogether. Bring two or three poems to share, your own or ones you like for our OPEN READING.
Also NEW! Bring a poem that you'd like another attendee to read to the group – your own poem preferably.
Here is a favorite poem of my Father's. It is by American, William Carlos Williams, Doctor and Poet, 1883 -1963
You asked for it and now here it is...
If you use the self check machines to check out your items, the one facing the fireplace has been configured to give you a choice of NOT printing out a receipt. Now WE can save on paper and YOU have an option to print a receipt or not! Thank you for the suggestion.
Tuesday, August 31
9 pm
Hard to believe summer is swiftly fading.... but we know you've been participating in the various summer reading programs! So, don't forget that August 31st is the LAST day to turn in all those summer reading program logs and bingo sheets.
Tonight, August 16, 6 pm.
If you have read The Hunger Games and want to talk about it one more time before the final book in the series is released, here is your chance! Come to the last Teen Book Club of the summer. We will be raffling off a copy of each book in The Hunger Games Series, including the final book, Mockingjay, which comes out next Tuesday!
If you are interested, just show up at the library at 6PM. See you there!
Start the week of August 23.
Get signed up today.
ESL classes are Monday and Thursday
9:00 - 11:30 am
Learn grammar, conversation, reading, writing, survival skills, and much more. FREE!
ESL Conversation Groups
Tuesday and Wednesdays
10:00 - 11:30 am
MOONLIGHT FILM CONTEST
YOUTH: ages 12 - 22 years old
DEADLINE: August 30 @ 6PM
Summer is the perfect time to BE CREATIVE! Work alone or with a group of friends to create an original film that shows what kind of artist you really are. Entry form are and instructions attached below.
Celebrate 100 Years of Library Service in Benicia
August 6 - 12
At the Benicia Public Library
Bring back your overdue items and we will waive your late fees.
Got Late fees already on your card? We'll waive those, too!
Must come to the Library to have your fines wavied.
(Does not apply to lost or damaged items or fines that have gone to Collections.)
Thursday, August 12 
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
The Friends of the Library are opening a new bookstore upstairs.
Hours will be:
Monday - Thursday - 10 am - 9 pm
Friday - Sunday - noon - 6 pm
Come shop upstairs in the library.
