Jr. Friends Pool Party

At the end of the summer reading program we like to thank our awesome Jr. Friends for all their hard work at library by hosting a pool and pizza party!  We could not have a successful summer program without them!

This year we had an especially great group of kids.  They volunteered many, many hours and didn't fizzle out towards the end!

It has been a pleasure working with you this summer!!

THANK YOU!!

A video of the pool party is available with lots of great pictures and videos from the event.  Email Miss Tammy if you would like to see it.

Storytime Play Day!

We have a tradition here at the Bellevue Public Library.  During the last week of programming for the summer we host a Storytime Play Day.  It started out, many years ago, as "Water Fun Day" but has developed into so much more!  We invite all children who have attended our Baby & Me or Preschool/Toddler storytimes this summer to join us as we celebrate childhood with water, games, activities, and snacks! This is our second year of having both indoor and outdoor activities.

A special thanks to our Jr. Friends who helped set-up and clean-up!

Here are some pictures of the fun the children had!

Older siblings had fun too!

A great big "Thank You" to all of our wonderful storytime families, children and caregivers!!  Library children's programming will resume in September.  Stop by and say "Hi!" whenever you're at the library!  Have a wonderful "rest of your summer!!"

Join Jr. Friends!

Jr. Friends play a vital part in our summer reading program success...and we are looking for some more!  

If you have finished 5th grade you are old enough to help!!

Jr. Friends is a great opportunity to get volunteer hours for school or church.  There are no minimum number of hours you have to volunteer and the schedule is completely up to you!  Some Jr. Friends work several times a week, while others work 3-4 times throughout the summer.  It is up to you and your schedule the amount of time you spend volunteering.

Here are some of the things Jr. Friends do at the library:

• Help at our reading desk to register children for our summer reading program and hand out prizes children have earned.
• Help at our special events by setting up, cleaning up, and assisting children in activities.
• Wear the costume for our mascot, Buzz
• Enjoy an end-of-the-summer pool and pizza party
• Participate in Bellevue's Arrows to Aerospace Parade

If you are interested in becoming a Jr. Friend you need to turn in an application form (with parent signature) and attend a mandatory training meeting.  Upcoming training sessions are:

Thursday, May 23rd at 11 AM

Thursday, May 23 at 2 PM

Wednesday, May 29 at 10 AM

Thursday, May 30 at 7 PM

You only need to attend ONE session; training lasts about 45 minutes.

If you would like to volunteer, but cannot attend any of the training sessions please call Mrs. B at 402-293-3158.