Bridgton Public Library

Some New Resources

04/06/202004/06/2020adminFYI

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues here, we are so grateful to the many vendors and organizations that are making resources available online for our patrons and our community.

BookPage, our favorite book review publication here at the Bridgton Public Library, is making their April edition available online free of charge, so please check out our Special Online Resources page for the link. Please browse around, and make any purchase suggestions through our online catalog (right hand side of each page on our website has a link to our online catalog). We will be ordering new books and getting them ready for checkout as soon as we are able, so put in your order today!

TumbleBooks has made all of their databases free to all public libraries through at least August 31st. Check out our Special Online Resources page for more information as we find new educational and sometimes just plain fun activities for our kids. Miss Samantha has been working hard to gather all sorts of resources for parents and kids that are available!

There is a lot of information available from a lot of resources, so we are not going to repost anything regarding COVID-19. We do continue to add resources to our Government Resources page, Community page, Youth Services page, Special Online Resources, and Online Learning page as resources become available. Our Government Resources page includes links to MaineCare, Economic Impact Statements, Expanded Unemployment Benefits, and Parent/Caregiver Guide for Coping with COVID-19. Our Community page includes information on Food Pantries, services still available through the Bridgton Community Center, Lake Region Schools and their meal pick-up sites for ALL children 18 and under, and Bridgton News.

Please call us (207-647-2472) or email us (bplreference@bridgton.lib.me.us) if you have any questions or need more information. Starting Tuesday April 7th we will be checking our messages and emails from our homes to keep you informed and connected.

Please stay well and safe, we hope you find this helpful. We miss you.

Amy Stone, Library Director

Our Dedicated Library Staff: Anita, Cherie, Jane, and Samantha

Executive Order from Governor’s Office

04/01/202004/02/2020adminClosing / FYI

Bridgton Public Library is closed to the public until at least April 30th, in compliance with the Governor’s Stay at Home Executive Order issued yesterday.

Our online resources will still be available, but the demand is going to be much greater, so technical difficulties should be expected. Maine State Library, cloudLibrary, and the Digital Maine online databases are all working hard and doing the best they can to support this huge increase in demand, so please be patient.

All items currently checked out from our collection will be automatically renewed through April 30, and beyond if required, until it is deemed safe to re-open some levels of service. You can submit Hold and Purchase Suggestion requests through our online catalog: Bridgton Online Catalog and we will get them ready for you as soon as we can. Please call or email if you need a user name and password to access your account online.

We will continue to check our phone messages and have set up a new email account for any reference questions you may have: bplreference@bridgton.lib.me.us. These will be checked by our staff during our normal hours of operation starting Tuesday April 7th.

Please do your best to stay at home, and we will do our best to provide information, education, and recreation resources in a safe and welcoming environment. You all matter to us, so please take care.