Coming Library
Events
Friday, Feb. 3,
7:00 pm -
After Hours Concert:
Planet D Nonet
This 9-piece band from Detroit will
swing into Batesville as part of their "Old School Tour." Enjoy this
dynamic group of musicians sharing jazz, swing, jump, blues and
Detroit-style R&B. Free to the public.
Coming in
February: Basic Computer Classes for Seniors.
Mondays at 2:00 pm, February 6, 13, 20 & 27.
Start with the very basics: using a
mouse and keyboarding, then move on to using Email and the Internet.
Class size is limited. Register at the library's Check Out Desk.
"Mother
Goose on the Loose" Lap Sit Story Times
for the "under three" crowd with a caregiver at 10:00 AM.
Registration at the library is required.
Mondays: Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 -- Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 -- Mar. 5, 12,
19, 26 --
Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23 -- May 7.
Story Times
with Mrs. Dickey on Tuesdays
10:00 AM (Registration required)
11:15 AM -- 12:10 PM -- 5:30 PM
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Online Resources
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias
and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. You can
search these
materials online from the library or 24/7 from any
remote location using your BMPL card number.
Thanks to the
Friends of BMPL for their financial support.
 Listen
to
Books On The
Fly, the library's monthly book talk program, exclusively on TheFlyPod - New Media Network. Stop back again next month to hear a new podcast.
Also on TheFlyPod.com: Cover To Cover,
fascinating author interview podcasts.
 Lifelong
learners can take advantage of our wide range of online courses through
ed2go.
Each ed2go course comes with a patient and caring instructor and lively
discussions with your fellow students. Courses last six weeks (with a two-week
grace period at the end), and you can take them using your computer anytime of
the day or night. Affordable, fun and convenient! Click on
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more.
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author or title, see what others are reading, create an online bookshelf of your
favorite titles, check suggested books from the library staff, or browse subject
or award lists with
Next Good Book. Thanks to the
Friends of Batesville
Memorial Public Library for sponsoring Next Good Book.
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