• Scholastic Teachables is here!

  Click the icon to start

  Looking for ways to support your student's learning?
  Try Scholastic Teachables... now available with your library card!
  
  
  Scholastic Teachables offers access to ready-to-go lesson plans and
  activities for any school subject, making it the perfect tool for teachers,
  busy parents, and homeschooling families.

• CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION

  WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:
  • STAY INFORMED - The CDC is updating its website daily with the latest information and advice for the public.  You can access their website by clicking here: www.cdc.gov/ncov
  • REMEMBER TO TAKE EVERYDAY PREVENTIVE ACTIONS that are always recommended to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.
             >>     Avoid close contact with sick people.
             >>     While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible.
             >>     Stay home if you are sick.
             >>     Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze. 
             >>     Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands;
                      germs spread this way.
             >>     Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs.
             >>     Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 
             >>     If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub with at least 60% alcohol.
  • IF YOU FEEL SICK with fever, cough or difficulty breathing, and have traveled to any other place where cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed, or have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19 in the 14 days before you began to feel sick, seek medical care.  Before you go to a doctor's office or emergency room, call ahead and tell them about your recent travel and your symptoms.
   
  The City of Chicago has created a coronavirus website as an information resource. The site is updated daily, and sometimes multiple times as information warrants.  If you wish to receive updates from this site as they are posted, you can sign up for e-mail alerts by clicking on the following link:  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/VwvbSW5/coronavirus
   
  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
   
  CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
   
  COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
   
  ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
   
  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
  
  STATE OF ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
   
   

• Please stay home if you are not feeling well

  

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• Get a temporary library card to access online content!

  
  
  Click the icon to get started!
  • Fill out a simple form
  • Verify you are 13 years old or older
  • Restricted to Bridgeview Residents only
  • Successful registration will give you a temporary barcode and instructions to reset your pin
  • New library card holders only - duplicate users will be rejected
  Upon registration, you will be granted full access to the library’s digital resources including e-books and databases.
  *During the COVID-19 quarantine:
  • Newly registered cards are valid for 90-days
  • Newly registered cards cannot place holds on physical materials or checkout physical materials.

• Meet Libby from Overdrive!

  Download the app from your app store or play store

  
  OverDrive users meet Libby!
  Reaching more readers with Libby

  We’re excited to take the next step with Libby and make it the primary way to enjoy your digital library. To achieve this goal, we are winding down the legacy OverDrive app. As a first step, we will remove the OverDrive app from the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft Store in February 2022. By the end of 2022, we plan to have most OverDrive app users migrated to Libby.

• 

• NO CHARGE for DVD-BLU-RAY-VIDEO GAMES!

  We've dropped the $1.00 Fee!  All DVDs, Blu-Rays, and Video Games are now FREE to check out!

• Meet Libby from Overdrive!

  Access content with your Bridgeview Library Card!

  
  OverDrive users meet Libby!
  Reaching more readers with Libby

  We’re excited to take the next step with Libby and make it the primary way to enjoy your digital library. To achieve this goal, we are winding down the legacy OverDrive app. As a first step, we will remove the OverDrive app from the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft Store in February 2022. By the end of 2022, we plan to have most OverDrive app users migrated to Libby.

• MASKS AT THE LIBRARY

  Children 3 and up must wear a mask. Masks are available at the desks.
  
  

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• BLUEcloud Mobile App is here!

  
  
  The BLUEcloud Mobile app is now live in the app store.
  Download the app
  Search for "SWAN Libraries" in the iOS in the App Store or for Android in the Google Play Store.  For more information, click the link below.
  https://www.swanlibraries.net/mobile-app

• Bridgeview Library is now FINE FREE!

  
  
  The Bridgeview Public Library is a fine free Library.  This means that any user checking out materials at BPL, regardless of residency, will not be charged overdue fines.  Instead of an overdue fine, an alert will be placed on user accounts once an item is overdue for 14 days or longer.  This alert will prevent future use of the Library card.  Once an overdue item is returned, the alert is removed, no fines are assessed, and the Library card can be used again. 
  BPL cardholders should be aware that they are subject to the lending policies, including any applicable fines, of other libraries that they visit.  Interlibrary loan materials remain subject to any applicable overdue fines established by the lending library.
  
  BPL will charge for some services and materials that are lost, damaged, or unreturned.

  Material/Service	Fee	Overdue Fine	Maximum Fine
  Black & White Copies	$0.20/page	N/A	N/A
  Color Copies	$0.50/page	N/A	N/A
  Fax	$2.00/50 pages	N/A	N/A
  Computer Guest             Pass	None/1 hour            per day	None	None
  Meeting Rooms Bridgeview Non-Profit Bridgeview For-Profit All Other Groups	None            $50.00           $100.00	None	None
  Non-Resident        Library Card	*See Mathematical           Formula  (page  9)	None	None
  All Circulating Materials	None	None	None
  Lost, Damaged, or Unreturned Items	Cost of Item	Cost of Item	Cost of Item

• Bridgeview Library is now FINE FREE!

  
  The Bridgeview Public Library now is a fine free Library! This means that any user checking out materials at BPL, regardless of residency, will not be charged overdue fines. Instead of an overdue fine, an alert will be placed on user accounts once an item is overdue for 14 days or longer. This alert will prevent future use of the Library card. Once an overdue item is returned, the alert is removed, no fines are assessed, and the Library card can be used again.

  BPL cardholders should be aware that they are subject to the lending policies, including any applicable fines, of other libraries that they visit. Inter-library loan materials remain subject to any applicable overdue fines established by the lending library.

  BPL will charge for materials that are lost, damaged, or unreturned.

• Bridgeview Library is now FINE FREE!

  
  The Bridgeview Public Library now is a fine free Library! This means that any user checking out materials at BPL, regardless of residency, will not be charged overdue fines. Instead of an overdue fine, an alert will be placed on user accounts once an item is overdue for 14 days or longer. This alert will prevent future use of the Library card. Once an overdue item is returned, the alert is removed, no fines are assessed, and the Library card can be used again.

  BPL cardholders should be aware that they are subject to the lending policies, including any applicable fines, of other libraries that they visit. Inter-library loan materials remain subject to any applicable overdue fines established by the lending library.

  BPL will charge for materials that are lost, damaged, or unreturned.

• Copiers and Printers are cash only

  

Bridgeview Library is now FINE FREE!

We've dropped the $1.00 Fee!  All DVDs, Blu-Rays, and Video Games are now FREE to check out!