Boulder City Library

Boulder City, NV

Library Closed May 27th for Memorial Day | May 17th, 2013

The Library will be closed May 27th in observance Memorial Day. Facts about Memorial Day: Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, established just after the end of the Civil War as a day for the nation to honor fallen soldiers. The first Decoration Day was held on May 30, 1868 because there was...

Posted by bclibbooks on Dec 17th, 2012

Holiday Hours

We hope that you have a safe and happy holiday season. Don’t forget to check out some holiday books for those long winter nights! Our hours over the holidays are: December 24th (Christmas Eve):...

Posted by bclibbooks on Oct 6th, 2012

Banned Books Week: Celebrating 30 Ye...

This is the 30th year of ALA’s Banned Book Week. According to Banned Book Week.org, “Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in...

Posted by bclibbooks on Oct 4th, 2012

Banned Book Week Virtual Read-Out

People from all over the US participate in the BBW Virtual Read-Out posting their videos on Youtube. Celebrate the freedom to read by watching and listening to your fellow readers read and talk about banned...

Posted by bclibbooks on Oct 2nd, 2012

Book Bans and Challenges from 2007-2...

Don’t believe that book banning and challenging still happens? Check out a sample of book bans and challenges from 2007-2011. View Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2011 in a larger...

Posted by bclibbooks on Oct 1st, 2012

Banned Book Week

Did you know? George Orwell’s Animal Farm was banned in the USSR for being anti-communist, but banned in the US for having communist text in the introduction. The Grapes of Wrath was banned for...

Posted by bclibbooks on Sep 11th, 2012