Annual Events

May

Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 3, 2025

June

Summer Reading Program
Dates TBD

Happy 50th Birthday, BPL!
Monday, June 9, 2025

Summer Concert Series
Friday, June 13, 2025 (12-1 pm)

July

Summer Concert Series
Friday, July 11, 2025 (12-1 pm)

August

Ice Cream Social
Thursday, August 7, 2025 (5:30-8:30 p.m.)

Summer Concert Series
Friday, August 8, 2025 (12-1 pm)

October

BOOmingdale Halloween Event
Date TBD

November

Snowman Crossing (Community Decorated Trees)
Dates TBD

All community groups and organizations in Bloomingdale are invited to decorate a tree that will be displayed throughout the month of December on the library grounds. For more information, please call Jamie Schingoethe in the Business Office at (630) 924-2721 or email at jschingoethe@mybpl.org.

December

Winter Reading Program
ends January 31

Registration opens December 9 for all ages. Four ways to register:

online: mybpl.beanstack.org

by phone: 630-924-2730 (adults/teens) or 630-924-2740 (youth)

by email: bdref@mybpl.org (adults/teens) or bdys@mybpl.org (youth)

in person: Adult Reference Desk (adults/teens) or Youth Services Desk (youth)

Adult and Teen Program (7th grade to adult)

Cozy up with a warm drink and read! For every 120 minutes logged, earn an entry into our
grand prize drawing.

Grand Prizes: $25 Amazon gift card (2 winners)

Youth (Infants through 6th grade):

Join our Winter Reading challenge! Log 180 minutes to earn a free book. Turn in your log at
the Youth Services desk by Friday, February 2 to receive your book prize and be entered into
the Grand Prize Drawing.

Grand Prizes: Wolves Reading Prize Packs

BEANSTACK FOR WINTER READING

Using Previous Registrations: If you previously registered for any 2022-2023 library reading programs, your login information is also valid for Winter Reading and all future reading programs.

Family Registration: You can register all family members under one account. Start your family registration at the Adult Services Desk.

Logging Minutes: Kids, teens, and adults all log minutes. Paper logs are also available at the Adult and Youth Services Desks. Reading to your child or sibling? Those minutes count for you, too!

Beanstack App: Download the optional app for Apple or Android to easily track minutes and stats like reading streaks. The app makes participating fun and easy!

Breakfast and Brunch with Santa

Date TBD