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Bear Valley Branch Library
5171 W. Dartmouth
303-935-0616
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Serving Harvey
Park
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The Bear Valley
Library opened it's doors in 1972. This modern looking library was built
to replace a small store front library that served the neighborhood from space
rented in the Bear Valley Shopping Center. In 1993 the library was
renovated to provide an updated décor, a more spacious new book area, updated
wiring for more computers, and better wheelchair accessibility.
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Did You
Know….
- The Bear Valley
Library is the largest Denver library on the west side of town.
- It has a
collection of 90,000 items, including books, videos, DVDs, books-on-tape,
books-on-CD, CD-ROM games, jazz and classical music CDs.
- Ample free
parking.
- Large selection
of popular magazines and new books.
- One community
meeting room that can accommodate up to 48 people.
- One study room
sized for one to three people.
- Two stories with
lots of natural light. Children's materials and popular adult
materials are located on the first floor. Adult books, videos,
reference assistance, and quiet study areas are located on the second floor.
- Phone books for
all of Colorado.
- Consumer
reference section.
- Fifteen computers for
public use.
- Online access to
library catalogs to search for materials in the Denver Public Library,
libraries in the region, or libraries throughout the country.
- Online access to
full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
- Free Internet and
e-mail access.
- Free Internet
classes are offered several times a week. These classes are one-on-one
and last one hour. Advance registration is required.
- Free classes on
using the Internet for genealogy research are offered on Monday afternoons.
These are also hands-on, one-on-one sessions. Advance registration is
required.
- We offer a
variety of free programs throughout the year for children. Check out
the fliers on the front desk to find out about upcoming programs.
Kids and
Family
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FACT & FICTION ABOUT CHILDREN’S
BOOKS.
Did You
Know….
- Children’s books wear
out five times as fast as adult books.
- More than 40 percent of
the books borrowed from DPL are children’s books. Children’s book
borrowing has more than tripled since 1990 to 4 million books in 1999.
- Each month, more than
350 metro-Denver teachers depend on the “teacher sets” they borrow from DPL
to support classroom lessons. Every set has about 15 books.
- The average shelf life
of a nonfiction book for youth is some 18 months. Of the thousands of
books bought by the Library this month, most will be worn-out in a year or
so.
Story Time for
Preschoolers
Please contact us for
schedule and times.
Phone-A-Story -
(720)-865-8500
Stories change every
week, so please call back.
Press 1 for
Pre-school, 3-5 year olds
Press 2 for Early Elementary, 5-8 year olds
Press 3 for Upper Elementary, 8-11 year olds
Press 4 for Middle School, 11-14 year olds
Adult and
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Become a Web
Surfer!
Sign up to learn the
Denver Public Library Web Catalog. Reserve and renew materials online
at the Library or from your home/office computer. These free hour
long, introductory classes are taught by the Denver Public Library’s
Docents, a trained corps of experienced computer volunteers. To
register for classes, call the Bear Valley Library, (303)935-0616.
Genealogy Tutoring
If you are interested
in genealogy, Bear Valley is fortunate to have a volunteer tutor who can
teach you how to use the Internet in your genealogy research. The
hour-long classes are free, one-on-one, and hands-on. Previous
experience or a previous class on the Internet is needed beforehand.
If you are interested, simply call Bear Valley to set up an appointment
for a class.
Mystery
Book Club
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Meets once a month
(on every 4th Monday) 7 pm to 8 pm at the Bear Valley library.
Join us for a lively
discussion each month and add a little mystery to your life! Share your
favorite mystery titles and authors. Catch up on new releases and other
mystery news. The Mystery Book Club usually meets every fourth Monday
evening at 7:00pm. For persons with hearing impairments, please call TTY
303-640-6375 at least one week in advance of the event to schedule an
interpreter.
Extra copies of their monthly selections are available at the checkout desk
at Bear Valley.
Free and Open
to the Public
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Bear
Valley Branch Library
5171 W. Dartmouth
303-935-0616
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