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This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Main Floor Atrium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Service Organization
Event Details:

Community Options will be on-site at the library to provide information about their services. Meet with trained staff, learn more about Family Services and eligibility requirements, and get all your questions answered!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children, Adults
Program Type: Community Service Organization
Event Details:

Through songs, play and conversation, the Bismarck Adult Learning Centerwill help community memberslearn and practice Englishtogether with their young children.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to Microsoft Word

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basic functions of Microsoft Word and the computer keyboard. Learn how to format a blank document, and explore MS Word features and templates. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basic functions of Microsoft Excel and the computer keyboard. This class will give students the basic knowledge in order to create, edit, save, and print a workbook in Excel.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Missouri River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The book club where everyone brings a different book! Read any title that fits with the monthly theme and come prepared to dish about it to your fellow bibliophiles. If you hated it, tell us why. If you loved it, convince us to read it.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Library Tour

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Main Floor Atrium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ever been curious about the inner workings of the library? Here's your chance to satisfy that curiosity! Our library staff guide will give you an insider's look at the spaces and activities that make our library run smoothly each day.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Make a craft at home! This month’s craft is Vincent van Gogh Masterpiece Mashup!  Select one of Vincent van Gogh's paintings to add embroidered embellishments to and make it your own.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Winter Walk & Talk

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Library Plaza
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join library staff and Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health as we check out a good walk while discussing all the great things we are reading, watching, and listening to.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to iPad / iPhone

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

This hands-on technology workshop will help you make the most of your iPad and iPhone devices. Devices will not be provided, so please bring your own device for a hands-on experience.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mobile Library Route 3

10:30am–4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Mobile Library
Event Details:

The Mobile Library will be stopping at these locations today.

Crescent Manor 10:30

Edgewood on Dominion 2:30

Edgewood Village (Door 3) 3:00

Edgewood Village (Door 1) 3:15

This event is in the "Adults" group

Stitch Days

12:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Missouri River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Hello Fiber Friend! If you crochet, knit, embroider, cross-stitch, punch needle, weave, anything that involves yarn or thread and are in the Bismarck area, then this is the group for you!

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Main Floor Atrium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Service Organization
Event Details:

Community Options will be on-site at the library to provide information about their services. Meet with trained staff, learn more about Family Services and eligibility requirements, and get all your questions answered!

Branches:
Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, Bookmobile, Mobile Library, Off Site
Description:

The library close at noon on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, for the Christmas Eve holiday.  We will reopen on Friday, December 26, 2025, at 9:00am. Our digital library is always open!

Branches:
Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, Bookmobile, Mobile Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2025, for the Christmas Day holiday.  We will reopen on Friday, December 26, 2025, at 9:00am.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Job Service North Dakota Booth

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Main Floor Atrium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Service Organization
Event Details:

Job Service North Dakota will be at the library providing information on training programs, help with job seeking, Veteran's services, unemployment insurance, and more!

Branches:
Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, Bookmobile, Mobile Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed at 5:00pm on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, for the New Year's Day holiday.  We will reopen on Friday, January 2, 2026, at 9:00am.

Branches:
Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, Bookmobile, Mobile Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026, for the New Year's Day holiday.  We will reopen on Friday, January 2, 2026, at 9:00am.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mobile Library

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Mobile Library
Event Details:

Hay Creek Lodge 1:00 pm

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Winter Walk & Talk

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Library Plaza
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join library staff and Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health as we check out a good walk while discussing all the great things we are reading, watching, and listening to.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

Grief Support Group

11:30am–1:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join Hospice of the Red River Valley for a grief support group for adults. Facilitated by Hospice of the Red River Valley Grief Specialist, Sara Schwarz. 

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Be Informed: Fatal Vision ®

6:00pm–7:45pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join Shelly Kuntz from NDSU Extension -- Burleigh County and the Bismarck Police Department to learn about the effects of opioid, marijuana (THC), vaping, and alcohol use.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Service Organization, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a monthly conversation hour for mothers and caregivers focused on infant and toddler feeding.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Strictly Mysteries Book Club

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
Room: Missouri River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Calling all mystery lovers! Come along to our group to meet up with others and discuss your favorite mystery authors.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mobile Library Route 3

10:30am–4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Mobile Library
Event Details:

The Mobile Library will be stopping at these locations today.

Crescent Manor 10:30

Edgewood on Dominion 2:30

Edgewood Village (Door 3) 3:00

Edgewood Village (Door 1) 3:15