A high-tech update of the traditional bookmobile is making Burleson one of three north Texas stops on the national tour. Overdrive's Digital Bookmobile, which is inside a 74-foot 18-wheel tractor-trailer, will be at the Burleson Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 2, noon-6 p.m. There is no charge to participate. The library is located at 248 S.W. Johnson Ave. The Digital Bookmobile assists public libraries in promoting downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, music and video. The vehicle is equipped with broadband Internet-connected computers, high-definition monitors, premium sound systems, and a variety of portable media players. Interactive computer stations give visitors a chance to search the digital media collection and 'Virtual Branch' download website, use supported mobile devices, and sample eBooks and audiobooks from the library. Read More

Members of Burleson Professional Fire Fighters Association Local #4025 are "giving cancer the axe" this month. Burleson fire fighters are selling pink and black t-shirts that feature "Give Cancer the Axe" with the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month's pink ribbon at the center of two crossed axes. The t-shirts are being sold at Fire Station #1, 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd. Stop by between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Thursday or 7:30 a.m. to noon on Friday. Fire fighters will be wearing the t-shirts while they are on shift, Oct. 26-28, as well as at the Burleson Old Town Boo Bash on Oct. 29. All proceeds above the cost of producing the shirts will go to the Tarrant County affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Fort Worth. Read More

Teens will have a lot more to work with at the Burleson Public Library thanks to a grant from the Best Buy Foundation's @15 Initiative. Library Director Rod Bland gave the credit to Teen Services Librarian Matthew Morrison who applied for the grant. The library staff learned that the library'sTeen program was awarded $5,000. The grant will be used to develop the young adult book collection, purchase new electronic equipment, and secure new furniture for the library's Teen Room. Read More

If you plan on hosting a garage sale inside the city limits of Burleson, you will no longer have to buy City-issued garage sale signs or pay a permit fee. City council amended the Secondhand Goods ordinance Oct. 3. That amendment eliminates the fee requirements. Residents still have to get a permit, which they do at city hall, but in the future, they will have the option of completing the paperwork online through the City website. Garage sale signs can not be bigger than 15-inches by 22-inches. The restriction on the number of garage sales and duration is still in place. Read More

The service and sacrifices of military veterans will be honored Saturday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. when the City of Burleson hosts the fifth annual Military Veteran Tribute at Veterans Memorial Park at Renfro Square. The theme this year focuses on the Prisoners Of War and those Missing In Action. A POW/MIA monument will be unveiled and dedicated. The City's "Be Burleson. Be Safe. Be Well. Be Healthy" committee is hosting a Freedom Walk starting at 12:45 p.m. That walk will start at city hall, 141 W. Renfro St., and end at Veterans Memorial Park in time for the tribute. Those walkers who start and finish the walk will receive a free Freedom Walk t-shirt. Read More

There will be no collection of trash or curbside recycling on Thanksgiving. Those on the Monday/Thursday schedule will resume regular collection Nov. 28. All City facilities - with the exception of the golf course, police station and fire stations - will be closed on Thanksgiving and the Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 24-25). Hidden Creek Golf Course will close at 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving but will be open for regular winter hours the next day. The BRiCk will be closed Nov. 24-25. The Burleson Public Library will be closed Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 24-26, as well as the normal closure on Sunday (Nov. 27). The Burleson Animal Shelter will be open on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Read More

Let the dancing and tumbling begin! The BRiCk is hosting Tuesday, Thursday and Friday dance and tumbling sessions beginning Nov. 1. There are four classes per session. The Tuesday classes are Nov. 1-29, between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Thursday classes are Nov. 3-Dec. 1, between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. And the Friday classes are Nov. 4-Dec. 2, between 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.  For more, go to the Dance & Tumbling page on the City website.

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