Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza selected as finalist for People’s Choice Awards

On October 18, 2021, the Texas Downtown Association announced the finalists for the 2021 People’s Choice Awards on their Facebook page and the Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza has been selected as a finalist for Best Public Improvement. The photo with the most lik...

City Council approves annual budget

On Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, the City Council approved a budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, which lowers the city portion of the tax rate to $0.6859 per $100 of assessed valuation, $0.0252 lower than last year’s property tax rate...

Burleson Police launch Are you Ok? Program

The “Are you ok” program is a program designed to check on the well-being of elderly individuals, disabled persons, shut-in’s who live alone, or anyone in the community who may need to be checked on by one of the police depar...

Marketing and Communication team wins seven statewide awards

The City of Burleson’s marketing and communications team was honored to receive seven state awards, including three first-place TAMI awards and four Award of Excellence (2^nd place) at the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMI...

City Opens Call for Public Art

The call for submissions to create a large-scale mural at Bailey Lake is officially open! Keep Burleson Beautiful, in partnership with the City of Burleson, invites visual artists to submit their work for consideration in the upcoming exhibition for a mur...

Officer Evans named Employee of the Quarter

Officer Andrea Evans was selected as the City of Burleson's employee of the second quarter. She was nominated and selected for her compassion and service to a family following a tragic event.

"Officer Evans was requested to provide a death no...

Burleson Public Health to reopen COVID-19 testing center

COVID-19 Testing CenterMonday - Friday from 8 - 1 p.m.Fire Station 3245 Lakewood Drive, BurlesonNo walk-up's allowed, must have an appointmentRegister: www.burlesontx.com/testor call 682-312-2780 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday to make an ap...

City Dedicates Tree in Honor of Jim Bailey

On June 19, 2021, the City of Burleson honored former City Councilmember Jim Bailey by dedicating a red oak tree at Bailey Lake Park in his name. Jim Bailey was born in Marshfield, Missouri, on June 19, 1933. After graduating from Marshfield High School i...

$1.2 billion master-planned development, 106-acre professional office park headed to Burleson

Burleson city council approved an economic development agreement for Chisholm Summit, a project of roughly 900 acres near the Chisholm Trail Parkway on the city’s western border, during their June 7 council meeting. 

RA Development has p...

City releases 2020 Annual Report

The City of Burleson has released its 2020 Annual Report. The report includes top accomplishments of the organization from the past year and goals for the upcoming year. A key focus this past year has been on improving the organizational efficiencies and ...

Mayor Fletcher presents ‘State of the City’

Mayor Chris Fletcher, along with assistance from Burleson city councilmembers, presented the 'State of the City' through video on April 2, 2021.  

Mayor Fletcher highlighted the ways Burleson managed the COVID-19 pandemic, along ...

Brainfuse HelpNow

Reach your learning goals with Brainfuse HelpNow. Connect with a live online tutor, take a practice test, get feedback on your writing, and so much more! All you need is your library card, computer or mobile device, and internet connection to get...

Monsters Storytime

Join us for a fun Monsters Storytime at the Burleson Public Library. Toddler storytime will be Thursday, October 21, at 9:30 a.m. Preschool storytime will be Friday, October 22, at 9:30 a.m.

Start Your Writing Routine with Skillshare

This online platform is now available to cardholders of the Burleson Public Library. Explore more than 22,000 classes on topics like writing, design, business, technology and more.

Interested? Simply complete the online form. We'll send you an invitation t...

Pumpkins Storytime

Join us for a fun Pumpkins Storytime at the Burleson Public Library. Toddler storytime will be Thursday, October 28, at 9:30 a.m. Preschool storytime will be Friday, October 29, at 9:30 a.m.

Happy HalloReads!

Borrow ebooks and audiobooks from our digital library on the #LibbyApp and start reading today.

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CloudLibrary

cloudLibrary makes it easy to discover the content you want to read. Whether on the web, a tablet, or your mobile device you can browse digital shelves curated by our library or filter by genres that interest you.

Now with new features!

• More intuitive and c...

Family Book Club Kits

WiFi Hotspots

• WiFi hotspots can be checked out for one week by Burleson Library cardholders ages 18 and up.
• Mobile hotspots allow users without internet to easily get online using any WiFi enabled device such as a phone, tablet or laptop
• Hotspots rely on mobile broadband...

Binge Boxes

Check out these collections of DVDs all gathered into one Binge Box for a spectacular movie night.

• Illumination Presents: Despicable Me, Hop, Minions, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2
• The Love We Share: Crazy Rich Asians, Gh...

Book Club Kits

Are you thinking about starting one? Check out one of our book club kits for six weeks!

Kits include 5 or 6 copies of the book along with a set of discussion questions.  Some kits also include a Playaway audio or DVD.

• The Great Alone by Kristin Han...

hoopla

hoopla has you covered with music, eBooks, audiobooks, comics, TV and movies all in one app the whole family can enjoy!

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