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JFC Brunssum Library

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Brunssum
JFC Brunssum Library

Our library is located on JFC HQ Brunssum. We serve the tri-border military community.

The Library provides
• Large selection of fiction, non-fiction books and graphic novels in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish
• Military science collection including Benelux regional archival material, test guides and Professional Reading Collection (US Army, USAF & Coast Guard)
• Audiobooks & language learning materials
• Children’s area with fiction, non-fiction, and graphic novels. Kid’

s corner with easy readers and audiobooks.
• Teen area with YA materials including fiction, non-fiction, and graphic novels
• DVDs, Launchpads & Video Games (PS4, PS5, DS, Switch, Wii & Xbox)
• Large selection of Legos, board games & D&D sets for in-library use
• InterLibrary Loan available from 17 Army Europe Libraries (over 100,000 titles)
• Online Resources including scholarly databases, Mango Language, Overdrive & Libby e-books and e-audio apps.
• Public computers with CAC readers
• Free WIFI, printing, scanning & copying
• Reference & research assistance and test proctoring (no fee)
• Well-equipped reservable Multipurpose Room (w/ whiteboard and TV), plus small meeting & study rooms.

19/06/2026

I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderfully warm and sunny first day of summer! Now that school is out, the summer fun can begin!

For those in the area, do be mindful that today is our last day for Lego before the summer. During the summer we pause our Lego (and other regular programs) so that we can focus on programming. Fear not though! Lego--and everything else--will return once summer reading is over.

So! If you want to do some building before the summer, make sure to come today for the last day of Lego building!

18/06/2026

The Kickoff is drawing near! This Saturday, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., we'll officially kick off this year's Summer Reading Program! Be sure to come by for lots of fun, from classics such as giant bubbles to some new activities such as fishing for veggies.

Those who come will also be the first ones able to claim their Summer Reading prizes, as prize pickup officially begins Saturday! So if your kids have been chomping at the bit to get their prizes, Saturday is the day!

You'll also be able to enjoy the first scavenger hunt of the season, as well as something really special: the library's very own, hand-crafted Summer Reading Farmhouse! We know how much fun everyone had with the time machine last year, so our staff has been working very hard to build this farmhouse for everyone in the community to enjoy. It's a great place to read, relax, and hang out. Sit on the porch and enjoy the view, or get your picture taken with the giant flowers and horses.

We hope to see you all Saturday!

16/06/2026

First, before I get into the numbers, don't forget that this Saturday is our kickoff party here at the library, from 1300 - 1600! We hope to see you all there!

Also, next week marks the beginning of programming. If you want to test your knowledge of famous plants and assemble your own all-natural art equipment, be sure to stop by. And! As a reminder, if you're signed up in Beanstack and come to our programming events, be sure to sign in to get a special Beanstack badge! Each week will have a new badge for program participation, and each participation badge you earn will get you another entry in a small bonus prize raffle at the end of the summer.

Now, to the numbers! Two weeks in and we've already hit an amazing 150,000 minutes! Last year we had a goal of 500,000 minutes and flew past that to get over 700,000 minutes. The big question is: can we hit 1,000,000 minutes this year? That's a massive amount of reading, but I think this community might just have what it takes. What do you think?

To see how our competition is looking, here's the current leaderboard among European libraries:

Euro Regional Libraries
1. Hohenfels - 296,056
2. Aviano (AF) - 248,566
3. Stuttgart - 190,213
4. Brunssum - 150,846
5. Lakenheath (AF) - 122,088
6. Ansbach - 84,947
7. Tower & Rose Barracks - 73,077
8. Baumholder - 52,273
9. Garmisch - 39,153
10. Sigonella (Navy) - 29,609
11. Wiesbaden - 15,746

Of the libraries that list their community goals and progress (not every library does), we're currently fourth. That's pretty impressive! With just a bit more reading we might be able to break into the top three!

Of course, we also have our individual reading champions. The competition is fierce this year for the top spot! Keep reading, and let's see if we can break some new records this year!

Ages 0 - 4
1. Sara - 1,175
2. Ronin - 753
3. Timothy - 735

Ages 5 - 12
1. Amaris - 2,926
2. Michael - 2,639
3. Luan - 2,460

Ages 13 - 17
1. Jacob - 2,923
2. Eliška - 2,640
3. Patrick - 2,279

Adults
1. Cynthia - 10,725
2. Lauren - 5,750
3. Kaelyn - 4,124

09/06/2026

The first week of Summer Reading has come to a close--but there are many more weeks to come! As a reminder, our kickoff party will be coming soon: June 20th! Make sure to save the date!

I wanted to take a quick moment to congratulate the library team. They were recognized recently for their hard work, their dedication to the community, their creative programming, and their efforts to keep morale up through the highs and lows. It really means a lot to the staff to be recognized in this way, and was very much appreciated.

We'd also like to thank you all for your time and willingness to provide all that feedback, as the evidence for the award came from the stellar reviews and feedback the library received during the community survey. We're really glad to be part of such a fantastic community! If you'd like to leave additional feedback about the library, you can always provide that here as well: https://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&sp=89141

Now, a tradition from last year is the weekly reader leader board: who is in the lead for each age group!

Ages 0-4
Ronin - 388
Sara - 304
Faye - 270

Ages 5-12
Michael - 1,429
Luan - 1,290
Nia - 845

Ages 13-17
Eliška - 1,260
Jacob - 1,115
Karsyn - 1,098

Adult
Lauren - 2,540
Kaelyn - 1,545
Kristen - 1,329

That's some impressive reading! Don't forget, reading books to kids counts for both the reader and the listener. Audiobooks can also be a great way to work up the minutes. If your daily commute is 30 minutes, then an audiobook on the way to work and an audiobook on the way home gives you an hour of reading a day! Add in some lunch time reading and some reading before bed, maybe some reading at the gym or on a walk, and those minutes can really add up.

Also, if you're just starting out on your reading journey, you can still go back and log any reading you did since June 1st.

Stay tuned! There's a lot more Summer Reading to come!

01/06/2026

Alright everyone, today officially marks the first day of our Summer Reading Program. Long story short, sign up at brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org, log your minutes, and earn fun prizes! Please note that prize pickup will not start until after our Kickoff Party on June 20th.

This year's theme is all about plants, and we have a wide range of fun activities for you beginning with a week of famous plants starting June 22nd, and then a week on farming starting June 29th! We have plenty more beyond that though with activities every week through the beginning of August, all of which you can find attached here to this post.

Now, for those of you who want to dig into the details:

Registration!
1. First, you sign up for a profile with beanstack. Make sure you register for the JFC Brunssum Library challenge (brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org)! There are multiple challenges out there, and the minutes you log for one challenge do not automatically carry over to other challenges.
2. Adults and teens are heavily encouraged to log their minutes read--you guys earn prizes too, including a chance to win one of our Grand Prizes!
3. For kids, parents will create their profile and then register their kids as readers under that profile. This allows the parents to log minutes and help keep track of everything.
4. If you run into any trouble, don't hesitate to come in, give us a call, or send an email. We'll be glad to assist!

Minutes!
1. What counts and doesn't count? Whatever way you choose to engage your mind in the art of reading, that's what counts. Do you enjoy the traditional chapter book? Perfect! Do you prefer graphic novels? Those absolutely count! Audiobooks? That's a great way to get minutes on the morning commute! We trust you to be reasonable about what counts.
2. Forgot to log your minutes or didn't register on day one? Not a problem! Beanstack will allow you to backlog your minutes up until the end of the challenge. Absolutely be sure to go back and log whatever minutes you know you read from June 1st onward, even if you started later.
3. Does it have to be English? No! Feel free to read whatever language you prefer--in fact, we encourage it!

Prizes!
1. You'll earn a milestone badge and be notified each time you earn a new prize in Beanstack. Once you've hit that milestone, come to the library (after the Kickoff Party) to pick up your prizes.
2. Prizes are while supplies last! Don't worry, we've tried to carefully order enough that our prizes should last, but even if we run out we'll make sure you won't leave empty handed. If there is a prize you really, really want though, don't delay!
3. Once you earn all of your milestone prizes, you'll start earning entries into the Grand Prize raffle. Each age group has their own grand prize. The more you read, the more tickets you'll earn, and the better your chances of winning.
4. This year, we will also have a separate raffle for those who attend each week's in-person activities and events. Each week you come in, you'll earn an entry into this extra raffle. This is a bonus on top of the other prizes!
5. Lastly, the reader in each age group with the most minutes at the end of the program will earn a special achievement prize recognizing their hard work and passion for reading. If you want to win this special recognition, make sure to read often! Last year's winners easily exceeded 10,000 minutes, so you'll need to do a lot of reading it you want the top spot!

01/06/2026

June is here! And summer is right around the corner. Our Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party will be Saturday June 20th, but you can already start logging your minutes as of TODAY at brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org. Every week after our kickoff, we'll have a whole new set of fun programs, events, and activities for you, so stay tuned!

Some notes on the schedule:
- We'll be closing at 1800 on June 3rd
- June 19th will be our last Lego day before the summer. As we shift our resources over to Summer Reading, we'll pause our lego sets until the end of summer.
- Regular programs--storytime, sewing, and Dutch Conversations--will all be paused during Summer Reading for the same reasons.

26/05/2026

The Kick Off party is on 20th of June but registering for the SRP starts on the 1st of June at brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org.

26/05/2026

!! ATTENTION !!
ON WEDNESDAY 27 MAY AND
3 JUNE THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE AT 6 PM
(INSTEAD OF NORMAL 8 PM)

13/05/2026

We have two more days of Fairies and Lightsabers! We will be closed Thursday, but we'll be here Wednesday until 2000 and on Friday until 1800.

We've really enjoyed all the wonderful fairies and knights here at the library this past week, and we hope to see more! Also, for those passionate about scavenger hunts, we have an all new hunt this week with fun fairy prizes. So be sure to swing by, earn a prize, and grab some magical books!

02/05/2026

Alright everyone, Monday is the kickoff for two weeks of Fairies and Star Wars, a crossover for the whole family. We'll have two separate scavenger hunts, one for each week, as well as fairy crown and lightsaber crafting, fairy wing decorating, and of course a selfie station. Mix and match themes however you please!

As for the month ahead, May is a busy one for holidays here. We've already had Labor Day, which is then followed by Liberation Day on the 5th, Ascension Day on the 14th, and Whit Monday on the 25th. That said, there won't be another official holiday until August, and after that nothing until Christmas.

Since the holidays head off our usual Saturday schedule, we will be open on the 2nd Saturday, May 9th. We hope to see you then!

In the mean time, hopefully everyone is enjoying the warm weather and sunshine as we move through the height of Spring and press onward toward Summer!

Adres

Rimburgerweg 30
Brunssum

Openingstijden

Maandag	14:00 - 18:00
Dinsdag	09:00 - 18:00
Woensdag	09:00 - 20:00
Donderdag	09:00 - 18:00
Vrijdag	09:00 - 18:00

Telefoon

+31455262669

Website

https://www.jfcbrunssum.com/, https://brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org/

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