Berthoud Community Library District

Welcome:

• CEO Letter
• Hours
• Digital Navigators

Online Resource Highlight:

• Libby: Celebrate Black History Month
• LingQ: Start Learning a New Language

Family Events:

• Tuesdays: Bouncing Baby Storytime at 10:30AM
• Wednesdays: Terrific Toddler Storytime at 10:30AM
• Fridays: Perky Pre-K Storytime at 10:30AM

• 2/3 & 2/17: Musical Moments at 4PM

• 2/6: Tinker Tots at 4:00PM (for ages 3-6) *Registration Required

• 2/15: Fun-damentals of Play at 2PM (for ages 5-9)

• 2/20: Budding Artists at 4PM (for ages 7-10) *Registration Required

• 2/22: Kids' Yoga at 2PM *Registration Required

Teen Events:

• 2/13: Construct & Concoct (Crochet) at 4:15PM

Adult Events:

• 2/5: Game Night at 6:00PM
• 2/6: Foothills Audubon Bird Club: Colorado Native Pollinating Insect Health Study at 6PM
• 2/7: Energizing Yoga Flow from 12 - 1PM *Registration Required
• 2/12: Furoshiki Gift Wrapping with Japan America Society of Colorado at 5PM
• 2/20: Climate Change in Colorado with 350 Colorado at 6PM
• 2/26: Book Club: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh at 2:30PM & 6:30PM
• 2/27: Philosophy Reading Group with POPCO of CU Boulder at 6:00PM
• 2/28: Knit & Crochet Drop-in from 1-3PM
• Mondays: Writer's Group from 10:30 - 11:45AM (Special workshop on the 16th)
• Saturdays: Saturday Sketch Hour from 11AM - 12PM

More:

• Podcast
• Virtual Storytime with Miss Christy
• Contact Us

Three things you may not know about your Berthoud Library card:

1. It gives you access to a bunch of online research tools. Whether you’re learning

a new language, researching stocks for investment opportunities, filing legal

documents, or just browsing through the encyclopedia, your library card is the

access key. Find all those resources here:

https://www.berthoudcommunitylibrary.org/online-resources

2. It gives you access to millions of books and movies. We’re teamed up with

libraries from around the state in various partnerships to make sure you can

check out or download (almost) any item you want. Search the catalog here,

https://berthoud.catalog.aspencat.info/ or download the Libby, CloudLibrary, and

Kanopy apps for electronic options.

3. It expires every three years. While we hope that all of you update your contact

information with us any time there are changes, your card will expire every three

years so that we can double-check. We can renew your card with a quick visit or

phone call to the library.

In short, getting a library card was a great choice on your part. Happy reading!

Amie P.

Library CEO

We are open for browsing Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 10AM - 6PM. Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10AM - 8PM, and Saturday we are open from 10AM - 4PM.

Curbside hours remain constant every day, Monday through Saturday, from 10AM until 5PM. Please email us at curbside.bcld@gmail.com or give us a call and let us know what we can gather for you. We'll arrange a time to pick up for contactless delivery.

Digital Navigators of Larimer County Libraries are here to teach you how to confidently use technology and to provide digital skill building support to your community!

Build your digital skills with:

- Cell Phones

- Computers & Internet

- Social Media

- Email & Online Accounts

- Apps & Software

-…and so much more!

Call (970)962-3154 and leave a message to schedule an appointment. Please ask your library about their first come, first serve drop-in hours with our Navigators!

*Please note they help community members learn how to use their devices, they are unable to provide tech support or repair assistance.

Join us for Bouncing Baby Storytime on Tuesdays at 10:30AM. This story time is tailored to babies under two. Short books, bounces, songs, finger and foot play rhymes will be fun for babies and their grown-ups alike!

Join us on Wednesdays at 10:30AM for Terrific Toddler Storytime. Let your toddler move and wiggle at this fast-paced story time with books to grow on, as well as plenty of singing and dancing!

Join us on Fridays at 10:30AM for Perky Pre-K Storytime. We will be reading and interacting with longer stories in this group, but don’t worry we will still have songs and movement. We will wrap up with a craft.

Every other Monday!

Let's play at the library! Musical Moments is especially designed for preschool children. Stop by every other Monday at 4PM to learn, play, and sing at the Berthoud Community Library.

February's Musical Moments dates are the 3rd & 17th.

For this month's Tinker Tots, we will be learning all about magic milk on February 6th at 4PM.

Call (970)532-2757 to register. For ages 3-6 and their adults.

After a week of hard work in school, it’s time for your child to unleash their creativity!

For ages 5-9. No registration required.

🌟 Calling all budding artists! Join us on February 20th from 4:00-4:45 PM for a fun and engaging art class. For ages 7-10.

We will be focusing on famous artists this month. Unleash your creativity and create your own artwork!

Reserve your spot today by calling (970) 532-2757. We can’t wait to see you there! 🎨

Join Miss Christy for a fun-filled Yoga session on February 22nd at 2 PM, where kids ages 7-12 can stretch, play, and groove to the beat of lively songs. It’s a perfect blend of yoga, games, and laughter—designed to keep kids engaged, moving, and having a blast! Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to unwind and have fun together!

Call 970-532-2757 to sign-up.

Join us for Game Night on February 5th from 6:00-7:30PM. Bring your own game or use one of ours!

Per our lovely patron's requests, we've acquired sets of some of your favorite classic games: backgammon, chess and cribbage!

Foothills Audubon Bird Club February Program: Pollinator Conservation in Colorado: Leveraging Natural History Knowledge to Inform Policy & Practice. Presented by Dr. Adrian Carper.

Free and open to the public on February 6th at 6PM.

Stretch, breathe, and unwind with us at a free yoga class on February 7th from 12:00-1:00 PM!

This energizing flow is perfect for all levels, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned yogi. Just bring your own mat and any props you like to use.

Space is limited, so be sure to register by calling us at (970) 532-2757. We can't wait to see you there!

Just in time for Valentine's Day: Junko Goodwin, Japan in Schools Programs Manager from the Japan America Society of Colorado, comes back to the library to guide us through a lesson in furoshiki gift wrapping on February 12th at 5PM.

The practice of furoshiki wrapping, using cloth, is a more sustainable option than wrapping with paper. Junko will provide the cloth from her recent travels in Japan (and you can take it home with you!)

350 Colorado is building the local grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and transition to a sustainable future.

The number 350 means climate safety: to preserve a livable planet, scientists tell us that 350 parts per million (ppm) is the safe upper limit of CO2 in the atmosphere. Currently we are at 415ppm and rising 2-3ppm every year.

Join us & 350 Colorado on February 20th at 6PM to get involved in the conversation! No registration required.

Join us for book club on February 26th at 2:30PM & 6:30PM. We will be discussing the book The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.

Feel free to get started on the following month's books too!

• March 26th: Children of the Storm: the true story of the Pleasant Hill School bus tragedy by Ariana Harner
• April 23rd: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
• May 28th: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

February's topic will be announced soon!

Join us for a participant-driven discussion of this provocative essay! Visit this link: https://sites.google.com/view/berthoud-philosophy/home for the future reading materials and to register.

Registration is required.

Join us as we free-write, critique, and hone our craft together.

All genres of writing welcome. We meet Mondays from 10:30AM to 11:45AM.

Join us for Saturday Sketch Hour each Saturday from 11AM-12PM! This is an hour for artists of any age and skill level to come and practice, and to learn from each other. Paper and pencils will be provided, however, if you have your own sketching supplies feel free to bring them. (Activity is drawing-specific!)

This podcast is not just about library 'stuff', but about the wonderful community we live in. Straight from our CEO, Amie!

We're here for you, to support you, to inform you, and to care for you the best way we know how.

Most Recent:

Season 5 - Episode 8: Behind the Scenes at 911

View all of Miss Christy's virtual story times from the past years. Watch the ones you missed or re-watch your favorites over and over again.

Click here to view.

Please keep checking our website, our Facebook page, and/or our Instagram page throughout the month to see the events we are hosting and any updates we may have!

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