Berthoud Community Library District

Welcome:

• Letter from the CEO
• Hours
• Digital Navigators

Family Events:

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

• 10/3: Tinker Tots (Airplanes!) at 4PM *Registration Required

• 10/7 & 10/21: Musical Moments at 4PM

• 10/10: Budding Artists at 4:00PM (for ages 7-10) *Registration Required

• 10/19: Fun-damentals of Play at 2PM (for ages 5-9)

• 10/24: What Makes a Bird a Bird? at 4PM (For early elementary ages) *Registration Required

• 10/26: Kids' Yoga at 10AM *Registration Required

Teen Events:

• 10/17: Construct & Concoct (Sewing) at 4:15PM *Registration Required

Adult Events:

• 10/10: "The Paradox of Horror" A Philosophy Reading Group with POPCO of CU Boulder *Registration Required
  
• 10/16: Game Night at 6:00PM
• 10/17: Yoga with Bella at 10:00AM *Registration Required
• 10/18: Food for Thoughts Breakfast with Good Life Refuge at 8AM *Registration Required
• 10/23: Book Club at 2:30PM & 6:30PM
• 10/25: Knit & Crochet Drop-in from 1-3PM
• Mondays: Writer's Group from 10:30-11:45AM
• Saturdays: Saturday Sketch Hour from 11AM - 12PM

More:

• Podcast
• Virtual Storytime with Miss Christy
• Contact Us

We want to say a huge thank-you to everyone who joined us for our Berthoud Literary

Festival in September. We enjoyed putting this event together, and we know you all

enjoyed attending. Not many communities can say they hosted a full dozen authors in a

single weekend, so thank you for welcoming them and participating in the Literary

Festival events.

If you’ve got little ones at home, please scroll down to see the array of events that we’re

offering for kids this month. In addition to our three storytimes each week, you will find

information about Budding Artists, Fun-damentals of Play, What Makes a Bird a Bird?

(presented by Foothills Audubon) and a bunch more. If your little ones are no longer

quite so little, we’re hosting Code Club and teen’s Construct and Concoct this month as

well.

Yoga at the library? You bet! Yoga for kids and yoga for adults are both on the agenda

for October.

Happy fall, and we’ll see you soon!

Amie P.

Library CEO

We have extended our Browsing Hours on Wednesday and Thursday!

We are now open for browsing Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 10AM - 6PM. Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10AM - 8PM, and Saturday we are open from 10AM - 4PM. We are no longer closed for lunch on Saturdays (yippee!).

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 Tuesdays 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.

October's Musical Moments dates are the 7th & 21st.

For this month's Tinker Tots, we will be learning all about Airplanes on October 3rd at 4PM.

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

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

Explore the basics—dots, lines, and shapes—while discovering master techniques. 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! 🎨

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.

The bird is the word at your library!

Learn all about birds at this class presented by members of our local Audubon Bird Club on October 24th at 4PM. Explore activities around what makes a bird a bird and take home a bird feeder for your yard!

For early elementary students. Call (970) 532-2757 to register.

Get ready for a fun and playful yoga class on October 26th at 10AM. This class is perfect for kids aged 7-12.

To register, call us at (970) 532-2757. Don’t miss out on the fun!

🧵 Join Us for Teen Construct & Concoct! 🧵

Mark your calendars for October 17th at 4:15 PM! We're excited to offer a sewing workshop where teens can learn new skills and get creative.

Don’t miss out—call (970) 532-2757 to register today!

Why do people enjoy being frightened by horror movies (and haunted houses, scary novels, etc.) when most of us do NOT like being frightened by real life terrors?

There is a tendency to think that well-adjusted people do not seek out terrifying and disgusting situations. Yet people flock to see the latest horror movies, and the more immersive the better! What gives? This apparent paradox - the "paradox of horror" is a particular version of the so-called "paradox of tragedy," which has fascinated philosophers since ancient times.

We'll begin with two short videos that describe the puzzle and suggest some solutions. We'll then get some more psychological insight by reading a short online essay by Professor Mathias Clasen, director of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark.

Join us on October 10th at 6PM for a non-spooky discussion about spooky stuff!

Register for this event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philosophy-reading-discussion-group-at-berthoud-community-library-tickets-874097367757

For more information and reading guide: https://sites.google.com/view/berthoud-philosophy/home

Join us for Game Night on October 16th from 6:00-7:30PM. Bring your own game or use one of ours!

Join us for a free yoga class on October 17th from 4:30-5:30PM!

This class will be a gentle energizing flow. All levels are welcome. Bring your own mat and props.

Registration is required. Call (970)532-2757 to register.

Food for Thoughts is back!

Join us for a locally-sourced breakfast on October 18th at 8AM as we discuss topics important to our community. This month Good Life Refuge will be joining us.

Call 970-532-2757 to make a reservation.

Book Club will meet on October 23rd to discuss A Fever in Heartland by Timothy Egan. We have two meeting times available, 2:30PM and 6:30PM.

Knit & Crochet Drop-in will meet this Friday the 23rd of August from 1-3PM.

This is not a class, just a place for fellow crafters to meet and knit/crochet together. This is a drop-in event.

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 Episode:

Season 5 – Episode 6 Learn About the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder: with Tina Harris

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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