Berthoud Community Library District
March 2024
In This Issue...
Welcome:
- Letter from the CEO
- Hours
Family Events:
- W, F: Sunshine Storytime at 10:30AM
- 3/7: Tinker Tots (Rocks & Minerals) at 4PM *Registration Required
- 3/11 & 3/25: Musical Moments at 4PM
- 3/22: Drop Everything & Read at 3PM
- 3/23: Kids Yoga at 10:30AM *Registration Required
Teen Events:
- 3/9: Don't Fear the Reader: Horror Book Club at 2PM *Registration Required
- 3/21: Construct & Concoct (Zen Gardens) from 4-5PM *Registration Required
Adult Events:
- Mondays: Writer's Group from 10:30-11:45AM - No Writer's Group on 3/11
- Saturday Sketch Hour from 11AM-12PM
- 3/7: Foothills Audubon Bird Club Meeting at 6PM
- 3/14: League of Women Voters: Daring Deeds at 6PM *Registration Required
- 3/15: Food for Thoughts Breakfast “How to be a Good Neighbor" at 8AM *Registration Required
- 3/19: Advance Care Directives from 1-2PM
- 3/22: Knit & Crochet Drop-In from 1-3PM
- 3/27: Book Club at 1:30PM & 6:30PM
More:
- Podcast: New Episode!
- Virtual Storytime with Miss Christy
- Contact Us
Welcome:
CEO Note
Happy March everyone!
Fun fact: our e-book checkouts were up more than 300% in 2023 compared to 2022. If you’re still
paying for an Audible subscription or spending too much through Apple Books, talk to us about how to use the library’s e-book services instead. E-books and e-audiobooks are a huge component of the
library’s collection. We’d love for all of our borrowers to take advantage of what we have.
Have we hosted a lot of classes and events in the last couple months? We have. Are we hosting even more classes and events in March? We are. Whether you’re writing or knitting, learning about birds or learning to read, we’ve got something for you this month. We’re even hosting a couple events to keep everyone occupied during spring break. See the calendar for all the details.
Amie P.
Library CEO
Hours
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.
Family Events:
Sunshine Storytime
Join us for Sunshine Storytime Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:30AM.
Tinker Tots
This month, Tinker Tots we will be learning about rocks & minerals!
This class will be on the 7th of March at 4PM.
Call 970-532-2757 to register.
Musical Moments
Now 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.
March's Musical Moments dates are the 11th and 25th.
Kids Yoga
Kids ages 7-12 are invited to Yoga with Miss Christy on March 23rd at 10:30AM. There will be games and songs!
Call 970-532-2757 to register.
Drop Everything & Read
Drop Everything & Read with us on March 22nd at 3PM!
Snap a picture of you reading at a local business, at work (if you’re allowed!), outside, anywhere & everywhere! Post it to your socials with the hashtag #dearberthoud. We will have staff members out in the wild throughout town from 3 to 4:30PM, if you see a staff member ask for a selfie with them, then come into the library to show us the selfie and receive a snack and a special book mark!
Teen Events:
Don't Fear the Reader: Horror Book Club
This book club will focus on the Horror genre beginning with Edgar Allan Poe.
Call (970)532-2757 to register.
Construct & Concoct
Construct & Concoct is a craft event for tweens & teens. This month we will be making zen gardens from 4-5PM on Thursday, March 21st.
Registration is required. Call 970-532-2757 to register.
Adult Events:
Writer's Group
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. *There will be no Writer's Group on March 11th.
Saturday Sketch Hour
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!)
Foothills Audubon Bird Club with Dr. Kyle Horton
This month's Audubon Bird Club Meeting features Dr. Kyle Horton who will present on Radar Ornithology: Tracking Migration Under the Cover of Darkness.
When: March 7th at 6PM
League of Women Voters: Daring Deeds
Jean Wyrick will present: Daring Deeds: Our Courageous Foremothers Fight for the 19th Amendment followed by Larimer League Activities, Q&A and Voter Registration/Validation on March 14th at 6PM.
Food for Thoughts Breakfast
Join us for a locally-sourced breakfast on March 15th at 8AM as we discuss topics important to our community. This month House of Neighborly Services will be joining us.
Call 970-532-2757 to register.
Advance Care Directives
Join us for a presentation on Advance Care Directives presented by the Larimer Advance Care Planning team at Larimer County Colorado State University Extension on March 19th from 1-2PM.
Advance Care Planning puts you in control of your future medical care.
- Learn about Medical Durable Power of Attorney and Living Wills
- Why are they important?
- Do you need an attorney?
- Who should have one?
- What's the cost?
- How does one get started?
Book Club
Join us this month on the 27th at 1:30PM & 6:30PM to discuss Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, by Kathleen Rooney.
Winter-Spring 2024 Book Club List:
Wednesday 1/24/24: Carnegie's Maid, by Marie Benedict
Wednesday 2/28/24: Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
Wednesday 3/27/24: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, by Kathleen Rooney
Wednesday 4/24/24: The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslian Charles
Wednesday 5/22/24: Go As a River, by Shelley Read
Knit & Crochet Drop-in
Knit & Crochet Drop-in will meet on Friday the 22nd of March 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.
This is Berthoud Podcast
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:
Virtual Storytime Vault with Miss Christy
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.
Stay Up to Date
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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