Berthoud Community Library

Welcome:

• Letter from the CEO
• Closures: 5/30
• Current Hours

Family Events:

• Every Child Ready to Read Presentation: 5/7
• $1 Dollar off at Rec. Center + Special Story Time: 5/16
• Summer Learning: Coming Soon: 5/21
• Sunshine Story Time: Every WF

Teen Events:

• Take Up Space: Teen Art and Mindfulness Group: 5/5 + 5/19
• Volunteer for Summer Learning: Applications due by 6/1

Adult Events:

• Food for Thoughts: 5/12 + 5/20
• Crafter's Corner: 5/20
• First Presbyterian Church Garden Swap: 5/21
• Book Club: 5/24
• Knit & Crochet Drop-in: 5/27

Other:

• Podcast
• Storytime Vault
• Contact Us

Welcome to May, the month when the school year ends and our Summer Learning begins.

Everyone from birth on up is able to participate in Summer Learning. Kids and teens can pick up their reading/project logs toward the end of May. They will set their own reading goals or project goals for the summer, and as they meet their goals they can earn prizes from the treasure chest or tickets to enter the end-of-summer prize drawing. Reading time starts at the end of this month!

Mark your calendars for our weekly events too. Family Summer Learning Events will be held every Wednesday at 2:00 starting in June. Since we’re low on gathering space here at the library, those events will be held in the auditorium at the New Freedom Outreach Center, 250 Mountain Avenue. There’s plenty of parking in their lot behind the building also. Teen/Tween Summer Learning Events will be held every Thursday at 2:00 starting in June in the community room at the library. Family events are drop-in, but we do ask that teens and tweens register for their events so that we have enough supplies.

Adults, we didn’t forget about you. Adults can pick up their punch-cards beginning at the end of this month. Every four books you read fills a punch-card, and you get two drawing tickets, one for the weekly prize drawing and one for the end-of-summer prize drawing. Summer Learning is for everyone.

Happy reading!

Amie P.

Library CEO

The Library will be closed all day on May 30th for Memorial Day. Have fun and be safe!

We are fully open to the public! Come on in to see us 10am-6pm Monday through Friday, and 10am-4pm (closed from 12-1pm for lunch and cleaning) on Saturdays.

Curbside hours are 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.

Every Child Ready to Read will present at the Library in the Community Room on Saturday, May 7th at 4PM. Registration is required.

Come get $1 dollar off at the Berthoud Recreation Center when you show your Berthoud Community Library card on Monday, May 16th! Miss Christy will also have a special story time at 10AM at the Rec. Center!

The most wonderful time of the year... is almost here, Summer Learning!

Summer Learning registration begins May 21st.

Wacky Wednesday Storytime has wrapped up for the year, but Sunshine Story Time is still going strong!

Join us for story time in the community room at the library on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30am. These story times are open to kiddos of all ages! On Fridays, you can usually find our therapy dog Shelby. She loves having stories read to her.

Take up Space will be wrapping up for the Summer.

Our last two meetings will be on Thursday, May 5th and Thursday, May 19th. We will meet from 4:30PM to 5:50PM. If your teen hasn't had the chance to make it yet, they are still more than welcome to come!

Summer Learning will also have plenty of teen/tween events, we can hardly wait!

We are welcoming back teen volunteers for Summer Learning! Come to the Library to get an application and more information.

Applications are due by June 1st.

Food For Thoughts will meet for a dinner and breakfast once more before wrapping up for the Summer.

Berthoud Fire will be joining us to talk about fire prevention and preparation. The dinner will be on May 12th at 6pm and the breakfast will be on May 20th at 8am.

Registration is required, 18+.

Crafter's Corner will meet once more in May before taking a summer break.

For this month's Crafter's Corner we will be making a water color painting! Call or come into register. 18+. We will meet on Friday the 20th of May from 1PM to 3PM. This is not a drop-in event. It will take the full 2 hours.

We will be at the Berthoud Presbyterian Church's Second Annual Garden Swap on May 21st from 10AM to 2PM.

More Information from First Pres:

Swaps are a great way for gardeners to:
- Swap plants and meet other gardeners
- Clean out garden beds by digging up and dividing plants
- Add variety to your garden
- Learn about plants and how to care for them.

Guidelines and Information:
- Bring non-infested, clean, labelled plants (incl. house plants). Do not bring invasive species to the swap.
- If you would like to drop off early, please only leave labeled items on Friday evening (5/20/22) in the rear raised beds at FPCB.
- Thanks to a generous donation - we have a variety of free seeds, plant trays, row cover, and other items available!
- Bring as many things you would like and be reasonable in the amount you take.

Other organizations at the swap:
- Berthoud Local
- Berthoud Community Library
- You + Me
- Natalie's Unique Bouquets

Book Club will meet for the last time of the season on May 24th at 1:30PM and 6:30PM over the book Breathe, The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. Registration isn't required, 18+.

Bring your book suggestions for next season.

Our monthly Knit & Crochet Drop-in will meet on Friday the 27th of May from 1-4PM.

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

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.

The latest episode is Season 2 – Episode 9: Banning Books

Check it out!

...Now In One Place! We've created a webpage to 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.

Email: berthoudcommunitylibrary@gmail.com
Website: berthoudcommunitylibrary.org
Location: 236 Welch Avenue, Berthoud, CO, USA
Phone: (970) 532-2757
Facebook: facebook.com/BerthoudCommunityLibrary