Berthoud Community Library

Letter From The CEO:

Hello everyone, and welcome to October.

Our hours have expanded to maintain social distancing without competition for time slots. While we have hours available six days a week for those who need to come in to browse or use a computer, curbside service is still our primary way of delivering your materials to you. Simply order your stuff by placing a hold online or emailing curbside.bcld@gmail.com – we’ll let you know when your items are ready, so you can drive up to the outside book-drop and give us a call. We’ll bring everything out for you. Curbside runs Monday through Saturday, 10:00 to 5:00.

Book clubs are back in swing. Afternoon groups are meeting in person with limited seating and all social distancing precautions in place, so please register. Evening groups are meeting via Zoom. Our regular Book Club is reading the thriller The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, and will host the discussion on October 27. Our Compelling Issues book club is covering the topics of poverty management and political reform this month, discussing Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor on October 8, and The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy on October 22.

It’s election season again, so we’ll host our annual Ballot Read-Through via Zoom on October 20. If you think reading through the entire Blue Book is tough, we hear you. Tune in for the quick version of everything in the book. Don’t worry, we won’t tell you how to vote—we never do. Disclaimer: we’re librarians, not lawyers, but we can say with certainty that you’ll leave knowing what you need to research more before you turn in your ballot. And remember, when your ballot is ready, the County’s ballot box is on the east side of our building.

Two more Kit and Caboodles are coming this month. If you’ve missed our classes as much as we have, simply drop in to pick up a kit and have a DIY class at home. This month’s kits focus on…. Just kidding, I’m not telling. Watch our Facebook page for topics and availability information.

Happy fall to everyone, and we hope to see you soon.

Amie P.

Library CEO

Updated!

Starting September 28th! We've updated our hours again.

Curbside hours are constant every day, Monday through Saturday, from 10a until 5p. 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 and we will have contactless delivery for you!

Our in-building hours are now longer with more evening hours! Click on the link below for more in-depth information.

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Get Those Ballots Ready!

It's that time of year again! Time for our annual Ballot Read-Through where we alert you to everything on the ballot in the shortest amount of time we can manage.

We’re librarians, not lawyers, so we can’t guarantee any of us will leave understanding everything on the ballot, but you’ll definitely know what you need to research more before you vote.

Held online via Zoom, limited to the first 100 participants.

Zoom Information Will Be Added Closer To The Event Date. Check our facebook events page for more information or call the library at 970-532-2757

Free Classes At Home!

We wish we could invite you all over to the library and resume our classes. Unfortunately, we cannot just yet. Allow us to introduce: Kit & Kaboodle! Our class kits you can take home!

Here's how it works! Starting on the dates in this event, we will release a new Class Kit so be watching our facebook feed! If you see something you would like, give us a call at 970-532-2757 and schedule a pick up.

Take the kit home, unpack it and enjoy! Everything is yours to keep!

Kits are subject to availability. One kit per family. While supplies last. Click here for more information.

All About Berthoud

Did you know we have a podcast? Take a listen and share it around. This will not just be 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. Check it out!

Personal Story Time!

We go to great lengths to keep our community healthy while supporting children and caregivers! Our Personal story times are like poetry; short but deep enough to be meaningful.

Stories, songs, activities and more! Just for you! Every Thursday and Friday, starting in September.

Call 970-532-2757 to schedule a personal, one-on-one story time with Miss Christy, indoors or outside. Click Here For More Info.

Reading Is Knowledge

We’re debuting our newest series, our Compelling Issues Book Club, starting in September. We know that it can be difficult to have discussions about issues like racism, poverty, hate speech, mass incarceration, gender equality, and other critical topics for our community. We’ll use specific books to focus our conversations, and keep the groups small to encourage kind and constructive conversations about these challenges our society faces. Click here for more info.

Adult Craft Class!

Join us (from home) for our free Crafter's Corner class! Our monthly adult crafting class has returned but is now being offered online.

To join us, please call 970-532-2757 to register and schedule a pickup of our crafting kit. Inside the kit you will find almost everything you need for the craft and the information to join our zoom meeting on October 15th, at 3pm!

Kits will be available to pick up after October 5th.

Registration required, adults only, supplies limited.

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A Spooktacular Good Time!

Our Halloween tradition won't be scared away! This year will look a little different. Weather permitting, we will have an outdoor treat walk with games and goodies along a path!

Registration required, by appointment only. Face coverings required. This event will fill up fast. Call to secure your spot! 970-532-2757


Craft Kits for Cyber Stories Call and schedule a pick up of a themed craft kit that goes along with Cyber Stories. Craft kits are available every Monday! Click here for more info.	Cyber Stories Join us every Tuesday at 10a as the link for story time goes live! Every week is a new theme! Don't forget to pick up the craft that goes with it! Click here for more info.	Cozy, Custom Story Time A personal story time just for your family! Give us a call and schedule one today! Click here for more info.

Craft Kits for Cyber Stories

Call and schedule a pick up of a themed craft kit that goes along with Cyber Stories. Craft kits are available every Monday! Click here for more info.

Cyber Stories

Join us every Tuesday at 10a as the link for story time goes live! Every week is a new theme! Don't forget to pick up the craft that goes with it! Click here for more info.

Cozy, Custom Story Time

A personal story time just for your family! Give us a call and schedule one today! Click here for more info.


	Monster Bash! Spooky Nature Walk, weather permitting! Registration & Face Coverings Required. Call 970-532-2757 to register. Click for more info.

Monster Bash!

Spooky Nature Walk, weather permitting! Registration & Face Coverings Required.
Call 970-532-2757 to register.

Click for more info.


Kit & Kaboodle Class Kits Classes at home! Class kits that you can learn and explore from the comfort of your own home. You get to keep all materials. Click here for more info.	Compelling Issues Book Club A different kind of book club. We’ll use specific books to focus our conversations, and keep the groups small to encourage kind and constructive conversations about these challenges our society faces. Click here for more info.	Book Club Book club is starting back up! We'll add dates and books as they become available. Meetings will be held on zoom. Click here for more info.

Kit & Kaboodle Class Kits

Classes at home! Class kits that you can learn and explore from the comfort of your own home. You get to keep all materials. Click here for more info.

Compelling Issues Book Club

A different kind of book club. We’ll use specific books to focus our conversations, and keep the groups small to encourage kind and constructive conversations about these challenges our society faces. Click here for more info.

Book Club

Book club is starting back up! We'll add dates and books as they become available. Meetings will be held on zoom.

Click here for more info.


Crafter's Corner Adults Craft Class! Pick up a free craft kit after October 5th. Registration Required. Call to register and schedule a pick up. Meeting will be held on Zoom. Click for more info.		Ballot Read-Through Your ballot in plain English! We'll go through this year's ballot so you can hopefully understand the wording. We won't tell you how to vote, but we will help you understand it better! Meeting to be held on zoom, click for more information.

Crafter's Corner

Adults Craft Class!
Pick up a free craft kit after October 5th.
Registration Required. Call to register and schedule a pick up. Meeting will be held on Zoom. Click for more info.

Ballot Read-Through

Your ballot in plain English!
We'll go through this year's ballot so you can hopefully understand the wording. We won't tell you how to vote, but we will help you understand it better!
Meeting to be held on zoom, click for more information.

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