Berthoud Community Library

Hi Everyone!

Our Strong Families and Community theme continues this fall. We have two sessions of Stop the Bleed, a class designed to show you how to stop bleeding from an injury while you wait for help to arrive. Our Food for Thoughts breakfast and dinner will center on emergency preparedness and disaster planning for individuals and families. And be sure to keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram feeds, since we’ll be dropping family emergency preparedness kits mid-month. Those kits have emergency weather radios, fireproof document bags, and more supplies that you may need during an emergency situation. One per household, while supplies last.

Some of you have asked when our annual Ballot Read-Through will happen. We won’t be doing a read-through this year because the Library District is on the ballot, question 6D. If that’s an event you’d like to see return next year, please let us know.

Our new Stories and Snacks event for the kids begins this month. Kids can enjoy some after-school munchies while Miss Christy reads the book Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. And story time for the pre-school crowd continues both Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

If you’ve been waiting to register for our First Annual Bake-Off, don’t wait any longer! Spots are nearly full, and our judges are ready and eager to taste. For more details, come see us at the front desk.

Happy autumn,

Amie P.

Library CEO

Current Hours

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.

Take up Space: Teen/Tween art and mindfulness program

Our new teen/tween art and mindfulness program will be starting October 7th and will meet every other Thursday. Registration isn't required.

For the first meeting we will do introductions and each teen will get their own sketch book. We will begin by starting to decorate the front and back covers.

Food for Thoughts Dinner / Breakfast

Join us for either dinner or breakfast as we discuss topics that are important to our community. This month's topic is Planning Ahead: Preparation is Key.

A free meal will be provided from one of our local restaurants. Space is limited and reservations are required. Call or come in to sign up!

Dinner: October 14, 6 PM.

Breakfast: October 22, 8 AM.

Regular Book Club and Compelling Issues Book Club

Book Club will meet once a month. This month's book is Dangerous Woman by Hope Adams, and the discussion will take place at 1:30 and 6:30 on October 26 at the library.

Our Compelling Issues Book Club will meet every other month to discuss a title that is particularly thought-provoking. Next month's book is Locked in: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform by John F. Pfaff. The discussion will take place at 1:30 and at 6:30 p.m. on November 16th at the library.

This Is Berthoud Podcast

Did you know we have a podcast? Take a listen and share it around.

This podcast 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!

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