Berthoud Community Library

April 2023 Newsletter

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In This Issue...

Welcome:

  • Letter from the CEO
  • Current Hours
  • 4/20 - Closed for Staff Development Day


Family Events:

  • W, F - Sunshine Storytime
  • 4/13 - Tinker Tots


Adult Events:

  • Every Monday - Writer's Group
  • 4/1 - Intro to Beekeeping with Beth Conrey & Berthoud Local
  • 4/7 - Crafter's Corner
  • 4/13 - Food for Thoughts Dinner
  • 4/21 - Food for Thoughts Breakfast
  • 4/25 - Book Club
  • 4/28 - Knit & Crochet Drop-in


Teen Events:

  • 4/20 - Construct & Concoct


Other:

  • Podcast
  • Storytime Vault
  • Contact Us

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Welcome:

Letter From The CEO:

Welcome to spring—we’ll hope for April showers to bring out our flowers.


You all know that we’re a public library, but you may not know that we’re also a Plant Select

Demonstration Garden. Plant Select is a collaboration between CSU and the Denver Botanic Gardens that identifies plants that grow particularly well in our area. These plants are drought-tolerant, suited to our altitude, and support our pollinators. When you visit the library, be sure to browse our grounds and look for the Plant Select tags on our plants to get ideas for your own gardens.


Except for a few more furniture changes, our interior renovation is complete. We’re operating at our regular capacity again, so don’t hesitate to come in and enjoy the new interior.


Amie P.

Library CEO

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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.

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Closed for Staff Development Day

The Berthoud Community Library will be closed all day on Thursday, April 20th for our annual Staff Development Day. We will reopen with our regular hours on Friday, April 21st.

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Family Events:

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Sunshine Storytime

Join us for Sunshine Storytime every Wednesday & Friday at 10:30AM.
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Tinker Tots

Tinker Tots is a new STEAM focused class for 3-6 year old children and their grown ups. We meet once a month to read, learn, and experiment with simple science concepts.


We will meet on April 13th. Class is about an hour long, you can sign up for the 10:30AM or the 4PM slot, whichever works best for your schedule. Registration is required.

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Adult Events:

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Writer's Group

Join us as we free-write, critique, and hone our craft together.


All genres of writing welcome. We meet every Monday from 10:30AM to 11:45AM.

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Intro to Beekeeping with Beth Conrey & Berthoud Local

Co-Hosted by Berthoud Local & Berthoud Community Library with Beth Conrey.


This class will be on April 1st from 1:00PM-3:00PM. Registration is required.


This class will provide the student with an overview of beekeeping regulations in the community, the basics of bee biology, equipment, needs and sourcing, hive placement criteria and the importance of pertinent note taking.


Beth began keeping bees 20 years ago and is the owner of Bee Squared Apiaries. She started with 2 hives and has expanded to 125 hives in various locations in Weld, Larimer and Boulder Counties.

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Crafter's Corner

We will be learning how to make a needle felted gnome for this month's Crafter's Corner. We will meet on April 7th from 2-4PM. Registration is required. 16+.
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Food for Thoughts Dinner

Join us for a locally-sourced dinner on March 13th at 6PM as we discuss topics important to our community. This month’s theme is “A Visit with the Lorax”. Registration Required. 18+.
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Food for Thoughts Breakfast

Join us for a locally-sourced breakfast on April 21st at 8AM as we discuss topics important to our community. This month’s theme is “A Visit with the Lorax”. Registration Required. 18+.

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Winter-Spring of 2023's Book Club

We will continue meeting on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 1:30PM and 6:30PM. Come to whichever time works for you.


Here are the books we will be reading from January-May of 2023:


  • January 24th - Wise Ass by Tom McCaffrey (local author)
  • February 28th - The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
  • March 28th - Chasing Justice by Kathleen Donnelly (local author)
  • April 25th - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
  • May 23rd - The First 15 Lives of Harry August by Claire North
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Knit & Crochet Drop-in

Our monthly Knit & Crochet Drop-in will meet on Friday the 28th of April 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.

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Teen Events:

Keep an eye out for May's Construct & Concoct

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Other:

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.


New Episode:

Busting Recycling Myths with Becca from Republic Services.

All The Online Stories...

...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.

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Please keep checking our website, our Facebook page, and/or our Instagram page throughout the month to see our online events and any updates we may have!

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