It's a 100th Birthday Party! Famed Beat Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti

turns 100! (And is still going strong...)

Join us Sunday, March 24, 3-5pm

We will be enjoying all things poetry, with a special emphasis on Beat Poets and Ferlinghetti. Guest presenters (friends and colleagues of Ferlinghetti) and poets will start off the party, then everyone wil be invited to share some of their own work (or a favourite poem they enjoy). Dress like your favourite Beat poet to earn a special door prize! Please register here. We don't want to run out of refreshments or cake! For more information, contact Elektra Greer at egreer.ncl@gmail.com

Meet the Artist!

Carol Kozlowski

Join us Friday evening, March 15,5-6:30 for light refreshments and time to enjoy and appreciate Carol's installation at our library. Hear about her process and inspiration. Pieces will be available for sale.

Experience passes

Your enthusiasm for experience passes was contagious, so we fast-tracked our Experience passes program. Beginning Monday, March 18, you will be able to place holds and check out Aquarium Pass Backpacks and Butterfly Pavilion Pass Backpacks. (Botanical Gardens and others are on their way.)

Check out our website (our "Beyond Books" tab)
or contact egreer.ncl@gmail.com for more information.

SCRABBLE nights at Very Nice Brewing

Second Wednesdays of the month

Wednesday, March 13, 6-7:30 PM

Friendly competition with your nerds with words neighbors. Come alone or bring a friend; there will be three competitive rounds with prizes!

Please register here so we can plan accordingly

Sphero Workshops are Back!

Come code, drive, and play with Chrissy from Sphero as we work with Sphero robots and technology! These are afterschool programs and have been divided into older and younger elementary sections. Please sign up for the appropriate age group - space is limited!

Kindergarten - 2nd: Monday, March 4

3rd - 5th Grade: Monday, March 18

3:30 - 5pm!

Yoga Storytime

NCL is excited to offer Yoga Storytime every third Thursday of the month featuring local instructors and yoga-enthusiasts. These sessions are best suited for children ages 2-5. Next Yoga Storytime will be March 21.

Also, if you have any yoga pants recom-mendations for Mike, he'd appreciate it.

Tape Town - MatchBox Car Fun!

Ever wish there was a whole town for those cars we find all over the house? Join us March 30 from 4-7pm for Tape Town, a town the perfect size and full of fun surprises! We will also be watching Cars 3 to wind down and relax. Let us know if you'll be there! Best for ages 5 - 10.

Introducing Playaway LaunchPad Tablets
for Checkout

Playaway tablets are preloaded with fun and engaging educational software and are perfect for roadtrips and snow-ins. The preloaded software means that there is no need for wifi, making them both portable and safe for our younger friends.

Science Café Book Club

Join us on Tuesday, March 12, from 7-8:30 PM as we discuss The Archipelago of Hope: Wisdom and Resilience from the Edge of Climate Change by Gleb Raygorodetsky.

Discussions are moderated by Irene Shonle who has a PhD in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Chicago and is the Director of CSU Extension in Gilpin County. Program limited to 15 participants.

Children's & Youth On-going Programs

Afterschool at Nederland Communty Library

Back by popular demand! And necessity! Nederland Community Library is offering weekly afterschool courses again to students from kindergarten all the way through seniors, however, usually not at the same time. While teen programs will be offered at designated times, elementary age programs will run on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30 - 5, snack included. Take a look at what we have to offer!

Sign up at at the Register for Youth Events page on nedlib.org. All students attending afterschool programming at NCL will be required to submit an emergency contact form. The form can be located on the Register for Youth Events page.

***Please visit nedlib.org to register, email Mike at michaels.ncl@gmail.com or call 303-258-1101 with any questions!

New Afterschool Sessions for 2019

Tinker Time!, Grades K-2: Thursdays, March 21 - May 23, 3:30-5 pm

Chess and Board Games, Grades 3-5: Wednesdays, March 20 - May 22, 3:30-5 pm

Makerspace - Selected Mondays

Storytimes

Movers and Shakers

best for ages 0-2

Wednesdays, 10:30am - 11:30 am

As children acquire language skills and concepts, we strive to incorporate those skills and concepts into many fun topics and socially supportive lessons. While we do want our children to be exposed to literacy topics and concepts, it is also very important to understand the developmental milestones our children meet. In addition, we provide time for free play and exploration. This is a holistic approach to educating children in a safe, fun and engaging environment.

We offer STEM-based Movers and Shakers on the second Wednesday of each month at the same time. Children will have hands-on experiences with numerous math and science concepts, as well as simple engineering and architecture. Our next STEM Movers and Shakers sessions will be March 13, and April 10, 2019

Read, Play, Grow best for ages 2 and over

Thursdays, 10:30 - 11:30 am

This program will explore the more complex sides of literacy including phonemic awareness, letter symbol recognition, and strategies such as prediction and inferring. Our goal here is to take fun stories and look a bit deeper into other concepts within the story. We also strive to extend the concepts so that there are several chances to explore, not only the ideas and concepts but materials as well.

We offer STEM-based Read, Play, Grow every other Thursday (call for specific dates as these can change) at the normal Read, Play, Grow time. Children will have hands-on experience with mathematical concepts, engineering, life sciences, and even coding! We will also look at nonfiction and procedural texts. Our next STEM Read, Play, Grow sessions will be March 7 and 21, and April 4 and 18, 2019

We now offer Yoga Storytime for children ages 2-5. This interactive program infuses literacy and storytelling with movements and mindfulness lessons geared toward our younger friends. These sessions will feature NCL staff as well as guest presenters from the community and run about 30min with a free play session afterwards. Yoga Storytime will be held on the 3rd Thursday of the month, with our next sessions on March 21, and April 18.

Get Your Craft On - Monthly Programs

Ned Knits
Thursday, March 14 and April 11

1 - 3 pm

Ned Knits is a community knitting group - all levels welcome. Join this ongoing group - bring along your own knitting or contribute to our community knitting projects.

Writing Circle

Tuesday, March 19 and April 16

5 - 7 pm

Community writing group for adults.
Get feedback and share ideas.

Photo cc Arielle Fragassi @ flickr

Quirky Quilters

Tuesday, March 5 and April 2

10:30 - noon

Join our quilting group led by long-time quilter Bette Ventrella

Photo cc dutchbaby @ flickr

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