|
|
2018, vol. 12
June 20 - July 4, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
Upcoming Closures
Wednesday, July 4 - Independence Day; all locations will be closed.
| |
|
Summer of Discovery - Libraries Rock!Fun for all ages, through July 31 Rock-climbing, storytelling, music classes, nature walks, stone wrapping, cooking and more... our summer reading program has transformed into a celebration of reading and sharing fun and educational community connections and experiences, together. Enjoy events and activities for pre-readers, kiddos, teens and for the first time, adults. Log your progress, earn prizes and discover a summer of learning and fun.
VOLUNTEER? The library needs volunteers for Summer of Discovery.
| |
Seeking BoulderReads Adult Literacy Volunteers
BoulderReads tutors change the lives of individuals & families by providing critical literacy support to adults in need. It will transform your life, too. Interested? Join us for upcoming orientation session. Volunteer training will occur in July. Visit BoulderReads.org or call 303-441-3139 to learn more.
BoulderReads Orientation: Thursday, June 28, 6 pm
Main Library, Canyon Meeting Room
Pictured: Nimah and Jeane, BoulderReads learning partners
| |
Triwizard Tournament at Reynolds
Enter your name into the goblet of fire & let the games begin!
Do you have what it takes to win the Triwizard Cup? Grades 6 and up. Created by the George Reynolds Teen Advisory Board. No reservations required.
Sunday, July 15, 2 pm
| |
Art Exhibits at Main
Chair of the Board
Through July 15, Canyon Gallery
A diverse range of Boulder area design professionals were asked to create a chair from a single sheet of 4×8 plywood. The resulting unique designs are an experiment in the emergent micro-production phenomena. Created by library maker-in-residence, Steve Bullock, this exhibition is produced with the resources available at the library’s makerspace, BLDG 61.
ORIGINS
Through September 14, Arapahoe Ramp
ORIGINS is a group exhibition about immigration and belonging. Curated by Melanie Yazzie and Jennifer Heath, this show shares artworks created by indigenous or descendants of indigenous people addressing the topics such as land, incursion, aggression, home, empowerment and resistance.
ORIGINS is a companion exhibition to PERILOUS JOURNEYS in the Present Box at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art from July 10 through July 28.
| |
Public Art SocialJoin the Office of Arts + Culture June 29 & 30
Cubicule: A camera obscura tent created by Ethan Jackson, sited immediately west of the Main Boulder Public Library; Open Friday, June 29th and Saturday, June 30th from 9am - 11 pm
Sound Walk: Explore the park and Katie Shlon’s Trees Harp and Wind Harps, too through sound walk and sonic meditations with musician and Certified Deep Listening practitioner, Jane Rigler, Friday, June 29th from 3-4:30p
5x5 Presentations: Hear 5 minute presentations from artists creating public artworks for Boulder’s Civic Area; Friday, June 29th from 5-6:30 pm in the Canyon Theater
Atmo: A sound-reactive video project by Ethan Jackson (with improvisational performance by Farrell Lowe), Installed at the Bandshell and open from 8-11pm Friday, June 29th and Saturday, June 30th
Spires: Touch-sensitive light-based sculptures by Dispersion; Installed at the Bandshell and open from 8-11pm Friday, June 29th and Saturday, June 30th
Trees Harp and Wind Harps: performances by Katie Shlon, Fiona Small and Farrell Lowe, using instruments created from the ash tree wood in the Civic Area by Katie Shlon; Near the Kids Fishing Pond with performances on Saturday, June 30th at 8am, 9am, and 10am
Civic Area Public Art Tours: view temporary public art projects and get a sneak peek of forthcoming projects; Saturday, June 30th at Noon and 6:30p, meet at the Boulder Public Library Canyon Gallery entrance.
| |
|
Discover It @ Your Library Herb Walk
Thur, Jun 28, 6 - 7:30pm Starts at Main
Questions about library events and activities?
ask@boulderlibrary.org
303-441-3100
| |
|
| | |
Recommended Read
"This first book in the MaddAddam trilogy can easily be read as a stand-alone. It is is a dark speculative fiction narrative that shifts between a strangely wild present and a technologically marvelous past (a past that is uncomfortably close to our own contemporary America, just a bit more slanted.) Thoroughly engaging, one doesn't want the book to end. Fortunately, there are two more books exploring the rich characters and inhabiting the same strange territory."
--Jennifer, Patron Services
| | |
Library Stories
"Thank you for knowing me, and my style." -NoBo Patron
A young boy was heading back to the Edible Learning Garden at Main, chowing down on some lettuce, with another handful ready to roll. He said, “This stuff is really good and there is so much more out there if you want some!”
"Thank you for including adults in the Summer of Discovery reading program. My mother is so excited to be included!" -Meadows Patron
"We're babysitting and this happens to be one of his favorite places to come." -Grandparents visiting George Reynolds
| |
|
|
|
|
