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2018, vol. 15
August 1-15, 2018
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Storytime Break August 6-19
Storytime takes a summer vacation. There will be no formal storytelling from August 6-19, but toys will be available for open play. Regular storytimes resume Monday, August 20.
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New NoBo Library Community Engagement Sessions Meet the architects, hear about the project & share your input. Friday, Aug. 3, 6 – 9 p.m.
Pop-up tent outside of the Hoi Polloi Workshop and The Crowd Collective during the NoBo Art District’s First Friday
4939 Broadway, Boulder, CO
Saturday, Aug. 4, 8 – 11 p.m.
Coffee & conversation on the plaza outside Amante and Bacco
4580 Broadway, Boulder, CO
Monday, Aug. 6, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
North Boulder Library Project Open House
Boulder Main Library, Canyon Gallery
1000 Canyon Blvd, Boulder, CO Join us for yummy treats, building site info & fun activities for all ages.
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Volunteers Needed: Jaipur Literature Festival September 21-23 at Boulder Main Library
Every September, authors and literature lovers from around the globe gather at the Main Boulder Public Library to celebrate world literature at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival. Now’s your chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at this grand event. More than 300 shifts are available. Opportunities include author liaisons, children’s program help, event photography, ushers, book signing/authors’ lounge assistance, and much more. The festival is free and accessible to all and features author talks, community conversation and more.
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Seed to Table
Upcoming Events for All & Edible Learning Garden Adultology: Dinner from the Garden, an Experiment in Utilization
Seeds Library Cafe staff will demonstrate how to plan and cook a delicious menu using the crops available in the Library’s Edible Learning Garden. Thurs, Aug 9, 6 p.m. at Main. Registration required.
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: A Hands-on Family Workshop
This hands-on workshop, led by Seeds Library Cafe, will cover how to safely can or jar fruits and vegetables. Each family that participates will be able to take a jar of their own preserved food home! Saturday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m. in the Japanese Garden at Main. Registration required
Seed Saving Swap
Come learn about beginner seed-saving techniques, chat with native plant and gardening experts, and trade your saved vegetable, flower, and native plant seeds.
Wed, Aug 29, 4 - 6 p.m. in the Boulder Creek Room at the Main Library.
Edible Learning Garden at Main
pen to the public for picking. Try a taste of these ready-to-harvest crops: lettuce, arugula, beets, chard, kale, sugar snap peas, broccolini, collard greens, hot peppers, eggplants, summer squash, and many different herbs. Cucumbers, beans, and tomatoes will be ready soon!
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Slow Mover Exhibit & Art Giveaway
Through August 19
On exhibit in the Canyon Gallery, Slow Mover, presented by artists Matthew and Lisa Bethancourt of Mouse & the Billionaire is a series of traditional and interactive artworks that invite viewers to reflect on the slow movement of time. Living with artwork over time can be powerful and is very different than seeing something for a few minutes in a public context. For this reason, selected works will be gifted to interested individuals over the course of the exhibition.
Specific works will be gifted during the gallery tours listed below and will be available for pick up on August 20, 2018.
Gallery Tours with Artists and Name Drawings for Gifts: Thursday, August 9 at 6 pm and Tuesday, August 14 at 3 pm.
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Firefly Handmade MarketSupport Local Artisans August 4-5 at the Main Library
Check out the hands-on library booth with fun for all ages, Saturday, August 4. Firefly Handmade is a marketplace for exclusively handmade artisan goods. Each market is creatively curated to feature returning and new artisans.
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Recommended Read
"The story is poignant and charming while the illustrations are delicately beautiful. Fans of folk tales, Japanese culture, and Neil Gaiman's other works will love it."
--Shan, Materials Handling
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Check it Out Questions about library events and activities?
ask@boulderlibrary.org
303-441-3100
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Library Stories
"Please pass on kudos to whoever it is that buys the kids books. My wife compiled a long list of books for children on social justice, and then went to the library catalog to see if she could find a few. She found all of the books. Nice!" -BPL Patron
"On any given Monday, about a dozen people gather around a conference table on the second floor of the Boulder Public Library. There are people from Mexico, Argentina, South Korea, Tibet, Eastern Europe, Nepal and Ethiopia. All have a different story to tell, but all are studying to become U.S. citizens" -Weekly classes at the library prepare Boulderites for citizenship, Boulder Weekly article, July 19, 2018
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