AUG SEP PROGRAM GUIDE

AUG SEP PROGRAM GUIDE

KIDS AUGUST Weekly Tuesday Take 'n Go! TUESDAYS 4:00-5:00PM A different drop-in craft or activity every week. For Elementary age kids. Chess Club WEDNESDAYS 4:00-5:00PM Learn to play chess and practice your skills. For Elementary age kids. Waggin' Tales TUESDAYS 4:00-5:00PM WEDNESDAYS 4:00-5:00PM THURSDAYS 4:00-5:00PM SATURDAYS 1:00-2:00PM Read to a licensed therapy dog. All ages welcome. Monthly Bright by Three MO Aug. 13 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30AM Offers free tools, information, and resources after Lapsit storytimes. For parents of children 0-3. Loteria Night TH Aug. 16 6:00-7:00PM!Evento para toda la familia! Family event for all ages. Will be mostly in Spanish. Storytimes Lapsit MONDAYS 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00AM THURSDAYS 9:00 & 10:00AM Stories, Songs, and Movement Ages 0-3 and caregivers. Toddler TUESDAYS 11:00AM WEDNESDAYS 10:00AM FRIDAYS 10:00 & 11:00AM Ages 2-3. Preschool TUESDAYS 10:00AM WEDNESDAYS 11:00AM Ages 4 and up. Bilingües (Bilingual) THURSDAYS 11:00AM Música, juego con los dedos, y cuentos en español. (Stories, Songs, and Movement in Spanish. 0-5 Años (Ages 0-5 and caregivers). Family THURSDAYS 4:15PM Ages 2 and up.

SEPTEMBER Weekly Monday Makers MONDAYS 4:00-5:00PM A different drop-in craft or activity every week. For Elementary age kids. Chess Club WEDNESDAYS 4:00-5:00PM Learn to play chess and practice your skills. For Elementary age kids. Club 345 THURSDAYS 4:00-5:00PM Starts Sep. 13.Themes change weekly from art to technology. For kids in grades 3, 4, and 5. Waggin' Tales TUESDAYS 4:00-5:00PM WEDNESDAYS 4:00-5:00PM THURSDAYS 4:00-5:00PM SATURDAYS 1:00-2:00PM Read to a licensed therapy dog. All ages welcome. Monthly Sensory-Friendly Storytime TU Sep. 4 4:15-5:00PM Join us for our Sensory-friendly Storytime, where you and your child can enjoy a storytime that has options for sensory-seeking and sensory-avoiding experiences, and has made environmental accommodations to help your child feel comfortable no matter their learning style! Geared for 3-6 year olds. Register online. Brickmasters SA Sep. 15 10:00-12:00PM Drop in to free build with our Legos and have your creations on display until the following month. Ages 5 and up. Robokids SA Sep. 15 2:00-3:30PM Drop in to play with a variety of robots. Ages 4 and up. Bright by Three MO Sep. 10 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30AM Offers free tools, information, and resources after Lapsit storytimes. For parents of children 0-3. Loteria Night TH Sep. 20 6:00-7:00PM! Evento para toda la familia. Family event for all ages. Will be mostly in Spanish. Storytimes Lapsit MONDAYS 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00AM THURSDAYS 9:00 & 10:00AM Stories, Songs, and Movement Ages 0-3 and caregivers. Playgroup MONDAYS 10:00AM THURSDAYS 10:00AM Books, toys, and music are available for informal play. For ages 0-5 and caregivers. Toddler TUESDAYS 11:00AM WEDNESDAYS 10:00AM FRIDAYS 10:00 & 11:00AM Ages 2-3. Preschool TUESDAYS 10:00AM WEDNESDAYS 11:00AM Ages 4 and up. Bilingual THURSDAYS 11:00AM Stories, Songs, and Movement in Spanish Ages 0-5 and caregivers. Family THURSDAYS 4:15PM Ages 2 and up. More Than Storytime SA Sep. 29 10:00-11:00 AM Enjoy a story, then explore interactive stations in the storytime room. Ages 2 and up.

ipads Maker Shelves 3D Printing Video Games Robotics Computers Lockers Safe Environment TEENS AUGUST Make Your Own G.O.R.P. FR Aug. 3 11:00-12:00PM Time to make your own awesome throwback snack. Water Bottle Etching MO Aug. 6 1:00-2:00PM Use glass etching to personalize your own reusable glass water bottle. DIY Pencil Pouches WE Aug. 8 11:00-12:00PM Never forget a pencil again with this stylish pouch made using our heat press machine. Back to School Binders MO Aug. 13 2:00-3:00PM Decorate a binder and fill it with sheets to organize your work and schedule during the next school year! Repurpose 3D Printer Spools TU Aug. 14 2:00-3:00PM Ever wonder what we do with our empty 3D Printer spools? Make cool shelves to show off our 3D print jobs! Perler Bead Key Chains T.A.B. TH Aug. 16 2:00-3:00PM Update your backpack or key ring with these quirky key The chains. Library's Teen Advisory Board is for local middle and high school students Back To School Party TU who Aug. are 21 interested 4:00-5:00PM in making a Let's difference! celebrate and reconnect with our friends as the new school year starts. Minecraft Speed Building Challenge Members play a crucial role: planning and marketing teen events, developing WE the Aug. Library's 22 4:30-5:30PM YA collection, and creating Put your Minecraft skills to the test in this timed build a welcoming challenge mode. and safe environment for other teens! Movie Program MO Aug. 27 4:30-6:30PM Watch To join Napoleon you must Dynamite. be in Popcorn 6th-12th provided. grade, be able to commit 1 hour/month to Composition Book Pencil attend TAB meetings, and commit Holders WE additional Aug. 29 time 4:30-5:30PM to plan, attend, and Organize advocate your for desk reading with these and painted TAB pencil holders. sponsored events. Perler Bead Key Chains TH Aug. 16 2:00-3:00PM Update your backpack or key ring with these quirky key chains. Back To School Party TU Aug. 21 4:00-5:00PM Let's celebrate and reconnect with our friends as the new school year starts. Minecraft Speed Building Challenge WE Aug. 22 4:30-5:30PM Put your Minecraft skills to the test in this timed build challenge mode. Movie Program MO Aug. 27 4:30-6:30PM Watch Napoleon Dynamite. Popcorn provided. Composition Book Pencil Holders WE Aug. 29 4:30-5:30PM Organize your desk with these painted pencil holders.

SEPTEMBER Kids Café The teenseen is a licensed Kids Café site! Our partnership with the Larimer County Food Bank allows us to offer free, homemade, nutritious snacks to teens on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school during the school year. Weekly Nailed It! TH Sep. 6 4:30-5:30PM Have you ever attempted to create something fom the internet? Join us for an epic fail battle. Wizard's Chess WE Sep. 12 4:30-5:30PM Play a game of live action chess in the outdoors. Meet in the TeenSeen. Moon Phases Wall Hanging WE Sep. 26 4:30-5:30PM Celebrate the moon phases with this fun boho wall hanging. Poké Ball Terrarium TH Sep. 27 4:30-5:30PM I choose you to make a nerdy terrarium! Volunteer Opportunities Do you need to complete volunteer hours for school or an outside organization? Would you like to gain valuable skills to prepare yourself for your first job? If you are age 11-17 we have volunteer opportunities for you! You can volunteer weekly, monthly, or during summer break. Visit lovelandpubliclibrary.org/teen-volunteer for more information. Monthly Chess Club WE Sep. 5 4:30-5:30PM Join us the first Wednesday of each month to play chess. All skill levels welcome! Maker Monday MO Sep. 10 & 24 4:00-5:00PM Design a Catapult using marshmallows and see how far you can fling them. Play Skee ball with an Ollie robot! Will you get top score? Meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month. Trivia Tuesday TU Sep. 11 4:00-5:00PM Join us every second Tuesday of the month for some fun, wacky trivia games TAB (Teen Advisory Board) MO Sep. 17 4:30-5:30PM Boss us around! Join us as we plan fun programming and make suggestions for materials to purchase. Meets on the first Monday of the month. Book Chat TU Sep. 18 4:00-5:00PM Check out our new Book Chat that will begin meeting every third Tuesday of the month. Snack Attack! WE Sep. 19 4:00-5:00PM Every third Wednesday of every month we will be preparing and eating awesome DIY snacks! Fandom Friday FR Sep. 21 4:00-6:00PM Join us the third Friday of each month to geek out over your favorite fandom and make a themed craft! Creation Station TU Sep. 25 4:00-5:00PM Come get your art on every fourth Tuesday of the month with Becca and Maribeth.

ADULTS Night Time Nature with Kevin Cook WE Aug. 1 6:00-7:00PM WE Sep. 5 6:00-7:00PM Searching for Life in Transition. Writing the Poem Before it Arrives FR Aug. 3 7:00PM SA Aug. 4 9:30-12:30PM Poetry Reading (FR) and Workshop (SAT) With Bhanu Kapil. Registration required: email therese.torpy@cityofloveland.org Noon Time Nature with Kevin Cook TU Aug. 7 12:00-1:00PM TU Sep. 4 12:00-1:00PM Searching for Life in Transition. Mahjong MONDAYS 1:00 4:00PM FRIDAYS 10:30 1:30PM A game of skill, strategy, calculation, and a degree of chance. Beginners welcome! Readmore Book Group TU Aug. 7 9:00-11:00AM & 6:30-8:30PM WE Aug 8 9:00-11:00AM Nora Webster by Colm Toibin TU AUG 21 6:00-8:00PM Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr TU Sep. 4 9:00-11:00AM & 6:30-8:30PM WE Sep. 5 9:00-11:00AM All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Buzzwords Book Group Quench your thirst for beer and knowledge. TH Aug. 9 6:30-8:30PM The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee. TH Sep. 13 6:30-8:30PM Rise of the Robots, by Martin Ford. Verboten Brewing 127 E. 5th Street, Loveland Development Officer Training Registration Required bit.ly/dos TH Aug. 15 9:00-4:00PM Part 1: Principles of Fund Development & Individual Giving TH Aug. 23 9:00-4:00PM Part 2: Diversified Funding & Donor Engagement Poudre River Library, Council Tree Branch TH Sep. 5 9:00-4:00PM Part 3: Major Gifts & Planned Giving Estes Park Public Library Money Matters Series TU Aug. 21 6:00-7:30PM Stock Market Savvy Learn to play with stocks and get an understanding of risk tolerance and asset allocation. TU Sep. 18 6:00-7:30PM Student Loan Strategies Workshop to discuss options for repaying, reducing, or avoiding student loans. Where Do We Go From Here: World War I Book Discussion TH Aug. 23 6:30-8:30PM The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen. In partnership with the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Colorado Humanitities.

CSU Master Gardeners Late Summer Series WE Aug. 29 2:00-3:00PM Tree Selection with Deb Courtner, CSU Extension Master Gardener, Landscape Designer, and Writer. WE Sep. 5 2:00-3:00PM Lawn Care with Tony Koski, CSU Professor and Extension Turf Specialist. WE Sep. 12 2:00-3:00PM Basics of Preserving Food Safely with Edie McSherry, Larimer County Extension Educator for Food Safety Program. Card & Coffee Paper Crafting Workshops SA Sep. 8 10:00-12:00PM & 1:30-3:30PM 10:00-12:00PM - for beginners 1:30-3:30PM - for experienced $10 for materials. Learn how to stamp, cut, emboss, and watercolor gorgeous greeting cards.. Ages 16 and up. Must register 7 days prior, no drop-ins. Cancellation policy: email lynnlohman@gmail.com or call 630-901-6738. Symphony! Music Presentation and Lecture Series MO Sep. 10 6:30-7:30PM Mendelssohn Symphony 3 "Scottish". A Wandering Botanist TU Sep. 11 12:00-1:00PM A wandering botanist shares a visit to Tuscany, an astoundingly beautiful place in Western Italy with a history as colorful as its landscape. Discovering Your Roots: Genealogy on the Internet SA Sep. 29 9:30-12:30PM Instructor Robert Larson, 2018 Genealogy Series with the Larimer County Genealogical Society. ilearn Classroom Registration is required. Email ralarson100@msn.com or go to www.lcgsco.org Wooly Knitters TUESDAYS 1:00-3:00PM A fun knitting group to join! Bring a project. Tatting WEDNESDAYS 10:00-12:00PM AUG 1 & 8 Mt. Dunraven Room Loomy Knitters WEDNESDAYS 1:00-3:00PM Learn new stiches and make new friends. Hookin' Up (Crochet) 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS 10:30-12:30PM Bring crochet hook and yarn.

FOR UP-TO-DATE TIMES, CLASS DESCRIPTIONS, AND TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT LOVELANDPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG/COMPUTERCLASSES LEARNING Computer Classes Android Smartphones TU Sep. 4 5:30-7:00PM Excel 101 TH Aug. 9 10:00-11:30AM TH Aug. 16 10:00-11:30AM SA Sep. 8 9:30-11:00AM Excel 201 TH Aug. 9 12:00-1:30PM TH Aug. 16 12:00-1:30PM TU Sep. 18 3:30-5:00PM First Steps: New to Computers WE Aug. 15 2:00-4:00PM FR Sep. 28 3:30-5:30PM Getting Started With Facebook WE Sep. 19 3:30-5:00PM Google Apps 101 TU Sep. 11 5:30-7:00PM Available to attend online Google Apps 201 TU Sep. 18 5:30-7:00PM Available to attend online HTML & CSS MO Aug. 20 5:30-7:00PM Intro to Typing TH Aug. 2 12:00-1:30PM iphone for Beginners TH Aug. 2 10:00-11:30AM TU Sep. 4 3:30-5:00PM PowerPoint 101 WE Sep. 5 5:30-7:00PM PowerPoint 201 WE Sep. 19 5:30-7:00PM Researching Genealogy on the Internet SA Sep. 29 9:30AM-12:30PM Registration required at www.lcgsco.org Search Engine Optimization TH Aug. 23 12:00-1:30PM Available to attend online Social Media for Business TH Aug. 23 10:00am-11:30PM Available to attend online Tinkercad: 101 WE Aug. 8 5:30-7:30PM WE Sep. 12 5:30-7:30PM Tinkercad: 201 WE Aug. 22 5:30-7:30PM WE Sep. 26 5:30-7:30PM Tinkercad: Kids Edition FR Aug. 10 4:00-6:00PM FR Aug. 31 4:00-6:00PM FR Sep. 21 4:00-6:00PM What Social Media Network Is Right for You WE Sep. 5 3:30-5:00PM Windows Basics: 101 FR Aug. 10 10:00-11:30AM Windows Basics: 201 FR Aug. 10 12:00-1:30PM Word 101 TU Aug. 7 10:00-11:30AM TU Aug. 14 10:00-11:30AM SA Sep. 8 11:30AM-1:00PM Word 201 TU Aug. 7 12:00-1:30PM TU Aug. 14 12:00-1:30PM SA Sep. 8 11:30AM-1:00PM Wordpress Websites MO Aug. 20 3:30-5:00PM All events in the ilearn classroom unless otherwise noted. You can now attend certain Library computer classes online with Adobe Connect! See website for details.

Technology icreate Makerspace Open House TU Aug. 14 3:00-5:00PM SA Aug. 25 1:00-3:00PM WE Sep. 5 3:00-5:00PM SA Sep. 22 1:00-3:00PM Live demonstrations of 3D printing, carving, green screen, and more! icreate Lab Photoshop Tutorial Series FR Sep. 14 10:00-11:00AM This second introductory course will focus on filters, texts, shapes, and using layers. Gertrude Scott Meeting Room Career Skills Hosted by Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development Center. Please register at larimerworkforce.org/workshops or call (970) 619-4650 Career Exploration TH Aug. 20 2:00-5:00PM TH Sep. 20 9:30-12:30PM Labor Market Information MO Aug. 27 9:30-11:00AM MO Sep. 24 9:30-11:00AM LinkedIn for Job Search WE Aug. 8 1:00-3:00PM WE Sep. 12 1:00-3:00PM Resume Workshop TU Aug. 21 9:30-12:00PM TU Sep. 18 9:30-12:00PM Youth Interviewing Skills TH Sep. 27 3:30-5:30PM Youth Resume Workshop TU Aug. 28 3:30-5:30PM TU Sep. 25 3:30-5:30PM

Meet Pultizer prize-winner Anthony Doerr, the 2018 Loveland Loves to Read author! LOVELAND LOVES TO READ All the Light We Cannot See The Loveland Loves to Read book choice for 2018 is All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr. All the Light We Cannot See received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2015. The Loveland Loves to Read book choice for 2018 is All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr. MO Sep. 24 4:30-6:30PM Meet & Greet with wine and hors d'ouvres $50 Sweet Heart Winery MO Sep. 24 7:30PM Author Talk and book signing $22 general admission, $38 preferred seating. Price Auditorium at Thompson Valley High School Tickets can be purchased at: coloradoboxoffice.com/organizations/friends-of-the-loveland-public-library No discounted tickets for the Meet and Greet. The Friends of the Loveland Public Library Foundation supports and advocates for the Library and provides funding for many programs and services that inform, inspire and engage the community.

SAVE THE DATE Pints for People WE Aug. 29 6:00-11:00PM Visit Loveland Ale Works and interact with supporters of the Library! $1 for every pint sold will be donated to the Friends of the Loveland Public Library. 118 W. 4th Street in Downtown Loveland