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The Need to KnowThe Newsletter of:
The Friends of the LovelandPublic Library Foundation, Inc.
www.friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org
www.facebook.com/FOLPLF
October - November, 2015You Won’t Want To Miss This
Book Sale!Friday, 10/23 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.Members Only PresaleSaturday, 10/24 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sunday, 10/25 11a.m. to 3p.m.$5 Bag Day
Thanks to generous donationsfrom the public along with partial or entire inventories given to usby booksellers, our storage house is bursting at its seams. In fact,this event will be a record-breaker in terms of the selection thatyou, our patrons, will enjoy. By the time the sale is launched,volunteers will have sorted, packed, and categorized SIXTYTHOUSAND books. Here are the details:
As always, the sale will be located in the Thomas M. McKee Hallat The Ranch. Members of the Friends of the Loveland Library arewelcome to attend our pre-sale on Friday, October 23, from 4 - 7p.m. Not a member yet? No problem! You may purchase amembership at the door. (See our website for details.) Also, as acourtesy to our shoppers, we ask that no scanners be used bybooksellers during these Friday hours.
Children 12 years of age and younger attending the sale are able toselect a free book of their choice from the Children’s Area.Children’s books are priced at $1.
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INSIDE THISEDITION
UPCOMINGEVENTS:Lovland Loves toReadWritingWorkshop -‐October 3, @ theLibrary
Fall Used BookSale -‐ October23-‐25@ THERANCH
AnnualMembershipMeeting -‐ January29, 2016
LovelandLoves toReadReport
Volun-teersNeeded!
LibraryNews
LibraryCalendar
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Fall Used Book Sale(Continued from p. 1)
Our sale is open to the public onSaturday, October 24 (10 a.m. - 4p.m.), and again on Sunday,October 25 (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.). Asan added bonus, Sunday isdesignated as “bag day”—fill astandard-size plastic grocery bagwith books (not includingvintage) for only $5. Larger bagswill be priced accordingly.
As always, volunteers are neededfor all phases of the book sale.Please consult the VolunteerCorner below for informationabout how to sign up.
And remember: Whether you’redoing early Christmas shopping,purchasing new titles for yourbook group, or restocking yourbookshelves for winter reading,you’re supporting the LovelandPublic Library by participating inour sale. We have an abundanceof books in these categories:history, western, children’s.
We look forward to seeing youthere!
Loveland Loves To Read2015
As this newsletter goes to press,the Loveland Loves to Readcommittee is finalizing plans forWilliam Kent Krueger’spresentation on his award-winning book -- and this year’schoice for our all-city readOrdinary Grace. Book club
discussion groups have givenhighpraisefor thebook,andticketsto the Rialto are almost sold out!Thanks to all who were involvedin bringing this amazing author toLoveland, thanks to the Friendsof the Loveland Library and ourmany sponsors, and a specialthank you to all of you whosupport us with your presence.
The Writing Workshop withVictoria Hanley is Saturday,October 3, 1- 3 p.m. in the ErionRoom at the Library. Space isstill available, but call NOW toreserve a place: 970 613-2000.Cost is $15.
We are already planning nextyear’s program. If you have anoutstanding book or favoriteauthor that you would like us toconsider, please contact co-chairsJanice Benedict at 970 593-0990or Peg Isakson at 970 669-6767.
Volunteer Corner
Kudos to Kathy Keeler, ourwandering botanist and Boardmember. She plays a huge role atthe Sorting Place every week andat our semiannual used booksales. In addition, she has set upand continues to administer theFriends Facebook site. She is ourvoice of reason with Boarddecisions and rarely says nowhen asked toassume yetanotherresponsibility.Thank you,Kathy.
We want to recognize BethGudmestad, director of theLibrary teenseen. She and herYouth Advisory Commissionmembers organized, set up, andmanaged our weekend teen used-book sale. Their efforts raised$213 for the Friends and the teenprograms at the library.
Volunteers Needed!!
USED BOOK SALE: Our fallused-book saleis coming soonand manyhelping handsare needed tomake it asuccess. Please call BrendaGlover at 970 669-1604, or emailher: [email protected],or send a message through ourwebsite that you are willing tojoin us. (Continued on p. 3)
L.L.R. AuthorWilliam Kent Kruegerloves libraries:
“I believe there’s nobetter mechanism forensuring a free and
democratic society thanour public libraries. . .When our libraries andlibrarians are gone, withthem goes everything we
are as a people.”
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Volunteers Needed!!(Continued from p. 2)
The sale runs from Friday,October 23 through Sunday,October 25, but we need ablebodies to help with loading trucksand transporting the books,setting up the tables and books,beginning Wednesday October21. During the sale, there areoptions to tally books, to cashier(must have training on the cashregisters and credit cardscanners), to direct shoppers totheir desired area or answer theirquestions and straighten up thetables throughout the sale. Weespecially need helpers Sundayafter the sale to rebox the books,take down tables and loadeverything up to return to theSorting Place. Warning! Youwill no doubt find more than afew books that you absolutelymust have--& you can’t beat ourprices!
MURDER MYSTERY ATTHE LIBRARY: TheFundraising Committee hasmoved forwardon a MurderMystery nightfor the Friendsand theLovelandCommunity.We have laidthegroundwork,have a masterful script (all swornto secrecy about whodunit), and
are recruiting people interested injoining us to plan this fun event.If you have organizing skills,ideas for publicity, expertise infood planning, or desire to director act in this light-hearted drama,please call Carol Morganti at 970613-2000 or email [email protected]. Weare tentatively looking at datesthe end of February or earlyMarch, 2016.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.Have you wondered howdecisions are made and eventsplanned with the Friends of theLibrary? Any member iswelcome to join our Board ofDirectors and become part of theprocess. Our Board consists of 10– 12 members, nominated by acommittee and elected by theentire membership in January,with a 3-year term beginning inFebruary. We meet the firstMonday of each month to discussissues and approve activities andfunding for our own and libraryprograms.
If interested, please call AnnMarie Rozum at 970 669-0856 oremail at: [email protected].
Odds & Ends
The ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPMEETING for the Friends of theLoveland Public Library isscheduled for Friday, January29, 2016. Save the date. Detailsand invitations will follow.
Our book fair at Barnes & Noblein August netted almost $670 forthe Friends. This money will helpsponsor the Author Showcaseplanned for November. Thanks toall who participated bypurchasing books and other itemsat Barnes & Noble that week andmentioning the Friends atcheckout.
Library News
Author ShowcaseSaturday, November 7,1:30-4:30 p.m.Be sure to stop by the LovelandPublic Library to support localauthors! Loveland PublicLibrary’s 1st Annual LocalAuthors Showcase will be held inthe library’s Galleria thatafternoon. At the event you willbe able to meet 50 local authorsand support their craft bypurchasing their books whichwill be available at the event.During the showcase, there willbe a book signing from 2-3 p.m.with famous children’s author,Avi. Avi is an author of morethan seventy books for childrenand young adults, including the2003 Newbery Medal winnerCrispin: The Cross of Lead.
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Author Showcase
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Avi has also won two NewberyHonors and many other awardsfor his fiction for youth. TheLoveland JAX Outdoor Gearstore (located on 950 E.Eisenhower) will be hosting its7th Annual Local Author Day thatsame afternoon, from 11-3 p.m.Ten percent of book sales at JAXwill be donated to the library.Please be sure to stop by bothlocations to support and celebratesome of Northern Colorado’samazing authors! 962-2765 or962-2402.
Award-WinningAuthor Avi
November is NationalNovel Writing Month
NaNoWriMo is a fiction-writingextravaganza that encouragesanyone to write a 50,000-wordnovel in November. At Write-Ins,writers gather to work on theirnovels. The library is offeringspace forwriters to workon theircreationsstartingSunday,November 1 at1 p.m. and thefollowingSunday afternoons in November.
There will also be sessions everyMonday in November at 4 p.m.More information is available atNaNoWriMo.org where you canlook for the USA Lovelandregion to register. 962-2401.
Great Ideas DiscussionGroup
Fridays, October 2, 16, 30 &November 13 & 20, 2 p.m.A bi-weekly discussion of thegreat philosophical questionsincludes peace, education, sin,redemption and suicide. Readingsand video presentations provided.962-2401.
Intermediate GenealogySaturday, October 3, 9:15a.m.-12:15 p.m.Pat Johnson with the LarimerCounty Genealogical Societypresents a class that goes“beyond the basics” to locatefamily history information. Thetopics include tax, land, probate,cemetery and naturalizationrecords. Free of charge. Registerby contacting Pat Johnson at482-3385 [email protected]: volunteers from theLarimer County GenealogicalSociety are available in thelibrary every Thursday afternoonfrom 1-5 p.m. to help patronswith family history research.
Tales On TapSaturday, October 3, 6 - 8 p.m.An Evening of Art, Beer, FairyTales, and Fun at the library isjust around the corner. This event
is presented in partnership withGrimm Brothers Brewhouse andArtworksLoveland.Attendance islimited to 150people and youmust preregisterand be 21 yearsold or older. Sign up online attalesontap.eventbrite.com [email protected] will be a tasting ofGrimm’s Oktoberfest Lager, TheFarmer’s Daughter, and RoseSchlosser of Grimm Brothers willprovide a history of beer.Professional storyteller Ron Elmswill share the Grimm fairy tale,
The Peasant’sWiseDaughter, andthe featuredartist will be
Dion Weichers. Onlypreregistered adults with proof ofage will be admitted. 962-2591.
Adult Book DiscussionsOctober 6, 9 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. &October 7, 9 a.m.We begin the new schedule withthe #1 vote-getter on the recentballot: The Invention of Wings bySue Monk Kidd. Sarah Grimkewas an historical feminist andabolitionist in 1830s Charleston.In this fictional reconstruction ofher life, she is given a "humanpresent" for her 11th birthday.
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Adult Book Discussions(Continued from p. 4)The two bond and begin a life-long struggle toward freedom,empowerment, and a world morerational than their own.
November 3, 9 a.m.: Glimpses ofTruth by Loveland's own GeorgeFranke, a memoir focusing on hiscareer as a hospital chaplain.
November 3, 6:30 p.m. &November 4, 9 a.m.:Benediction, by Kent Haruf. Lifein the small town of Holt,Colorado takes on dimension,warmth and color as Dad Lewisfaces his imminent death and hisfamily and neighbors deal withold wounds - and a new preacher.962-2402.
Importance of FuneralPre-Planning
Thursday, October 8, 5 p.m.The library and Elder CareNetwork present free monthlyeducation programs that focus onimportant topics includingfuneral pre-planning. 962-2592.
Writing ColoradoTuesday, October 6, 12 noon and2 p.m. & Wednesday, October 7,6 p.m.Naturalist Kevin Cook’s year-long series focuses on books thatreveal the essential character ofColorado.
This monthfeaturesWintergreenby RobertMichael Pyle.962-2401.
Tuesday,November 3, 12 noon and 2 p.m.& November 4, 6 p.m.Learn about Howard EnsignEvans’ book A Naturalist’s Yearin the Rock Mountains fromLoveland’s naturalist KevinCook. 962-2401.
Oh Heck Yeah, StreetArcade Party
Saturday, October 9, 5:30-8:30p.m.Oh Heck Yeah is an interactivevideo game that’s all about thepower of play to foster learning,create human connection, andstrengthen community. We’ll behosting the game at the library inOctober. A kick-off party tolaunch the program will featurethe gameprojectedjumbo-size,live musicby theAristocatsBand,interactiveart, food trucks, drink, andgeneral merriment. Assuminggood weather, the shindig willhappen in the library parking lot.This is an all-ages event,although alcohol will be served ina beer garden area.
Check out the event website at:http://cityofloveland.org/ohheckyeah.
Symphony!Monday, October 12, 6:30 p.m.Jim Found hosts a musicalpresentation focusing onTchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.Found was a school orchestrateacher for 17 years and loves toshare his love of music. Free ofcharge. 962-2401.
Mile High on the CheapSaturday, October 17,10 a.m.-12 noonWant to never again pay fortoothpaste, soap or shavingcream? You don’t have to. LauraDaily & Bryan Chavez of MileHigh On The Cheap will sharetips on how to stretch your dollarusing coupons and other tricks.During this free event, the MileHigh Cheapskates will talk aboutways to save big on groceries andtoiletries. 962-2401.
Medicare.gov
Tuesday, October 20, 10 a.m. &Wednesday, November 18,2 p.m.Here is an opportunity to reviewyour Medicare drug plan with aState Health Insurance counselorin the library’s iLearn computerclassroom. Sessions provided byBanner Health’s Seasons Club.Participants should register at635-4097.
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Save, Spend, Share:Teaching Your Kids about
MoneyTuesday, October 20, 6:30 p.m.Learn hands-on approaches toeducating kids (ages 5-12) aboutmoney. Presented by LaurelKubin, CSU Extension, andNancy Patton, Public ServiceCredit Union.
Wandering BotanistWednesday, October 21 andNovember 18, 12 noon.Friends of the Library Boardmember and retired biologyprofessor Kathy Keeler will bepresenting her WanderingBotanist programs. Each monthshe will be focusing on aparticularcountry: itshistory,culture andplants.October's presentation will beIceland; November's will bePanama and Costa Rica.962-2401.
Loveland CommunityMarketplace Fall Art and
Gift SaleSaturday,October24,10 a.m.- 4p.m.Loveland Youth Gardeners andthe Loveland Center for BusinessDevelopment will be partneringwith the Library’s Business
Services to present this event atthe Library. It will showcaselocal artisans and vendors andsupport two non-profit programs.It is a great event to find uniquelocal items. Free Admission.962-2404 or 667-4106.
Classic Movie Night: GreatWesterns
Mondays, October 26 &November 23, 6:30 p.m.Come for the films and the freepopcorn. Titles are available atthe library. 962-2401.
Journey to FinancialWellness
Tuesday, October 27 at 6 p.m.Penny Kidd, a financial coach,provides tips for getting on trackto achieve your financial goalsand live debt free. 962-2402.
Exploring Europe Like aLocal
Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 p.m.Ordinary Couple TravelsChristmas in Europe: FromItalian crèches to Bohemianmarkets. In this workshop SandyMcMillen will explain uniqueChristmas traditions in Europealong with tips for planning yourown European vacation duringthe holidays or any time of year.962-2401.
Evening with the AuthorJack Maness
Thursday, October 29, 7 p.m.Jack Marshall Maness, whose
book Song of the Jawhawk wasawarded the 2015 Colorado BookAward for Historical Fiction, willspeak at the Library. Inpreparation for Mr. Maness’ visit,the library will hold a bookdiscussion on October 21 at 7p.m.
Maness grew up in Colorado buttraveled every summer to hismother’s hometown of Atchison,Kansas. It was these visits thatsparked his interest in his Irishimmigrant great-greatgrandparents and other Kansassettlers. “I soon discovered thatthis town was founded byMissourians intent on makingKansas a Slave State in the1850s, that it was a violentbeginning, that Atchison isindeed known for its hauntings,and that my maternal great-greatgrandparents, Patrick and MariaMullins, settled just outside townsometime in the late 1850s orearly 1860s. Like most Irish-Americans, they had fled thefamine and oppression of theirhomeland, risked everything, andfound a way to survive. Forfamilies such as mine, Kansaswas probably seen as their last,best hope, and her violentbeginnings were something to beoutlasted. And outlast it theydid.” (http://jackmarshallmaness.com/about-me)
Ten copies are available to checkout or to reserve at the library,with additional copies availablethrough the Prospectorinterlibrary loan system. Noregistration is required for either
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Dia de Los Muertos: Dayof the Dead
Sunday, November 1, 1-4 p.m.The Library and ResthavenFuneral Home present acelebration of this Hispanicholiday that honors familymembers who have passed away.The program includes:
•History and Culture of Dia de losMuertos•Performance by Ballet deFolklórico Raices de México•History andDecorating of SugarSkulls, a traditional Mexican art•Performance by MariachiOriginal•Traditional altars, communityfood and paper flower making
For additional information aboutthis free event for all ages contact962-2402.
Managing HolidaySpending
Tuesday, November 17, 6:30p.m. Everyone has an approach toholiday spending...are you aGrinch or a Giver? Join us for afun, practical and philosophicaldiscussion of holiday spendingand how to avoid a Januaryfinancial hangover. Presented byNancy Patton, Public ServiceCredit Union.
Get CraftyThe library regularly sponsorsgroups where you can learn loomknitting, knitting, crochet andtatting as well as enjoy thecompany of other creativecrafters. Check the calendar inthis newsletter or online to learnthe dates and times.
Loveland Remembers theForgotten War
The Loveland Historical and theFriends of the Loveland PublicLibrary sponsor a series onWorld War I on the fourTuesdays in November at 6:30p.m. November 3 features 3speakers: Virginia Huppe ofBerthoud presents “A SoldierSpeaks.” Tony Dumosch, USNavy veteran, will speak on“Some Gave All” and JeniferCousino, of the LovelandMuseum, will present “TheHome Front.”
November10 has two presenters:Dr. Donald Runnels will give abrief photographic tour of famousbattlefields, military cemeteriesand monuments of World War Iin Europe. The secondpresentation is “Strategies ofWarfare” by Sharon Danhauer ofthe Loveland Historical Society.
On November 17, Dr. BobYoung, retired professor, willspeak on “World War I and itsImpact on the World in the 20thCentury”.
On November 24, SharonDanhauer’s topic is “theInfluenza Pandemic." TrevaHeiser’s topic is “Voices andFaces of World War I by the Menand Women Who Were There.”962-2401.
Programs focusing onChildren & Families
Pajama Night at theLibrary
Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 p.m.Families are invited to come to abedtime story program and weartheir pajamas.Each family willreceive a free copyof the book Timeto Sleep by DeniseFleming. Presentedby Read Aloud Loveland withfunding from Elevations CreditUnion. 667-9110.
RobokidsSaturday, October 3 &November 14, 1 p.m.Introduction to robotics for ages4 and up. 962-2587.
LEGO Kit BuildNovember 25, 26 & 28,10 a.m.-4 p.m. Drop in to helpconstruct LEGO kits.
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Programs focusing onChildren & Families(Continued from p. 10)
New Saturday StorytimeOctober 3 & November 14,10 a.m.More Than Storytime willconsist of Miss Kris reading astory, followed by anopportunity to visit activitystations that parents and kidscan investigate at their ownpace. This is offered toaccommodate people who areunable to bring their childrento regular storytimes duringthe week. The Saturdayprogram will have a differenttheme and focus than theweekly storytimes, so regularstorytime patrons can cometoo. For ages 2-5. 962-2587.October’s theme is color andthe November theme will beABC’s.
Evening StorytimeOctober 14 & November 11,6:30 p.m.Miss Cindi didn’t want theTravelling Storyteller in theParks summer program to endso she is offering a once amonth evening storytime forfamilies of all ages. 962-2587.
RoboticsTuesday, October 13 &November 10, 4-5 p.m.Hands-on programming andbuilding in a non-competitiveenvironment for ages 8-17.Alternating monthly sessionswill feature Cubelets, Moss,Sphero, Lego Mindstorm EV3sand more. 962-2548.
School Out ScienceFriday, October 16, 11 a.m. &November 23, 2 p.m.Science programs duringschool vacation days forelementary students. TheOctober program is Creaturesof the Night by Nature'sEducators. 962-2587.
Regularly ScheduledPrograms for Children:
Storytimes: See enclosedcalendar for times, ages andthemes.
Chess Club, every Tuesday,4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Buddy Reading everyWednesday throughNovember 18, 4:30 – 5:30p.m.. Kids in grades 1 – 5 playthe Kids Read Game with anadult Buddy Reader for a 30minute positive readingexperience.
Library Playgroup onMondays and Thursdays at10:00 a.m. for Parents/Caregivers and their childrenages 0-5 years old. An hour ofinformal play with toys, booksand music. Once a month therewill be special guests to sharea child development topic.
Waggin’ Tales. Childrenpractice reading to registeredtherapy dogs for 15 minutesduring the hour the dogs arehere. Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.;Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m.,Thursdays,3:30 p.m. andSaturdays, 1p.m.
KnittingClub, October 10 &November 14, 3 – 5 p.m.
Brickmasters LEGO Club,October 17, 10 a.m. - 12 noonor 1 - 3 p.m. 962-2587.
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Is it time to update your membership?
JOIN (OR RENEW) WITH THE FRIENDS: Membership category(check one):
_______ Senior individual ($10) - 60 yrs. & over
_______ Senior couple ($15) - both at least 60
_______ Individual ($15)
_______ Family ($25) - all members same household
_______ Student ($5) - 18 yrs & under
Additional optional contribution designated for the:
$_______ General Fund - FOL operating expenses
$_______ First Friends Fund - youth/children programs
$_______ Anna V. Duffield Fund - equipment & programs
$_______ Priscilla's Book Shelf Fund
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Teen Programming
A wide variety of special one-time events as well as regularly scheduled ongoing activities happen inthe teenseen. Teens should get a partner and start preparing for the Funniest Mad Lib Contest onThursday, October 15 at 3:30 p.m..
It is not too early to register for Jeopardy on November 12 at 3:30 p.m.. Celebrate opening day of thefilmMockingjay II on November 20 by refreshing your memory on what happened in the first movie.
Craft activities include Fall Leaf Canvas (10/1), Duct Tape Pumpkins (10/27), Edgar Allan Poe Crafts(10/29), Gratitude Journals (11/5) and EMOJI Cake Pops (11/27). Regular scheduled programs includethe creative writing group TeaInk, Chess Club, Anime Junkies, Teen Advisory Board and Robotics.Middle school and high school students can follow the teenseen's social media or stop in any time tolearn more about the creative and sometimes crazy activities in the teenseen. 962-2548.
F R I E N D S O F T H E L I B R A R Y:
It is the mission of this organization to support the Loveland Public Library’s work as the information center of thecommunity by advocating for the public support and use of the library, by generating current and long-term funding,and by developing volunteer involvement.
The Friends of the Loveland Public Library Foundation Inc.
300 N. Adams Avenue, Loveland, CO 80537 Voice Mailbox: 970.962.2712Website: www.friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org Email: [email protected]
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FOLPLF
If you are a member of the Friends, the expiration date of your membership is on the mailing label. If you are not currently a member, we invite you to join us,using the form in this newsletter or applying online through our website. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE FRIENDS OF THE LOVELAND PUBLICLIBRARY.
The City of Loveland is committed to providing an equal opportunity for citizens and does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, nationalorigin, religion, sexual orientation or gender. The City will make reasonable accommodations for citizens in accordance with the Americans with DisabilitiesAct. For more information, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at [email protected] or 970-962-3319.