Out and About: Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage

October 13

Seminario en Línea: Estrategias para tu Negocio en Tiempo de Crisis / Webinar: Strategies for your Business in Time of Crisis

When: 13 Oct 2022 7:00 PM, MDT

Knowing the tools and options to have a sustainable business that has a positive impact are essential to operating a company more successfully and in the long term.

In this webinar we will learn what sustainability is and its importance, the impact on small businesses and ways to save money by having a sustainable business.

This webinar will be taught in Spanish with an English interpretation service available.

Thursday Nights @ the Museum

BIFF: This is [Not] Who We Are

Thursday, October 13, 7 pm;

$10 general admission, $8 students/seniors, $5 members

While it has a unique history, Boulder is emblematic of liberal, white, university-based communities that profess an inclusive ethic but live a segregated reality. This is [Not] Who We Are shares the voices of Boulder's African-American community and shows both how deeply the roots of institutional racism are embedded and how to open pathways for dialogue, insight, and change. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. 

Humane Society of Boulder Valley Adoption event

Oct. 13-16

Humane Society of Boulder Valley, 2323 55th St. Boulder

 More than 40 animals are available for adoption at HSBV right now (including kittens, puppies and small animals). The half-off adoption fee discount applies to animals ages 3 years and older.  To view dogs and cats as they become available for adoption, please visit www.boulderhumane.org, and come see us in person to meet your new family member!

¡Hablemos! Let's Talk!

October 14

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 at 2:30 pm 

$12 general admission, $10 students/seniors, $8 members 

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Museum's Stewart Auditorium featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range.

Donuts and Coffee @ High Country Bank

October 15

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

• Date: 10/15/2022 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• 1-3 pm
• Children's and Teens' Area of the Library
• No registration required

Join us in the Children's and Teens' area to celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. We’ll begin with bilingual storytime, followed by music and crafts.

All ages are welcome, this event is bilingual.

Boulder County Hosts Open House at the James F. Bailey Wall Street Assay Office Museum Saturday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum, located in the historic town of Wallstreet just west of Boulder, helps tell the history of hard rock mining in Boulder County. Come explore the assay office where prospectors would take their ore samples to find out whether they had “struck it rich.” The museum contains many tools and implements used in the assaying process.

The museum has been closed for repairs all summer, so this is the only open house until next season.

• Time: Drop by any time between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Cost: Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
• Location: 6352 Fourmile Canyon Dr., Boulder.

For more information, please contact Sheryl Kippen at 303-776-8848 or [email protected].

 

Join us in the Children's and Teens' area to celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. We’ll begin with bilingual storytime, followed by music and crafts.

 

October 16

Lotería Mexicana

• Date: 10/16/2022 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• Cada tercer domingo

• Salas de reuniones de la biblioteca

¡Venga con su familia entera para jugar Lotería Mexicana! El “dinero” que apostamos es de chocolate, y los premios incluyen libros bilingües y obsequios de mercados mexicanos locales.

¡Este programa es bilingüe y para toda la familia – todas edades son bienvenidas! No hay que registrarse.

Climate Action Sunday: Watch Your Waste

• Date: 10/16/2022 2:00 PM
• Location: Museum
  400 Quail Road
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• Climate Action Sunday: Watch Your Waste
• Our trash can have a negative impact on the community from the contamination of soil and water to the production of greenhouse gas emissions. Spend your Sunday afternoon at a family-friendly waste management event featuring information tables, kids activities and a panel discussion to learn about practical steps that can be taken to reduce waste in the community. 
• 2:00-5:00 PM   Information Fair & Kids Activities
• 3:00 PM  Panel Discussion
•                 FREE / Reservations Recommended
• A panel discussion with Randy Moorman of Eco-Cycle and Tim Broderick of Boulder County’s Zero Waste Action Plan. Moderated by Hilary Rosner, Assistant Director of CU Boulder’s Center for Environmental Journalism
• Spanish interpretation will be provided. / Ofreceremos interpretación al español.
• MAKE A RESERVATION
• Designed to engage, inform and equip people with practical ways to help make a difference on climate change, Climate Action Sundays feature information tables, kids activities, and a panel discussion of experts who will provide the latest information on air quality, waste management, energy and water.

 

October 18

Caregiving for Young Children: Managing Challenging Behaviors

6-7:30 pm 

Library Meeting Rooms

Presented by Kid Connects in the Neighborhood, a Mental Health Partners program

During this course, we will review the developmental reasons for challenging behaviors for children younger than 5 years old, and present skills and techniques for how to manage these challenging behaviors.

This is a free course for ALL caregivers: parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles and neighbors who care for children birth-5 years old.

October 20

RTD to hold public meetings to share fare structure alternatives, gather customer input

Explore two new fare structure alternatives in the third phase of RTD’s systemwide fare study and equity analysis. Learn more about the proposed options and provide input at a virtual customer and community meeting on Oct. 20 (in English – register here ) or Oct. 27 (in Spanish – register here ). Provide additional feedback via an online survey . Customer and community input in this phase will be used to develop the final recommended fare structure.

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• 3-4:30 pm
• Select Thursdays throughout the fall
• Unquiet Study Room on the second floor of the Library
• No registration required

Participants will be asked to complete a brief reading and then join us once every two weeks to discuss readings from "Great Books of the Western World," compiled by Mortimer J. Adler, an American philosopher. Some of the topics will include chance, religion and history.

The sessions will be lead by community member Brian Hansen. The schedule and readings can be found below or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Oct. 20: The Great Books of the Western World Vol 2, pp 711-718: The Idea of History from the Syntopicon
  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon  of Western Thought, pp 307-315
• Oct. 27: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 956-968: History: The Record of Events
• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon
• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon
  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733
• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

The Great American Ghost Trip with Author and paranormal investigator Richard Estep

• Date: 10/20/2022 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Location: City Council Chambers
  350 Kimbark St.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• Registration required

In 2021, local author and paranormal investigator Richard Estep traveled 4,000 miles in 10 nights, staying only at haunted locations— and wrote a book along the way. He called it “The Great American Ghost Trip.” Join Estep as he talks about his book and the adventures he had. Books will be available for sale after the program.

Attend the Author Talk Registration is required through Eventbrite. Click on the button below to save your seat!

Register for the Author Talk with Richard Estep on Eventbrite

Creative Happy Hour

5:30 p.m.

TinkerMill, 1840 Deleware Place, Unit A

We will be bringing together our local arts organizations and creatives to meet, mingle and create!! Learn about what the different creative organizations are doing in the community, take a tour of the TinkerMill and contribute to a collaborative art project. Appetizers provided with beverages to purchase. FREE!

October 22

El Comité Health Fair

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

El Comité de Longmont’s parking lot, 455 Kimbark St.

 

Join us to learn health information that can help yourself and your family lead healthier lives and improve your future. 

¡Únase a nosotros para aprender información de salud que puede ayudarlo a usted y a su familia a llevar vidas más saludables y mejorar su futuro!

Coffee with Council - October Session

• Date: 10/22/2022 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
• Location: Museum
  400 Quail Road
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

Longmont residents are invited to have coffee with Council Members and discuss any topic of interest. At least two City Council members will be in attendance at each gathering. Free coffee will be provided. Meetings are scheduled for the last Saturday of every month (January through October), 9 to 10 am.

Scheduled to attend (subject to change): Mayor Peck and Council member Tim Waters

Dia de los Muertos Market

Noon

Summit Tacos, 237 Collyer St., Longmont

Out door market supporting our LOCO artists!!! Come and enjoy art, food, music and drinks.

 

October 27

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• 3-4:30 pm
• Select Thursdays throughout the fall
• Unquiet Study Room on the second floor of the Library
• No registration required

Participants will be asked to complete a brief reading and then join us once every two weeks to discuss readings from "Great Books of the Western World," compiled by Mortimer J. Adler, an American philosopher. Some of the topics will include chance, religion and history.

The sessions will be lead by community member Brian Hansen. The schedule and readings can be found below or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon
• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon
  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733
• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

October 31

Halloween Storytime & Trick-or-Treat Parade

10 am 

Join us for a not-so-spooky Halloween Storytime for all ages! Costumes are encouraged, but not required. 

 

After about 30 minutes of stories, songs and dancing, participants can parade through the Civic Center hallway for treats courtesy of City of Longmont staff.

November 4

LEGO Club for Families

• Date: 11/04/2022 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• Longmont Library Meeting Rooms

The Library has more than 10,000 LEGO pieces, and at LEGO Club, we get them all out and build! Each time the club meets, we have a different building challenge. We also make a 'shared build' together. Family event- adults and kids build together. Kids younger than 10 years old must be accompanied by someone older than 14 years old dedicated to their care.

Register Your Family

Click the button below to register your family for LEGO Club. Registration will open on Saturday, Oct. 8 for the November session.

Register Your Family for LEGO Club - November

 

November 9

Talking About Race w/ Living Room Conversations

Join in a community conversation around race, facilitated by Annie Caplan of Living Room Conversations. In small groups of four to six people, participants will explore their personal experiences around the given topic:

5:30-7 pm on Sept.14 Empathy: Sharing experiences giving, receiving and observing empathy.

5:30-7 pm on Oct. 12 Status and Privilege: From education to wealth to gender to race, let’s talk about what we have…and what we desire.

5:30-7 pm on Nov. 9 Race and Ethnicity: This conversation is an opportunity to explore our experience of race and ethnicity. Where are we and what do we aspire to for ourselves and our community?

These sessions work best when taken together, but you can drop in to anyone of them. No registration is required.

November 10

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• 3-4:30 pm
• Select Thursdays throughout the fall
• Unquiet Study Room on the second floor of the Library
• No registration required

Participants will be asked to complete a brief reading and then join us once every two weeks to discuss readings from "Great Books of the Western World," compiled by Mortimer J. Adler, an American philosopher. Some of the topics will include chance, religion and history.

The sessions will be lead by community member Brian Hansen. The schedule and readings can be found below or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon
• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon
  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733
• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

November 11

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 at 2:30 pm 

$12 general admission, $10 students/seniors, $8 members 

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Museum's Stewart Auditorium featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range.

December 1

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• 3-4:30 pm
• Select Thursdays throughout the fall
• Unquiet Study Room on the second floor of the Library
• No registration required

Participants will be asked to complete a brief reading and then join us once every two weeks to discuss readings from "Great Books of the Western World," compiled by Mortimer J. Adler, an American philosopher. Some of the topics will include chance, religion and history.

The sessions will be lead by community member Brian Hansen. The schedule and readings can be found below or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon
  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733
• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

December 9

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 at 2:30 pm 

$12 general admission, $10 students/seniors, $8 members 

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Museum's Stewart Auditorium featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range.

December 15

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• 3-4:30 pm
• Select Thursdays throughout the fall
• Unquiet Study Room on the second floor of the Library
• No registration required

Participants will be asked to complete a brief reading and then join us once every two weeks to discuss readings from "Great Books of the Western World," compiled by Mortimer J. Adler, an American philosopher. Some of the topics will include chance, religion and history.

The sessions will be lead by community member Brian Hansen. The schedule and readings can be found below or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.