LIBRARY CLOSED – LABOR DAY
Online Event COThe Library will be closed all day, September 2 for Labor Day. We will open at 9 a.m. on July 3.
Noontime Nature with Kevin Cook
Gertude Scott Meeting Room (1st floor) 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandWildlife Window Nature Series 2019: Twelve Dozen Things About Colorado Noontime Nature - first Tuesday from 12-1 pm / Nightime Nature - first Wednesday from 6-7 pm Stories about Colorado could fill an encyclopedia; details behind those stories could fill an entire library. Important dates, famous people, and iconic landmarks are generally well known; but Colorado both as a place and as a home amounts to much more than just these things. Our mountains far exceed the names and elevations of just the “Fourteeners.” Being the “Mother of Rivers” must mean something. And why do some maps show two sets...
Nighttime Nature with Kevin Cook
Gertude Scott Meeting Room (1st floor) 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandWildlife Window Nature Series 2019: Twelve Dozen Things About Colorado Noontime Nature - first Tuesday from 12-1 pm / Nightime Nature - first Wednesday from 6-7 pm Stories about Colorado could fill an encyclopedia; details behind those stories could fill an entire library. Important dates, famous people, and iconic landmarks are generally well known; but Colorado both as a place and as a home amounts to much more than just these things. Our mountains far exceed the names and elevations of just the “Fourteeners.” Being the “Mother of Rivers” must mean something. And why do some maps show two sets...
Colorado Dahlia Society Dahlia Show
Online Event COCome to the Library and enjoy an indoor garden of dahlias! Ribbons are awarded.
Researching Your Genealogy on the Internet
iLearn Classroom 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandThis is a FREE three hour class comprised of one hour using several Internet databases including Ancestry’s Library Edition, and FamilySearch. Bob Larson will provide information on accessing the databases, how to use the databases in researching your ancestors, how to save the genealogy records for future use, how to build a family tree, and how to use the three popular message boards. Class is held in the computer lab and is limited to 15 people, so register early! Register here. A folder with more information on the databases, other popular genealogy databases, and Larimer County Genealogical Society is included.
Symphony!
Erion Room 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandMusic presentation and lecture series with Jim Found. Sept. 9: Tchaikovsky Symphony #4. Dec. 9: Nielsen Symphony# 4 "The Inextinguishable".
Wandering Botanist: Across Switzerland
Gertude Scott Meeting Room (1st floor) 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandPlant expert Kathy Keeler searches the globe for stories on plant wonders of the world. In September, Kathy will take us to Switzerland. Small but diverse, this talk takes us around a scenic country that is small, mountainous and fiercely independent. Oct. 8 - Argentina Nov. 12 - Gardening Locally Dec. 10 - A World of Spices
Water Bottle Creations
Teen Hangout Loveland Public Library, CORecycle water bottles into colorful spirals that spin in the wind.
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Erion Room 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandPowerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. You will benefit from this class whether you are helping a parent, spouse, friend, someone who lives at home, in a nursing home, or across the country. This class series meets once a week for six weeks (ending October 17). Class size is limited, and registration is required. Interactive lessons, discussions and brainstorming will help you take the “tools” you choose and put them into action for your life. You will receive a book, The Caregiver...
Special Edition Storytime: WATER
Mrs. Runschmunkel's Reading Room, Children's Department 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandFor children 3+ Join us for a special storytime about water. This will go along with the adult theme that Loveland Loves to Read is providing in the community but is not a prerequisite for coming to this.
Diversion: the Colorado Big Thompson Project
Gertude Scott Meeting Room (1st floor) 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandJoin us for a unique digitized presentation of historic photographs and slides matched with oral histories from engineers, miners, and politicians who were in involved in the project from the 1930s to the 1950s. This project, still considered one of the eight wonders of the civil engineering world, covers both sides of the continental divide, involved tanks, the National Guard, and massive political action. This program is part of the Loveland Loves to Read project and includes: ReadMore (Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3 and 4) Buzzwords (Thursday, September 12). Loveland Loves to Read Author Meet & Greet (Wednesday, Sept. 25)...
Write a Successful Query Letter with Jamie Raintree
Erion Room 300 N. Adams Ave., LovelandAre you ready to start querying but the idea of catching an agent's attention in one page or less intimidates you? Have you been querying for a while but have yet to get requests for pages? In this hands-on workshop, join us as we break down the elements of a successful query, review the query that landed Jamie her agent, and write queries of your own. Bring your current query letter if you have one, a notebook, a pen, and the determination to finally take the next step in your writing career! Registration is required. Register here. This is...
