September 2024
Library News, Programs, and More

Adventure Begins at your Library
All GCLD facilities will be closed Monday, September 2, in recognition of Labor Day.
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Let your friends and neighbors know the many
benefits of a GCLD Library Card.
 
Featured Events
September Programs
Check out weekly, monthly, and other amazing programs and services available at your local library. Writing groups (GC Community of Writers and Silent Freewriting), Clases y Conversacion en Ingles, Craft Clubs, and Tech-Time - there is something for everyone!
 
Chess pieces
Chess Club
Granby Library
Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
Join other chess players on Tuesday mornings to hone and improve your skills! All ages and skill levels welcome: Beginner to Master. Be ready to play!
Teen Hangout
Kremmling Library
Monday, September 23 at 4:15 p.m.
Come to the library after school to hang out with friends! Pizza, snacks, games, and some arts & crafts will be available. Play MarioKart and other Nintendo Switch games on the big screen. Geared for students in Grade 6 and above. Registration appreciated.
Dala Horse Painting
Juniper Library
Thursday, September 12 at 2 p.m.
One of a variety of Cultural and Heritage programs available through the combined efforts of Colorado Sons of Norway lodges, come paint your own Dala Horse. Program is sponsored by Sons of Norway Cultural Arts Grant with Storfjell Lodge 6-169. Registration required.
Music & Movement
Granby Library
Tuesdays starting September 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Join us for activities that combine music with physical movement. This includes singing, dancing, playing instruments, and moving to the beat. 
Book Speed Dating
Simple Coffee Co., Fraser 
Wednesday, September 25 at 11 a.m.
Can you find your new book love in just 2 minutes? Join Arthur (Fraser Valley Library) for a fast-paced Book Speed Dating hosted by Simple Coffee Company in Fraser. Participants will have just 2 minutes to peruse titles then change seats to meet a different book.
Moose in the water
(photo courtesy of NPS)
Wetlands Wildlife Program with RMNP
Fraser Valley Library
Wednesday, September 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Visit with a Rocky Mountain National Park Ranger to learn more about the diverse riparian ecosystem and discover how populations of Moose and Beaver might affect each other when they share the same habitat.
Man wearing virtaul reality headset and using arm controls
Virtual Reality
Hot Sulphur Springs Library, Kremmling Library
Dates vary; please check our calendar to register
See things in a brand-new way through Virtual Reality (VR)! VR is fun for gaming, creating music, or traveling to new worlds. Ages 13 and up.
Trust in Elections: Living Room Conversations
Fraser Valley Library 
Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m.
Living Room Conversations connects people within communities and across differences through dialogue to build trust and understanding. This session's topic will be, "Trust in Elections."
Crafting Meet Up
Granby Library: Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.
Juniper Library: Thursdays at 2 p.m.
Let's create and gather together for some social time! Quilting crocheting, knitting, or you name it. Finish your own projects or start a new one. Bring you own craft projects. Open to all adults who enjoy crafting!
Scary Story Contest
All branches
September 9 - October 18
Do you have a knack for crating eerie tales that send shivers down spines? Are you ready to unleash your imagination and dive into the world of the supernatural, the mysterious, and the downright spooky? Then, enter GCLD's annual Scary Story Contest! Open to children and teens. Stop by your local library for rules and entry form.


Kyle Dacuyan
Ash Hanson
Li Harris
Sam Kim
Helen Otterson
Shadowcliff Artist Residency: Artist Talks & Performances
Grand Lake Community House
Monday, September 9 at 7 p.m.
Grand County Library District is a member of Grand Lake Creative District. Join one of our fellow members, Shadowcliff, to meet five artists in residence. This free program offers a unique opportunity to engage with five nationally recognized artists as they share their creative processes ,present their work, and discuss their experience in residence. Registration required. 
Recurring Monthly Children's Programs 
Check out weekly, monthly, and other amazing events and services available at your local library. Take a look at the September calendar for the latest in events for children. Remember the most important school supply is a library card!
Cartoon drawing of robots, computers, musical instruments, and headphones
Exploration Stations
A red and white Pokemon ball
Pokemon Club
pile of 2x4 Lego blocks in red, yellow, blue, green
Builders Club
& Lego Clubs
Read to a Dog 
 
Rectangle composed of various shaped and colored Legos
Movie Nights
Afterschool Club & Wonderstruck Wednesdays
Outdoor Adventurers: Hikes
6 hikers walking across a field
Creekside & Flume Trails
Tuesday, September 10
Granby Library at 8:30 or
Creekside trailhead at 9 a.m.
Registration required.
A field of wild fires with a walking trail passing through
Eaglesmere Lakes
Saturday, September 28
Meet at Kremmling Library 7:30 a.m.
Registration required.
Senior Lunch & Learns
Two people enjoying a meal together.
Granby Library
Passwords 101
Anthony Leyba IT Manager
Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 12:30 p.m.
 
Kremmling Library
2024 Community Update with Ms. Macdonald,  Kremmling Town Manager
Thursday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m.
Fraser Valley Library
Understanding Dementia with NW CO Alzheimer's Assoc.
Friday, Sept. 13 at 11:30 a.m.
 
Juniper Library
Tax Returns & Claim Credits for Seniors with CO Legal Services
Thurs., Sept. 26 at 12:30 p.m.
~ Registration required 5 days prior to the event. ~
Please call library to see if space is available if closer to the date. Transportation may be available.
Blood pressure checks will be available during the events.
Support for this event is in partnership with GCLD, Mountain Family Center, and GC Public Health.
 
Local Artist Display
Norwegian Sweaters
Fraser Valley Library
Month of September
Soon it will be sweater weather and the members of Sons of Norway want to share our beautiful Scandinavian sweaters to Grand County. Come see our display and decide which one you like the best!
Book Clubs
a stack of books with a salad next to it
Granby Lunch Bunch Book Club
Granby Library
Tuesday, September 10 at 12 p.m.
Theme:  Religion (bios, history, sociology, politics)
 
Book Cover of Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Juniper Library
Brown Bag Book Group
Juniper Library or Zoom
Thursday, September 12 at 12 p.m.
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow
People quietly reading
Granby Silent Book Club
Granby Library
Monday, September 16 at 5:45 p.m.
BYOB: Bring Your Own Book
Book cover for If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now
 Hot Sulphur Springs Book Club
Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall
Monday, Sept. 9 at 4 p.m.
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now
 Book cover for The Treeline   or    Book Cover for The End of Drum-time
Granby Library Book Group
Granby Library Patio
Monday, September 30 at 5 p.m.
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth  or The End of Drum-time
Book Cover for Deep Survival
Genre Explorers Book Club.
Kremmling: November 18
HSS: November 20
Theme: Plot Twists (stories with a surprise twist)
New Books
Book Cover for Love & Whiskey
Love & Whiskey: the remarkable true story of Jack Daniel, his master distiller Nearest Green, and the improbable rise of Uncle Nearest
by Fawn Weaver

Embark on a captivating journey with Love & Whiskey. New York Times bestselling author Fawn Weaver unveils the hidden narrative behind one of America's most iconic whiskey brands. This book is a vibrant exploration set in the present day, delving into the life and legacy of Nearest Green, the African American distilling genius who played a pivotal role in the creation of the whiskey that bears Jack Daniel's name.
Book cover for Other Rivers: a Chinese education
Other Rivers: a Chinese education
by Peter Hessler

In this deeply personal and illuminating account of two generations of students in China's heartland, a staff writer at the New Yorker, who observed the country's tumultuous changes over the past quarter century, examines China's past, present and future and what we can learn from it, for good and ill.
Book cover for The Danish Secret to Happy Kids
The Danish Secret to Happy Kids: how the Viking way of raising children makes them happier, healthier, and more independent
by Helen Russell

What do Vikings know about raising children? Turns out, quite a bit. After a decade of living in Denmark, and raising her three kids there, Helen Russell noticed that Nordic kids (or mini-Vikings) are different from children raised in other parts of the world. They eat differently. They learn differently. They play, dress, and even sleep differently. They run, jump, climb, fall and get up again, out in nature, for hours a day. It's cold and wet and uncomfortable--often. But they cope. 
Book cover for The New Whole30
The New Whole30: the definitive plan to transform your health, habits, and relationship with food
by Melissa Urban

The co-founder and CEO of Whole30, which has helped millions of people lose weight and successfully transform their health in just 30 days, has revised the original program and created new recipes to help reduce inflammation, rebalance hormones, control cravings and break unhealthy eating patterns to find food freedom. 
Book cover for The Promised Neverland
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 19 Perfect Scores
by Kaiu Shirai

With the queen now dead, chaos envelops the demon world. Emma and her friends head back to Grace Field House in order to rescue the other children from Peter Ratri, but can they make it in time? The final battle for the children's future begins!
New DVDs
DVD cover for Swan Song
Swan Song

An immersive, behind-the-scenes look inside one of the world's leading ballet companies as it mounts a major new production of Swan Lake. Ballet icon Karen Kain steps into the role of director on the eve of her retirement, and the film weaves together revealing scenes of the intense creative process with intimate moments inside the dancers' personal lives.
Furiosa: a Mad Max saga

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Ghostbusters: Frozen

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Includes optional French audio description. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - The Spengler family returns to where it all started, the iconic New York City firehouse, to team up with the original Ghostbusters gang, who have developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient relic unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
Featured Online Resource
 
Writing Resources Online
Critical writing skills, creative writing, handwriting analysis, and  calligraphy are just some of the many courses and resources available through GALE Presents: UDEMY and Explora: Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center. Two wonderful DIY resources to learn a new skill or continue to grow on one you already practice.
Support Grand County Library District
GCLD Board of Trustees
Granby Library or via Zoom
Tuesday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Agenda posted the Friday before the meeting at www.gcld.org/trustees.
Grand County Library District
PO Box 1050
Granby, CO 80446
970-887-9411

www.gcld.org