August Newsletter: 2nd Edition | Bóletin de Agosto: Segunda Edición

The image features the word "August" in a stylized font, along with "SECOND EDITION" against a backdrop of a sunlit field.

Hello, Lake County!

 

As summer winds down, there’s still plenty happening at LCPL! From community events and creative programs to resources for all ages, we’ve got lots of ways to connect, learn, and have a little fun before fall arrives. Take a look at what’s coming up in the second half of August!

 

Announcements

 

The library will be closing early on Thursday, August 27th at 4pm.

 

Reminders

We have two super fun special events this month that you should mark down on your calendars now:

Trivia with Sam: Library Night

Friday August 21st at Freight | Doors open at 6pm

Ready to test your library trivia knowledge? Come out to support LCPL and Banned Books Week during Trivia with Sam! Doors open at 6pm at Freight and the fun gets started around 6:30. $10 donation at the door and you can BYO snacks. Winner takes home some sweet library swag bags!

**We will also be conducting an additional raffle and the grand prize is a Copper 4 pack! You MUST be present to win, so make your way to Freight on the 21st!**

Trivia event "Library Night" hosted by Sam at Freight on August 21st. Celebrates banned books. Bilingual info included.

 

Carlton Tunnel Rehabilitation project
Friday August 28th at the Library | 6:30pm

Do you love local history? Have you hiked Windsor Lake or Hagerman Pass and wondered about the story of the tunnel you pass by? This program is a must attend event! Presenters David Jurich, PE and Shawna Von Stockhausen, PE will be presenting historical information and current work on what was originally called the Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel and is now known as the Carlton Tunnel. Come for the history, learn about it’s future, and have some snacks on us along the way! Then, on Saturday the 29th, weather and fire closures permitting, meet David and Shawna at the tunnel for an on-site presentation.

An old photograph of the Carlton Tunnel in Leadville, Colorado, features a vintage car and signage, highlighting its 2-mile length.

 

Our Community

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Summer Reading Challenge: Unearth a Story! We had 218 readers participate and we read nearly 130,000 minutes, collectively. Well done! We can’t thank our partners enough for their help in all the programming we did the community. Tessa at The National Mining Museum, Nature’s Educators, Kevin Singel with Finding Gold in Colorado, and M. BrookeS with Paleo Artistry all shared so much time, knowledge, and inspiration with our community and we’re very grateful to them all. Check out some of the photo highlights of the summer below!

Three boys sitting on steps, smiling and enjoying snacks, with scattered red and white striped wrappers around them.
Kickoff Party
A group of people is panning for treasures in water at a table outdoors, with a few watching attentively.
Finding Gold in Colorado
Children play with a large Connect Four game at an outdoor event near a library, supervised by an adult.
Kickoff Party
A colorful display of dinosaur books and figurines in a library setting, featuring titles about dinosaurs and fossils.
Library Dinosaurs
People in dinosaur costumes are having fun outdoors near a house, with a vehicle and some greenery in the background.
Boom Days Parade
A black pan with water and sand, likely used for gold panning or separating minerals.
Finding Gold in Colorado
Inside a mine tour, people explore wooden structures, with a child in a hard hat and colorful outfit, while signs display warnings.
Storytime at the National Mining Museum
A group of people, including children, are at a museum exhibit related to a hard rock mine, engaging with displays and activities.
Storytime at the National Mining Museum
Kids observing a teacher's hand showing a scorpion in a container during a classroom activity.
Nature's Educators
A group watches a demonstration outside the Lake County Public Library, focusing on something in a black container on a table.
Finding Gold in Colorado
A woman in a beige shirt poses with a large owl on her arm during a presentation.
Nature's Educators
A lively parade scene with people in playful costumes, including a dinosaur, surrounded by children and a dog.
Boom Days Parade
A group is attending a presentation about American Indians, featuring a speaker and a projector with images.
Finding Gold in Colorado
Two people are engaged in a panning activity, likely searching for minerals or gold, at an outdoor event.
Finding Gold in Colorado
A girl sits on the ground, drawing with chalk, while other children play nearby, creating a colorful outdoor scene.
Kickoff Party
A group of children and adults sit in a cozy room while someone reads a story, surrounded by historical photos.
Storytime at the National Mining Museum
A storyteller engages with a group of children and parents in a museum, surrounded by educational displays and materials.
Storytime at the National Mining Museum
The image shows a transparent container with soil, a plant, a rock, and a black scorpion inside. Kids are in the background.
Nature's Educators: Scorpion
A group watches a demonstration of panning for minerals or gold outdoors, led by an instructor.
Finding Gold in Colorado
A trailer features people in dinosaur costumes promoting the Lake County Public Library on a sunny day.
Boom Days
Three boys sitting on steps, smiling and enjoying snacks, with scattered red and white striped wrappers around them.
A group of people is panning for treasures in water at a table outdoors, with a few watching attentively.
Children play with a large Connect Four game at an outdoor event near a library, supervised by an adult.
A colorful display of dinosaur books and figurines in a library setting, featuring titles about dinosaurs and fossils.
People in dinosaur costumes are having fun outdoors near a house, with a vehicle and some greenery in the background.
A black pan with water and sand, likely used for gold panning or separating minerals.
Inside a mine tour, people explore wooden structures, with a child in a hard hat and colorful outfit, while signs display warnings.
A group of people, including children, are at a museum exhibit related to a hard rock mine, engaging with displays and activities.
Kids observing a teacher's hand showing a scorpion in a container during a classroom activity.
A group watches a demonstration outside the Lake County Public Library, focusing on something in a black container on a table.
A woman in a beige shirt poses with a large owl on her arm during a presentation.
A lively parade scene with people in playful costumes, including a dinosaur, surrounded by children and a dog.
A group is attending a presentation about American Indians, featuring a speaker and a projector with images.
Two people are engaged in a panning activity, likely searching for minerals or gold, at an outdoor event.
A girl sits on the ground, drawing with chalk, while other children play nearby, creating a colorful outdoor scene.
A group of children and adults sit in a cozy room while someone reads a story, surrounded by historical photos.
A storyteller engages with a group of children and parents in a museum, surrounded by educational displays and materials.
The image shows a transparent container with soil, a plant, a rock, and a black scorpion inside. Kids are in the background.
A group watches a demonstration of panning for minerals or gold outdoors, led by an instructor.
A trailer features people in dinosaur costumes promoting the Lake County Public Library on a sunny day.

 

Our Collection:

Did you know that we’ve been adding new tools to the Tool Library all summer long? During your next home project, don’t forget to check us out first to see if we can help you save some cash by just borrowing tools instead of buying them. All Lake County (adult) residents with a resident library card in good standing are eligible to check out tools once they’ve completed a tool library orientation. Recently, we’ve added some ball end hex key sets, a lithium battery jump starter, a push lawn mower, a drywall cut out rotary tool, a 3 ton truck jack and jack stand pair, a cordless polisher kit, a rotary tool drill press, and more! 

 

Interested? Click here to request your orientation appointment. 


 

Which event will we see you at later this month?

 

Cheers,

 

LCPL

 

The image features the word "Agosto" in decorative text, accompanied by "Segunda Edición," set against a sunlit field backdrop.

 

¡Hola, comunidad del condado de Lake!

 

A medida que el verano llega a su fin, ¡todavía hay mucho que hacer en LCPL! Desde eventos comunitarios y programas creativos hasta recursos para todas las edades, tenemos muchas maneras de conectar, aprender y divertirnos un poco antes de que llegue el otoño. ¡Echa un vistazo a lo que viene en la segunda mitad de agosto! 

 

Anuncios

La biblioteca cerrará temprano el jueves 27 de agosto a las 4:00 p.m.

 

Recordatorios

Este mes tenemos dos eventos especiales muy divertidos que debes marcar desde ahora en tu calendario:

Trivia con Sam: Noche de Biblioteca

Viernes 21 de Agosto en Freight | Puertas abren a las 6pm

¿Listo para poner a prueba tus conocimientos sobre la biblioteca? ¡Ven a apoyar a LCPL y a celebrar la Semana de Libros Prohibidos durante Trivia con Sam! Las puertas abren a las 6pm y la diversión comienza alrededor de las 6:30. Se solicita una donación de $10 en la entrada y puedes traer tus propios refrigerios. ¡El ganador se llevará unas increíbles bolsas de premios de la biblioteca!

**¡También tendremos una rifa adicional cuyo gran premio será un paquete de 4 boletos para 

Copper Mountain! Debes de estar presente para ganar, así que acompáñanos en Freight el día 21. **

Event: Trivia Night with Sam at Freight. Date: Friday, August 21st. Celebrating Library Night and Banned Books Week.

 

Proyecto de Rehabilitación del Túnel Carlton

Viernes 28 de Agosto en la biblioteca | 6:30pm

¿Te encanta la historia local? ¿Has recorrido Windsor Lake o Hagerman Pass y te has preguntado sobre la historia del túnel que ves en el camino? ¡Este programa es imperdible! Los presentadores David Jurich, PE, y Shawn Von Stockhausen, compartirán información histórica y hablarán sobre su futuro y disfrutarán de algunos refrigerios que tendremos para ti. Luego, el sábado 29, si el clima y los cierres por incendios lo permiten, acompaña a David Y Shawna en el túnel para una presentación en el lugar. 

The image promotes the Carlton Tunnel Rehabilitation Project, featuring historical aspects and imagery related to the tunnel in Leadville, CO.

 

Nuestra Comunidad

¡Gracias a todos los que participaron en nuestro Reto de Lectura de Verano: ¡Desentierra una Historia! Tuvimos 218 lectores que participaron y, en conjunto, ¡leímos casi 130,000 minutos! ¡Excelente trabajo!  

 

No podemos agradecer lo suficiente a nuestros colaboradores por su apoyo en todos los programas que realizamos para la comunidad. Tessa, del National Mining Museum; Nature’s Educators; Kevin Singel, de Finding Gold in Colorado; y M. Brookes, de Paleo Artistry, compartieron tanto de su tiempo, conocimiento e inspiración con nuestra comunidad, y estamos muy agradecidos con todos ellos. ¡Mira algunas de las fotos destacadas de este verano a continuación! 

Three boys sitting on steps, smiling and enjoying snacks, with scattered red and white striped wrappers around them.
Two people in dinosaur costumes (a T-Rex and a green dinosaur) are seen at an outdoor event, with children nearby.
A group of people is panning for treasures in water at a table outdoors, with a few watching attentively.
A woman in a beige shirt poses with a large owl on her arm during a presentation.
Inside a mine tour, people explore wooden structures, with a child in a hard hat and colorful outfit, while signs display warnings.
People in dinosaur costumes are having fun outdoors near a house, with a vehicle and some greenery in the background.
A black pan with water and sand, likely used for gold panning or separating minerals.
Children play with a large Connect Four game at an outdoor event near a library, supervised by an adult.
A group of people, including children, are at a museum exhibit related to a hard rock mine, engaging with displays and activities.
Kids observing a teacher's hand showing a scorpion in a container during a classroom activity.
A group watches a demonstration outside the Lake County Public Library, focusing on something in a black container on a table.
A lively parade scene with people in playful costumes, including a dinosaur, surrounded by children and a dog.
A group is attending a presentation about American Indians, featuring a speaker and a projector with images.
Two people are engaged in a panning activity, likely searching for minerals or gold, at an outdoor event.
A girl sits on the ground, drawing with chalk, while other children play nearby, creating a colorful outdoor scene.
A group of children and adults sit in a cozy room while someone reads a story, surrounded by historical photos.
The image shows a transparent container with soil, a plant, a rock, and a black scorpion inside. Kids are in the background.
A colorful display of dinosaur books and figurines in a library setting, featuring titles about dinosaurs and fossils.
A storyteller engages with a group of children and parents in a museum, surrounded by educational displays and materials.
A group watches a demonstration of panning for minerals or gold outdoors, led by an instructor.
A trailer features people in dinosaur costumes promoting the Lake County Public Library on a sunny day.
Three boys sitting on steps, smiling and enjoying snacks, with scattered red and white striped wrappers around them.
Two people in dinosaur costumes (a T-Rex and a green dinosaur) are seen at an outdoor event, with children nearby.
A group of people is panning for treasures in water at a table outdoors, with a few watching attentively.
A woman in a beige shirt poses with a large owl on her arm during a presentation.
Inside a mine tour, people explore wooden structures, with a child in a hard hat and colorful outfit, while signs display warnings.
People in dinosaur costumes are having fun outdoors near a house, with a vehicle and some greenery in the background.
A black pan with water and sand, likely used for gold panning or separating minerals.
Children play with a large Connect Four game at an outdoor event near a library, supervised by an adult.
A group of people, including children, are at a museum exhibit related to a hard rock mine, engaging with displays and activities.
Kids observing a teacher's hand showing a scorpion in a container during a classroom activity.
A group watches a demonstration outside the Lake County Public Library, focusing on something in a black container on a table.
A lively parade scene with people in playful costumes, including a dinosaur, surrounded by children and a dog.
A group is attending a presentation about American Indians, featuring a speaker and a projector with images.
Two people are engaged in a panning activity, likely searching for minerals or gold, at an outdoor event.
A girl sits on the ground, drawing with chalk, while other children play nearby, creating a colorful outdoor scene.
A group of children and adults sit in a cozy room while someone reads a story, surrounded by historical photos.
The image shows a transparent container with soil, a plant, a rock, and a black scorpion inside. Kids are in the background.
A colorful display of dinosaur books and figurines in a library setting, featuring titles about dinosaurs and fossils.
A storyteller engages with a group of children and parents in a museum, surrounded by educational displays and materials.
A group watches a demonstration of panning for minerals or gold outdoors, led by an instructor.
A trailer features people in dinosaur costumes promoting the Lake County Public Library on a sunny day.

 

Nuestra Colección

¿Sabías que hemos estado agregando nuevas herramientas a la biblioteca de herramientas durante todo el verano? Durante tu próximo proyecto en casa, ¡no olvides visitarnos primero para ver si podemos ayudarte a ahorrar dinero pidiendo herramientas prestadas en lugar de comprarlas! Todos los residentes adultos del condado de Lake que tengan una tarjeta de biblioteca tipo “residentes” en buen estado pueden pedir herramientas prestadas después de completar una orientación. Recientemente hemos agregado juegos de llaves hexagonales con punta de bola, un arrancador de portatil de bateria de litio, una cortadora de cesped manual, una herramienta rotativa para cortar paneles de yeso, un gato para camion de 3 toneladas y un par de soportes para gato, un kit de pulidos inalámbrica, un taladro de columna para herramienta rotativa ¡y mucha más! 

 

¿Te interesa? Haz clic aquí para solicitar tu cita de orientación. 

 

¿En cuál de nuestros eventos te veremos más adelante este mes? 

 

¡Saludos!

 LCPL

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