November 2020
Library News, Programs, and More
 
A Note from Our Director
Thank you for all your kind sentiments and well wishes you've shared with our library staff.  Our thoughts are with our community and those who directly and indirectly experienced the traumatic events this past month. We thank those helping our community.
 
Grand County Library District is fortunate that our staff, volunteers, and trustees have remained safe and our Juniper Library suffered only smoke damage which is currently being mitigated with re-opening happening Thursday, Nov. 5.  
 
Thank you for your continued support, 
Polly
 
Just This Month
Winter Reading Adventure
November 1 - January 31
3 books, 3 genres, 3 months
Pick up your Winter Reading Adventure  bookmark at your local library today.
Prize drawing the week of February 1.
Library of Things
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.
Webex Meeting
Learn about the library's collection beyond books.
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GCLD Virtual Book Club
Kremmling Library
Monday, November 16 at 6 p.m.
Hot Sulphur Springs Library
Wednesday, November 18 at 6 p.m.
 

DIY Movie Night
November 16-21
Drop by your library to pick up a movie from our collection and a bag of popcorn from the circulation desk.
Take & Make Kits
Early Literacy: Focused on Writing
Elementary Age: Tabletop Catapult
Teen & Adult: Caddystacker
 
Additional kits are available at different branches while supplies last.

International Peace Posters
Fraser Valley Elementary Fifth Grade Students
 Art Display at the Fraser Valley Library
November 15 - November 30

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
GCLD supports our community's health. Programs are being held inside, outside, digital, or available for pick up. As we monitor the community current status (may need to hit refresh for current status) coupled with the weather, our programs might change locations.  By registering for programs, we can keep you updated on changes.  Thanks for understanding and together we keep
Grand County healthy!
 
Check the www.gcld.org Programs tab for additional events happening digitally state-wide.
 
Book Clubs
Granby Book Club
Monday, November 30 at 6 p.m.
Webex Meeting
Books Too Good To Miss!
Tuesday, November 8 at 1 p.m.
Polhamus Park  or Webex Meeting
Registration required
*Mask required and BYO chair
Brown Bag Book Group 
Thursday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m. 
 
Hot Sulphur Springs Book Club
Monday, November 9 at 5:30 p.m.
 
          
Adult Virtual Book Club
Theme: Medical Heroes
Thrillers, dramas, mysteries, non-fiction
Kremmling; Monday, November 16
Hot Sulphur Springs: Wednesday, November 18
Storytime
Digital Storytime
Join us for a time of singing, reading, and giggles for digital storytime.  Click here for links.  Share with a distant grandparent, friend, or family to join the fun.
Ms. Tess or Ms. Cindy                  Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
Ms. Kealani or Ms. Michelle         Thursdays at 10 a.m.
Ms. Elisa                                      Thursdays at 11 a.m.
Ms. Emily                                     Thursdays at 11:30 a.m..
Story Stroll
Visit your local library to enjoy a little reading and fresh air at the same time.  Travel from page to page with suggested activities and questions that highlight the five characteristics of early literacy: read, write, talk, play, sing.
Fraser Valley Library: Maybe a Bear Ate It
Granby Library: Little Red Fort
Juniper Library: When I Grow Up
Kremmling Library: Mouse Mess
Monthly Programs
GC Community of Writers
Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m.
Granby Library (TBD by COVID community status)
Registration required

The Grand County Community of Writers invites aspiring writers of fiction, non-fiction, and memoir to attend the on-going monthly Writer's Workshop.  
 
New in Our Collection: Books
The Cold Millions : a novel
by Jess Walter

Enduring the corruption of their union employment, two young day laborers are respectively drawn to a feminist activist and a vaudeville singer whose experiences reflect an unjust world on the brink of upheaval. 
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots

Temping for people on the wrong side of the law, Anna becomes unfairly unemployed before using her talents for manipulating data to expose how the heroes of her world do more harm than good. 
Earthlings : a novel
by Sayaka Murata

"As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world, and cements Sayaka Murata's status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe"
Long Way Down : the graphic novel
by Jason Reynolds

As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know
Solutions and Other Problems
by Allie Brosh

The creator of the award-winning Hyperbole and a Half presents a new collection of comedic, autobiographical and deceptively illustrated essays on topics ranging from childhood and very bad pets to grief, loneliness and powerlessness in modern life. 
Running above The Clouds : the nature of mountains, the terrain of an athlete, and how I carved my own path to the top of the world
by Kilian Jornet

"The most accomplished mountain runner of all time and one of the greatest athletes alive offers a first-person account of the decades of training, running, skiing, and climbing that led him to his record-breaking ascent and descent of Mount Everest in 2018"
Doesn't Hurt to Ask : using the power of questions to communicate, connect, and persuade
by Trey Gowdy

The South Carolina congressman, former federal prosecutor and co-author of Unified breaks down the art of persuasion into a few simple, proven steps that readers can use to win arguments, gain support and convey messages effectively.
New in Our Collection: DVDs
High Note

A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers. ALERT
Save Yourselves! 

When a young Brooklyn couple goes away to a remote cabin without their phones, they are unaware that the planet is suddenly under attack
Featured Online Resource
 
Searching for Library of Things in
the GCLD Catalog
Not sure what is available in our collection beyond books, DVDs, and periodicals? 
  • Leave the Search box blank from www.gcld.org and click on "Search Catalog". 
  • Scroll down the left hand column and click on "Format". 
  • Click on "more" and then click on "Physical Object" or "Kit". 
  • You'll notice that "More options for Format" also shows you video games, records, book club kits, and many additional resources available with your library card.
If you know what you are looking for, you can also search for a specific item if known (STEAM Kit, Karaoke, State Park Pass, etc)
Support Grand County Library District
GCLD Board of Trustees
Tuesday November 17 at 5:30 p.m.
GCLD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Access information will be available at www.gcld.org.
This meeting includes a public hearing on the proposed 2021 Budget.
Colorado Gives Day
Tuesday, December 8
Schedule your donation now or join in December 8 with the statewide philanthropy movement to give.  The Grand County Library Foundation appreciates your gift that builds sustainability for our library district.
Grand County Library District
PO Box 1050
Granby, CO 80446
970-887-9411

www.gcld.org