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

 

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