Broomfield Library Adult Newsletter - August 2023

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Adult Library August 2023 | NEWSLETTER

Programs are free and there is no registration unless otherwise stated. Space may be limited for some programs.

FEATURED PROGRAMS

Astronomy Nights with Standley Lake Stargazing

Tuesday, August 1, 15 & 29

Lecture at 8 p.m. in the Eisenhower Room, Telescope viewing at 9 p.m. outdoors Explore the wonders of astronomy with this hands-on series! Each lecture will cover a different exciting facet of astronomy.

Active Minds Lecture: Winston Churchill

Thursday, August 10, 1:30 p.m.

Broomfield Community Center

Broomfield Senior Services and the library are proud to partner with Active Minds for an ongoing series of lectures to foster lifelong learning. This session will discuss Winston Churchill. Examine Churchill's life before becoming prime minister, his years on the job, and influence as a political leader of the 20th century.

Please note: This event is hosted at the Broomfield Community Center.

The Broomfield Library & iHQ will be closed

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 for staff training.

TECH PROGRAMS

Tech Class: Email & Calendar Basics

Wednesday, August 16, 9:30 a.m.

Broomfield Community Center

Tech Cafe

August 7, 5 p.m. at the library

August 9, 2:30 p.m. at Skyestone Ranch

August 16, 10:30 a.m. at the Broomfield Community Center

August 22, 10:30 a.m. at The Refuge

Drop in with questions about your smartphone, tablet, laptop, e-reader, or apps

Tech Tutoring

To schedule an appointment call 720.887.2350

Community Goal Achieved!

August 3 wear your purple attire to the library and celebrate with the 1,600 community members who completed the Summer Library Adventures program!

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Book Groups

Topics include: Best Sellers, SciFi/Fantasy, and more!

* Visit bit.ly/bfadultmeetups for dates & titles

Chess Club

Thursday, August 31, 6-8 p.m., Conference Room

Crafternoons: Embroidered Notebooks

inventHQ PROGRAMS (6 Garden

Center)

inventHQ is Broomfield Library’s makerspace - visit to use vinyl cutters, sewing and embroidery machines, laser cutters, 3D printers, microelectronics, and more!

Questions? Email inventHQ@broomfield.org.

inventHQ Open Hours (drop in anytime)

Tuesday & Thursday 2-7 p.m., Friday & Saturday noon-5 p.m.

Crafting Community (drop in anytime)

Fridays 9-11 a.m., ages 55+

Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Broomfield Community Center

Dungeons & Dragons

Saturdays, August 5 & 19, 1-4 p.m.

Friday Film - Turning Red (2022)

Friday, August 11, 2-4 p.m., Eisenhower Room

Outcast Knitting Group

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Conference Room

Writing Group

Tuesday, August 15, 6-7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Room

Library Open Hours:

Monday-Thursday (9 a.m.-9 p.m.)

Friday-Saturday (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), Sunday (1-5 p.m.)

FOR PROGRAM DETAILS:
720.887.2350 compass.broomfield.org

Adult Library Calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday July 30 July 31 1 ✸ Astronomy Night 8 p.m. 2 3 ✸ Purple Day Celebration All day 4 5 ✸ Dungeons & Dragons 1 p.m. 6 7 ◼ Older Adult Book Group 1 p.m. ✸ Novel Conversations Book Group 6:30 p.m. ✸ Tech Cafe @ the library *bilingual* 5 p.m. 8 ✸ Virtual Legal Self Help Clinic 2 p.m. 9 ✸ Best Sellers Book Group 1 p.m. ◼ Crafternoons 1:30 p.m. ✸ SciFi Book Group 7 p.m. 10 ◼ Active Minds 1:30 p.m. ✸ Spine Crackers Book Group 6:30 p.m. 11 ✸ Free Friday Film: Seeing Red 2 p.m. 12 13 14 ✸ 2nd Monday Book Group 7 p.m. 15 ✸ Adult Writing Group 6 p.m. ✸ Astronomy Night 8 p.m. 16 ◼ Tech Class: Email & Calendar Basics 9:30 a.m. ◼ Tech Cafe @ BCC 10:30 a.m. 17 ✸Historeads Book Group 9:30 a.m. 18 LIBRARY CLOSED for Staff Training 19 ✸ Dungeons & Dragons 1 p.m. 20 21 22 ◼ Tech Cafe @ The Refuge 10:30 a.m. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ✸ Astronomy Night 8 p.m. 30 31 ✸Broomfield Chess Club 6-8 p.m August 1 August 2 AUGUST 2023 facebook.com/BroomfieldPublicLibrary
Location Key ✸ Library ◼ Broomfield Community Center ▲ Depot Museum and Crawford Honey House Check Out These Weekly Programs! ✸ Outcasts Knitting Group every Saturday at 10 a.m. ✦ Crafting Community (ages 55+) every Friday at 9 a.m. ▲ Depot Museum Open Hours every Saturday from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ! 3 Community Park Road Broomfield, CO 80020

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