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Naturalist Martin Ogle, tells stories from his book, In the Eye of the Hawk, July 27 at the library
By Kara Bauman Redstone Review
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LYONS – On Tuesday, July 27 at 7 p.m. the Lyons Community Library will welcome naturalist Martin Ogle for a presentation that will inspire and delight with stories, scientific insights, and the wisdom contained in his book, In the Eye of the Hawk: Reflections on the Cycles of Life. This program will practically and metaphorically reflect on our human relationship to life. Register on our website or via the link in our monthly email newsletter.
The Tails and Tales Summer Reading Program will draw to an official close on July 31, which means there’s still time to log activities and reading in the Beanstack app before prize drawings take place. Tickets for prize drawings can be earned by reading books, completing activities, attending programs, writing book reviews, and more. Completion prizes include a free book for those under 18 and a $5 gift card to a local business for adults. Grand prizes for youth include magazine subscriptions, board games, STEM kits, puppets, a ukulele, and a local gift card.
We’ve loved having our young patrons back in the library for Baby/Lapsit Storytimes on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and All-Ages Storytime (+ Craft) on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. The current session of storytimes run until August 4 at which point we’ll take a two-week break. Storytimes will resume on August 24.
There’s still time to register for the popular Henna for Teens on Thursday, July 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. Our friends from Face Fiesta will cover henna basics, including science, safety, and history, combined with design tips and instructions for creating pop culture-inspired designs –everything from Studio Ghibli, to narwhals, and unicats! This class will involve fun, hands-on drawing for whatever you happen to be a superfan of. Supplies provided, please register via our website or by calling the library.
On August 11 at 6:30 p.m., the Busy Readers Book Club will meet in the library’s Community Room to discuss Wallace Stegner’s Angle of Repose. Considered an American masterpiece and iconic novel of the West, Angle of Repose tells the story of Lyman Ward, wheelchair-bound retired professor, who returns to his ancestral home in the Sierra Nevada of California. Ward embarks on a search of monumental proportions to rediscover his grandmother who made her own journey to their valley nearly a hundred years earlier. Like many great quests in literature, Ward’s investigation leads him deep into the dark shadows of his own life. Pick up a copy from the library today. We’re happy to introduce our new, circulating STEM kits. We have various kits aimed at those in pre-K to grade two, grades three to five, and grades six to eight. Kits include Coding with Makey Makey Go, Coding with Micro:Bit, Architecture with Keva Planks, Electricity with Snap Circuits and Electricity with Squishy Circuits. What’s Squishy Circuits? Squishy Circuits uses conductive and insulating play dough to teach the basics of electrical circuits in a fun, hands-on way. The kit includes the
Bauman dough, batteries, activity cards, and an educational book. Other kits similarly include books, cards, and other manipulatives related to their topic. Kits were funded through a generous grant from the State of Colorado and will be available in our catalog soon. Don’t forget, we added additional evening hours last month. We open Monday through Saturday at 10 a.m. We close at 5 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays; 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; and 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Our online catalog is available 24/7 at lyons.colibraries.org and we’re always open for digital downloads on Squishy Circuits uses conductive and insu- both the OverDrive and CloudLibrary apps. Give us a call lating play dough to teach the basics of at 303-823-5165 or email info@lyonslibrary.com with any electrical circuits in a fun, hands-on way. questions. We’re also happy to provide curbside pickup for those who prefer it; just call during regular open hours. Would you like to receive our monthly newsletter and program updates? Please sign up by visiting the link at the bottom of our webpage.
On Tuesday, July at 7:00 PM naturalist Martin Ogle will present stories, scientific insights, and the wisdom contained in his book, In the Eye of the Hawk: Reflections on the Cycles of Life.
LCF Annual Granting season is open
By Ella Levy Redstone Review
LYONS – The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) has announced the start of the 14th Annual Community Support granting season. Applications for Community Support Grants are available to all local non-profit organizations. You can apply online starting August 1. Submissions are due on September 11, 2021.
These grants are available only once per year and must be applied for at this time. Electronic submissions are required; granting information and applications are available at lyonscf.org. Over the lifetime of the Community Support Grants program, LCF has awarded nearly half a million dollars in grant awards. This year, $35,000 will be made available to deserving recipients.
The LCF’s Community Support granting program focuses on our mission to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving, and encourage positive change for the greater Lyons area. We connect people who care with the causes that matter.
Eligible for grants are non-profit organizations in the greater Lyons area who have 501(c)3 status or a sponsoring organization with 501(c)3 status, government agencies, and schools.
In 2020, Community Support Grants totaled over $31,000 and were awarded to 14 individual projects including LEAF (Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund) and the Lyons food pantry, the Town of Lyons Parks and Recreation: Sandstone Concert Series and Parade of Lights, Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission, Lyons Elementary School, Lyons High School, local ecology groups and the Lyons Historical Society. None of this work would continue without the dedication, inspiration, hard work, and financial support of Lyons area citizens.
Grants Review Committee applications being accepted. Are you new to Lyons? Are you looking for opportunities
to learn about the amazing projects led by LCF grantees? Are you in search of a small way to give back to the community? If so, we welcome community members to apply to be on the Grants Review Committee. Commitment is two evenings, Levy September 16 and September 29. Applications to serve on the Grants Review Committee are available at lyonscf.org, and must be submitted by September 4, 2021.
Lyons Redstone Museum is open daily!
June 1- October 3, 2021 Mon-Sat 9:30-4:30 • Sun 12:30-4:30 Gift Shop and Book Store lyonsredstonemuseum.com
340 High Street, Lyons • (303) 823-5271 Contact us at redstonehistory@gmail.com The Sandstone Concert Series is made possible through a grant from LCF. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS Ella Levy is an advisory Board Member and Grants Committee Chair of the Lyons Community Foundation. She specializes professionally in the SaaS Technology sector and is a former non-profit fundraising professional. She is a working artist residing in Lyons.
Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers
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