The Longmont Public Library is excited to announce a brand-new season of programming, author talks, special presentations, and a few new ongoing programs. Pick up our Winter/Spring 2025 brochure (in Spanish or English) next time you visit the Library, or scroll through the digital versions of our brochures on the Library’s programs and events page.

 

Kicking off the season are two very special January events and a fun, new program for kids!

 

 

On Thursday, Jan. 9 we bring you an informative presentation called Information Navigation. Join your Longmont Librarians to learn ways to evaluate what you see and hear in the news, on social media, on the internet, and from your family and friends. We will help you figure out how to tell fact from fiction so that you can sail the information seas with confidence. This program will focus on using internet sources and library materials to find and evaluate information so you can feel confident as you navigate an ever-changing information landscape.

 

On Wednesday, Jan. 29, get ready for, Be Ready Longmont a disaster preparedness workshop led by the Longmont Office of Emergency Management. This interactive event will leave you more prepared for the unexpected things that can upend our daily lives. Snacks will be provided.

 

On Monday, January 6th we launch a new ongoing series, Stay & Play. From 10:30-11:00 am (just after Storytimes) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, our doors are open fpr more quality time and learning in a friendly group setting! These sessions are for birth-4-year-olds and their caregivers. We will provide the toys, sensory experiences, music, and all the room you need to learn through play. Meet new friends and enhance your child’s early literacy learning and development!

 

 

The Library’s ever-popular Storytimes will continue to engage young audiences and their grown-ups with storytelling and early literacy activities designed to foster a lifelong love of reading. On Monday, Jan. 6, we welcome back Guest Cellist Katarina M. Pliego for a special Bilingual Storytime during which she will play music, share her picture book and introduce her audience to the wonderful world of cello. Other special storytimes include Family Storytime with Guest Author Kristie Peterson on March 7, Opera Colorado Storytime on March 21, and Ballet Storytime: Cinderella, on April 26.

 

 

Our beloved PEEPS Diorama Exhibit returns in mid April, as does our popular Gardening Fair and Free Seed Library happening Sunday, Feb 23! This year’s event marks the official 2025 opening of the annual Free Seed Library, offering community members an opportunity to kickstart their spring planting endeavors by choosing up to six seed packets for free!

 

With the generous support of the Friends of the Longmont Library we are also pleased to host two author talks this season. Help us welcome Jim Tolstrup, author of “Suburbitat: A guide to restoring nature where we work, live, and play” on April 10, and local novelist Laura Pritchett, a local author known for championing the complex and contemporary West and giving voice to the working class, on April 28.

 

 

The Library is so much more than books. Library services are free, accessible and ever expanding to meet your needs. Check out our free technology and computer classes, printing services, ESOL materials, craft nights for teens and adults, free homework help, our Adulting 101 Series for teens, upcoming Puzzle competitions, drop in book groups, open chess nights for all ages, bilingual programs and conversation groups, videogaming clubs for kids and teens, Discovery Passes to popular destinations all over the state, language learning support, a variety of helpful legal forms, and many more services!

 

New Library event details can be found at Bit.ly/LibPrograms. We look forward to welcoming you to the Library soon! And be sure to sign up for our eNewsletters so you don’t miss a thing!

 

From all of your friends at the Longmont Library, we wish you a very Happy New Year!