First Coffee with Council for 2015 on Saturday
Longmont City Council will host Coffee with Council from 9 to 10 am on Saturday, January 31, at La Vita Bella, 475 Main Street. At this event, you can talk informally with at least two council members on any topic of your choice. Mayor Dennis Coombs and Council Member Gabe Santos are scheduled to attend. For information about council meetings and agendas, call the City Clerk’s Office at 303-651-8649.

Longmont and Denver Area Agencies Offer Utility Payment Assistance
Longmont residents count on the City to provide safe, reliable and high-quality services. But the cost of those services continues to rise. Many in our community, especially those with limited incomes, need extra help to make ends meet. The City of Longmont has posted a list of 24 agencies that offer utility payment assistance at https://longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/finance/utility-billing/assistance-agencies.

Summer Day Camp Registration Opens Monday
Registration opens Monday, February 2, for Longmont Recreation Services’ Summer Day Camp. This state-licensed camp for children ages 5 to 12 provides a safe place for kids to explore and achieve success through recreational activities. It’s an activity-based traditional summer camp with swimming twice a week, weekly field trips to Longmont parks, and optional add-on enrichment activities available for an additional fee. Registration for the new Tween Loco experiential-based summer camp for youth ages 11 to 13 also begins Monday. For more information call 303-651-8404 or visit LongmontColorado.gov/rec.

Call for Colorado Authors
The Longmont Public Library will host the 4th Annual Author Open House on Saturday, April 18, as part of the 2015 Longmont Library Festival. Table space for 50 authors will be available. To receive an application, email Longmont.Library@LongmontColorado.gov or pick up one at the Library’s Information Desk. Applications will be accepted through March 1, and spaces will be filled by a lottery. Authors will be notified by email of acceptance during the week of March 2.

Library Festival Anthology Taking Entries
The Friends of the Longmont Library invites you to submit entries for the 2015 festival anthology in the categories of fiction, personal narrative, poetry, essay, children’s stories, photographs, drawings, illustrations and more! Entries should be appropriate for a general audience. Please note that submission of a work doesn’t guarantee inclusion in the anthology. Find an entry form and guidelines at LongmontColorado.gov/library. The submission deadline is Sunday, March 1.