From The Bookshelf
C l ea r Cr e ek Co un t y L i br a r y D i s t r i ct
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Library’s new calendar brings the entire
Clear Creek community to one place!
It’s official! The Clear Creek Community Calendar is up and running
and available at the library website.
Whether you want to find out what is
happening at the Library District, the
School District, the County, the Rec
Center, the towns, or the non-profits,
the new community calendar will let
you know.
The best part of it is that the calendar is fully customizable for your
own needs. If you only want the library and county events, you can
program your computer to show you
only those events — but the other
events are just a click away should
your interests change.
You can view by day, week, month
or posterboard format, which is
shown to the left of this article.
One of the benefits of this calendar
is that it can work with your own
Google or digital calendar. You can
also subscribe to our feed.
There is one problem — the program
is a new one, and as a result is also a
work in progress, so there may be
some technical bugs. Please be patient if you come across us on a bad
day.
The “posterboard” view of the calendar. When you click on a poster, you
can get more information about the
event or hosting organization.
Board Members
Needed at Georgetown
Technology for Seniors, homebound
program launched with grants
Thanks to grants from Henderson
Mine (Freeport McMoran), Tommyknocker Brewery and Clear Creek
County, senior citizens and homebound people will be able to check
out Kindle Fires from the library for
use at home.
Many seniors stop reading because
of difficulty seeing—with the Kindles they will be able to re-size text
to make it more readable or use audio books from the District’s ebook
selection.
Seniors will also be able to access
the internet, get in touch with family
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No More Fines on
Kids Books!
Too many parents don’t want to
have to pay fines, and it is keeping
them from checking out books for
their kids! To help parents, the Library Board has decided to waive
fines on children’s easy books, juvenile chapter and nonfiction books.
Fees for lost books and fines on
other material types will still be
charged.
JTML has one opening on its
building committee and one on its
Friends Board. Drop off a letter of
interest at the library.
Ready for Adult
Summer Reading?
This year, grown ups can get in on
the action with Clear Creek Library’s fun Summer Reading Programs! Read to win a variety of exciting prizes! Details are available
at each library.
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Idaho Springs Public Library
219 14th Avenue, P.O. Box 1509
Idaho Springs, CO 80452
303-567-2020
[email protected]
John Tomay Memorial
Public Library
605 6th Street, P.O. Box 338
Georgetown, CO 80444
303-569-2620
[email protected]
Clear Creek Library District
Administrative Office
614 Taos Street, P.O. Box 666
Georgetown, CO 80444
303-569-2403
Fax 303-569-2330
[email protected]
www.youseemore.com/clearcreeklibrary
Library District Board of Trustees
Marianne Loritz, President
Marilyn Lunbery, Vice President
Bob Loeffler, Secretary
Victoria Colle, Treasurer
Lee Ann Cox, Hope Reynolds, Kate Foy
The Clear Creek Library District
Board of Trustees meets
every 2nd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
On the even numbered months
the meeting is at ISPL and
on the odd-numbered months at JTML.
ISPL Building Activity Committee
Kris Miller, Denise Deese,
Jeremy Morgan, Marilyn Lunbery,
Tric Ormerod, Kate Foy
Meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at
the Idaho Springs Public Library, 6:00 p.m.
JTML Building Activity Committee
& Georgetown Library Association
Lee Ann Cox, Sophie Egan,
Bernie Hausherr, Bob Loeffler,
Michelle McNeil, Elaine McWain
Meets on the third Monday of the month
at the Georgetown Library, 5:30 p.m.
Newsletter Editor
Sue Lathrop
[email protected]
From the Library Director
Sue Lathrop
What does a 21st Century Library look like? This was a question we
thought about a lot when we were renovating the Idaho Springs Library.
To most people, and for many centuries, a library has been defined as a
place to put books for use by the public. But in some ways, that’s never
been true. A library is far more than a warehouse.
To me, a library has always housed a lot more than books — it houses
our past by keeping our history alive; it houses our future by providing
resources needed for education; it houses our culture by exposing us to
music and thoughts and expression outside of what we see in our regular
lives; and it houses our community, by being a place where we can get
together and talk about the things that matter to us.
Sometimes, people ask why we do concerts and movie nights in the
summer — what does that have to do with reading? Why do we have programs with magicians and puppeteers and professors and artists? Why do
we worry about the kids that come to the library after school and make all
that racket? Why are we proud to say that we are not a “quiet library?”
It’s really very simple. It’s because the library is a place in our community that celebrates knowledge and the beauty of human expression and
our wonder at the world around us. It gives us the opportunity to keep
learning long after we have said goodbye to our favorite teachers and
moved out into the world to make our way. The library is a place where
we can reach out to the diverse people around us and realize that we are
very much like
each other in
many, important
ways. By sharing
our culture through
our music, our art,
our history, our
children, we are
preserving and promoting a healthy
community.
We have heard
from people who
have moved away
that they notice the
difference. It’s just
a matter of time for
those other libraries, though. What
does a 21st Century Library look
like? We think it
looks a lot like
ours.
Let us know
what you think the
library should be!
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What’s New @ the Library!
Slide into the past with us!
Come join us at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1 for a visual tour of
the past! Idaho Springs Historic Society board member
Don Allan will present one of the most unique slide
shows ever seen. This show will incorporate slides from
the collection of Lafayette Hanchett, a prosperous Idaho
Springs resident and mine owner who documented his
1910 world travels through photos. These photos, preserved on glass slides and not generally available for
viewing, will be presented on the large screen at ISPL
and will be contrasted with modern pictures of the same
areas. As a community we are fortunate to have such rare
photos as part of the Historic Society’s collection and we
are incredibly excited to host one of the few events in
which they can be viewed, so mark your calendars now
and we will see you in August!
Technology for Seniors, Cont.
New Fiction:
Unlucky 13, by James Patterson
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
Carnal Curiosity, by Stuart Woods
A Fall of Marigolds, by Susan Meissner
I’ve Got You Under My Skin, by Mary Higgins Clark
In Paradise, by Peter Matthiessen
Live to See Tomorrow, by Iris Johansen
The Serpent of Venice, by Christopher Moore
All Fishermen Are Liars, by John Gierach
Across the Cheyenne River, by John D. Nesbitt
All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
Bittersweet, by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
The Cairo Affair, by Olen Steinhauer
Cavendon Hall, by Barbara Taylor Bradford
The Directive, by Matthew Quick
Country Bride, by Debbie Macomber
The Corsican Caper, by Peter Mayle
Chestnut Street, by Maeve Binchy
Jack of Spies, by David Downing
The Keeper, by John Lescroart
The Kraken Project, by Douglas Preston
The Lincoln Myth, by Steve Berry
Nantucket Sisters, by Nancy Thayer
The Possibilities, by Kaui Hart Hemmings
A Serpent’s Tooth, by Craig Johnson
The Transcriptionist, by Amy Rowland
The Skin Collector, by Jeffrey Deaver
The Last Kind Words Saloon, by Larry McMurtry
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on Facebook, use email — and do the other things patrons who can come to the library can do on the computers here.
Library staff will provide training and support, and
will even bring a hotspot to the homes of those without
wireless access to download books and materials.
The program is for seniors 62 years or older who cannot afford to purchase a Kindle or who would like to
learn about tablets and who reside in Clear Creek County. Disabled people who cannot come to the library will
also be considered for the program.
Training will take place at the Idaho Springs Senior
Center, Mitchell-White House, and at each library. If
you want to be considered for the program, please contact Outreach Librarian Sally Angell at 303-567-2020.
So far, the library has 20 Kindles available for checkout, and hopes to purchase 30 more if the program is
successful, and if grant money continues to come in.
Based on early interest in the program, we expect to
have a waiting list, so please sign up soon!
New Non-Fiction:
The Joy of the Gospel: Evangelii Gaudium, by Pope
Francis
A Fighting Chance, by Elizabeth Warren
The Death of Money, by James Rickards
The 6th Extinction, by Elizabeth Kolbert
The Story of the Jews, by Simon Schama
New Childrens’ and YA:
Infinite Sky, by C. J. Flood
When Audrey Met Alice, by Rebecca Behrens
This is How I Find Her, by Sara Polsky
A Snicker of Magic, by Natalie Lloyd
Outside the Box, by Karma Wilson
Minecraft: Essential Handbook, by Scholastic, Inc.
The Mermaid’s Shoes, by Sanne Te Loo
Sparky!, by Jenny Offill
3D Printing, by Josh Williams
Breathe, by Scott Magoon
If I Had a Raptor, by George O’Connor
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Fizz! Boom! Read! Summer Reading@ Your Library
School is out for summer which means the Clear
Creek Library District summer reading program kicks
off June 3. Plans include bubbles and dry ice fun, magnetic slime, and daily experiments. This year’s theme,
Fizz! Boom! Read! brings STEM (science, technology,
engineering and math) to the library. With three different locations and three age groups, there will be fun
activities for everyone. Even children visiting the
county can come in whenever the library is open and
experiment with science kits. The science kits include a
microscope, a banana piano, magnets and a potato
clock. At the end of the summer, everyone is welcome
to come celebrate a summer of reading adventures at
the summer reading party on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at
the Clear Creek Rec Center pool from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Early Learning Summer Reading
children ages 0 to 5
The Fizz! Boom! Read! program occurs on the same
day and time as the regular story times, 11 a.m. Tuesdays in Idaho Springs and 11 a.m. Wednesdays in
Georgetown. Enjoy age appropriate stories, crafts and
water play geared towards babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Experiment using eye droppers and mixing
colors, melt an ice block to discover a prize inside and
make a homemade drum. The program ends with pup-
Why Don’t You Learn Something?
Universal Class
Real Teachers; Real Education at Home
Office Programs to Fun Stuff!
303-567-2020 or 303-569-2620
www.youseemore.com/clearcreeklibrary
pet shows on July 29 and 30.
Kids Summer Reading for kids ages 4 to 11
Build a robot, design a bug house, and invent an ice
cream flavor. The program takes place at the
Georgetown Library on Tuesdays, the Idaho Springs Library on Wednesdays and the Rocky Mountain Academy
of Evergreen on Thursdays. Usually the Thursday program takes place at King Murphy Elementary School but
due to summer construction, the program will take place
at RMAE from June 12 until July 31.
Teen Summer Reading for teens ages 12-17
Join the self-paced program at any time beginning June
3. Read at least five books to be entered into the prize
drawing on Aug. 6. Prizes include a Kindle Fire, an iPod
Touch, tickets to Elitch Gardens, a pizza party for four
and much more. Teens can also volunteer to work at the
kid’s summer reading program. Come into the Idaho
Springs Library or the Georgetown Library for more information.
Adult Summer Reading
Come into the library and grab one of our recommended titles for this year’s adult summer reading theme of
literary elements. Each recommended title you read increases your chances of receiving an E Ink Kindle, dinner for two, or a Clear Creek Library District bag.
GT Library loses a friend, mentor
The library has lost a valuable member with the unexpected passing of Tom Bennhoff in April. Tom served
on the GLA and JTML library boards for the last three
years, and his contribution and wisdom influenced the
progress of the Georgetown library and the Clear Creek
Library District. His impetus for the Senior Outreach
Program hastened its implementation and development.
We appreciated his good natured council and ideas. We
will profoundly miss him.
Friends of the Library Membership
The Branch Librarians will be glad to welcome you as a Friend!
Please fill out this form and return to either library.
 Georgetown Library  Idaho Springs Library
 $5/year: Seniors
 $15/year: Families
 $10/year: Individuals
 $20/year: Membership in both libraries!
 Help with book sales
 Help with events/programs
 Library volunteer
 Help with Summer Reading
Please join us and help make a difference in our community!
Name: _________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________________
Email Address: __________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________________
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Summer Loving….. Had me a blast!
This summer, the Clear Creek Library District, with a grant from the
Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation
District, presents concerts, movies
and the third annual Tomay Reading
Carnival at the John Tomay Memorial Library. The season kicks off Friday, June 27, with a night of music
and dancing on the library stage. Every Thursday evening in July a movie
begins at 9 p.m. At the end of July,
dance the night away at the family
picnic night and dance party that begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 25.
The Tomay Reading Carnival occurs Saturday, Aug. 30, at 1 p.m.
Enjoy the Fancy Nancy photo booth,
throw darts at the Curious George balloon pop and fish in the One Fish, Two
Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish fishing
pond. The Carnival also features face
painting, balloon art, bounce houses,
music all day on the library stage and a
kid’s show.
Embryology at the
Georgetown Library
Through a partnership with the CSU
Extension Program in Clear Creek,
there will be baby chicks chirping in
the Georgetown library during the first
week of July.
The eggs begin their 28-day gestation period in the incubator on June 10
during the 2:30 p.m. group of summer
reading. On June 17, Christine Crouse
from the CSU Extension Program will
candle the eggs. The third egg hatching program is July 1.
Come to one program or all three!
You can also keep an eye on the eggs
through our egg camera streaming on
the library website 24/7. So check out
our chicks at the Georgetown Library!
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of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if
the library is very tall and the
surrounding area has been flooded.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish
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