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The Berthoud Community Library’s HVAC system is failing and needs to be reengineered before it can be replaced. Our building temperatures are fluctuating significantly, and so we’ve put the following protocol into place until the replacement system is installed: Expect most afternoon and evening library events to be located at different nonprofits and businesses in the community. Be sure to check the event listings for the location. If the National Weather Service predicts a high temperature...

Book review by Christy Headrick No One’s Coming: The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns to When There’s Nowhere Else to Turn is the recounting of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the consequential emergency medivac of two American citizens who contracted the deadly virus. Amidst government trepidation and public outcry, a small group of compassionate and brave people stepped forward to help bring the ill doctor and support tech to the U.S.A. for treatment. Hazzard talked to a...

In the past year, the library has put on two rounds of what we call ‘Creative Cohorts,’ during which we gather as a group and read through, “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. The book is a 12-week course, each week dedicated to a different kind of creative block. Despite its name, the book is written for all sorts of creatives; writers, painters, filmmakers, anything and everything that could fall under the umbrella of creativity. You are asked by Cameron to engage in two tasks, one every...