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In this edition

• New public health order in effect

• Free COVID-19 test kits courtesy of Centaurus teen Kenner Galdamez-Soshas, founder of Bumblebasket

• New Library hours and September closures

• Fandom Friday, LafayetteREADS, "Lost Lafayette" author talk and more

• Staff Art Show

• Museum passes now include Museo de Las Americas

• Subscribe to emails

Community Health

To support the safety of all the community members, including children who are not eligible for vaccination, the new Boulder County Public Health Order 2021-08, effective Sept. 3, 2021, requires mask wearing in public indoor spaces for everyone 2 years and older regardless of vaccination status.

For more information, please visit: Boulder County Public Health Order 2021-08

Lafayette HS Student provides free COVID-19 test kits at the Lafayette Public Library

Centaurus High School student Kenner Galdamez-Soshas, founder of Bumblebasket, a free COVID-19 test delivery service, has now partnered with the Lafayette Public Library to provide residents with easy access to COVID-19 kits through a locker distribution center he created. Anyone can stop by the Library during open hours, sign up on the tablet located on the lockers, and then a locker door will open with a free COVID-19 test kit to use at home. Learn more about Bumblebasket.

Visit the Lafayette locker page on the website for current availability.

Read more about the COVID-19 distribution lockers at the Lafayette Public on FOX31.

Service Announcements

• Reopening Mondays starting Sept. 13. New hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1-5pm.

• Wednesday, Sept. 15 - The Library will close at 1pm to allow staff to attend the City of Lafayette Staff Appreciation Event. Book drops will remain open.
• Monday, Sept. 27 - No access to public computers as we migrate to a new system. New PCs, with a new PC management system and print service, will roll out the next day, with enhanced services, greater patron privacy, and longer session times. Stay tuned for more details in October.

Featured

Adults

• Historical Society Presentation, "Thinking Historically about September 11," Sept. 11, 10:30am-noon. Learn more
• In-person LafayetteREADS discussion of "Americanah," Sept. 20, 6:30pm Register

• Virtual author talk Adults - Doug Conarroe, author of "Lost Lafayette: "Our Darkest Decade: How Roots of Racism Took Hold in Lafayette," Sept. 27, 7pm - Register

Kids & Families

• Storytimes are back, Monday-Thursday at 10:30 am. Keep an eye out for special events and Pop-up Storytimes - check our Storytime schedule for periodic offsite storytimes on Saturdays at 11am at Waneka Lake, or around town!

Teens

• Join Teen Team - we have lots of upcoming volunteer opportunities. No time? Earn credit for a few hours helping the Library on a Teen Service Day.

• Get your fandom on -- with pizza after close at the Library on Fandom Friday on Sept. 10, or with Tabletop Games every Sunday

• Register for our LafayetteREADS teen in-person chat about "Clap When You Land," Sept. 19, 3pm

More to do: lafayetteco.gov/LibraryCalendar 

Spotlight on Resources and Services

Museum Passes for Lafayette Residents

Details and Reservations

• New! - Museo de las Americas

• Denver Museum of Nature and Science

• Fiske Planetarium

• Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

• Confluence Small Business Collective

The Washington Post online

Within the Library enjoy free access when logging in to lafayetteco.gov/WPatLibrary

Away from the Library - First, create a free account at WashingtonPost.com and log in.

Then, go to lafayetteco.gov/WP to redeem a code for seven days of free access. You may use the special link again every time your seven-day "free trial" has expired.

• Adventure Backpacks

• Read, watch, listen, explore...staff picks and more on the Library blog

• eBooks, eAudiobooks, eNewspapers, and eMagazines

• Research databases and online homework help sites

• Drop off food and toiletries...Sister Carmen collection bin

• Request a grab bag...librarian-selected resources

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