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Read in Ned: Introducing the Playaway Launchpad

Michael Sivcovich. Nederland. Storytime is a place where I both get to exercise some of the things I’ve learned as a teacher and get in my weekly dose of “hilarious things kids do and say.” One of the things I’ve noticed lately, especially with the youngest group (0-2 years old), is their fascination with the books themselves. It should come... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Elektra Greer, Nederland.  Happy New Year! Have you heard? Robots are coming; augmented reality has arrived, and Alexa can read your child a bedtime story. So, who needs a library anyway? Turns out, we all do! Self-driving, voice-activated, bitcoin-funded cars may be the exciting future of pizza delivery, but 2018 showed us the world still needs and loves its public libraries! The... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: Tales for a Winter’s Night

Elektra Greer, Nederland.  Though the Holy Days and Holidays we celebrate this season may differ, the yearning for communal light at the peak of winter darkness is nearly universal. Whether candles, a yule log, or twinkling icicle LEDs, we are all looking for ways to light up the dark. Recently, on a late night bus trip down the canyon, I noticed the... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: The Elite Charade of Changing the World

Roberta Brown-Jones, Nederland.   “Generosity is not a substitute for justice.” I’m always interested in reading different theories about how to cure our social ills, so when I spotted former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas’s book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, on NCL’s new non-fiction shelf, I eagerly grabbed it. Winners Take All is a thought-provoking... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: Butterbeer, Bounty and the Beauty of Cake

Elektra Greer, Nederland.   As our squirrel friends revel in the bounty of pumpkin-littered porches, and a season of feasting before slumber is upon us, don’t forget the cornucopia of delights at Nederland Community Library! There’s nothing like a chill in the air to make our reading room extra cozy. When was the last time you indulged in an hour of magazine browsing?... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: Digital Housecleaning

Tom Lambrecht, Nederland.   Hi, faithful reader, long time, no write and as far as book reviews, scarcely any time for idleness like reading. Rather, as the days shorten and grow colder, the Nederland Community Library staff and management are engrossed in battening down the hatches. In addition to the mundane things like ensuring snow gets removed, one of the tasks underway... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: Sorry, Not Sorry

Michael Sivcovich, Nederland.  I think one of the biggest goals every parent has is to raise children who are compassionate, empathetic and polite. And why not? Don’t we all benefit from befriending people who are kind? While we all have this goal, almost every parent has run into some difficulty imparting these lessons to their children. I have two boys, so trust... READ MORE >

Wildfire: On the Line with Station 8 at Ned Library

Tom Lambrecht, Nederland.  Heather Hansen will appear at the Nederland Community Center, 750 Highway 72, Nederland, CO 80466 on Saturday, August 11, 2018, from 10 a.m. to Noon, courtesy of the Nederland Community Library.   The Nederland Community Library is pleased to present Heather Hansen, journalist and author, who will talk about her experiences in writing Wildfire: On the Line... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: On to New Frontiers

Roberta Brown-Jones, Nederland.    This will be my last Read in Ned column as I’ll be leaving the library at the end of May. Since one of my reasons for leaving is to have more freedom to indulge in my wanderlust, I thought it appropriate to encourage everyone to take advantage of the great travel resources available through NCL’s print collection... READ MORE >

Read in Ned: Avoid the Summer Slide

Michael Sivcovich, Nederland.  Woot! Summer vacation is upon us and it’s almost officially time for students to forget everything they learned last year and focus on more important things like Xbox and the awesome new movies I just stocked the juvenile section with!   “Ha, ha, Mike. Not funny, quit joking.”   Wish that I could, but unfortunately, there is... READ MORE >