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Starting a Business in Jeffco?

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Bethany

If you're thinking of starting your own small business in Jefferson County, you will definitely want to attend our Small Business Basics series of free workshops at the Arvada Library this month. 
 
Starting a Small Business
Jayne Reiter with the Jeffco Business Resource Center will help you understand where and how to register your business and what licenses are required at this free class. Learn the various legal structures available, taxation fundamentals, and funding options for a new business.
6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17

Writing a Business Plan
Follow the first class with this seminar that will introduce the five essential elements of a business plan, including finances, goals and marketing.
6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18

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Joanna, Digital Library

Today's Books and Bites author spotlight shines on Patricia Ann Reid, the author of Sean's Secret Room. In this story, eleven-year-old Sean discovers a secret room in a 100-year-old house in Trinidad, Colorado.  Adventure ensues when he meets a ghost, travels through time, searches for a lost teddy bear, and saves an Aztec Emperor!  Pat calls her book “an illustrated mix of history, mystery, magic, and fantasy! " Wow! doesn't that make you want to read it?

Meet Patricia at the Arvada Library Books and Bites event on September 20th from 6:30 to 8pm!

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Joanna, Digital Library

Today we shine our author spotlight on Judy Kundert! Judy is the author of inspirational stories about travel and nature with a blend of history for women and children. Samantha: the Legend of the Whispering Trees is an inspiring self-discovery experience with the magic and wonder of trees.  It is also an award winning finalist in the children's gift and novelty category by the National Best Books 2009 Awards. Judy lives in Broomfield, Colorado.

Meet Judy at the Arvada Library on September 20th from 6:30 to 8pm.

 

Retirement 101

by: 
Bethany

If you're in the 50+ crowd and plan to retire soon, this series of workshops at the Columbine Library is for you!

  • 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16
    Representatives from Fuel Financial will answer common questions about social security retirement benefits, Medicare Parts A and B, and gaps.
  • 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17
    Get your questions about long-term care and income-planning for life answered.
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Sean, Standley Lake Library

It’s time again to showcase some of the authors who’ll be appearing at the Arvada library’s Books and Bites program on Friday, September 20th, from 6-8:30 pm.

Our first author is Kathy Harris. Kathy lives in the foothills west of Denver in a cabin built during the 1920s. The cabin’s haunted, so it’s lucky she shares the space with her husband, son, and two untrainable golden retriever mixes. Kathy has been a bestselling author on Amazon.com and her book A Good Kind of Knowing earned the top literary award from the National Federation of Press Women for 2013. She has also just released her first children’s ebook, Higgenbloom and the Dancing Grandmas. Learn more about Kathy here.

Readers who enjoy paranormal romance and urban fantasy will want to come see Thea Harrison. Thea is a bestselling author on the New York Times and USA Today’s booklists thanks to her Elder Races series. The first book in the series, Dragon Bound, won the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award for paranormal romance and was named Book of the Year by the Romantic Times Book Review. It was also listed as one of 2011’s Best Romances on Amazon.com. You can visit with Thea at her website.

Dale Lovin, our third author, definitely followed the old advice to “write what you know about.” Dale was an FBI agent for twenty-five years with a focus on violent crime investigation, and those experiences help him make The Mirror in the River a realistic, gripping suspense novel about human trafficking and a former agent caught in the crosshairs of corrupt politicians. This is a book you will not want to put down.

Come by and meet these and other authors at the Arvada library’s Books and Bites program. You can find our previous author spotlights here, here, and here.

Exploring Colorado Wineries

by: 
Bethany

Paula Mitchell, author of Exploring Colorado Wineries: A Guidebook and Journal, will host a special book discussion in the tasting room of Silver Vines Winery at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10. 

Enjoy some of Colorado's best local grapes as she discusses her book and knowledge of wines!

The event is free and open to all! 

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Chandra, Belmar Library

Our new makerspace is famous! Check out this blog post about what's going on at MakeSomething, the makerspace at the Belmar Library. And then sign up for the next workshop, where you can create a bike light. Click here to see all the upcoming MakeSomething events and register soon for the next workshop, as it will fill up fast. 

Wheat Ridge Reads Presents Mark Obmascik

by: 
Bethany

Wheat Ridge Reads, a citywide book club, is featuring the book Halfway to Heaven: My White-knuckled — and Knuckleheaded — Quest for the Rocky Mountain High, by local author Mark Obmascik.

Jefferson County Public Library and the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission invite you to meet Obmascik in person and share in his rollicking, witty, sometimes harrowing, often poignant account of scaling all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains.

Wheat Ridge Recreation Center
Sept. 10, 6 p.m. and Sept. 14, 9 a.m.

Wheat Ridge Library
Sept. 19, 9 a.m.

by: 
Joanna, Digital Library

Our author spotlight today is on Caroline Carroll: not only the author of several books but also a JCPL staff member! She has co-authored twelve children's books with her husband Michael, including I Love God's Green Earth. Here's what Caroline had to say about this book:

"This book is perfect for kids who love God's Earth and want to take care of it. Each devotion focuses on what Scripture says about God's creation and how kids can be good stewards of this Earth. As they learn how to care for creation, they will also learn more about God and how to nurture their relationship with Him. Inside they'll find fun facts, jokes, Scripture lessons, activities...all designed to help kids learn how to take care of Gods Green Earth."

Come on out and talk to Caroline about all of her books at Books and Bites on September 20th 6 to 8:30 pm at the Arvada Library!

 

2013 One Book. 1 Golden. Events

by: 
Bethany

Events for the 2013 One Book. 1 Golden. program begin this month, kicking off with a book discussion group featuring this year’s selection, Benediction by Kent Haruf. We will also be featuring a panel discussion on "turning the other cheek" with local faith leaders and a photo contest designed to showcase what makes Golden so special.  

The program culminates with a reading a book signing with Kent Haruf! 

Get the details now, so you don't miss the fun!

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