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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 16h

We don't talk about sales much, but Hoopla Bonus Borrows are the closest we get! The last 7 days of each month, Hoopla puts out Bonus Borrows, items you can check out that don't count against your monthly checkouts! Act now? Is that what salespeople say? www.hoopladigital.com/collection/3...

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Spokescat Lexi here: I've been saving this pic for about a YEAR so that the fall leaves would be appropriate! Here I am! And it turns out, I get to tell you about something big: Mead Library's Grand Opening, coming up Saturday October 3rd, 10 to noon, at 13815 Chaparral St. in Mead.

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coming up in a couple weeks, a MAMMOTH Discovery from Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve. Presenter Cameron Randolph explains the history and ongoing work with the mammoth fossils discovered right in our own backyard. Erie Library, Mon. Oct. 12 highplains.libcal.com/event/17242358

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Spokescat Gandalf here: Big, important announcement about Libby! Within the next week or so, Libby will start asking you to log in with a PIN as well as your library card number. No biggie, this should be the same PIN that you use to log in to your library account. My PIN is an easy one for cats

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Some will say we overdid it on the confetti for Mead's grand opening coming up a week from today. Those who say that will come to see how many of you show up, though, and they will discover there's like one piece of confetti for every TEN people who come to the event! Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 to noon

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Spokescat Woody here: Please allow my floofy tummy to grab your attention and remind you to apply to be a member of HPLD's Board of Trustees. Application closes at 5 PM today (Friday the 25th), so get on it!

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Can I get you a warmup on that coffee, hon?" Is there anything better than Bonus coffee? And maybe the Bonus of finally being recognized as a regular, finally earning that "hon" you've heard used on other diners, but never towards you? Bonuses are great, which is why you need to

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Okay. A shake of sprinkles as a bookmark? That's just chaos. PLEASE sign up for Erie Community Library's 6th Annual Bookmark Contest. Let's stop this confections-as-bookmarks before it goes any further. highplains.libcal.com/event/16473691

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

FRIDAY NIGHT, Stephen Graham Jones will be at Eaton Library speaking, answering questions, and signing books! This is a must-do, must-see, must-attend event with one of the biggest authors working in horror today! Registration is required, so don't delay! highplains.libcal.com/event/17458218

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

YES!fest is TOMORROW! Which is SATURDAY! Be there, LINC, 10 AM to 3 PM! 100% free, 100% fun, 100% YES! www.mylibrary.us/yesfest

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

All September long, you can check out the ebook, the audiobook, or BOTH for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Hoopla as a Bonus Borrow, meaning it doesn't count against your monthly checkouts. Geez, when they came up with this promo,

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In just a couple weeks, Riverside Library invites you all to achieve your childhood, sandbox, construction/destruction dreams and Touch A Truck! Tues. Sep. 29, 10 to Noon highplains.libcal.com/event/17105653

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Are you sending us a message with this bookmark? Come into Erie Community Library, pick up an entry form for the 6th Annual Bookmark Contest! You've got until September 27th to enter. Otherwise, I guess crushed cans will have to do for another year. highplains.libcal.com/event/16473691

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Mondays are a bummer, but TODAY isn't so bad because we're only a few days away from YES!fest! And every year, we get the same question: Is YES!fest free? Yes, 100%. Cost-free, you don't need to bring your money! In fact, throw your wallet in the fireplace, you'll never need it again! Er, as long

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Are the typos hear and their in this post bothering you? Are words like paints I'm splashing carelessly over the canvasse? If so, you might want to come on by A Room Of Your Own: Teen Writing Workshop! Not two judge, to paint the way you sea fit! highplains.libcal.com/event/17171836

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Author Visit Ahoy! Explore Colorado wildlife through the seasons from the perspective of an adorable gondola with local author Kelly Phares-Zook, who will read her book and follow it up with some wildlife activities for the kiddos! Erie, Fri. Sept. 25th. highplains.libcal.com/event/17279794

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When it comes to saving for college, throw out the cutesy piggy bank and get something modeled on a more robust swine, an absolute unit. AND come learn a bit about saving for college at our free info session at Farr Library, Saturday Sept. 26. highplains.libcal.com/event/16548953

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Town of Firestone Art and Music Show is coming up in a couple weeks, and Carbon Valley Regional Library is proud/thrilled/pumped/JAZZED/honored/excited to host local legends D-City Junction Friday, Sept. 25, 6-8 PM. Free art, free music! Oh, and the books will ALSO be free of charge at this time :)

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A loaded barbell is not an IDEAL bookmark. But there's a fix: Design your ideal bookmark in Erie Community Library's 6th Annual Bookmark Contest! highplains.libcal.com/event/16473691

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In this interview with the incredible Dr. Kafui Dzirasa, PhD, MD, tells us how his start in science came when he watched a certain movie as a kid. A movie about an Empire Striking Back... youtu.be/0DD6u8nK4wE?... Which just happens to be the theme if this year's YES!fest! www.mylibrary.us/yesfest

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Is the Secret to Treating Schizophrenia in... Engineering?

Most of the medicines we have for treating mental illness adjust the level of brain chemicals like serotonin and dopamine. But that doesn't work for everyone. So Duke researcher Kafui Dzirasa, who…

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hatching soon at a library near you! No, not a cute ad campaign where we're putting images of new books inside of eggs (although that's a good idea, someone write that down). Centennial Park is back in the business of incubating eggs, and business is BOOMING!

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Do you have strong opinions on pens? Do you love the simplicity of a nice Bic Cristal but hate the smell of the ink? If so, good chance you're the kind of person who should be at A Room of Your Own: Teen Writing Club. Mon. Sept. 21 at Centennial Park highplains.libcal.com/event/17171836

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Okay, message received, you all need some good bookmarks. Lucky for you that our 6th Annual Erie Community Library Bookmark Contest has begun! Stop by between Sept. 7 and 27th to pick up your entry form! highplains.libcal.com/event/16473691

dog man book with slice of pizza used as bookmark

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Spokescat Cain here: Sadly, libraries will be closed today. But the good news is that leaves you more time to perhaps cuddle someone? Someone of the kitty persuasion? Who's waiting patiently on a reddish chair?

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Fire up those Copyright-Safe Laserswords! Break out your ships named after birds of prey and the the time period lasting 1000 years! It's YES!fest's big return, and this time, it's themed as a cosmos-crossing conflict! You know the one ;) Sat. Sept 19th, LINC! www.mylibrary.us/yesfest

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Write Stuff, a fiction writing workshop for kids, comes to you every month at Centennial Park Library! highplains.libcal.com/event/17330158

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In just over two weeks YES!fest returns with: NO!fest Strikes Back! Saturday, Sept. 19 All the science, tech, math, engineering, biology, ALL THE THINGS you've come to know and expect from YES!fest return with a vengeance! www.mylibrary.us/yesfest

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Coming up: Wills and Powers of Attorney. Power of Attorneys? Powers ofs Attorneys? See, this is why we have experts from Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center and Weld County Legal Services coming in to help you out with these super important documents! highplains.libcal.com/event/17306771

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We don't like to brag (too much), so we'll let American Libraries Magazine do it for us! They recently featured a library you've perhaps heard of, Centennial Park, and a couple of HPLD staff members who made summer extra fun for the kiddos once again! americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/06/01/t...

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's back to school, which means it's also back to WIZARDING school. And to celebrate, this month, Hoopla is giving every borrower access to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for free! I mean, it's always free, but this month,

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We had SO MANY of you reading this summer, and we have to say a big thanks to HPLD Friends & Foundation! Without their support, we couldn't make summer reading as summery and reading-y as it's been the last several years. YOU can help Friends & Foundation make next summer even better! Even more

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Starting Wednesday, Sketch Club at Carbon Valley Regional Library! Draw, paint, doodle, enter contests, try out some new exercises, and, dare we say, have fun while doing it? Oh, we dare. We daresay bigtime. highplains.libcal.com/event/15734706

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Learn negative space embroidery, and make monograms for yourself, your loved ones, both, whoever! It might seem a little early to think about gifting season...but isn't that what you ALWAYS say to yourself? "This year, I'll get it done early."

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Teens, were you jealous of the Adults only D&D one-shot? We thought you might be, so we've got a teen version coming up! Play D&D in a contained, one-off way that is just as much fun but without filling your calendar for months on end! highplains.libcal.com/event/16422625

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

School's in session, and Carbon Valley is bringing some new Library 101 classes! If you never learned how to use the catalog, how to find stuff on the shelves, how to sign up for events, this is for you. Judgment-free, simple. highplains.libcal.com/event/17216435

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Coming Up at LINC: The Greeley Chronicles. Learn about Greeley's past to better understand its future. That's a much nicer way of saying, "Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it," specifically the Greeley past of the closing of JB's. highplains.libcal.com/event/16846462

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

TFW you reach into your jacket for the first time this season and find a couple bucks you left in the pocket. Bonuses are always great, and the last 7 days of the month, Hoopla brings you Bonus Borrows, items you can check out without using your monthly checkouts, or, even if you've already

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you identify this animal as "mountain squirrel with a cute lil face," you're not wrong, but you would learn a thing or two at Kevin Cook: Creatures You Never Knew Live in Colorado, a series of nature/wildlife talks beginning at Farr Library in September. highplains.libcal.com/event/15631354

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Everyone considers it a life-affirming experience when you get a Twix from a vending machine and a second BONUS Twix falls, right?! That's 2 Twix, which is 4 Twix!

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Centennial Park Library is hosting a couple events centered on Alzheimer's. Warning signs, how it affects people, and how it's different from typical aging. I know, not the most fun to talk about, but a great learning opportunity for anyone who might need it. highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

HPLD Friends & Foundation really is the heartbeat at the center of your libraries. By funding things like Summer Reading, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, and YES!fest, Friends & Foundation helps us keep some of our most important services rockin!

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Well, it was A TIME with the one and only @dannytrejo.bsky.social just over a week ago. He shared some laughs, some serious stuff, and made it a memorable couple of days for a whole lot of people. Seeing all your smiling faces, that's why we do what we do. That's what it's all about.

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Beyond the Classroom returns! What can you learn when you go beyond the classroom? What will you make? What will you do? What will you BE!? Mondays at 3 PM, starting Sept. 4, Centennial Park

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

THE HPLD STAMP RALLY BEGINS TODAY! Stop in at any branch library and pick up your passport. Then, collect all the stamps! Celebrate HPLD's 40th birthday with a visit to each of our branches for a stamp, plus a couple bonus stamps to keep things spicy! Details: www.mylibrary.us/stamp/

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We'll be closed Monday, Sept. 7, but you can still stream and download content to your heart's content! Ugh, what a hideous sentence, using "content" and "content" that way. I really apologize for that one. www.mylibrary.us/stream

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Parenting doesn't come with a manual. Right? You all didn't get instructions they forgot to give me, did you? DID YOU!? Assuming the lack of manual wasn't an error, Erie Community Library is bringing you a new PEN Parenting Book Group

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Author Event Incoming! Science fiction author and professional editor Lyndsie Clark brings an evening of storytelling and conversation to Carbon Valley Regional Library. Seats are limited, grab yours: highplains.libcal.com/event/17267055

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Managing your college loans can feel like scrambling to hold onto a couple bucks while the loan company comes at you with a superpowered vacuum surgically implanted into each arm! Learn some strategies for minimizing challenging debt! Wed. 9/16 at LINC: highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Looking for a volunteer gig that combines the fun of mini golf in the stacks with the good vibes that come with funding great library services like 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, Summer Reading, and lots more? Who said "No"?

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High Plains Library District @myhpld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Design a mini skateboard! I'm used to coming up with cute things to say to entice you to come to stuff, but can I say that sounds more fun than designing your own mini skateboard? Nothing. It's not possible. I'm only human. highplains.libcal.com/event/16730978

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