The weather is hot, and...what's that sound? Do my ears detect the distinct sound of a giant tent being set up and historical reenactors warming up their voices? Yes, that's EXACTLY what's happening. It's Chautauqua season! highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

New Podcast Episode! Featuring some books you've definitely heard of, some you probably haven't, and some in between. That you've half-heard of? on.soundcloud.com/nKUGyUE5rJ1F...

A booklist that features science-fiction...maybe. A booklist that features science-fiction, including several robots? Sold. www.mylibrary.us/news/2026/06...

I have a question for book people, and, well, you all seem like the people to ask. It's become my life goal to visit a bookstore and purchase a book in every state in the U.S. If you haven't visited a bookstore on vacation, try it! They're fun, and they're often located next to other cool stuff.

When's the last time a text made you break into a big smile? If you can't remember, maybe it's because you haven't gotten a text from your library letting you know your holds are in. www.mylibrary.us/text

Mark Hoppus, 54, dropped a memoir that prompted the creation of a book list of Rocker Memoirs. What's my age again indeed... www.mylibrary.us/news/2026/06...

HPLD Libraries will be closed today, July 4th, but that doesn't mean there can't be sparks flying, fireworks, and ALL the excitements of smallish explosions accessed through ebooks! Eh? Books!? Oh, forget it. We can compete for attention most days, but today we just have to admit temporary defeat.

Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? NOT FARR REGIONAL LIBRARY! Farr is getting in on the partnership with D6 and providing free lunches to kids every Wednesday for the rest of July, 11-Noon! bit.ly/hpldlunch

Calling all Red Jaguars, Blue Barracudas, Green Monkeys, Orange Iguanas, Purple Parrots, and Silver Snakes! It's time for HPLD's version of the awesome gameshow with our Legends of the Hidden Library! Lots of dates, lots of locations! bit.ly/hpldlegend

Foam parties are BACK! Lots of dates, lots of locations, TONS of foam! highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

Coming up Friday at Farr Regional Library: Signs & Stories: an interactive storytime where families will learn American Sign Language (ASL) signs through stories, songs, and rhymes. Fri. July 3, 1:30 PM.

Danny Trejo tickets are now available! Don't miss your chance to meet Machete himself! www.mylibrary.us/trejo

Spokescat Polka Dot here: Want to know the book EVERYONE is reading right now? It's Yesteryear, the story of a trad wife influencer who ends up transported back in time to the 1800s. EVERYONE is reading it. Are you? hpld.na4.iiivega.com/search/card?...

Danny Trejo tickets are available TOMORROW at 7 AM! Tickets for the Q&A are free, Meet & Greet tickets are $30 bucks for groups of up to 5. Set you alarms, people. www.mylibrary.us/trejo

Thanks to everyone who came out to HPLD Library & Archive's Grand Opening! It was great to see you all today, and I'm sure we'll see everyone who couldn't be there today pretty soon!

HPLD Libraries will be closed on the 4th so we can use our great shushing powers in various neighborhoods throughout the area, but we'll be open the 3rd, the 5th, the 6th and also all other days in July except for the 4th.

Just a couple low-spoilers views inside the new HPLD Library & Archive, which is opening, GRAND opening, Sat. June 27, 2-5 PM, 2650 W. 29th St. in Greeley.

So you bought the $240 dollar Howard the Duck statue, and a family meeting has been declared, specifically a family meeting to discuss the family budget and how it's not in the family budget to buy $240 dollar statues of duckman detectives.

Spokescat Jem Here: I hear the book Theo of Golden is really tearing up holds lists, 288 holds on 44 copies at HPLD right now. Probably best to get on that list today, then just forget about it until the magical day it arrives for you. hpld.na4.iiivega.com/search/card?...

Spokescat Gizmo here: I know that these summer days, the best thing you can do is sit by the cool air vent. But, c'mon, get out there on Saturday, be at the opening of the HPLD Library & Archive! Sat. June 27, 2-5 PM, 2650 W. 29th St. in Greeley.

We've got a BIG ribbon cutting Saturday? Message received. Grand Opening of the HPLD Library & Archive! Sat. June 27, 2-5 PM, 2650 W. 29th St. in Greeley.

Our catalog has been running slowly today, even going down completely at times. Our IT department is working on it! Until then, sorry about the slowness.

Hopefully you've been able to get your free lunches through our partnership with D6 this month! Heads-up, the program is taking a quick break next week, June 29 through July 4, but we'll be back with tasty, free lunches for kids age 1 to 18 starting Monday, July 6!

Have you heard/read the news(letter)? Because Danny Trejo is coming to HPLD. There's more in there as well, but Danny Trejo is coming to HPLD. Danny. Trejo. www.mylibrary.us/newsletter

One week from today is the Grand Opening of the HPLD Library & Archive! Maybe le Grande Opening? Gránde Öpening? Now I've gone too far. Sat. June 27, 2-5 PM, 2650 W. 29th St. in Greeley.

When's the last time you read a novelization of a movie? When's the last time you read a novelization of a movie written almost 40 years after the movie came out!?

Unearth your pencils (does anyone else remember Yikes! pencils?) and unearth your story at one of our upcoming writing workshops. Lots of dates, locations, and age ranges. bit.ly/4388mvm

Do you have someone in your life who swears they'll never cry during a movie? If so, just pop this one in, say you heard that it's pretty good, and this will forever be remembered as the summer you DESTROYED your stoic-est friend. bit.ly/3RORLui

Any experienced library worker recognizes that "Just got a text that my holds are in" face. Get texts, get your stuff! www.mylibrary.us/text

What is botanical horror? No, it's not the term I used when I was 5 and my mom dragged me to the Denver Botanic Gardens (I now love it!). It's a whole genre of horror with lots of greenery and pretty flowers and MAYHEM! www.mylibrary.us/news/2026/05...

Task: Sign up for Summer Reading and finish the challenge. Your time started in May, but for the sake of the format, let's say your time starts now. www.mylibrary.us/sra

We have summer reading going (mylibrary.us/sra), and we also have 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, 1000 Books Before Graduation, and ARO for adults. So...which one do you sign up for? Yes. All. All for which you are eligible. It's Double Dip Summer! Count the same reading for TWO challenges! Why not?

Let's Dance! Melissa Jacobson with On Pointe Dance guides you through the musical history of the dance genres of Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Swing, and Hip Hop through self-expression at Centennial Park Library, Friday June 26, 3 PM

We've been having some trouble doing some searches in our new catalog. How about you? We have a few tips that'll help! You can watch the video (youtu.be/d4co-Uiinro), or, here they are in plan text:

Spokescats Scout and Jem here: Yes, we're named after the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Yes, if you've never read it, now you have another reason to do so. Better get to it. What if you ran into us and didn't know the background on our names? How embarrassing for you! bit.ly/4uiWORc

Our Kids Eat Free Programs are EXPANDING! More days of the week, more chances to get a free lunch! Starting Monday the 15th, we'll have free lunches for kids (up to 18) at: Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd Ave, Greeley, CO 80634, Monday through Thursday, 11:30 - 1 LINC Library Innovation Center

Anybody using Letterboxd to track movies and hear about what's new? Because your library is over there! Be our friend. Please. We're desperate. So cold, so alone... letterboxd.com/hpld/

Spokescat Lacee here: I was all set to scream at you for not signing up for Summer Reading, but it looks like over 3,000 of you have already done it, so...that's pretty good, and instead I'll just give you this knowing stare that means, "Well done, hoomans. Well done."

Tired of reheating Heated Rivalry? What if someone, or SOME LIBRARY, had a list of fresh readalikes for you!? www.mylibrary.us/news/2026/06...

HPLD is growing! The newest library, HPLD Library & Archive, will open its doors for the first time on Saturday, June 27th! Be there, 2-5 pm, 2650 W. 29th St in Greeley (right behind the admin building). Will there be heavy snacks? NO. Will there be light snacks? You betcha.

If this ARO tracking card looks familiar to you, we need your help! A 2-minute survey will help keep the program rolling, dare we say that it may even improve it? Yes. We dare say that. www.mylibrary.us/arosurvey

I used gummi snacks for this because I'm told you don't all love looking at pictures of the regular kind of worms, the kind you'll find at our Intro to Vermicomposting events where you'll earn how worms help organic material decompose into rich soil for plants! highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

Why do they DO that?! Maybe you'll learn a little bit about animals and YOURSELF at our Wild Senses events where The Denver Museum of Nature and Science transforms our library into a natural wonderland ready to be explored.

THE ONLY DATA CENTERS WE NEED TO BUILD ARE LIBRARIES!!! SHIRT AVALABLE AT dashare.zone ALONG WITH TANK TOP'S, HOODYS ETC - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

Step into character and investigate a fundraiser gone wrong. Follow the clues, uncover hidden stories, and solve the mystery at one of our Culinary Mystery events! highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

Hey, your holds are in! Swing by and pick them up on the way home! Geez, good thing you signed up for text notifications, otherwise you would've had to make a separate trip! www.mylibrary.us/text

Tired of bug bites? Maybe it's time to bite back! At one of our bug bites events, you'll learn about edible bugs, and you'll even get the chance to sample a bug! highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

Libraries...IN SPAAAAAACE! Sort of. Fiske Planetarium is bringing their amazing MiniDome to HPLD branches! Lots of branches, lots of available times! highplains.libcal.com/calendar/hpl...

Yeah, you know you want to belt out a song or two IN THE LIBRARY. bit.ly/stacksing

Singing in the Stacks karaoke is BACK! This is your chance to clarify a few things: That train, is it...crazy? That rainbow...is it in the dark? School...in or out for summer? If I were to spot a waterfall...chase it? bit.ly/stacksing