BOULDER LIBRARY FOUNDATION BLOG
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January Newsletter: 2026 Boulder Library Gala, Book club competition, 2025 highlights & more
We announce tables on sale for our Sept. 17 gala with #1 best-selling author in the U.S; We encourage you to register for our debut book club competition; We share highlights and give thanks for an amazing 2025; We spotlight Carnegie events kicking off our nation’s 250th birthday; We invite you to explore a new musical children’s ramp at Main; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed
December Newsletter: Carnegie Endowment, 2025’s popular titles, Book club competition & more
We announce a new endowment supporting the Carnegie archives; We remind you to complete your year-end gift by tomorrow; We share our library’s most popular titles of 2025; We preview a new book club competition; We ask you to save the date for our rescheduled first donor coffee; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed
November Newsletter: $15K match for CO Gives Day & so much more
We announce a $15K matching challenge for CO Gives Day; A new donor shares excitement for the new Gunbarrel Library; We promote a new series of coffee and conversations for our donors; We encourage participation in the library’s food drive; We celebrate a well-received Maker-in-Residence program we sponsored; We invite you to our Kwanzaa celebration ; We introduce new library swag; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed
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Early Giving is Open for Colorado Gives Day!
October Newsletter: A new branch, new talks, fresh concerts & a fun grant
We celebrate the new Gunbarrel Library’s grand opening; We launch a new “Check It Out” quarterly coffee series; We invite you to the inaugural La Camera Concert Series; We take you on a ride with the library’s Book Bike; We announce a grant from Carnegie, for Carnegie; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed
Gunbarrel Library opening & Shelby Van Pelt’s interview
Your new Gunbarrel Library is finally here! Also tomorrow, tune in to KGNU 88.5 at 9am and listen to the recording of Radio Book Club’s live on-stage interview at our recent gala with author Shelby Van Pelt.
September Newsletter
We appreciate our library’s exceptional staff; We celebrate a wildly fun and successful gala; We mark the passing of our founder, Doris Hass; We invite you to participate in DAF day; We toast Books and Brews; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed
August Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter: We consider the case for a little flash; We announce more tickets just released for our Sept. 18 Boulder Library Gala; We anticipate next Tuesday’s Canyon Theater author talk with David Baron; We celebrate the reasons Joel Koenig gives monthly; We promote the Jaipur Literature Festival, Sept. 13-14; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed
July Newsletter: Remembering Boulder slam poet Andrea Gibson; Join us at the Gala & More
We remember Colorado Poet Laureate and Boulder library patron Andrea Gibson; We thank our donors for a successful Summer of Support campaign; We promote the upcoming Boulder Library Gala; We announce two new board members and a new foundation staff member; We preview an upcoming author talk we’re sponsoring with David Baron; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed
June Newsletter: Join the Summer of Support Campaign, NoBo’s new playground and more
We report on our foundation’s recent adventure in San Diego; We announce our Summer of Support campaign; We promote the Boulder Library Gala; We celebrate the NoBo Library’s playground completion; We anticipate a new DIY Studio coming to Studio24 in NoBo; We catch you up on all the library news you may have missed.











