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Make a lasting impact by getting involved with the Boulder Library Foundation.
BE A DIFFERENCE-MAKER
Make a lasting impact by getting involved with the Boulder Library Foundation.
Make innovation happen.
We know you love this community as much as we do, and you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and help bring fresh ideas to life.
We have great news for you: Getting involved with the Boulder Library Foundation means you’ll be connected to passionate, forward-thinking people who care about the same things you do!
Volunteer With Us
We’re putting the finishing touches on some dynamic volunteer opportunities, and we’ll post them here soon. In the meantime, drop us a line to let us know you’re interested in sharing your time with us. (We can’t wait to talk to you!)
Featured Events
Build a Better Book: Stories for Your Senses
December 6, 2019 – February 2, 2020, Canyon Gallery The University of Colorado Boulder’s Build a Better Book project works with library makerspaces (including BLDG 61) to engage youth in the design and fabrication of more inclusive media, including picture books and games for children who are blind or visually impaired. This exhibition features art created through the project, along with the tactile artwork of Ann Cunningham, Colorado artist and art educator at the Colorado ...
3rd Tuesday Lunchtime Concert Series
The Boulder Brass has been thrilling audiences throughout the United States for more than two decades and continues to be lauded for virtuosity and brilliance, and engaging programming....
Concert Series Presents: Annual Holiday Harps
Join Margot Krimmel's Harp Studio for this beautiful holiday harp program. Saturday, December 7, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm in the Canyon Theater...
Design Trail
October 8 – December 15, 2019 Arapahoe Ramp, Main Library. Boulder-based artist Parisa Tashakori’s exhibition shares posters that she has designed for different events and pieces of artistic embroidery. Her work reminds us the importance of using hands-on skills for design. Tashakori also has designed an interactive station and invites visitors to play with Persian letters and enjoy the poetic visual sense of the Persian alphabet....
Midday Music Meditation @ Meadows
Take a quiet and relaxation-filled pause in your day to immerse yourself in a soothing improvised soundscape featuring instruments such as the Turkish Oud, cello, zils, didgeridoo, auto-harp, flutes, and more. Midday Music occurs every 4th Monday of the month at Meadows....
Midday Music Meditation @ Main
Take a pause in your day to immerse yourself in an improvised soundscape featuring instruments such as the Turkish Oud, cello, zils, didgeridoo, auto-harp, flutes, and more. Midday Music occurs every 2nd Wednesday of the month at Main....
Midday Music Meditation @ Main
Take a pause in your day to immerse yourself in an improvised soundscape featuring instruments such ...
Midday Music Meditation @ Meadows
Take a quiet and relaxation-filled pause in your day to immerse yourself in a sooth...
Design Trail
October 8 – December 15, 2019 Arapahoe Ramp, Main Library. Boulder-based artist P...
Concert Series Presents: Annual Holiday Harps
Join Margot Krimmel's Harp Studio for this beautiful holiday harp program. Saturday, December 7, 201...
3rd Tuesday Lunchtime Concert Series
The Boulder Brass has been thrilling audiences throughout the United States for more than two decade...
Build a Better Book: Stories for Your Senses
December 6, 2019 – February 2, 2020, Canyon Gallery The University of Colorado Bo...
Our Blog
A Letter from Library Director David Farnan – Thank you for your unwavering support!
The Boulder Library Foundation has given so much to Boulder Public Library – and, in turn, our community – over the ...
Daily Camera OpEd: North Boulder Library a key priority
Incorporated in 1974, the foundation was formed as a way for people to directly support the library and its programs —...
The Future of the Library
Moving past attendance, the library enjoys substantial volunteer support. Last year mo...
The Disappearing Salad Bowl
On a day when the temperature hit triple digits outside, the Bee Chicas and their class were staying cool in the library...
A New Look. The Same Mission.
First, we can’t thank the residents of Boulder enough for their support of our Boulder Public Library. Since 1974 we h...
RL Stine Comes to the Library
It’s not every day that the Boulder Public Library gets a visit from an author who has sold over 400 million books, bu...
The New NoBo Library Branch
When some communities are seeing Libraries close their branches, the Boulder voters voted on a new Library branch gettin...
In the Cards: Magic@Main
On the first Wednesday of every month in the teen space, tucked away in a quiet corner of the 2nd floor of the main Libr...
A Letter from Library Director David Farnan – Thank you for your unwavering support!
The Boulder Library Foundation has given so much to Boulder Public Library – and, in turn, our community – over the ...
Daily Camera OpEd: North Boulder Library a key priority
Incorporated in 1974, the foundation was formed as a way for people to directly support the library and its programs —...
The Future of the Library
Moving past attendance, the library enjoys substantial volunteer support. Last year mo...
The Disappearing Salad Bowl
On a day when the temperature hit triple digits outside, the Bee Chicas and their class were staying cool in the library...
A New Look. The Same Mission.
First, we can’t thank the residents of Boulder enough for their support of our Boulder Public Library. Since 1974 we h...
RL Stine Comes to the Library
It’s not every day that the Boulder Public Library gets a visit from an author who has sold over 400 million books, bu...
The New NoBo Library Branch
When some communities are seeing Libraries close their branches, the Boulder voters voted on a new Library branch gettin...
In the Cards: Magic@Main
On the first Wednesday of every month in the teen space, tucked away in a quiet corner of the 2nd floor of the main Libr...
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