Shelf life: Events include a reading with Mrs. Claus to authors discussing topics of viral masculinity and 'soulbriety'
Dec. 16—Here are local author and book events from Dec. 16 through Jan. 19.
—Mrs. Claus will read "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," by Clement C. Moore from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday at The Read Queen Book Store. Mrs. Claus will be accepting donations of new books to distribute to Sister Carmen Community Center; thereadqueen.com.
—Illustrator Heather Brockman Lee will read "A Poem Grows Inside You," by Katey Howes at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop; free-$23; twjbookshop.com.
—Betty LaVelle and Gini Rifkin will sign their books at noon Saturday at Used Book Emporium; usedbookemporium.net.
—Banned Books Club will discuss a non-fiction book from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday at the George Reynolds Branch of the Boulder Public Library; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
—First Thursdays Book Group will discuss its January book "Carnival of Snackery: Diaries," by David Sedaris at 2 p.m. Jan. 5 at Longmont Public Library; longmontcolorado.gov.
—The Great Ideas Reading Group will discuss "Great Books of the Western World, Vol. 2," at 3 p.m. Jan. 5 at Longmont Public Library; longmontcolorado.gov.
—Kelly Weber will launch the debut queer poetry collection, "We Are Changed to Deer at the Broken Place" at 6 p.m. Jan. 7 at Trident Booksellers and Café; tridentcafe.com.
—The Diversity Book Club will discuss "They Called Us Enemy," by George Takei from 2-3 p.m. Jan. 10 at the George Reynolds Branch of the Boulder Public Library; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
—Book Queeries will discuss "Hell Followed Us," by Andrew Joseph White at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Out Boulder County. A free copy of the book will be provided while supplies last; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
—Zeona McIntyre will speak about and sign "30-Day Stay: A Real Estate Investor's Guide to Mastering the Medium-Term Rental" at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—Elisa Hallerman will speak about and sign "Soulbriety: A Plan to Heal Your Trauma, Overcome Addiction, and Reconnect with Your Soul" at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—STEAM Book Club will discuss "Maya and the Root," by Eve L. Ewing at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 14 at the Meadows Branch of the Boulder Public Library; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
—Jason Dennen will discuss "8 Days Till Sunrise" at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at Inkberry Books; inkberrybooks.com.
—Maureen Johnson will speak about and sign "Nine Liars" at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
—Karen Lee Ashcraft will speak about and sign "Wronged and Dangerous: Viral Masculinity and the Populist Pandemic" at 6:30 p.m. Jan 19 at Boulder Bookstore; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
Public libraries
Boulder Public Library has four local branches: Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.; Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road; George Reynolds, 3595 Table Mesa Drive and NoBo Corner Library, 4600 Broadway; 303-441-3100; boulderlibrary.org.
Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, 1125 Pine St., Boulder; open by appointment only; localhistory.boulderlibrary.org.
National Science Digital Library, 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder; nsdl.oercommons.org.
Norlin Library, University of Colorado Boulder, 1720 Pleasant St., Boulder; colorado.edu/libraries.
Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov/library.
Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov/library.
Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., Louisville; louisville-library.org.
Lyons Community Library, 405 Main St., Lyons; lyons.colibraries.org.
Nederland Community Library, 20 Lakeview Drive, Nederland; nederland.colibraries.org.
Book stores
Barbed Wire Books, 504 Main St., Longmont, barbedwirebooks.org, new and used titles
Barnes and Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, barnesandnoble.com, new titles
Beat Book Shop, 1200 Pearl St., Boulder, beatbookshop.com, used and antique titles
Blue Owl Books, 176 CO-119, Nederland, facebook.com/BlueOwlBooks, used titles
The Bookworm, 3175 28th St., Boulder, boulderbookworm.com, used titles
Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; boulderbookstore.net, new titles
Inkberry Books, 7960 Niwot Road, Suite B-3, Niwot, inkberrybooks.com; new and used titles
Juniper Books, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Boulder, juniperbooks.com; hand-assembled new titles
Lighthouse Bookstore, 1201 Pearl St. Mall, Boulder, lighthousebookstoreofboulder.com; metaphysical titles
Little Horse Vintage, 820 Main St., Louisville, littlehorsevintage.com, rare and collectable books
The Read Queen Bookstore and Cafe, 129 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, thereadqueen.com, new and used titles
Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder, tridentcafe.com, new and used titles
Used Book Emporium, 346 Main St., Longmont, usedbookemporium.net, new and used titles
The Wandering Jellyfish, 198 2nd Ave., Niwot, twjbookshop.com, young adult and children's new titles
Interested local authors can submit new books to the Author Spotlight at bit.ly/BoulderCountyAuthors. Book stores can submit book events to features@prairiemountainmedia with "book event" in the subject line.
