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March 2025

Your Library is getting spruced up!

Even libraries need a spring refresh! This April, we're rolling out the new carpet (literally) and breaking out the paint brushes to give your library space some TLC. After serving our community since 2006 with the same carpet and paint, it's time for a little freshening up.

The temporary closure will begin on March 31 and is expected to last approximately 4–5 weeks. A specific reopening date will be announced later. Head over to the Library website to learn more and find out what services will be available during the closure.

Basketball court mural submissions due March 11 

The City of Louisville is seeking an artist or team of artists to design and install a mural on the Cottonwood Park Basketball Half Court. We're looking for designs that are creative, eye-catching, and vibrant, and which evoke the fun and energy that comes with playing sports and being active with your community outdoors. Entries are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11.

Available now: 2025 Resource Central programs

Tired of caring for your thirsty lawn? The City of Louisville has partnered with Resource Central to make water conservation so simple you don’t even realize you’re doing it. Resource Central programs provide you with the resources, tools, and knowledge you need, making it easy to save water, reduce your bill, and create a vibrant, waterwise yard.

Learn about your watershed: Boulder St. Vrain Watershed

Our watershed is home to over 300,000 residents who depend on it for drinking water, recreation, and more. A watershed is an area of land where all streams and rainfall drain to the same place. A healthy watershed means a healthy community, environment, and economy. Learn more about our watershed and how you can help protect it at KeepitCleanPartnership.org.

World Music Series: Didgeridoo with Doug Powell

Join us as we head to Australia on March 21 for the last stop in Louisville's World Music Series! Learn about the different uses, sounds, and rich history of this unique aboriginal instrument. Fort Collins didgeridoo player and maker Doug Powell will intersperse his presentation with demonstrations of the different ways the instrument can be played.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Louisville Historical Museum 

March is Women's History Month! Many amazing women have made Louisville their home, but this year for Women’s History Month, the Museum is focusing on women who made a big impact on Louisville, while living somewhere else. Click the image above or button below to learn about a female labor organizer who visited Louisville organizing strikes and working for better conditions, a female industrialist and humanitarian who owned mines in Louisville, and a Catholic saint who visited Louisville during her lifetime.

Operation Footlocker: Vietnam War Traveling Trunk Program

Join us from 3–4 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 at the Louisville Public Library to explore history up close with Operation Footlocker: Vietnam Traveling Trunk Program, presented in conjunction with the Broomfield Veterans Museum. Former U.S. Navy Swift Boat Captain Pete Snyder will offer a unique look at the Vietnam War and life in the 1960s and 1970s as well as share his own personal experiences of the war. Louisville Vietnam veterans and their families are invited to attend and share their experiences.

Apply now to join the Community Forestry Corps this summer!

Looking for a job where you get to work outdoors, support our urban tree canopy, give back to your community, learn about climate action, and more? The Community Forestry Corps empowers local youth to care for trees planted by our TreeTrust, while acquiring knowledge about the power of nature to combat climate change, giving back to the planet and our communities, as well as learning about potential career pathways in urban forestry and nature-based climate solutions.

Read the Spring 2025 issue of the Louisville Lantern online now

Due to a printing error, delivery of the Spring 2025 issue of the Louisville Lantern quarterly will be delayed. Don't worry, though — we've published the digital version online for those who can't wait to get their hands on it!

Visit LouisvilleCO.gov/StayConnected to dive into important updates, upcoming events, and more. Look for the print version to hit mailboxes soon!

Other news

Save the date: Rain Barrel Workshops

Conserve water, save money, and protect water quality by installing a rain barrel at your home this spring! Rain barrels are a small addition to your home that can provide hundreds of extra gallons of water each year to irrigate your grass, lawn, and trees. Boulder County residents can register for one of four free workshops to learn more about how to choose, build, install, and maintain a rain barrel. Participants can request to receive a free 55-gallon rain barrel and installation kit as part of this workshop. Learn more and register at KeepitCleanPartnership.org/RainBarrel.

• Thursday, April 3 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Public Library
• Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Longmont Senior Center
• Saturday, May 10 from 2–4 p.m. at the Louisville Recreation and Senior Center
• Monday, May 12 from 6–8 p.m. at the Boulder County Recycling Center

Vote for Louisville's next Pet Mayor!

Arlo and Hops have served with distinction as Louisville's co-Pet Mayors, but the time has come to pass the torch! Visit EngageLouisvilleCO.org/PetMayor between March 12 and March 26 and cast your vote for your favorite candidate to be the next Pet Mayor of Louisville!