Boulder Public Library phasing out cassette tapes; sale on June 17 and 18
Jun 13th
Boulder Public Library (BPL) will phase audio cassette tapes out of its collection for adults by mid-July. The audio tapes are being eliminated due to declining circulation. Eliminating the adult cassette tape collection will free up more space on the shelves for the higher-circulating CDs, DVDs and other media.
Children’s books on cassette tapes will remain available, as that collection continues to circulate well.
BPL currently has 950 audio tapes, all books, in its collection, with only 175 checked out as of June 8. In comparison, BPL has 3,869 books on CD in the collection, and 1,740 were checked out as of June 8. Music cassette tapes were phased out about 10 years ago.
“Circulation for cassette tapes has continued to decline for years, with more and more of the tapes sitting on the shelves gathering dust,” said Reference Manager Laura Hankins.
Library patrons at the Main Library and the Meadows Library Branch will be able to purchase the cassette tapes directly off the shelves, as-is, for $1 each on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18. All sales are final. Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase new audio materials for the collection, audio books on CD and downloadable books. Any items not sold will be donated to local charities.
Boulder Airport Day to be held June 18 COOL FUN VIDEO #boulder
Jun 13th
Boulder Municipal Airport will host its sixth annual Airport Day and open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, at the Boulder Municipal Airport, 3327 Airport Road. The public is invited to climb into dozens of different types of aircraft and enjoy the region’s rich aviation history. Admission and parking are free for this event.
“With lineage dating back to 1928, Boulder Municipal Airport has played an amazing part in aviation history,” said Boulder Municipal Airport Manager Tim Head. “On Airport Day, we bring out the planes, old and new, to celebrate. It is a great combination of fun and education that everyone in the family can enjoy.”
In addition to showcasing airport amenities, the event will feature numerous types of aircraft, including military helicopters, sport airplanes, experimental airplanes, WWII aircraft and antique airplanes. There will also be kids’ activities, shops, food vendors, and rides for purchase in a helicopter and an open-cockpit bi-plane.
At approximately 6:30 a.m., there will also be up to six hot air balloons conducting a joint lift-off. Spectators may park on the east side of the terminal building, at 3335 Airport Road, to watch the launches from up close.
Is it Green to shop at Boulder Whole Foods? just a giant Walmart type? by Rob Smoke
Jun 12th
The Wikipedia entry for H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi novel, “The Time Machine” offers the following description: “The Time Traveller tests his device with a journey that takes him to the year 802,701 A.D., where he meets the Eloi, a society of small, elegant, adultlike, and childlike people all at the same time.”
Further on, Wells’ time traveller reaches extraordinary conclusions: “Deducing that the Morlocks have taken his time machine, he explores the Morlock tunnels, learning that they feed on the Eloi. His revised analysis is that their relationship is not one of lords and servants but of livestock and ranchers, and with no real challenges facing either species. They have both lost the intelligence and character of Man at its peak.”
If Wells were time-transported today, to Boulder, he would have stood in the parking lot of the Pearl street Whole Foods and yelled, “Morlocks, come out of there! Spare the Eloi!” He would have at least certainly blinked.
If you shop for groceries, ask yourself, is it really either “green” or environmentally conscious to drive your vehicle across town for the sake of shopping at one particular store? Are you sure there isn’t a local version — less perfectly packaged — that would serve most needs and actually allow you to walk to it?
And are you sure no Morlocks lurk within the giant store that seems to have…everything?
