Schedule of Events SPECIAL EVENTS EVENTS FOR VETERANS EXHIBITS PLAYS & FILM DISCUSSIONS BOOK DISCUSSIONS EVENT LOCATIONS

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1 Schedule of Events SPECIAL EVENTS EVENTS FOR VETERANS EXHIBITS PLAYS & FILM DISCUSSIONS BOOK DISCUSSIONS EVENT LOCATIONS

2 special EVENTS Thursday, October 4 6-7:30 pm SCOTT CHARTIER COLORADO MILITARY HISTORICAL GROUP A period presentation from WWII Pacific Theater. How it began, what happened, who were the players, and how did it turn out? Gloucester and the strongholds of Peleliu, across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima, through the horror of Okinawa, and finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day. Tuesday, October pm WWII MEMORIAL REGISTRY Let our genealogy department help you or a loved one get signed up at the WWII Memorial Registry. Wednesday, October am -12 pm WWII IN BOOKS AND MOVIES (ADULTS) Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum Join Kathe Fletcher, fiction selector for Westminster Public Library, as she discusses WWII stories of bravery, love, and intrigue on the homefront and war front. Preregister by calling Wednesday, October :30 pm BROOMFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM TOUR AND RECEPTION (ADULTS) Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum History comes alive with this private museum tour including the fascinating stories of those who have contributed to its displays, special exhibits, and staffing. Refreshments provided. Preregister by calling Monday, October 15 5:30-7 pm EXPRESS YOUR STRESS In conjunction with our Common Read, we will talk about the book Behind the Secret Window. Local artist & illustrator, Lisa Davis DeMattei, will demonstrate art techniques that can be therapeutic. A number of different art mediums will be made available for participants. Tuesday, October 16 7 pm SMILE! Quartet of Ce Merrigan, Mary Ann Anderson, Teresa Swank, and Chris Wolf will sing songs from the 1940s. Thursday, October 18 6:30 pm HOT DOGS AND BASEBALL Sterling Library A children s program showing how baseball was important during this era. Hot dogs and apple pie will be served. Saturday, October 20 5:30-7:30 pm SURVIVOR WORLD WAR II (AGES 12-ADULT) Lincoln Park Library During this after-hours program, participants will take part in a variety of tasks to learn about the challenges of surviving during the Second World War, both on the home front and the battlefield. Sunday, October pm AMERICAN MUSIC GOES TO WAR - ALAN CASS, FOUNDER AND CURATOR OF CU S GLENN MILLER ARCHIVE In addition to playing big band music and discussing the role of popular culture during WWII, Alan Cass will explore the theories for what happened to Glenn Miller, the renowned band leader and captain in the Army Air Corp. Miller s single-engine plane went down over the English Channel on Dec. 15, Thursday, October pm JAMES A. MICHENER ARCHIVES TOUR AND DISCUSSION James A. Michener Library The James A. Michener collection at UNC documents the life and work of one of the 20th century s best-selling authors, perhaps most famous for his work Tales of the South Pacific. The UNC Archival Services Department will open the facility for tours and provide a detailed discussion of the archives. Saturday, October pm FAMILY GAMES WWII ERA Bring the family! Come play some games that were popular during the WWII Era. Saturday, October 27 2 pm CLASSIC MODEL AIRPLANE WORKSHOP A presentation about historical model airplanes and an interactive workshop demonstrating how to build a model plane. Various model airplanes will be displayed during the event to exhibit different building styles. Monday, October 29 7 pm WHAT S HAPPENING AT HOME Several local people will provide a program about what life was like at home during the war. Tuesday, October :30 pm PACIFIC LEGACY: IMAGES AND MEMORY FROM WWII IN THE PACIFIC JERRY MEEHL, PH.D. (ADULTS) Jerry Meehl is a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and has written (with Rex Allan Smith) two books on the history of the War. Pacific War Stories brings to life the realities of the war as remembered by veterans - what it was like, how it looked, felt, smelled and sounded. Thursday, November 1 9:30-11 am WORLD WAR II IN BOOKS AND MOVIES College Hill Library, Room L200 Join Kathe Fletcher, fiction selector for Westminster Public Library, as she discusses World War II stories of bravery, love, and intrigue on the home front and war front. New titles and old favorites to share! Preregister by calling Saturday, November pm SHARKS! A PROGRAM BY FINS ATTACHED, MARINE RESEARCH & CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION (ALL AGES) Learn about the sharks that circled Louis Zamperini s rubber raft all 47 days he was adrift in the Pacific. Saturday, November pm COLORADO SERVICE DOGS (ALL AGES) Learn how this organization trains dogs to assist veterans, and meet some of the canine heroes who help military heroes. Wednesday, November 7 7-8:30 pm THE WAR (AND POST WAR) IN THE PACIFIC - DR. THOMAS ZEILER, CU BOULDER (ADULTS) Thomas Zeiler, Professor of History and International Affairs, is the author of Unconditional Defeat: Japan, America, and the End of World War II. Zeiler describes the final 22 months of the Pacific War as a story of contrasts in which ultimately the Japanese had no options but unconditional surrender. Thursday, November pm COLORADO S WARTIME TRANSITIONS AND MIGRATIONS Erie Community Library, Meeting Room A discussion led by History Professor Todd Laugen about the efforts to mobilize for war, expansion of local military bases, industry munitions projects, German POWs, Japanese American internments, and the beginnings of Cold War defense contracting. Friday November pm HOMEFRONT HEROINES: THE WAVES OF WORLD WAR II (ADULTS, YOUNG ADULTS) Broomfield Library Auditorium The Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) were vital to the United States efforts during World War II. In tribute to her mother, Kathleen Ryan of Longmont has interviewed WAVES and created a documentary. Kathleen will share behind-the-scenes stories about the making of the film. Co-sponsored by Westminster Public Library and The Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum. Event is free. Tickets available at participating libraries and at the door. Saturday, November pm A SWINGIN GOOD TIME WWII BALL Island Grove Regional Park, 4H Building Take a step back in time with an opening performance of Dancing in Combat Boots by local author Teresa Funke. Enjoy cocktails, big band music and a swing dance contest where you pick the winning dance team! Tickets available at your local library - $35 each or $60 per couple. See website for details FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS Many veterans return to Colorado with physical and mental disabilities, like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A Colorado nonprofit is now training service dogs to help veterans with PTSD. For more information about Freedom Service Dogs visit

3 Donation & Charity October 1-November 12 BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS (ALL AGES) Drop off paperback books, DVDs and magazines and the library will send items to Books for Soldiers. See for a complete list of requested items. October 1-November 12 MEMORY SUBMISSION will be asking people in the community to submit memories about life during war time before Sept. 1st. These memories will be put in a booklet and distributed Oct. 1 to Nov. 12. Meet Local Veterans Wednesday, October 3 6-7:30 pm A LOOK BACK AT WWII: AN EVENING WITH THE BROOMFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM College Hill Library, Room L211 Experience World War II through the stories of area World War II Veterans. Learn about the exhibits and special collections of our area s own Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum. Preregister by calling Wednesday, October 3 6:30-8 pm BERTHOUD COMMON READ KICKOFF Salute the book, Unbroken: a Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, and celebrate in WW II style with foods of the homefront, swing music and dancing. Local veterans will be sharing their personal experiences on the war front. Thursday, November 8 5:30-7:30 pm BERTHOUD VETERANS DINNER & EXHIBITS Berthoud Community Center This special evening of patriotic comradeship and appreciation of service and sacrifice is being hosted by the Berthoud American Legion. Preregister by ing berthoudlegion@hotmail.com. Donations appreciated. For Veterans Saturday, October pm VETERANS BENEFIT FAIR Meeting Room The NCMC Wellspring Library along with the High Plains Library District will be conducting a Benefits Fair to help veterans learn more about the resources and benefits that are available to them in this area. This fair is free and open to the public. Friday, November 9 11:30 am-1:00 pm VETERANS LUNCH Sterling Library will provide a free lunch for veterans and their families. Families with veterans are welcomed to attend. Program with local speaker will be at 12:00 pm. exhibits October 1-December 3 MICHENER LIBRARY TRAVELING DISPLAY : October 1-11 Westminster: October Boulder: October 29-November 8 Sterling: November Hudson: November 26-December 3 James Michener s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Tales of the South Pacific, tells the stories of the men and women caught up in the drama of World War II. Michener s legacy lives on in this wonderful display which gives insight into his writing process. October 1 - November 12 BROOMFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM WORLD WAR II EXHIBIT College Hill Library 1st Floor Display Cases World War II comes alive in this excellent exhibit featuring photos, memorabilia, and artifacts from local WWII soldiers. October - November THE OVERLAND TRAIL MUSEUM EXHIBIT Overland Trail Museum, Sterling WWII display. October 1 - November 30 PERSONAL MATERIALS EXBHIBIT, Bridge Cases Exhibition of personal materials loaned by Boulder County WWII veterans. October 1 - November 12 WESTMINSTER VETERANS PHOTO EXHIBITS College Hill Library 1st Floor Irving Street Library Travel back in time through photos of your friends, neighbors, and relatives of Westminster who served in World War II. October 1 - November 12 MEET BERTHOUD S SOLDIERS: PAST & PRESENT Photographic display of local soldiers, past and present, in military and civilian life; includes brief biographies of each person.

4 Plays & Film Discussion Tuesday, October 2 7 pm Friday, October 5 2 pm THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI PG, 167 MIN Filmed in the teeming jungles of Ceylon, this overpowering spectacle based on Pierre Boulle s novel concerns the inmates of a Japanese prison camp in the early days of World War II. Mondays, October 8, 15 & 22 6:30 pm VARIOUS TITLES Thursday, October pm MIDWAY PG, 132 MIN Midway tells dramatic personal stories of men who fought the courageous battle that was to become the Pacific turning point for the US. Saturday, November 3 7 pm Coal Ridge Middle School Main Auditorium Sunday, October pm REVEILLE 3 (ANDREWS SISTERS STYLE TRIO) LETTERS FROM HOME Passionately inspired by the Swing Era, Denver-based Reveille 3 pays tribute to the music of the Andrews Sisters. Told through letters, inspired by personal writings during WWII, Letters from Home is an entertaining reflection back to a time of honor, sacrifice and pride for the American people. Friday, October pm WAKE ISLAND PG, 87 MIN The inspiring true story of a handful of Marines and construction workers who bought time for the US by holding off the Japanese juggernaut in a heroic last stand at Wake Island. Saturday, October pm LIFESTYLE ON THE HOMEFRONT: WOMEN DURING WWII McCarty-Fickel House, Berthoud A re-enactment of volunteer efforts by mothers & daughters, refreshments provded plus items on display from Helen Fickel s personal collection. Requested donation: items for Books for Soldiers. Tuesday, October 23 7 pm Tuesday, November 6 5:30-8:30 pm FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS R, 132 MIN Based on the bestselling book by James Bradley and Ron Powers, Flags of our Fathers tells the stories of the six men who raised the American flag in the famous photo at Iwo Jima. Thursday, November 1 6 pm SOUTH PACIFIC PG, 157 MIN, MUSICAL Carbon Valley Regional Library On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who s being courted for a dangerous military mission. Tuesday, November 6 7 pm PEARL HARBOR R, 183 MIN Thursday, November pm SOUTH PACIFIC: END OF EDEN? 58 MIN James A. Micheners Library The UNC Archival Services Department will host the viewing of James Michener s 1980 documentary film entitled South Pacific: End of Eden? Friday, November 9 2 pm THE GREAT RAID R, 133 MIN Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to save them.

5 Book Discussions Tuesday, October 2 7 pm Saturday, October 6 10:30 am Sunday, October 7 4 pm Monday, October 8 11:30 am Erie Community Library Monday, October 8 6:30 pm Tuesday, October 9 7 pm Discussion will be facilitated by community member. Thursday, October 11 7 pm Tuesday, October 16 1:30-3 pm Tuesday, October 16 2 pm Mead Town Hall Wednesday, October 17 7 pm Thursday, October pm Friday, October pm College Hill Library, Room L200 Preregister by calling Tuesday, October 23 1:30 3pm & 6:30-8 pm Wednesday, October 24 12:30-2:30 pm Irving Street Library Community Room Pregister by calling Wednesday, October :30 pm UNBROKEN, A CRITIQUE OF THE NOTION OF HERO CLAY EVANS, BOULDER CAMERA, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR Evans discusses his take on the book about Louis Zamperini and talks about his process in writing the book he is currently working on about his grandfather s experiences in WWII. Thursday, October 25 2 pm Sunday, October 28 3 pm Tuesday, October 30 6 pm Carbon Valley Regional Library Friday, November 2 12 Noon Saturday, November pm College Hill Library, Room L200 Preregister by calling Monday, November pm

6 Event Locations Berthoud Community Center 248 Welch Avenue, Berthoud Welch Avenue, Berthoud Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder Broomfield Library Auditorium 3 Community Park Road Broomfield Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum 12 Garden Center, Broomfield Carbon Valley Regional Library 7 Park Avenue, Firestone rd Street, Windsor rd Avenue, Greeley Coal Ridge Middle School 6201 Booth Drive, Firestone College Hill Library 3705 West 112th Avenue Westminster County Veterans Affair Office 551 N. 17th Avenue, Greeley Erie Community Library 400 Powers Street, Erie st Avenue, Greeley Irving Street Library Community Room 7392 Irving Street, Westminster Island Grove Regional Park, 4H Building 527 N. 15th Avenue, Greeley James A. Michener Library th Street, Greeley Lincoln Park Library 919 7th Street, Ste 100, Greeley Mead Town Hall 441 3rd Street, Mead McCarty-Fickel House, Berthoud 645 Seventh Street, Berthoud NCMC Wellspring Library th Street, Greeley Overland Trail Museum 110 Overland Trail, Sterling North 5th Street, Sterling Medal of Honor sponsors Bronze Star Sponsor FRIENDS OF THE WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY The Northern Colorado Common Read is a reading initiative designed to bring community members of all ages together by reading and discussing a single book. Participating libraries include: Aims Community College,,, District, High Plains Library District, Sterling Public Libraries, Wellspring Library (North Colorado Medical Center) & Westminster Public Libraries.