This Is Berthoud

Today’s topic hits close to home for us here at the library, because today we’re talking about what items do or do not make it onto the library shelves and how that relates to banning books.

Berthoud Town Administrator Chris Kirk, Berthoud Fire Protection District Chief Steve Charles, and Berthoud Community Library CEO Amie Pilla get together to discuss how their organizations work together and how they're different.

Special guests Patrick Dillon and Will Karspeck join us to talk about affordable housing, housing authorities, and what is happening with housing in Berthoud.

Chief Steve Charles (BFPD) and Sergeant Jim Anderson (LCSO) join us to talk about how to be prepared for possible emergencies.  Trigger warning: We talk about hypothetical car accidents, house fires, and active shooter incidents in this episode.

An interview about Berthoud real estate with local realtor and resident Joanna Rallo.

In this episode, we’re going to talk about cognitive biases. Different than preferences, cognitive biases are ways that our brains simplify the process of thinking for us. Take a listen and let us know what you think! 

In this episode we'll talk about happened with the Dr. Seuss books, censorship, and cultural conversation. 

Today we’re going to answer definitively, once and for all, no more discussion needed, that all important question we’ve all debated before: is Berthoud a small town? 

Diversity? In Berthoud, CO.? You betcha. Listen to this episode and find out how diverse this little Colorado town really is. 

We want to wish you a Very VUCA New Year! What is VUCA? I'm glad you asked! Take a listen. 

Have you heard of the concept of cognitive filtering? This is an extremely useful feature that our brains have. What is it and what does it have to do with the ballot box in Berthoud? Listen and find out! 

What would it feel like to live in a community where neighbors all cared about the health and wellbeing and life of all of their neighbors, where every life mattered regardless of skin color or political affiliation or professional uniform? Wouldn’t you want to live in that community? Listen to this episode of our podcast and discover how that is possible in Berthoud, CO. 

In this episode, we discuss the notion of the library being a "safe place" and answer the question, is the library a safe place? 

So much data. So many numbers. Advice for helping you understand the Covid-19 data. 

In this episode, Amie discusses Fake News. What it is, how to spot it, and how to handle it.  

Hosted by Amie, your local librarian. This podcast features the happenings and insights of a little town in Colorado.