• RQ Book Club will meet to discuss “Sea of Tranquility,” by Emily St. John Mandel at 6 p.m. Friday at Read Queen Bookstore; thereadqueen.com.
• Stan Nicholas will speak about and sign “Never Summer: A Thousand Rainbows” at 1 p.m. Saturday at Boulder Barnes and Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.
• Stephanie Dueger will speak about and sign “Preparing for Parenthood: 55 Essential Conversations for Couples Becoming Families” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Boulder Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.
• Tween Graphic Novel Book Club will meet to discuss “Brave,” by Svetlana Chmakova at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Meadows Branch of the Boulder Public Library; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
• World Literature Lecture Series will feature Michael Longley at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
• Newcomers Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lafayette Public Library; lafayettepubliclibrary.libcal.com.
• Last Word Book Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lafayette Public Library; lafayettepubliclibrary.libcal.com.
• Louisville Middle School students will take to the stage to perform their latest poetry compositions from the May 2024 Treasure Trove Issue at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
• First Thursdays Book Group will meet to discuss “Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation,” by Erika Krouse at 2 p.m. Thursday at Longmont Public Library; longmontcolorado.gov.
• Book Queeries will meet to discuss “The Cursed Rose,” by Leslie Vedder at 5 p.m. Thursday at Out Boulder County; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
• Gina Moffa will speak about and sign her new book “Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
• Tom Shanahan will speak about and sign his new book “The Right Thing to Do: The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s” at 6:30 p.m. May 7 at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
• Friends of the Longmont Library Book Sale will run during regular library hours May 8-11 at Longmont Public Library; longmontcolorado.gov.
• Lydia Millet will speak about and sign her new book “We Loved It All: A Memory of Life” at 6:30 p.m. May 8 at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
• Second Mondays Book Group will meet to discuss “Horse,” by Geraldine Brooks at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at Longmont Public Library; longmontcolorado.gov.
• Diversity Book Club will meet to discuss “Get a Life, Chloe Brown,” by Talia Hibbert at 2 p.m. May 14 at George Reynolds Branch of the Boulder Public Library; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
• The Living Poets Society will meet to discuss “Beyond Belief,” by John Koethe at 5:30 p.m. May 14 at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
• Gina DeMillo Wagner will speak about and sign her new book “Forces of Nature: A Memoir of Family, Loss and Finding Home” at 6:30 p.m. May 14 at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
• Sci Fi Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. May 14 at Nederland Community Library; nederland.libcal.com.
• Margaret Watts Romney will speak about and sign her new book “Speakership Is Leadership: A guide for Sudden Leaders who need to lead with their words. Yesterday.” at 6:30 p.m. May 15 at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
• Olivia Chadha, Jessica Weaver, Leslie Vedder and Mariko Turk will speak about and sign their new books at 6:30 p.m. May 16 at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
• Books & Brews YA Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. May 16 at Odd13 Brewing; lafayettepubliclibrary.libcal.com.
Public libraries
Boulder Public Library: 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 Café: 129 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, thereadqueen.com, new and used titles
Trident Booksellers and Café: 940 Pearl St., Boulder, tridentcafe.com, new and used titles
Used Book Emporium: 346 Main St., Longmont, usedbookemporium.net, new and used 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.com with “book event” in the subject line.
