February at the Library

Special Notes from the Library

All Pitkin County buildings, including the Library, will close on Monday, February 16, in honor of Presidents' Day.

Free Income Tax Preparation
Community Survey

What's Happening at the Library?

ASPEN

Let's Chat in Spanish!

Tuesdays in February | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Cancelled on February 10

Hotpick Meeting Room


Speakers of all levels are invited to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed, friendly environment, led by a native Spanish language speaker. This program provides an opportunity to enhance language skills.

Crafting at the Library Paper Flowers

Crafting at the Library

Paper Flowers

Saturday, February 7 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Library Lab


Join us for our rotating monthly craft program. Make a bouquet of paper flowers in time for Valentine's Day. We will provide instruction and supplies to make a variety of flowers.

Practicing Hope Together

Wednesday, February 11 

4:30pm - 6:30pm 

Dunaway Community Meeting Room


Practicing Hope Together is an adult workshop exploring hope, particularly when hope seems hard to find. 


This workshop’s purpose is to allow communities to cultivate hope that is honest about current conditions, that is restorative when everything feels urgent, and that is possible even when we feel hopeless.


Practicing Hope Together

Lunch n' Learn

Wednesday, February 18 

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room


This program offers assistance with technology support, like a phone or tablet, as well as navigating the internet, email, or social networks like Facebook. Lunch is provided - bring your questions and device.

Paint Like Bob Ross

Wednesday, February 18 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room Registration Required


Join us for an evening of painting! We will watch a Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting video and follow along. All brushes, paints, canvas and required supplies are provided, as well as snacks and tea.

Book Bedazzling

Bookish Crafts

Book Bedazzling

Saturday, February 21 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Library Lab


Books meet crafts at Bookish Crafts! Join us on the third Saturday of the month for a rotating lineup of literary-inspired projects. All materials are provided—just bring your curiosity and love of books.


This month, join us for a hands-on book bedazzling session where you can embellish a book with rhinestones and other sparkly accents. This relaxed drop-in workshop is ideal for anyone seeking to add personality, flair, or a touch of glitter to their shelves.



Chronicles of Yarnia

Tuesday, February 24 

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Hotpick Meeting Room


Gather with fellow makers for a relaxed, drop-in fiber arts meet-up. This is a space for camaraderie, where all skill levels are welcome. Bring your current project—knitting, crochet, needlepoint, felting, cross-stitch, embroidery—and enjoy creating in good company.

Upcoming Book Club Meetings

Books + Brews Book Club

Wednesday,

February 4

Nonfiction Book Club

Monday, 

February 9

Financial Book

Club

Wednesday,

February 18

Train Dreams Book Club 

Thursday,

February 19

The true true story of raja the gullible by Rabih Alameddine
The Gales of November the Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U Bacon
The Price of Democracy by Vanessa Williamson
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

5:30pm-6:30pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

5:30pm-6:30pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

5:30pm-6:30pm

Hotpick Meeting Room

5:30pm-6:30pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

REDSTONE

PCL at the Redstone Inn

Front Desk Staffed Daily | 8:00am - 6:00pm

82 Redstone Castle Drive, Redstone, Colorado 81623


Borrow and return library materials, using the Libary's online catalog, by placing holds on items and choosing Redstone as the pick-up location.

Redstone Inn Library Book Room | Open to the public during business hours

Borrow and read honor books, and engage in Library resources.

Storytime

Fridays | 10:30am-11:00am

Stories, songs, and counting activities for little ones!


Library Resource Help

Fridays | 11:00am-2:00pm

Learn how to access Library resources and services with a Library staff member.


Redstone Winter Open Mic Night

Friday, February 20 | 6:00pm-8:00pm

Joy & Wylde, 173 Redstone Blvd., Redstone, CO

Step up to the mic for an evening of live, local talent. Redstone Winter Open Mic Night welcomes musicians, poets, storytellers, and performers of all experience levels to share original work or favorite pieces in a supportive, easygoing setting.

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

Redstone Book Club

Friday, February 2 | 6:00pm-7:00pm

Redstone Inn Book Room

Read and discuss selected fiction and nonfiction titles.

February: Land of Milk and Honey: A Novel by C Pam Zhang

SNOWMASS VILLAGE
Snowmass Village Book Room

Snowmass Town Hall Library Book Room

Mondays - Fridays | 8:30am - 4:30pm

Borrow and read honor books, accesss a computer and printer, as well as engage in Library programs.

Library Resource Help

Thursdays | 11:00am-2:00pm

Learn how to access Library resources and services with a Library staff member. We're here to assist you!

Group of Kids Attending Musical Storytime at the Library

Storytime

Thurdays | 10:30am-11:00am

Stories, songs, and counting activities for little ones!




Snowmass Village Book Club

March 5 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm

A reading group for the our Snowmass Village adult patrons that dives into popular reads across genres, from buzzy bestsellers to conversation-starting nonfiction.The meetings will take place at Slope & Hatch, located in The Collective on the mall.

March: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

What's New at the Library?

ADULT FICTION & NONFICTION BOOKS
The Age of Calamities Stories by Senaa Ahmad
The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
When you listen to this song on memory, loss, and writing
Flora the secret language of plants in art
Girls play dead acts of self preservation
Strangers A Memoir of Marriage
LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL PARA ADULTOS
El Ultimo Secreto
Nunca Fuimos Tan Felices
Si no eres el primero eres el ultimo
Rompe La Barrera Del No Negocia Como Si Te Fuera La Vida en Ello
MOVIES & TV SHOWS
The Naked Gun
Nobody 2
Weapons
28 Years Later

Until next time, happy reading!

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