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Children's Newsletter November 2026
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All County buildings, including the Library, will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day, as well as Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, in observance of Thanksgiving.
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Upcoming Programs and Events
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| Hunter Creek Extension Trail
Take a walk along the Hunter Creek Extension Trail to read Wiggle by Doreen Cronin! Each post has activities that go along with the book. Act out the story, ask questions, and get moving! |
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Early Literacy Programs for Ages 0-5
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Story Art with Aspen Art Museum
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Tuesday, November 3 • Tuesday, November 17
11:00am - 11:30am | Children's Room
Enjoy a story and a themed craft with Kathy from Aspen Art Museum! This month's books are:
November 3: The Happy Pumpkin by DK Children November 17: Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon |
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Bolsitas Rojas |
Friday, November 6 • Friday, November 13
10:30am - 11:30am | Dunaway Community Room
Pitkin County Library hosts Raising A Reader's literacy program Bolsitas Rojas for caregivers and their children who are not enrolled in school.
To ensure enough supplies, please register with Liz Russo at liz@rar4kids.org |
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Ready, Set, School! |
Monday, November 9 • Monday, November 23
10:30am - 11:15am | Dunaway Community Room
Ready, Set, School! is a program designed to help children ages 3–5 build the skills they need to feel confident and ready for school. Each session combines books, songs, movement, play, and hands-on activities to support early literacy while helping children practice important classroom routines and skills. |
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Early Literacy Steam |
Tuesday, November 24 11:00am - 11:30am | Dunaway Community Room
Learn more about the world around you through science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics at Early Literacy STEAM! Join Lilian from the Aspen Science Center to engage in hands-on exploration activities. |
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Children's Programs for Ages 6-11
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After School Wednesdays |
Wednesday, November 4
Wednesday, November 18 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Children's Room
Make craft projects, learn about science with the Aspen Science Center, cook, play games, and more every Wednesday.
November 4: Cozy Fiber Crafts November 18: Handheld Pies |
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Girls Who Code |
Thursday, November 5 • Thursday, November 12 Thursday, November 19
4:00pm - 6:00pm | Library Lab
Girls Who Code is a program designed for young women to engage with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in an environment that fosters problem solving, teamwork, and personal skill development. No coding experience necessary!
While Girls Who Code was specifically designed to remove the barriers preventing girls from engaging in science and technology education, our program is open to young people of all genders.
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Lego Nights at the Library |
Friday, November 6 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Children's Room
Join us on the first Friday of the month for Lego building fun! Each month, we will work as a team to complete a large Lego project. There will also be solo build options available. All Lego bricks will be provided by the Library. |
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Manga Book Club |
Friday, November 13 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Dunaway Community Room
Join us for snacks, activities, and all things manga the second Friday of the month. This month, we'll discuss One Punch Man Vols. 1 & 2 by ONE. |
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Story Explorers |
Friday, November 20 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Children's Room
Join us every third Friday for a club centered around building literacy skills and reading confidence. We will play games, read aloud, and do literacy-related crafts to enforce important reading and writing skills! |
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Special ACES Storytime with Denali Barron |
Thursday, November 12 Children's All Ages | 10:30am - 11:00am | Children's Room
Join us for a special nature-focused storytime with educator Denali Barron from the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES)! |
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Special ASL Storytime with Anisa Lavender |
Wednesday, November 25 Children's All Ages | 10:30am - 11:00am | Children's Room
Join us for a special children's American Sign Language storytime in partnership with Thrive Collective educator Anisa Lavender! |
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Snowmass Village Storytimes |
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Storytime at the Snowmass Village Fire Station |
Thursday, November 5 • Thursday, November 19
Children's All Ages | 10:30am - 11:00am Snowmass Village Fire Station (Station 45) | 5275 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass Village, CO 81615 |
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The Librarians are reading... |
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Shannon
Youth Services Supervisor |
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Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language |
Joanna Que | Sam is fascinated by her new neighbors and their ability to talk with their hands, and when she meets Mai, she starts to learn Filipino sign language so they can communicate. |
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Noelle
Children's Collection Developer |
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Who Knows the Way to Mr. Grimly's Classroom? |
Chris Priestley |
When Miss Flytrap asks if anyone knows the way to Mr. Grimly's classroom, Grace's hand flies up--she can't help herself, even though she's a new kid in school and has no idea where to go. Nonetheless, with a book to deliver proudly in hand, Grace bravely sets off on a long, strange journey through a very odd place, full of twists, turns, and creepy characters who give puzzling directions. Climbing dark, cobwebby staircases, feeling her way through a fogged-up playground, careening by zipline from the top of a treacherous tower right into a kitchen window--will she ever find Mr. Grimly's classroom?
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Grace
Early Literacy Programming and Outreach Librarian |
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Orange Pear Apple Bear |
Emily Gravett | Explores concepts of color, shape, and food using only five simple words, as a bear juggles and plays. |
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Sierra
Children's Programming and Outreach Librarian
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The Secret World of Spider Webs
| Jan Beccaloni |
Despite their familiarity, spiderwebs are drastically underappreciated, and without them, the world as we know it would be overrun by insects. From classic orb webs and spectacular tent webs to hidden trapdoor webs and water webs that attach to the surface of a flowing river, The Secret World of Spiderwebs reveals the incredibly diverse ways spiders catch their prey. |
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Ginny
Head of Circulation and After School Wednesdays Wizard Extraordinaire |
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Shy Willow |
Cat Min |
Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and the boy will be heartbroken. Should she try? Can she? |
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Rachel
Young Adult Collection Development Librarian |
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Clairboyance |
Kristiana Kahakauwila | When she attains the ability to hear what boys are thinking, Clara hopes her newfound powers will reverse her ex-best friend's betrayal but ends up making a mess of everything and must fix her mistakes as she tries to figure out old friendships and new ones. |
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Lily
Young Adult Programming and Outreach Librarian |
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Cassette City |
Jarrett Sitter |
Welcome to Cassette City, a '90s-inspired analog world where a raccoon, a mushroom, and a robot try to recruit Melody, the new girl in town, to join their band. Melody loves to rock out--as a solo act. On her first day in Cassette City, Melody encounters the super annoying Styles and his band Demon Night, which leads her to reluctantly join forces with a group of misfit musicians. But only to defeat Styles at the Battle of the Bands--if they can keep it together that long. |
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Native American Heritage Month
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On Display in the Children's Area: Food Fun!
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