December at the Library

Special Notes from the Library

All Pitkin County buildings, including the Library, will be closed on Wednesday, December 24 from 12:00pm to 7:00pm and Thursday, December 25 in celebration of Christmas. All Pitkin County buildings, including the Library, will also be closed Wednesday December 31 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm and Thursday, January 1 for the New Year's holiday.

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What's Happening at the Library?

ASPEN

Let's Chat in Spanish!

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

Hotpick Meeting Room

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

Paint Like Bob Ross

Tuesday, December 2 | 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.

5Point On the Road Film Tour

Thursday, December 4 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

Pitkin County Library is proud to present 5Point Film Festival - On The Road, an evening of inspiring short films from the acclaimed 5Point Film Festival, founded in Carbondale, Colorado. This film program features some of the year’s most unforgettable stories of adventure, perseverance and the human spirit—all curated with the heart and soul that 5Point is known for.

Tickets are free for the screening. Please follow the Registration Link to obtain your tickets.

Crafting at the Library

Decorate Wooden Laser-Cut Snowflakes

Saturday, December 6 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Library Lab

Join us for our rotating monthly craft program. The activity will be different each workshop, so stop by, explore, play, and learn new skills!

Literature Out Loud

Words of Joe Henry

Tuesday, December 16 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

This month Literature Out Loud will bring you the wonderful words of our valley’s own Joe Henry. Henry’s finely crafted work, “Lime Creek”, chronicles the lives and memories of a ranching family and has chapters that stand alone as perfect short story gems.

Lunch n' Learn

Wednesday, December 17 |

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

Registration Recommended

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.

Bookbinding

Journals and Magnetic List Pads

Saturday, December 20 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

Join us for our rotating monthly craft program. The activity will be different each workshop, so stop by, explore, play, and learn new skills!

For the month of December, we will make pamphlet stitch journals and magnetic list pads with a perfect binding using materials provided by the Library on a first come, first served basis. Make a few to give to friends and family.

Narcan Saves Lives

Monday, December 22 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Dunaway Community Meeting Room

Before the season of Holiday parties begins, join Pitkin County Library and High Rockies Harm Reduction as we present a public Narcan training.

Narcan is a safe and easy to use over-the-counter medication that counteracts the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose.

This training, provided by High Rockies Harm Reduction director Mugsy Seldeen, prepares you to identify an overdose and administer Narcan when needed. Mugsy Seldeen is a native of the Roaring Fork Valley and has trained thousands of people across the country on the overdose epidemic and how to use Narcan. High Rockies Harm Reduction is excited to bring this FREE public training to Aspen this winter.