At the Garfield County Libraries this week, the holidays are kicking off with Christmas Crafts on Friday in the Silt Branch Library, the Holiday Singalong with the Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra on Saturday in Silt as well and an event in New Castle at Coal Ridge High School on Saturday, an invitation to celebrate culture and food. 

On Wednesday and Saturday, reindeer will be visiting the libraries at different locations so be sure to check out which location for what day. 

Meet the author: Lou Dawson comes to Carbondale on Wednesday to discuss Dawson’s exhilarating yet tumultuous memoir “Avalanche Dreams”. The book chronicles his evolution from a young Texan boy to a seasoned mountaineer, and eventually a committed family man. This journey was amidst the vibrant backdrop of the 1960s counterculture revolution. Books will be available for sale after the event.

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Due to programming schedule changes, Pokemon Club in New Castle has been cancelled for the foreseeable future. 

Be sure to visit the libraries’ events pages because some may require pre-registration or include details not listed here. The webpage can be found here: https://www.gcpld.org/news-and-events. 

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Library locations are:

Parachute: 244 Grand Valley Way

Rifle: 207 East Ave.

Silt: 680 Home Ave.

New Castle: 402 W. Main St.

Glenwood Springs: 815 Cooper Ave.

Carbondale: 320 Sopris Ave.

MONDAY

Parachute:
SPARK at 11:30 a.m. 

Rifle:

Baby & Me Bilingual Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Madness Mondays at 4:30 p.m. 

Descubre tu voz y escribe tu propia historia de 6 p.m. 

Silt:
Club de Bolsitas Rojas de 10 a.m.

Carbondale:

Club de Bolsitas Rojas de 10:30 a.m.

In Stitches Knitting Club at 1:30 p.m.

English in Action: Open Hours at 6:30 p.m.  

TUESDAY

Rifle:
Clases de Inglés para Adulto de 1:30 p.m. 

New Castle:

Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Glenwood Springs:
Storytime at 11:15 a.m. 

Carbondale:

Baby Storytime at 9:30 a.m. 

Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Tai Chi for Arthritis at 1 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY

Parachute:
Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Rifle:

Playgroup Time at 10:30 a.m./Hora de Juegos de 10:30 a.m. 

Friends of the Library Book Club at 1 p.m. 

Clases de Inglés para Adulto de 1:30 p.m. 

Reading 101: Book Club for Adults at 5 p.m. 

English/Spanish Conversation Circle at 6:45 p.m. 

Glenwood Springs:
Club de Bolsitas Rojas de 10:30 a.m. 

Wonderful Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. 

SPARK at 2:30 p.m. 

Reindeer at Your Library at 2:30 p.m. 

Tai Chi at 5:30 p.m. 

Carbondale:
SPARK at 2 p.m. 

Creative Writing Club for Middle Schoolers at 2:30 p.m. 

Meet the Author: Lou Dawson at 6 p.m. 

THURSDAY

Parachute:
Little Red Bag Club at 10:30 a.m. 

Club de Bolsitas Rojas de noon. 

Food for Thought at 6:30 p.m. 

Rifle:
Storytime at 11 a.m. 

Curious Minds Club at 2:30 p.m.

Silt:
Lotería at 4:30 p.m. 

New Castle:
Circle of Friends at 10:30 a.m. 

Glenwood Springs:
NaNoWriMo at 5 p.m. 

Writing Workshops at 5 p.m. 

Carbondale:
Get the Wiggles Out at 10:30 a.m. 

Nonfiction Book Club at 2 p.m. 

Coding Club at 3:45 p.m. 

FRIDAY

Rifle:
SPARK at 11:30 a.m. 

Club de Bolsitas Rojas de noon. 

Aspen Science Center STEM Exploration Hour at 2 p.m. 

Silt:
Shake Your Sillies Out at 10 a.m. 

SPARK at 11:30 a.m. 

Aspen Science Center STEM Exploration Hour at 11:30 a.m. 

Christmas Crafts at 2 p.m. 

New Castle:

SPARK at noon.

Carbondale:
Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Poets & Writers Group at 1 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Parachute:
Reindeer at Your Library at 2 p.m.  

Silt:
Holiday Singalong with the Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra at 10 a.m. 

Reindeer at Your Library at 11 a.m. 

New Castle:

Posada Navideña de 4 p.m. at Coal Ridge High School located at 35947 US-6 in New Castle.

Glenwood Springs:
Tai Chi at 9:30 a.m.

Entre Las Páginas de 11 a.m. 

Carbondale:
Sound Immersion at 4 p.m. 

SUNDAY

Rifle:

Crochet Corner at 11 a.m.

Rifle’s Adventure Guild at 1 p.m.