The Garfield County Libraries are hosting a variety of events this week, offering something for everyone across multiple branches.

The Silt Branch Library has a Family History 101 event on Wednesday morning for help on tracing family trees and searching records. The Carbondale Branch will welcome Holly Richardson from the Waldorf School for Musical Storytime on Wednesday as well. The New Castle Branch Library will partner with the Aspen Science Center for two Exploration Hour sessions on Friday, Jan. 17,one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

On Saturday, Jan. 18, the Fantasy Fest is taking place at the Grand Valley Recreation Center in Parachute/Battlement Mesa to celebrate fantasy books and characters. Also on Saturday the Rifle Branch Library will be celebrating the life and legacy of Harry Hutton, hosted by the Rifle Heritage Center, showing his watercolor paintings. 

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

Library locations are:

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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. 

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

Storytime at 3:30 p.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:
Basic Computer Classes for Adults at 9 a.m. 

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

New Castle:
Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Glenwood Springs:
Bookworm Babies at 10:30 a.m. 

Preschool at 11:30 a.m. 

Carbondale:
Baby Storytime at 9:30 a.m. 

Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Coding Club with the Aspen Science Center at 3:45 p.m. 

Wednesday

Parachute:

Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Rifle:
Playgroups at the Library at 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Silt:
Family History 101 at 10 a.m. 

Tai Chi for Seniors at 1 p.m. 

New Castle:
Storytime at 10:30 a.m. 

Glenwood Springs:

Club de Bolsitas Rojas de 10:30 a.m. 

ABC, 123: Math and Stories at noon. 

SPARK at 2:30 p.m. 

Tai Chi at the Library at 5:30 p.m. 

Carbondale:
Musical Storytime with Ms. Holly at 10:30 a.m. 

SPARK at 2 p.m.

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

CMC Open Office Hours at 4 p.m. 

Thursday

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

Club de Bolsitas Rojas de noon.

Rifle:
Storytime at 11 a.m.

Curious Minds at 2:30 p.m.

Silt:
Book Club at 6:30 p.m. 

Glenwood Springs:

Get the Wiggles Out at 10:30 a.m. 

SENSEational Stories and Squiggles at 12:30 p.m. 

Chess Club at 4 p.m. 

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

Geri-Fit: Strength Training for Older Adults at 12:15 p.m.

Third Thursday Book Club at 2 p.m.

Friday

Rifle:
SPARK at 11:30 a.m. 

Club de Bolsitas Rojas de noon. 

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

Meal Monkey at 11:30 a.m. 

SPARK at 11:30 a.m. 

New Castle:
Club de Bolsitas Rojas de 10 a.m. 

STEM Hora de Exploración con Aspen Science Center de 11:30 a.m.

SPARK at noon. 

STEM Hora de Exploración con Aspen Science Center de 2 p.m.

Glenwood Springs:
Your Story, Your Life at 10 a.m. 

N’Balance at 1:30 p.m. 

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

Saturday

Parachute:
Fantasy Fest at 2 p.m. 

Rifle:
Discovery Cafe at noon. 

Legacy in Color: The Complete Works of Harry Hutton at 1 p.m. 

Silt:

Game On at noon. 

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

Dungeons and Dragons: Adventures in Candlekeep at 2 p.m. 

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

Sunday
Carbondale:
Poets & Writers Group at 3:30 p.m.