Event List

Lift your voice in the tradition of community singing with your neighbors at Crawford Library.

Make your own bright, gooey LAVA slime while learning a bit of simple chemistry. It’s quick, messy fun that sparks curiosity and creativity.

Join us as we kick-off our annual Summer Reading Program at Paonia Library!

“Dig It” will be a summer music series held in the amphitheater every Thursday evening in June from 6:30pm to 8pm.

Prepare for maximum whimsy with Master Gardener Gloria Good: Plantersaurus is mixing dino nostalgia with houseplant charm for a project that’s equal parts goofy and gorgeous. Come make something that sparks joy every time you look at it.

Bring the ancient world to life with paint! As part of our Summer Reading Program, Unearth a Story, participants will create their own prehistoric landscapes, complete with towering dinos and lush ancient environments.

Lift your voice in the tradition of community singing with your neighbors at Crawford Library.

Fossil Fest brings the dino magic all day long with crafts to make, challenges to try, fossils to uncover, and creativity everywhere you look. It’s the kind of event where every age group finds their people, their fun, and their spark.

Move like a dinosaur in this prehistoric-themed obstacle course!

Come and join us at Cedaredge Public Library every 1st and 3rd Friday of each month from 4PM-6PM for Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone.

Unleash your talent at our Open Mic Night!

Calling all teen book lovers!

Get ready for destruction and reconstruction! Kids will decorate a ceramic pot, break it into pieces, then glue it back together -- just like archaeologists reconstruct ancient pottery found at dig sites!

Use upcycled fabric and other materials to stitch dinosaurs that express your perspective on sustainability, climate change, adaptation, or other environmental issues.

Calling all teens! Want to help shape library events, recommend books, and make a difference in your community? Come be part of Teen Council, meeting every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in the teen section of the library.

Lift your voice in the tradition of community singing with your neighbors at Crawford Library.

Get ready for destruction and reconstruction! Kids will decorate a ceramic pot, break it into pieces, then glue it back together -- just like archaeologists reconstruct ancient pottery found at dig sites!

Celebrate our Summer Reading Program, Unearth a Story, by creating your very own clay dinosaur! Design a unique dino with spikes, frills, or tails, choose your colors and textures, and practice fun clay modeling techniques.

Magic: The Gathering is a competitive trading card game that fosters literacy, strategy, creativity, communication and math skills!

New to the game? Come learn the basics of gameplay and build your own deck. Open to Teens!

Use edible ingredients to make your own primordial ooze at home. This take home kit includes step-by-step instructions and all ingredients. For tweens and teens age 9-17. Available while supplies last.

Step into our Jurassic Escape Room, where the power’s out, the fences are failing, and the dinos are definitely not staying put. Work with your team to crack codes, unlock clues, and bring the park back online before time runs out.

Love books? Join us each month as we explore a new theme or genre! Share a favorite that fits the month’s theme, swap recommendations with other teens, and play book-themed games and trivia.

Lift your voice in the tradition of community singing with your neighbors at Crawford Library.

If you like dinosaurs or are just a massive science fiction fan, you are going to want to join us for our A Jurassic Book Club & Movie Viewing Party.

If you like dinosaurs or are just a massive science fiction fan, you are going to want to join us for our A Jurassic Book Club & Movie Viewing Party.