The Library will be closed Monday, June 19 for Juneteenth.

The Library will be closed Thursday, June 29 from 11am-2pm.

It's Time for Summer Reading!

Summer Reading 2023 starts today, June 8!

Starting at 4pm, participants can join the Teen Summer Reading program and begin to log the books they read into Beanstack or in their Teen Summer Reading packets. Don't forget, books, ebooks, audiobooks, and graphic novels all count as summer reading material!

2023 Summer Reading Program

Summer Events at the Library

Summer Reading Kickoff Party

Thursday, June 8 | 4pm-6pm

Join us for an afternoon of games, crafts, food, and fun! Register and/or learn more about the 2023 Summer Reading program.

Read In at the Library

Wednesday, June 14 | 11am-1pm

Tuesday, June 27 | 11am-1pm

We invite friends and family to come to the library to read or listen to your own books in a comfortable shared space. Refreshments are included. Learn more.

Summer Reading:

Yoga & Mindfulness

Wednesday, June 14 | 1pm-2pm

Wednesday, June 21 | 11am-12pm

Through mindfulness activities, a short yoga practice, and journaling, we'll explore our minds to learn how to stay centered in an ever-changing world. Learn more.

Summer Reading: Mr. Kneel

Comic Book Bash

Friday July 28 | 11am-1pm

Hip Hop and Beat Boxing

Saturday, July 29 | 11am-1pm

Mr. Kneel is Neil McIntyre, an award winning Hip Hop musician and educator, with over twenty years experience on stage and in the classroom. He will join us at the end of July to host these two programs at the Library. Sign up coming soon! Learn more.

Dungeons and Dragons

2nd and 4th Sundays

June-August | 2pm-4pm

Come with us on a magical adventure to test your problem solving and imagination in a fantasy setting as we learn to play Dungeons and Dragons! Learn more.

Celebrating All Types of Stories

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month! Pride Month is celebrated in June to mark the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. Learn more.

Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

Friday I'm in Love by Camryn Garrett

A Little Bit Country by Brain D. Kennedy

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido

Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans

June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month! IHM was started in June 2014 by the I Stand With Immigrants Initiative and FWD.us as part of their I Am An Immigrant campaign. Learn more.

Everything Within and In Between by Nikki Barthelmess

Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp

Zara Hossain is Here by Sabrina Khan

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

The Next New Syrian Girl by Ream Shukairy

Volunteer Opportunities at the Library

Volunteer with Youth Services!!

Contact Sierra Fransen or Shannon Foster for teen volunteer opportunities.

Sierra Fransen, 970-429-1923, sierra.fransen@pitkincounty.com

Shannon Foster, 970-429-1943, shannon.foster@pitkincounty.com

Submit Your Book Reviews

Read a book lately?

Please stop by the teen area at the Library and leave a book review!

Reviews can be short and to the point, positive or negative. These reviews will help us to purchase books, create displays, and recommend books to other teens.

For ages 11-17.