Announcing the Children's Library Card Design Contest Winners!

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a national campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child’s education. The campaign first started in 1987 as a response to then Secretary of Education, William Bennett, who stated: “Let’s have a campaign … Every child should obtain a library card and use it.”

This month we hope to emphasize all the resources and programs we have at the Library for all ages. Learn more about Library Card Sign-up Month!

Help the Library celebrate National Library Card Sign-up Month! Join us for live music, food, and refreshments in the Dunaway Community Meeting Room.

Featured musicians: Mack Bailey, Rich Ganson, and Randall Utterback.

Visit throughout the day to view all the wonderful submissions by kids from our community to the Children's Library Card Design Contest; you won't be disappointed. 

In addition, community members are invited to learn and set up accounts with our popular online services, such as Libby, Hoopla, Kanopy, Just Kids, and more, and learn about the many programs, resources, and materials available with your library card! Learn more.

Kanopy Big Movie Watch

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

September 5 - September 16

From September 5-16, 2024 watch the selected film on Kanopy, ticket-free, and chat about it via the discussion board.

Kanopy is a downloadable app free with your library card. Learn more about the movie and Big Movie Watch.

Librarian Book Talks

Tuesday, September 3 | 5:00pm-6:00pm

eResources & Nonfiction Collection

Tuesday, September 10 | 5:00pm-6:00pm

Fiction & Young Adult Collection

Tuesday, September 24 | 5:00pm-6:00pm

Kids & Music Collection

Join our librarians as they discuss all things books! Our specialized collection development librarians will present on upcoming releases, award-winning books, authors to keep an eye on, and answer general questions about your next great read. 

In the Dunaway Community Meeting Room Learn more.

On the Walls: Art at the Library Tours

Thursday, September 5

10:00am-11:00am

12:00pm-1:00pm

2:00pm-3:00pm

Over the years, the Library was gifted a number of incredible works and maps, including works by Herbert Bayer, Frank Mechau, Jack Silverman, Thomas W. Benton, and more. We have displayed them throughout the Library. Join us on this day for a tour of art on the walls of the Library.

Meet in the Library Lab to start the tour. Learn more.

Art at the Library: Paint Like Bob Ross

Thursday, September 5 | 4:00pm-6:00pm

Join us for an evening of painting as we watch a Bob Ross The Joy of Painting video and attempt to follow along. We will use acrylics and a smaller canvas so you can take it home at the end of the event.

In the Dunaway Community Meeting Room Learn more.

Crafting at the Library

Saturday, September 7 | 3:00pm-5:00pm

Join us for a rotating monthly craft program on the 1st Saturday of the month. Stop by, explore, play, and learn new skills!

In the Library Lab Learn more.

Bike Maintenance Workshop 201

Wednesday, September 11 | 6:00pm-7:30pm

A second session on the introduction to the basic inner workings of the bicycle. Want to learn more about maintaining, tuning and repairing your bicycle? With a little knowledge anyone can learn basic bike maintenance skills.

This second session will start where we left off - we will learn more about the parts of various bicycles, how they work and how to maintain them. No equipment is necessary, just bring your inquisitive nature.

Presented by Aaron Dallas of Beespoke Cycling.

In Dunaway Community Meeting Room

Learn more.

An Evening of Games and Crafts

Thursday, September 12 | 4:00pm-6:00pm

Join us for an early evening of games and crafts! Bring friends, family, or just yourself and come play board games or do some easy crafts.

In the Dunaway Community Meeting Room Learn more.

Literature Out Loud: Jolene McIlwain

Tuesday, September 17 | 5:30pm-6:30pm

Literature Out Loud will present two stories by the new author, Jolene McIlwain from her book “Sidle Creek”.

These two pieces are beautifully crafted by a woman, using unmistakably male voices—read for you by two of our valley’s finest readers. Come join us for tea, cookies, and great literature! It's story time for grownups in our new quarterly format. 

In Dunaway Community Meeting Room

Learn more.

Trivia Night at the Library

Thursday, September 19 | 5:00pm-7:00pm

Join us for a fun-filled evening of trivia and light competition! Come as a team or pair and compete against other community members and librarians.

Please register your team in advance.

In Dunaway Community Room

Cycle of Memory Film with Senior Services

Friday, September 20 | 3:00pm-5:00pm

Join the Pitkin County Library and Pitkin County Senior Services for a special intergenerational screening of Cycle of Memory: the new award-winning documentary about two siblings' bicycle adventure to find the memories their grandfather lost to Alzheimer's. 

In Dunaway Community Meeting Room

Learn more about the film.

Bookbinding

Saturday, September 21 | 3:00pm-5:00pm

Learn beginner bookbinding skills. Each program will build on skills learned in previous sessions, but beginners are welcome.

For teens and adults in the Dunaway Community Meeting Room. Sign up for Bookbinding.

Back-to-School Films

16 Candles

Friday, September 6 | 5:30pm-7:00pm

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Saturday, September 7 | 2:30pm-4:00pm & 5:30pm-7:00pm

Join us in the Dunaway Community Room to view highly acclaimed films. Tickets are $10.00, popcorn included, free to Friends of the Library.

Hamlet with Aspen Words

Hamlet (1948)

Friday, September 13 | 6:00pm-8:30pm

Refreshments and conversation at 5:00pm

Hamlet (1996)

Saturday, September 14 | 2:30pm-6:30pm

As part of the 2024 Community Read we are screening two different versions of the famous play, Hamlet.

CMC Open Office Hours

Thursdays | 1:30pm-2:30pm

Horario de consulta con CMC

Jueves | 1:30pm-2:30pm

Veterans Coffee and Doughnuts

Tuesday, September 24 | 9:00am-11:00am

Join Adam Lazaro, US Marines/OEF Veteran, on the fourth Tuesday of the month for coffee and doughnuts to learn about services available to veterans.

In the Hotpicks Meeting Room Learn more.