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Youth Chess Club
2024-04-17 15:30:00 2024-04-17 17:00:00 America/Denver Youth Chess Club Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment. For ages 7-17. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own set or use one of ours! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Wednesday, April 17
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-04-17 15:30:00 2024-04-17 17:00:00 America/Denver Youth Chess Club Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment. For ages 7-17. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own set or use one of ours! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment. For ages 7-17. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own set or use one of ours!

AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Teens | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | Youth Clubs |

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Durango Public Library
Hours
Mon, Jul 14 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jul 15 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jul 16 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jul 19 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 20 Closed
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About the Library

Overlooking the Animas River, the Durango Public Library and Botanical Gardens is one of the most popular gathering spots in our community.

Upcoming Events

Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jul 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Word Honey - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Jul 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Jul 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!
Baby Time
Fri, Jul 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Color Our World - with Chemistry!
Fri, Jul 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Combine science and art with this colorful experiment! Learn about acids and bases, and then use your knowledge to get creative and make your own color changing art.
Teen After Hours - Painting Party
Fri, Jul 18, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Spend your Friday evening learning how to make a beautiful painting with a local art instructor.
Silent Book Club - No assigned reading, no group discussion, and no judgement!
Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Join us in the Reading Room for an hour of dedicated reading. Socialize after, or not!
Folk Jam
Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's make music!
Colorado Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Series - Living with Wildlife
Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Learn how to reduce human-wildlife conflict through a four-part lecture series from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. All programs run 6-7:30pm.
Terrific Tuesdays: Outdoor Art Party
Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Riverside Patio
Let's get messy with an outdoor art party on the library's Riverside Patio. Come create amazing art pieces both big and small with other kids in the community.
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Climate Cafe - Facilitated by Ecotherapist and Social Worker Hannah Smith
Tue, Jul 22, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Climate Cafés are a space to share thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis in community.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Great Garden Series: Preparing Fair Submissions for Success
Wed, Jul 23, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Heather Houk, CSU Extension Agent Lisa Bourey, Landscape Designer & Fair Judge Carol Wallace, DBG Docent & Fair submissions
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Jul 24, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
A River Runs Through It - Conservation in Colorado's Canyon Country
Thu, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Join us for an illustrated lecture and see conservation in action- canoes flipping and rafts rocking! Come share your river stories!
Baby Time
Fri, Jul 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
LEGO Club
Fri, Jul 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Death Cafe - Facilitated by Lola Montano
Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
Terrific Tuesdays: Rocky Mountain Puppets in Prism Break
Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join Meghan and her special friends for show full of ventriloquism and laughs!
Terrific Tuesdays: Rocky Mountain Puppets in Prism Break
Tue, Jul 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join Meghan and her special friends for show full of ventriloquism and laughs!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jul 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Word Honey: Pollinator Session - Lead by Geneva Toland
Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Join us for a special poetry writing workshop on the topic of "Poetry as History"
Cancelled
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Summer Fun Foam Party! - with Ann Lincoln
Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Durango Community Recreation Center
Cool off with a morning of foam & fun at the Durango Recreation Center!
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Jul 31, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Hora de Cuentos Familiar Bilingüe/Bilingual Family Storytime - Cuentos y Cantos
Thu, Jul 31, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Lleva a la familia a disfrutar de cuentos y canciones bilingües en español e inglés. Bring the family for stories and songs in Spanish and English!
Baby Time
Fri, Aug 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Color Our World - with Circuits!
Fri, Aug 01, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for an electrifying blend of science and creativity!
Stories in the Park
Tue, Aug 05, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and nature journaling!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Book Club: Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller
Tue, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Register at the reference desk, then join us to discuss the book at the library. A free book is available for the first 15 people who register and attend! 
Please contact the library to register for this event.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Aug 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Word Honey - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Aug 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Aug 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Aug 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!
Baby Time
Fri, Aug 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
LEGO Club
Fri, Aug 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Aug 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Aug 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Aug 13, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
A new topic every month!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Aug 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Aug 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Cancelled
Crafternoons (for Adults!) - Arte por la tarde
Thu, Aug 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library
Let's get creative! ¡Seamos creativos!
Baby Time
Fri, Aug 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Color Our World - with Light!
Fri, Aug 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's scope out light and reflection with some cool and colorful creations.
Teen After Hours - Board Game Night
Fri, Aug 15, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Have a low-key hang out with friends at the Board Game Night.
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