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Writers & Scribblers

Monthly meeting
2025-10-08 18:15:00 2025-10-08 19:45:00 America/Denver Writers & Scribblers A new topic every month! Durango Public Library - Room 1

Wednesday, October 08
6:15pm - 7:45pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-08 18:15:00 2025-10-08 19:45:00 America/Denver Writers & Scribblers A new topic every month! Durango Public Library - Room 1

A new topic every month!

September's Topic: What Are You Afraid Of? Tips for High-Impact Stories


Are there creative journeys that writers are too afraid to take?
How can writers use fear to keep their readers hooked, and to give their stories the highest emotional impact?

We'll be discussing these questions and sharing some tips at our September meeting.

We hope you can join us!

We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:15 p.m. at the Durango Public Library.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Poetry/Writing | More Fun Stuff! | Art/Film/Music |

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Durango Public Library
Hours
Mon, Sep 08 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Sep 09 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Sep 10 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Sep 11 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Sep 12 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Sep 13 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 14 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

Youth Chess Club
Tue, Sep 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Storytime
Wed, Sep 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group
Wed, Sep 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Great Garden Series: Solving Gardening Problems with Fungi - Presented by Dr. Lauren Czaplicki
Wed, Sep 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Gardening in Durango means wrestling with steep slopes, dry soils, and the ever-present risk of fire - join fungal expert Dr. Lauren Czaplicki to learn how fungi can help your garden thrive!
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Sep 10, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
A new topic every month!
Toddler Time
Thu, Sep 11, 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, Sep 11, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Crafternoons (for Adults!) - Arte por la tarde
Thu, Sep 11, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Let's get creative! ¡Seamos creativos!
Baby Time
Fri, Sep 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Sep 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
History of the San Juan Cutthroat
Fri, Sep 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
With Jim White, Aquatic Biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Sep 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Colorado Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Series - Living with Wildlife
Mon, Sep 15, 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.
Kindergatern Readiness Play & Learn Workshop - You & Me: Social Emotion Development & Play
Tue, Sep 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Presented by the Early Childhood Council of La Plata County.
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Sep 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Cookbook Club: History Live!
Tue, Sep 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's get together and cook a potluck of recipes from two historical local cookbooks!
Storytime
Wed, Sep 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group
Wed, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Word Honey - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Sep 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Hive - 1175 Camino Del Rio
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Time
Thu, Sep 18, 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, Sep 18, 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, Sep 18, 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, Sep 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Sep 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Folk Jam
Sat, Sep 20, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's make music!
Death Cafe - Facilitated by Lola Montano
Mon, Sep 22, 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'.
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Sep 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Photographing the Dominguez-Escalante Trail of 1776
Tue, Sep 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
With Kathy Myrick
Storytime
Wed, Sep 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group
Wed, Sep 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Great Garden Series: Leave the Leaves, Or???
Wed, Sep 24, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
with Brooke Saffard, Owner, Blooming Landscape & Design and Heather Houk, Farmer & CSU Extension Specialist
Toddler Time
Thu, Sep 25, 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, Sep 25, 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
Thu, Sep 25, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
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, Sep 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Sep 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
An Evening with Sarah Platt Decker
Fri, Sep 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
with Chautauqua Speaker Gail Beaton
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Sep 27, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Climate Cafe - Facilitated by Ecotherapist and Social Worker Hannah Smith
Mon, Sep 29, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Climate Cafés are a space to share thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis in community.
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Sep 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Intro to Archaeology
Tue, Sep 30, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
With San Juan Basin Archaeological Society
Storytime
Wed, Oct 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group
Wed, Oct 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Word Honey - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Hive - 1175 Camino Del Rio
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Time
Thu, Oct 02, 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, Oct 02, 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, Oct 02, 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, Oct 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Oct 03, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Stories in the Park
Tue, Oct 07, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and nature journaling!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Oct 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Book Club: It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
Tue, Oct 07, 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.
Storytime
Wed, Oct 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group
Wed, Oct 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Oct 08, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
A new topic every month!
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