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Birds, Pollinators, and Biodiversity 

What we can do to help them thrive?
2025-07-07 18:00:00 2025-07-07 20:00:00 America/Denver Birds, Pollinators, and Biodiversity  by Margaret Mayer Durango Public Library - Room 2

Monday, July 07
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-07 18:00:00 2025-07-07 20:00:00 America/Denver Birds, Pollinators, and Biodiversity  by Margaret Mayer Durango Public Library - Room 2

by Margaret Mayer

Join Margaret Mayer, conservation lead for SW Colorado Sierra Club, for a talk on the importance of birds, pollinators, and biodiversity. Learn about what causes the of loss of biodiversity and how we can all play a role in the preservation of local flora and fauna. 

AGE GROUP: | Everyone | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Home/Garden/Nature |

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Durango Public Library
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Mon, Jun 02 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jun 03 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jun 04 9:30AM to 6:00PM
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Fri, Jun 06 9:30AM to 5:30PM
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Sun, Jun 08 Closed
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Overlooking the Animas River, the Durango Public Library and Botanical Gardens is one of the most popular gathering spots in our community.

Upcoming Events

Terrific Tuesdays: Our Great White Shark Adventure - with The Ocean Adventure
Tue, Jun 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Do you love sharks? This event is for you!
Terrific Tuesdays: Our Great White Shark Adventure - with The Ocean Adventure
Tue, Jun 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Do you love sharks? This event is for you!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jun 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Drag Makeup 101 - Paint Your Face Like a Queen
Tue, Jun 10, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Workshop facilitated by Aria PettyOne, Alien Drag Queen of Durango
This event is full
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jun 11, 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
Wed, Jun 11, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Plant Exploration: The Passion and the Insanity
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Jun 11, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
A new topic every month!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jun 12, 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, Jun 12, 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, Jun 12, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Let's get creative! ¡Seamos creativos!
Colorado's Amazing Bumble Bees and How to Help Them - Learn about the Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas Project
Thu, Jun 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come learn about the unique life cycle and adaptations of these amazing creatures. Hear more about conservation issues and what can be done to help conserve bumble bees, one photograph at a time.
Baby Time
Fri, Jun 13, 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, Jun 13, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!
World Wide Knit in Public Day
Sat, Jun 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Lobby
Come celebrate at the library!
Cancelled
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Jun 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Terrific Tuesdays: Mysto Magic Show
Tue, Jun 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for a show of magic, laughter, and fun with Durango's very own magician!
Terrific Tuesdays: Mysto Magic Show
Tue, Jun 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for a show of magic, laughter, and fun with Durango's very own magician!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jun 17, 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, Jun 17, 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.
Book Club: Queer Writing
Tue, Jun 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bread Downtown
Join us at Bread's downtown location (135 E 8th St) for a "nontraditional" book club, where the discussion is based on a genre/topic rather than a specific book!
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jun 18, 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, Jun 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jun 19, 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, Jun 19, 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, Jun 19, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
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, Jun 20, 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 Photography!
Fri, Jun 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Color our world with photography-related STEM and art activities.
Folk Jam
Sat, Jun 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's make music!
Death Cafe - Facilitated by Lola Montano
Mon, Jun 23, 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: Luke Renner
Tue, Jun 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
It's a morning of entertainment on a string with the New Mexico Yo-Yo Slinger!
Terrific Tuesdays: Luke Renner
Tue, Jun 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
It's an afternoon of entertainment on a string with the New Mexico Yo-Yo Slinger!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jun 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jun 25, 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: Permaculture
Wed, Jun 25, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
With Heather Houk: Horticulture & Agriculture Specialist, CSU Extension- La Plata County
Teen After Hours - Movie Night (Nacho Libre)
Wed, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Kick back and enjoy a film chosen by teens like you!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jun 26, 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, Jun 26, 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, Jun 26, 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, Jun 27, 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, Jun 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Jun 28, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Silent Book Club - No assigned reading, no group discussion, and no judgement!
Sat, Jun 28, 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!
Stories in the Park
Tue, Jul 01, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and nature journaling!
Terrific Tuesdays: Ann Lincoln
Tue, Jul 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for a show that includes a fun blend of magic, comedy, and animal helpers!
Terrific Tuesdays: Ann Lincoln
Tue, Jul 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for a show that includes a fun blend of magic, comedy, and animal helpers!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jul 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Book Club: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
Tue, Jul 01, 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, Jul 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
When Lightning Strikes!
Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
With Dr. Tiffany L. Brainerd, wilderness medicine doctor
Word Honey - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jul 03, 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 03, 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 03, 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!
Holiday Closure - Library Is Closed
Fri, Jul 04, All day
Durango Public Library
Library is closed for Independence Day.
Cancelled
Baby Time
Fri, Jul 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Birds, Pollinators, and Biodiversity  - What we can do to help them thrive?
Mon, Jul 07, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
by Margaret Mayer
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