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Terrific Tuesdays: Our Great White Shark Adventure

with The Ocean Adventure

2025-06-10 10:30:00 2025-06-10 11:30:00 America/Denver Terrific Tuesdays: Our Great White Shark Adventure Do you love sharks? This event is for you! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Tuesday, June 10
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-06-10 10:30:00 2025-06-10 11:30:00 America/Denver Terrific Tuesdays: Our Great White Shark Adventure Do you love sharks? This event is for you! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

Do you love sharks? This event is for you!

Join us for a fun and exciting (but not scary!) program where kids will come face-to-face with a Great White Shark! We will get a "behind-the-scenes" look at how Wayne and Karen Brown form the Ocean Adventure search for and dive with Great White Sharks!

AGE GROUP: | Tweens | PreSchool | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading | More Fun Stuff! |

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Durango Public Library
Hours
Mon, May 12 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, May 13 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, May 14 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Thu, May 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, May 16 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, May 17 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 18 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, May 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, May 14, 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, May 14, 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: Your Toughest Garden Questions
Wed, May 14, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Presented by the Durango Botanic Gardens, CSU Extension Office, & Durango Public Library
Toddler Storytime
Thu, May 15, 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, May 15, 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, May 15, 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, May 16, 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, May 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
English Conversation Circle
Sat, May 17, 10:00am - 11:00am
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Practice speaking English in a fun, informal setting.
Folk Jam
Sat, May 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Let's make music!
Cancelled
Great Decisions
Tue, May 20, 11:45am - 1:45pm
Durango Public Library
Foreign policy discussion groups are co-sponsored by The League of Women Voters of La Plata County, the Durango Branch of the American Association of University Women, and the Durango Public Library.
Youth Chess Club
Tue, May 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Cookbook Club: Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi
Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Let's get together and cook a potluck of recipes from our chosen cookbook!
Preschool Storytime
Wed, May 21, 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, May 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
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, May 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, May 22, 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, May 22, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Author Event: Hampton Sides - "The Wide Wide Sea"
Thu, May 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Hosted by Maria's Book Shop at the Durango Public Library
Baby Time
Fri, May 23, 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, May 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
English Conversation Circle
Sat, May 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Practice speaking English in a fun, informal setting.
Yarn Meetup
Sat, May 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Holiday Closure - Library Is Closed
Mon, May 26, All day
Durango Public Library
Library is closed for Memorial Day.
Cancelled
Death Cafe - Facilitated by Lola Montano
Mon, May 26, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library
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'.
Death Cafe - Facilitated by Lola Montano
Tue, May 27, 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, May 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, May 28, 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, May 28, 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: Deconstructing Soil Structure
Wed, May 28, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
With David McMillan, Owner of Grasshopper Landscaping
Toddler Storytime
Thu, May 29, 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, May 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Baby Time
Fri, May 30, 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, May 30, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
English Conversation Circle
Sat, May 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Practice speaking English in a fun, informal setting.
Silent Book Club - No assigned reading, no group discussion, and no judgement!
Sat, May 31, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room - Reading Room
Join us for an hour of dedicated reading. Socialize after, or not!
Stories in the Park
Tue, Jun 03, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and nature journaling!
Terrific Tuesdays: Give A Damn Beaver Education
Tue, Jun 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Riverside Patio
Join us on the library's Riverside Patio for a fun and interactive presentation about the importance of beavers to our local ecosystem.
Cancelled
Great Decisions
Tue, Jun 03, 11:45am - 1:45pm
Durango Public Library
Foreign policy discussion groups are co-sponsored by The League of Women Voters of La Plata County, the Durango Branch of the American Association of University Women, and the Durango Public Library.
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jun 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Book Club: We The Animals by Justin Torres
Tue, Jun 03, 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, Jun 04, 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 04, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jun 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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, Jun 06, 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 - Summer Reading Kick-Off Party!
Fri, Jun 06, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Summer Reading started on June 1, but today's the day we celebrate!
English Conversation Circle
Sat, Jun 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Practice speaking English in a fun, informal setting.
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
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+.
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