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Teen After Hours

Painting Party
2025-07-18 18:00:00 2025-07-18 20:30:00 America/Denver Teen After Hours Spend your Friday evening learning how to make a beautiful painting with a local art instructor. Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Friday, July 18
6:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-18 18:00:00 2025-07-18 20:30:00 America/Denver Teen After Hours Spend your Friday evening learning how to make a beautiful painting with a local art instructor. Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

Spend your Friday evening learning how to make a beautiful painting with a local art instructor.

Join us for our a teen-only after-hours series this summer!  Ages 13-17

 

Wed., June 25, 2025: Movie Night

What better way to spend a summer night than watching a movie with friends? With popcorn and DIY slushies, it’ll be like a private theater. It’s BYOP – Bring Your Own Pillow! 

 

Fri., July 18, 2025: Painting Party

Time to get artistic with the Teen After Hours Painting Party! Whether you are a beginner or a practiced artist, there will be fun to go around. Enjoy mocktails and soda with this paint and sip experience. Bring your friends and see how each of yours unique artistic flare comes through! REGISTRATION SUGGESTED. 

 

Fri., August 15, 2025: Board Game Night 

Do you like card and board games? Choose from a selection of our board game collection & try something new or replay your favorites! Whether you are conquering territory, deducing a secret, or trying to survive those pesky combustive felines, there is plenty fun to be had! 

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Youth Clubs | Summer Reading |

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Durango Public Library
Hours
Mon, Aug 25 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Aug 26 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Aug 27 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Aug 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 29 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Aug 30 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 31 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

Cancelled
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Aug 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Cancelled
Storytime
Wed, Aug 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Great Garden Series: Colorado Native Plants In Your Garden
Wed, Aug 27, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Maggie Gaddis, M.S. PhD. Executive Director of CoNPS
Cancelled
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Aug 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Cancelled
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Aug 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Hora de Cuentos Familiar Bilingüe/Bilingual Family Storytime - Cuentos y Cantos
Thu, Aug 28, 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!
Cancelled
Baby Time
Fri, Aug 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Holiday Closure - Library Is Closed
Mon, Sep 01, All day
Durango Public Library
Library is closed for Labor Day.
Stories in the Park
Tue, Sep 02, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and nature journaling!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Sep 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
History Live Book Club: Sins of the Shovel by Rachel Morgan
Tue, Sep 02, 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 20 people who register and attend! 
Please contact the library to register for this event.
Storytime
Wed, Sep 03, 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 03, 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, Sep 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Sep 04, 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 04, 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 04, 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 05, 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 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
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: Indigenous Gardening
Wed, Sep 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
With Cassandra Atencio
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Sep 10, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
A new topic every month!
Toddler Storytime
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 Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Storytime
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: Winter Garden Tips
Wed, Sep 24, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
With Heather Houk, Brooke Safford, Eva Montane, & Lisa Bourey
Toddler Storytime
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!
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