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Terrific Tuesdays: Live Action Hungry, Hungry Hippos
2025-07-15 10:30:00 2025-07-15 11:30:00 America/Denver Terrific Tuesdays: Live Action Hungry, Hungry Hippos Join us for an exciting, larger-than-life version of the classic game Hungry, Hungry Hippos! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Tuesday, July 15
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-15 10:30:00 2025-07-15 11:30:00 America/Denver Terrific Tuesdays: Live Action Hungry, Hungry Hippos Join us for an exciting, larger-than-life version of the classic game Hungry, Hungry Hippos! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

Join us for an exciting, larger-than-life version of the classic game Hungry, Hungry Hippos!

AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Elementary School |

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

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Durango Public Library
Hours
Mon, Jun 09 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jun 10 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jun 11 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jun 12 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jun 13 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jun 14 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 15 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

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+.
Word Honey - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!
When Lightning Strikes!
Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
With Dr. Tiffany L. Brainerd, wilderness medicine doctor
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 can we do to help them thrive?
Mon, Jul 07, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
by Margaret Mayer
Terrific Tuesdays: Library Field Day
Tue, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Viles Park
The library is having a field day!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jul 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jul 09, 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, Jul 09, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
A new topic every month!
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jul 10, 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 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Crafternoons (for Adults!) - Arte por la tarde
Thu, Jul 10, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Let's get creative! ¡Seamos creativos!
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Fri, Jul 11, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
FOL Book Sale
Baby Time
Fri, Jul 11, 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 11, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Build, create, & play!
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Sat, Jul 12, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
FOL Book Sale
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Jul 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
Terrific Tuesdays: Live Action Hungry, Hungry Hippos
Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for an exciting, larger-than-life version of the classic game Hungry, Hungry Hippos!
Youth Chess Club
Tue, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.
Cookbook Club: Made in India by Mera Sodha
Tue, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Let's get together and cook a potluck of recipes from our chosen cookbook!
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