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Community Art Show Reception
2026-09-10 17:30:00 2026-09-10 18:30:00 America/Denver Community Art Show Reception Join us to meet the artists participating in our second annual Community Art Show! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Thursday, September 10
5:30pm - 6:30pm

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Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

Join us to meet the artists participating in our second annual Community Art Show!

AGE GROUP: | Everyone |

EVENT TYPE: | Art/Film/Music |

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Tue, Aug 11 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Aug 12 9:30AM to 6:00PM
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Fri, Aug 14 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Aug 15 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 16 Closed
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Coptic Stitch Bookmaking
Tue, Aug 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
A two-part series!
This event is full
Storytime
Wed, Aug 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Aug 12, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
August's Topic: Commercial vs. Literary Fiction: Scenes and Postcards
Toddler Time
Thu, Aug 13, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2. Stay after for a fun play group!
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Aug 13, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Baby Time
Fri, Aug 14, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun - STEM
Fri, Aug 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Stories in the Park
Sat, Aug 15, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and a nature themed craft!
Dig Into Reading - Dinosaur Engineers
Sat, Aug 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Practice your STEAM skills with some unexpected materials to construct your very own dinosaur!
Acoustic Jam
Sat, Aug 15, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's make music!
Silent Book Club - No assigned reading, no group discussion, and no judgement!
Sat, Aug 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Join us for an hour of dedicated reading. Socialize after, or not!
LEGO Club
Mon, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Build, create, & play!
Community Story Circle
Mon, Aug 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
With local author and life coach, Brooke Heller.
Book Club: Speculative Fiction - Fantasy, Science Fiction, Post-apocalyptic, and More!
Tue, Aug 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bread Downtown
Join us at Bread Downtown (135 E 8th St) for a "nontraditional" book club, where the discussion is based on a genre/topic rather than a specific book!
Storytime
Wed, Aug 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Cuentos y Cantos - Hora de Cuentos Familiar Bilingüe/Bilingual Family Storytime
Wed, Aug 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library
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!
Word Honey at The Hive - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Aug 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Hive - 1175 Camino Del Rio
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Time
Thu, Aug 20, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2. Stay after for a fun play group!
Funder Connections - Colorado Health Foundation
Thu, Aug 20, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Calling all non-profits!
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Aug 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Aug 20, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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, Aug 21, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun - Art
Fri, Aug 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Teen After Hours - Ultimate Game Night
Fri, Aug 21, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Games of all kinds!
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Aug 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
LEGO Club
Mon, Aug 24, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Build, create, & play!
Death Cafe
Mon, Aug 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
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'.
Coptic Stitch Bookmaking
Tue, Aug 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
A two-part series!
This event is full
Storytime
Wed, Aug 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Great Garden Series - 125 years of Farming Along the Animas
Wed, Aug 26, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
With Jerry Zink
Toddler Time
Thu, Aug 27, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2. Stay after for a fun play group!
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Aug 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Baby Time
Fri, Aug 28, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun - STEM
Fri, Aug 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Exploring Collage
Sat, Aug 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Learn about the art of collage and then make your own!
LEGO Club
Mon, Aug 31, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Build, create, & play!
Curiosity Club
Tue, Sep 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Your weekly place to have fun, be creative, and explore something new!
Book Club: Go as a River - by Shelley Read
Tue, Sep 01, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - First floor river lounge
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! 
Storytime - followed by Stay & Play
Wed, Sep 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Storytime followed by a fun Stay & Play! For children 3+ and their adult.
Word Honey at The Hive - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Sep 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Hive - 1175 Camino Del Rio
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Time - followed by Stay & Play
Thu, Sep 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! For children 1-2 and their adult.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Sep 03, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Sep 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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 04, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun - Art
Fri, Sep 04, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Holiday Closure - Library Is Closed
Mon, Sep 07, All day
Durango Public Library
Library is closed for Labor Day.
Curiosity Club
Tue, Sep 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Your weekly place to have fun, be creative, and explore something new!
Storytime - followed by Stay & Play
Wed, Sep 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Storytime followed by a fun Stay & Play! For children 3+ and their adult.
Mixed Media Maps
Wed, Sep 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Create personalized mixed-media maps to tell a story, about a life or a place, about history, about your dreams...
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Sep 09, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
August's Topic: Commercial vs. Literary Fiction: Scenes and Postcards
Toddler Time - followed by Stay & Play
Thu, Sep 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! For children 1-2 and their adult.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Sep 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Community Art Show Reception
Thu, Sep 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us to meet the artists participating in our second annual Community Art Show!
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