Teens

 Teens are invited to come learn how to redesign and repurpose their clothes to make a new, exciting wardrobe!

The talented Jessica Bouck will be teaching this Big Read program at the Rifle Branch Library on Friday, February 22 at 2:30 p.m. All materials will be supplied.

 Come to the Parachute Branch Library on Monday, February 26th from noon to 3:00 p.m. and experience a time warp back to the 1930's. Listen to music, learn to swing dance (lessons included), and feast on foods your great grandparents ate. Then, discuss "The Grapes of Wrath" with your peers. 

The swing dance lesson will be taught by Maurine Taufer, Dance Director from the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts. Taufer has taught, directed, and choreographed for over 22 years. She is excited to bring you the most favorite dance style of the 1930’s.

 The Parachute Branch Library offers a fun-filled afternoon of history on Saturday, February 23 for The Big Read.

Local singer/songwriter Nate Adams will start at 12:30 p.m. with a 30-minute tribute to Woodie Guthrie. Like Woodie, Adams plays by himself – just his guitar, harmonica, and croonin’. Come listen to Guthrie’s traditional folk and blues songs and hear stories about the "Dust Bowl Troubadour” himself.

 Garfield County Libraries presents award-winning author, Teague Bohlen, for The Big Read.

Bohlen is an esteemed author whose 2006 Great Depression novel, The Pull of the Earth, won the Colorado Book Award for Fiction. Attend Bohlen’s writing workshop to learn how to transform your family stories into fiction!

All ages and levels are invited to attend the writing workshop at the New Castle Branch Library on Wednesday, February 27 at 6 p.m., and at the Silt Branch Library on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. These programs are free and open to the public.

 Garfield County Libraries presents award-winning author, Teague Bohlen, for The Big Read.

Bohlen is an esteemed author whose 2006 Great Depression novel, The Pull of the Earth, won the Colorado Book Award for Fiction. Attend Bohlen’s writing workshop to learn how to transform your family stories into fiction!

All ages and levels are invited to attend the writing workshop at the New Castle Branch Library on Wednesday, February 27 at 6 p.m., and at the Silt Branch Library on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. These programs are free and open to the public.

 Garfield County Libraries is pleased to present free swing dance classes throughout February to celebrate The Big Read 2013. Maurine Taufer, Dance Director from the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts, has taught, directed, and choreographed for over 22 years. She is excited to bring you the most favorite dance style of the 1930’s. Whether you have two left feet, no dance experience, or just want to have fun and learn something new -- this class is for you! Come to the library to swing, sway and hop with us, and you’ll be kicking up your heals before you know it.

 Like to read? This club is open to all teens who like to read and talk about good books with new friends. This month we will be discussing "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse on Wednesday, February 13th at 5:00 p.m.

 Teens currently part of TAG, as well as anyone in grades 7-12, are invited to join us for the chance to help plan programs, purchase books, movies, and music for teens. TAG meets on Monday, February 18th at 5:00 p.m.

 Teens are invited to join us at the New Castle Branch Library for an afternoon of t-shirt surgery on Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m.  

It is time to take that old t-shirt and turn it into something new, just like they did during the Great Depression. Make a fashionable shirt, a scarf, a dress, or whatever else you can come up with. Bring your own shirt, or use one of ours!  Program is limited to the first 20 teens.

 Do you love Manga and Anime? So do we! Join us at the New Castle Branch Library on Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. to talk about your favorites, get recommendations, and practice your drawing skills.