Young Adults

  Headed to high school this fall?  Wonder what it's all about?    Join the Just 4 Girls book club and read what others have experienced.

If you love words, games, and having fun, this club is for you! Our adult Scrabble Club meets from 6-8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at the Glenwood Springs Branch. Beginners and experts alike are encouraged to join and the club is free and open to the public. Make new friends and learn new Scrabble strategies. Bring your own board if you have one. Scoring materials and dictionaries will be provided.

 Join us at the Rifle Branch Library on Thursday, July 12th for a special lecture. 

Come to the Gordon Cooper Branch Library on Wednesday, June 27th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm for The Good, the Bad, and the Gross.

 Escape the heat and bring the family to the New Castle Branch Library at 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 16th to watch the movie "Dolphin Tale".  We will be providing popcorn and soda.

 The Friends of the Glenwood Springs Branch Library and the Frontier Historical Society present an evening with Dr. John Henry Holliday on Thursday, August 16th at 7:00 pm.  Portrayalist R. W. Boyle will bring the good doctor to life.  The program will take place in the basement meeting room of the Glenwood Springs Branch Library at 413 Ninth Street and is free an open to the public.  

Come to the New Castle Branch Library at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 31st where Jim Campbell, PhD, and Sandy Jackson, MA, both adjunct professors at Colorado Mountain College, will talk about their experiences at the Snowmass dig site during the summer of 2011. Participants will learn about the excavation process and what was discovered. The presentation will be geared toward adults but children and teens are welcome.

 Come to the Rifle Branch Library on Wednesday, July 11th at 7:00 pm when representatives from the University of Colorado's Museum of Natural History are coming to the Rifle Branch Library with objects and specimens from the museum's collections. Museum representatives will set up interactive stations and host earth science activities for families that communicate the science being studied at the museum. 

 Participants of the New Castle Branch Library's Alex Project are invited to a special spaghetti dinner to celebrate the finish of their novels.  Dinner will begin at 6:30 at the library.

 Teens and manga artists, join your peers at the New Castle Branch Library every Wednesday at 4:30 pm to learn techniques and share your talents.  All levels are welcome- just bring a pencil, paper, and your imagination.