Gordon Cooper Branch
Have Your Cake & Eat It Too!
The Gordon Cooper Branch Library will be serving cake and teas from around the world throughout the day on Tuesday, July 5, to celebrate this year's Adult Summer Reading theme: Novel Destinations.
Henna Tattoo
Get ready for Mountain Fair with a hands-on Henna Tattoo program at the Gordon Cooper Branch Library on Thursday, July 28 from 4-5pm. Come early to try this temporary tattoo experience. You'll be all the rage at Mountain Fair.
Permission slips need to be signed by a parent to participate.
Bowling for Books
Bowling for Books is back by popular demand! Join the Gordon Cooper Branch Library at the El Jebowl on Thursday, July 21 from 4-5pm. Bowl your way into some great reads! Score prizes for the craziest bowling style, the highest score, and everything in between. Even if you've never bowled before, you should join the fun: you won't regret it!
Dinner & a Movie
As a way of honoring Teen Summer Reading 2011, the Gordon Cooper Branch Library invites you to dive into the theme You Are Here by taking you somewhere far away -- through a movie, that is. Please join us as we travel to distant lands and enjoy foods from a foreign destination. Movie TBA.
Duct Tape Creations
Get crafty and delve into the sticky world of duct tape at the Gordon Cooper Branch Library on Thursday, July 7 from 4-5pm. You will be surprised at what you can make!
Mask Making
Back by popular demand, the Gordon Cooper Branch Library is hosting a Mask Making program at the Carbondale Town Hall on Tuesday, July 5 at 10am. Let's get creative, and think worldy as we design and explore masks from different cultures from around the world.
The Amazing Race
Come to the Carbondale Branch Library on Thursday, June 23th from 4-5pm to compete in The Amazing Race! You compete in teams on challenges from around the world in a race to the finish! The object of this game is to use your library skills to find the materials you need to collect to survive. You will be rewarded with fish for your accomplishments. Fish earned throughout the game may be used to buy prizes at the fish auction at the end of the game.
Bugs, Bon Appetit!
Challenge your taste buds to an afternoon of bug sampling! Grasshopper? Cockroach? Yummmmm! This is for real! Come to the Gordon Cooper Branch Library on Thursday, June 16th from 4-5pm to take advantage of this fun opportunity to sample bugs. Bring your friends: there is plenty to go around.
Folklorico Dancers
Summer is here, and the Library District's Summer Reading Program is in full gear with lots of fun programs! Come see the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklorico Dancers perform at the Carbondale Town Hall on Tuesday, June 28th, at 10am.