Parachute Branch

Zinio is the ultimate app for magazine lovers, with digital magazines for iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, and PC. With your Garfield County Library membership, you can now download digital copies of magazines like Food Network, Digital Photo, National Geographic, and more... at no cost to you! Join us at the Parachute Branch Library on Thursday, July 18, at 10:00 am to learn about Zinio, and how to make it a part of your digital life!

Space limited. Loaner technology to practice on is limited. Please bring your own laptop or tablet device if you have one.

 Join us on Saturday, June 8, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon for the first annual How to Festival!  It's the perfect opportunity for our community to come together, learn, and have a great time - all for free! We'll showcase hobbyists, business leaders, and entrepreneurs who want to share their talents and knowledge. Come learn something new!

Beat the heat with a delicious treat! Join us for our Summer Ice Cream Social at the Parachute Branch Library on Monday, July 1, at 11:30 am. Choose your own flavor, add your own toppings, and enjoy!

 Want to explore the world of digital photography?  Whether you want to capture landscapes or people, we can help you step by step from taking the photo through processing. Bring your own camera or check out one of ours and begin the journey. This is open to high school age teens only and you must sign up in advance. Lunch will be served.

Photo U takes place at the Parachute Branch Library on Monday, June 17, at 2:00 pm.

 Teens! Take paper folding to the next level and learn how to make 3D Origami at the Parachute Branch Library on Tuesday, June 11, at 2:00 pm.

 Teens! Want to make your own hardware jewelry? What about making your own toothpaste? Do you like duct tape? Join us for the Creative Element at the Parachute Branch Library on Tuesday, June 11, at 4:00 pm. Registration required, please call 970-285-9870.

Children of all ages are welcome to join us at the Parachute Branch Library on Mondays at 11:00 am for Summer Parachute Storytime.  Fun stories, silly dances, new words, and more become the highlight of your day!

Parachute Branch Library's May Counting Contest is getting us ready to "Dig Into Reading" in June by counting stones! The winner will receive the chance to "dig in" with a lunch at a local restaurant of their choice.

 Have you seen those beautiful eye catching fabrics with all that color and wonder how it is done? Wonder no more as fabric guru Sandy Harrison will show us how it is done. Join us for hands on demonstration.

Batik is both an art and a craft involving decorating cloth with wax and dye.

Attendees must register and a supply list will be given to you then. Students will make an 8x10 sample to take home.

Introduction to Batik takes place at the Parachute Branch Library on Saturday, August 3, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

Join Defensive Tactics trainer Leah Campbell as you learn some very clever moves to make you smarter and safer!  

Ladies Self Defense takes place at the Parachute Branch Library on Friday, July 12, 2013 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.