Summer Reading Adults

 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!

 The Carbondale Library will close at 5:00 pm on Saturday, June 22, to get ready for our move to the new building. We will remain closed until the new library opens on July 20. But do not despair, the Summer Reading Program will continue on! While we are closed we will accept Summer Reading Program bookmarks and give out prizes at Kids, Teens, and Adult Summer Reading Program events and at our old building from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on the following days in June and July:
Mon. June 24
Thurs. June 27
Mon. July 1
Mon. July 8
Thurs. July 11

Participate in the Summer Reading Program and receive an invitation to a Special Library Preview of the New Carbondale Branch Library facility on Thursday, July 18, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm..

This is an invitation only event for participants of the Summer Reading Program. We will host a tour of the new facilities, and attendees will have the opportunity to browse our brand new collection and check out new materials. Refreshments and appetizers will be provided.

 "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." - Winston Churchill

 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.

If you are interested in finding ways to improve your energy, then this class is for you. Reiki and Massage Therapy 101 is free and will be held on Saturday, June 22nd, at 1:00 pm in the Silt Branch Library's community room.  Put on by local Reiki Master and Massage Therapist Betts Williams, this program will discuss energy, how it feels, how to get in touch with it, and how to use it for healing. You will come away with a new sense of peace and how to help yourself and others.

Honey Don't is the musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, a duo also well known as one-half of Paonia, Colorado's old-time bluegrass band, Sweet Sunny South. Their music is acoustic and based in the folk tradition yet crosses over into the Americana realm. The songs are catchy and engaging, funny, sad, lonesome, and uplifting. Most of the songs are original, but select covers and traditional tunes are part of their repertoire as well.

Honey Don't will play at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library on Wednesday, June 19, at 7:00 pm.

  Honey Don't is the musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, a duo also well known as one-half of Paonia, Colorado's old-time bluegrass band, Sweet Sunny South. Their music is acoustic and based in the folk tradition yet crosses over into the Americana realm. The songs are catchy and engaging, funny, sad, lonesome, and uplifting. Most of the songs are original, but select covers and traditional tunes are part of their repertoire as well.

Honey Don't will play at the Rifle Branch Library on Tuesday, June 18, at 6:00 pm.

 Honey Don't is the musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, a duo also well known as one-half of Paonia, Colorado's old-time bluegrass band, Sweet Sunny South. Their music is acoustic and based in the folk tradition yet crosses over into the Americana realm. The songs are catchy and engaging, funny, sad, lonesome, and uplifting. Most of the songs are original, but select covers and traditional tunes are part of their repertoire as well.

Honey Don't will play at the New Castle Branch Library on Monday, June 17, at 6:00 pm.