Holiday

Kids ages 10 and under are welcome to stop by the Parachute Branch Library on December 22 for an ornament kit you can "take and make." Ornament kits will be available all day (the branch is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) but come in before they're gone!

It's Corduroy Day at the Gordon Cooper Branch Library! Join us at 11:11 a.m. on 11-11-11 for corduroy-inspired snacks to celebrate this unparalleled expression of linear clothing. Don't wait another hundred years! Put on your corduroy and come to the library to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime event. For more information, call the library at 963-2889.

Santa Claus will be at the Rifle Branch Library on Wednesday, December 21, at 1:00 p.m.! Come listen to Santa read The Night Before Christmas. Afterward, stay to decorate and eat a Christmas cookie! Contact the library for more information: 625-3471.

Students in middle and high school are invited to the Rifle Branch Library on Tuesday, December 20, at 1:00 p.m. for Gingerbread Man Madness! Come to the library (upstairs in the Community Room) and decorate gingerbread men. Use your imagination to see how wacky you can get! Advance registration is required 'cause space is limited. Call the library at 625-3471 for more information.

Come enjoy hot mulled cider at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library as we celebrate the holiday season. We'll serve the wassail in the library lobby from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, December 15.

Come to a traditional holiday tea at the New Castle Branch Library on Monday, December 5, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. We will discuss holiday customs from around the world. Children are welcome to attend with an adult. For more information, please call the library at 984-2346.

The Gordon Cooper Branch Library will once again host a visit from Santa Claus on Saturday, December 17, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Drop by the library to say hello to Santa, listen to holiday stories, and decorate some holiday ornaments. We will have all of the supplies needed to enjoy this fun-filled activity. Hope to see you there!

Start your day off right and join us for Breakfast with Santa at the Silt Branch Library. We will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 14, and kids will be able to chat with Santa. For more information please call 876-5500.

Elementary school-aged children are invited to join us at the Silt Community Center on Monday, October 31, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. for a Halloween party. There will be spooky stories, games, prizes, and, of course, candy so put on your costume and join us for a howling good time. For more information please call the Silt Branch Library at 876-5500.

Boys and ghouls of all ages are invited to trick-or-treat at the Gordon Cooper Branch Library this Hallow's Eve. The branch is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; stop by anytime. Beware of SPOOKY stories being told from 6:00-6:30 p.m. in a dark and eerie room!