We have four fun, free Halloween-related activities for all ages between now and Halloween…
Our new storywalk for kids October 25 through November 6 features a silly “Creepy Carrots” book about some strange situations. The text is available in English and Spanish. Watch for signs outside the library that follow the sidewalk up towards the Elementary School. After you finish the walk, pick up materials for a craft or activity at the library.
At the in-person adult DIY on Tuesday, October 26 from 1-2 p.m., we will supply the materials for you to create a spiderweb wreath to display in your home or office. Find more DIY videos on your library’s website at https://pagosalibrary.org/adult-diy/
Fourth – 12th graders are invited to a mask-making event on Wednesday, October 27 from 4-5 p.m., just in time for Halloween.
Our in-person annual pumpkin decorating contest and Halloween party takes place on Friday, October 29 from 2-4pm. Pumpkins can be carved, painted or decorated. One entry per person. Completed pumpkins can be turned in Thursday, October 28 or Friday, October 29 before 3pm. Winners will be announced at 4pm Friday. Age categories for awards: preschool, ages 5-7, ages 8-11, ages 12-17 and adult. Hang out at the library and complete some creepy, crawly crafts while you wait to hear who won. We’ll have a limited number of pumpkins to give out the week before. Limit one pumpkin per family.
Share your story about racism
Have you experienced racism? A group called Working for Racial Equality invites you to tell your story about racism, discrimination or privilege. Submissions may remain anonymous. You also are invited to review their display at the library through the end of October. To find out more about this project and how you can participate, contact Working for Racial Equality at workingforracialequality@gmail.com or visit their website at www.workingforracialequality.org to submit your story electronically. You also have the option of submitting your story on paper at your library through October 30.
Spanish conversation
Today, Thursday, October 21 (note new date), from 4-5 p.m. we will gather in person at the library to practice speaking and listening skills together. There is no minimum skill level required to attend. As an alternative, you can learn Spanish and many other languages using the Transparent Language Learning database available at https:pagosalibrary.org/online-resources/
LEGO Club on Saturday
Kids aged six to 12 are invited to bring your imaginations – LEGOs are provided – on Saturday, October 23 from 11 a.m.-noon for the free LEGO Club. LEGO challenges also are posted on Facebook.
Special Spanish family storytime
Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. join us in the library garden for free in-person children’s stories, games and plenty of reasons to get up and move. Wednesday, October 27 is Hora de Cuentos when you can come to practice your Spanish with Josie as she shares some of her favorite Spanish books. Saturday’s Discovery Times continue on Facebook at 2:30 p.m. with games, art ideas, science experiments, history and more.
Tech Time
Free in-person slots are available from 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and 2-4 p.m. Thursdays. Brad will help you resolve issues with your computer, smartphone, tablet and other electronic devices.
Adult education hiatus
Our free PALS (Pagosa Adult Learning Services) session generally takes place in person Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. when Mark helps with high school equivalency, GED, college prep, financial aid, tutoring and more. Note no PALS in October.
Spanish books
“Largo Petalo de Mar” (“A Long Petal of the Sea”) by Isabel Allende is historical fiction featuring refugees fleeing Spain’s civil war in the late 1930s. “Quedate Conmigo” (“Stay with Me”) by Lorena Franco is the fourth edition of an intimate love story written in the first person. “Asesinato a la Luz de la Luna” (“Murder by Moonlight”) by Diana Rubino is a collection of short stories.
Nonfiction
“I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House” by Stephanie Grisham is an insider’s look at the Trump presidency by a woman who served both the president and Melania Trump in senior communications positions. “The Cause” by Pulitzer prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis is a new look at the causes and people involved in America’s founding, the third book in the author’s historical trilogy.
Mysteries, suspense and thrillers
“The Vanished Series” by B.B. Griffith contains books one-three in this paranormal suspense series.
Books on CD
“Bloodless” by Preston & Child is an FBI agent Pendergast mystery set in Savannah.
Large print
“Another Kind of Eden” by James Lee Burke is a western romance. “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny is a Chief Inspector Gamache mystery. “Forgotten in Death” by J.D. Robb is an Eve Dallas mystery. “Apples Never Fall” by Liane Moriarty is a mystery that begins when a stranger knocks on the door of a long-married couple. “Hemlock” by Susan Wittig Albert is a China Bayles mystery. “The Paradise Affair” by Bill Pronzini is a Carpenter and Quincannon mystery. “The Night She Disappeared” by Lisa Jewell features a missing couple and a mysterious note.
Downloadable e-books and audiobooks
We have a wide variety of downloadable e-books and audio books for all ages – children, tweens, teens and adults – in cloudLibrary. The items in cloudLibrary are purchased separately from physical items, so the books available are different – and it continues to use the consortium’s contributions as well as those that we bought. Select AspenCat Union Catalog when setting up cloudLibrary for use. Email or phone us at 970-264-2209 if you need our help setting up this service on your device.
Donations
Many thanks to our anonymous donors for their materials donations. Please put your materials donations into the dropbox at the library – not at City Market, which is reserved for returns.
Library foundation
Please consider a tax-deductible donation to the Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library Foundation to support and enhance your library by raising funds for information resources, programs, services and facilities. Mail checks to P.O. Box 2045, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 or call Cindi Galabota at 970-264-2209.
Quotable Quote
“If you don’t hope that your actions can make a difference, then you sink into apathy. If young people succumb to the doom and gloom – if they lose hope – that’s the end.” — Jane Goodall, English primatologist and anthropologist, famous for her studies of wild chimpanzees in Africa, speaking of the importance of environmentalists’ activism relating to climate change.
Website
For more information on library books, services and programs – and to reserve books, e-books, books on CD and DVDs from the comfort of your home – please visit our website at https://pagosalibrary.org.
The Ruby Sisson Memorial Library has been located at 811 San Juan Street (corner of S. 8th and Hwy 160) since 1989. The library is overseen by the Upper San Juan Library District, a tax-funded special district in Archuleta County.