A new ongoing event called Knowledge Bowl debuts next Thursday, February 9 from 4-5pm for teens. Participants will form teams of up to six people to compete against each other by answering questions that cover a range of topics from math to spelling to pop culture.
This free event is a fun way to test your wit, trivia and teamwork skills as you compete against other teens.
Knowledge Bowl will run every second and fourth Thursday for the remainder of the school year and be moderated by Josie, your library’s teen librarian. It is open to students in grades four through eight, or ages 11-14. Registration is not required for this free event.
Josie points out that Knowledge Bowl has a place in local history because it originated in Durango back in 1976.
SJBPH community health event
Next Tuesday, February 7 from 1-3pm, SJBPH staff will be on hand to give you copies of their community health assessment and help you fill it out. This is a 15-minute anonymous survey to gather input and opinions from Archuleta and LaPlata residents on your major health priorities and needs.
Since both counties are now in the process of forming new individual public health departments to launch January 1, 2024, your input will be vital to setting their priorities as they set up their services. If the February 7 date does not work for you, an alternative is for you to come to the library to fill out the survey online or pick it up on paper and return it to the library or SJBPH when you have completed it.
This event is the beginning of a series of monthly outreach sessions hosted by SJBPH at your library. March will feature a nurse-family partnership discussion on March 7.
Save the date for Friends book sale
On Saturday, February 11 the Friends of the Library will host a Cabin Fever Book Sale from 9am – 3pm at your library. This is a great opportunity for you to find new treasures at bargain prices to keep you company this winter.
Special teen and tween event tomorrow
Teens and tweens will want to join us tomorrow, Friday, February 3, for our first-ever free Teen and Tween Takeover of the library from 2-4pm. During that time, our conversational computers will be reserved only for users aged nine-19.
Makerspace on Saturday
Kids, tweens and teens are invited to a free Makerspace session on Saturday, February 4 from 11am to noon when we’ll provide the materials so you can build, design and create.
Dungeons & Dragons
Next Tuesday, February 7 from 4 – 5:30pm, join our in-person Dungeons & Dragons game free for teens and young adults. Registration is required because space is limited. Contact Josie@pagosalibrary.org to join.
Homework and tutoring help
Our highly popular free homework assistance and elementary tutoring are available for K-fourth grades on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30pm. There is a registration packet for parents and guardians to fill out to enroll your child that you can get by emailing the library or coming in. This program has been a big hit because it helps build essential skills in core subjects. You still can register your child but you may be put on a waitlist.
Family storytimes
Wednesdays from 10-11am join us for free in-person children’s stories, games and plenty of reasons to get up and move.
Tech Time
Free in-person slots are available from 10am-noon Tuesdays and 2-4pm Thursdays. Judy will help you with basic questions relating to computers, smartphones and tablets and also provide assistance in accessing any of the library’s online resources. You do not need an appointment for these drop-in sessions.
Nonfiction
“The Happiness Year” by Tara Ward helps you explore different ways to discover happiness throughout the year. “A Few Days Full of Trouble” by Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., the last surviving witness to the lynching of Emmett Till, and Christopher Benson provides a first-person perspective and new investigative information on this civil rights tragedy.
Novels
“A Thousand Roads Home” by Carmel Harrington is the story of two extraordinary homeless people in Ireland. “Blue Moon Haven” by Janet Dailey features a broken family healing in a rural small town in this latest book in the author’s New Americana series.
Donations
Many thanks to Sheila and Patrick McKenzie for their generous monetary donation, and to Joanne Ferko and Carole Howard for their materials donations.
When we are open, material donations are accepted for the Friends of the Library at the front desk – not down the outside returns slot at the library or the dropbox at City Market, please. The Friends take fiction published in 2013 or newer and nonfiction that is 2018 or newer. Limited workroom space means we can only accept one or two small boxes at a time.
Quotable Quote
“Every right decision I’ve ever made came from listening to my gut. Every wrong decision was a result of me dismissing the small, still voice within me. Your life speaks to you in whispers – that little nudge saying, ‘Hmm, something doesn’t feel right.’” – Oprah, talk show host, TV producer, actress, author and philanthropist.
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.