Digital library aficionados! We have a brand new eBook product coming your way. Starting August 18, Ruby Sisson Library will offer both Libby (Overdrive) and a new ebook platform, Hoopla. We will no longer offer CloudLibrary.
Why the change?
You might be surprised to learn that ebooks cost us anywhere from $40 to $120 per copy. That’s considerably more than individuals pay for the same content. Our ebook purchases also have limits set by the publisher to how many times they can be borrowed. This model is very expensive, and we are always working to find high quality content for you at a price that is sustainable.
The Hoopla model of lending to libraries promises to be more affordable to libraries, allowing us to provide more titles and more copies for shorter waiting lists.
Quick Facts
- All content in CloudLibrary has been purchased by our ebook consortium and will transfer to the Hoopla platform for continued discovery and use.
- If you have placed holds on books in the CloudLibrary app, those holds will not automatically transfer to the Hoopla app. You will need to manually place those holds in the Hoopla app.
- You will continue to have a limit of 7 holds and 5 checkouts at a time in Hoopla, just like in Libby. So, between the two ebook products, you can read to your heart’s content.
Read Wild! Summer Program Off to Great Start!
As the first month of summer reading wraps up, we’re proud to share that readers have already logged over 205,000 minutes of reading time since June 1st! We are well on our way to crushing our 250,000 minute community reading goal by August 28th. This is the library’s first summer using the Beanstack platform, which makes it simple and convenient to log reading and track progress towards rewards. We’ve been giving milestone prizes like putting readers’ names on the Wall of Recognition in the library and offering “community coupon bundles” to local businesses. Readers are also earning raffle tickets to our grand prizes which include gift cards, and special experiences in the library – like private time in our makerspace – and around the area – like a fly-fishing trip with Piedra River Anglers. Congrats to all the readers out there on your progress this summer and if you’d like to join, visit pagosalibrary.org/summer.
Our next outing is scheduled for August 5 at Wolfwood Refuge where we will receive a guided tour and learn about and interact with wolfdogs and wolves. Meet at the library at 8:30am and we’ll caravan together. There is no fee to enter.
We recommend bringing a lunch.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Prepares Your Little One for Success
Want to give your little one this best possible start to a successful life? 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is an early childhood initiative that helps inspire a love for reading and literature while also helping our youngest readers get exposure to print and phonetics while earning prizes along the way! The goal is not to read 1,000 different books before KG, but to simply read 1,000 times before they begin their journey to expand their knowledge.
If your little one has a favorite book that they want you to reread to them immediately after finishing it the first time, then that counts as another book read. Every 100 books is a milestone where our young patrons can receive a small prize or an experience at the library. At the end of their journey, they will receive a grand prize as well as an invite to a celebration at the library with all of those who have finished their 1,000 books before kindergarten. Sign-up is free and easy. Get enrolled today by visiting the library.
Group Meeting Room Available
While we’re waiting for the full library to be completed, we have carved out a meeting room space for small groups of 6-8 people to use by reservation. Give us a call at 970-264-2209 to reserve your spot today.
Adopt-a-Tree Program
We have a few trees left to name in our outdoor community garden. Why not dedicate a tree to someone you love in exchange for a $500 donation? Individuals, families, clubs, businesses and organizations are welcome to participate.
Interested? Here’s how to get started. Write a check to Ruby Sisson Library or donate online at https://www.pagosalibrary.org. Fill out a donation form telling us what you want your garden stake to say in 6 words or less. Forms are available on our website or in paper form at the library. Thanks for helping us create a beautiful new outdoor space in our community!
2026 Colorado Parks Passes for Checkout
The weather is perfect to get outside! Colorado state parks require a paid pass to enter, but you can borrow one from the library for a few days at no cost to you. Passes come with a backpack filled with nature guides, binoculars, and fun activities. Reserve yours today. Note: Colorado State Park passes are not valid for Chimney Rock National Monument.
Tech Time
Free in-person slots are available from 2-4 p.m. on Thursdays. Taylor helps with basic questions relating to computers, smartphones and tablets and also provides assistance in accessing the library’s online resources. No appointment is needed, but please bring your device’s charger and passwords with you.
Our New Books Collections
For a full list of new titles and to reserve your copy, go to www.pagosalibrary.org and choose Search the Catalog at the top of the screen. Don’t forget, if there is a waiting list for the book, it may be available now in eBook or eAudiobook on CloudLibrary or Libby.
During our transition period, most books are in storage, but the new books are available to browse, and you can reserve any title in the catalog and have them brought in from other libraries. All the children’s collection is available in our bright new shiny children’s room!
Need help? Just ask! We love talking about books.
New in Large Print
“Make it Out Alive,” a new Quinn and Costa thriller from Allison Brennan, places Detective Kara Quinn as bait for a serial killer after three couples turn up dead in Florida.
“The Battle for Texas,” from Robert Vaughn, is a fictional account of the women and men of Alamo in their fight for Texas independence.
“Blunt Instrument,” from Amy Bloom, introduces Dell Chandler, a failed English professor turned self-taught private detective, hired to investigate the death of a bludgeoned university lecturer.
“Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It’s Like to be Free,” from Dr. Ania Jastreboff, with a foreword from Oprah Winfrey, describes strategies to optimize health and manage the side effects of new weight loss medications.
“Vengeance: The Last Stands of Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull,” discusses the Battle of Little Bighorn, the fame it brought to George Armstrong Custer, and the impact it had on Native Americans and the shape of the American West.
New Fiction
“This is Where the Serpent Lives,” by award-winning writer Daniyal Mueenuddin, is set in modern-day Pakistan, and follows the lives of a dozen characters as they face lives filled with violence and tragedy and struggle to make moral choices.
“Seek the Traitor’s Son,” by “Divergent” series author Veronica Roth, is an epic romantic dystopian fantasy.
Historian Alison Weir is back with “The Boleyn Secret,” a new medieval novel starring Katherine Carey, an attendant to Queen Anne Boleyn, who reveals a little-known Tudor mystery.
New in Nonfiction
“The Age Rebellion: Supercharge the Second Half of Your Life,” from Lyndsey Simpson, founder of 55 Redefined.
“Accepted: 50 Successful College Admission Essays,” from Harvard grads Gen and Kelly Tanabe, guides you through crafting the essay that gets you into the college of your dreams.
“Open Space: From Earth to Eternity- The Global Race to Explore and Conquer the Cosmos,” from journalist David Ariosto, chronicles the new generation of space entrepreneurs.
New Audiobooks
“Mother Earth is Our Elder: Indigenous Solutions to the Climate Crisis,” a Dene manifesto from Canada’s Northwest Territories.
“How to Live a Meaningful Life: Using Design Thinking to Unlock Purpose, Joy, and Flow Every Day,” from Stanford’s Life Design Lab.
John Connolly returns with a new thriller, “A River Red with Blood.” Private investigator Charlie Parker goes deep into the dark woods of Maine to investigate multiple murders.
Barbara Brattin is honored to lead the Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library through this exciting time in its history. When she's not at the library, she's hiking with her Anatolian Shepherd Gigi and Rez dog Vic, traveling the world, visiting her grandchildren, or... you guessed it... reading !