You’ve earned it, Pagosa! Now let’s celebrate! Our end of summer celebration happens today, August 28, from 1-3pm in Yamaguchi Park pavilion. Join us as we draw our grand prize winners in every age category, honor our Super Readers, eat cake, and watch our performers.
Also happening this week:
August 29 11am Lego Play
August 31 4pm Conversational Spanish
September 1-2 Forest Bathing Class (call 970-264-2209 to register)
September 2nd 10am Family Storytime
September 2nd 3pm Notary service drop-in
September 3rd 2pm Tech Time drop-in help
Countdown to Our Grand Opening
Two weeks to go until we open our doors to a brand new, beautiful library! It’s been a long year, but as we watch it all come together, we know you’ll agree, it was totally worth the wait. This week the ceiling tiles are in and next week the carpet is laid. The trees are planted, the fountain arrives soon, and soon our signs will be hung.
We’ll close the library beginning September 4 to move everything from storage into the new library and reopen on September 12 with a full slate of ceremonies, programs, and activities.
So, stock up on your reading before the September 4 deadline and join us in celebration Saturday September 12 from 9am to 3pm.
You’re going to love what we’ve created for you!
New Hoopla E-Book Collection Replaces CloudLibrary
On August 18, our library consortium adopted Hoopla, an e-Book and e-Audiobook platform that replaces CloudLibrary. Our entire CloudLibrary collection has migrated to this new Hoopla platform, so if you were on a waitlist for a book in CloudLibrary, try a search for it in Hoopla.
To get started, download the Hoopla app, and register as a Ruby Sisson patron with your library card number. If you are already a Hoopla user with another library, you can add the Ruby Sisson collection by choosing “settings” on the bottom app menu, then “Library Settings.” If you need a little extra help, stop by and we’ll work with you. For extended help, our tech time drop-ins are every Thursday from 2-4pm.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Prepares Your Little One for Success
As the beginning of another school year looms on the horizon, you might be thinking about your own small child’s first day of kindergarten. Will she be prepared?
The library has a free, fun program to give your child the head start she needs. 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.
2026 Colorado Parks Passes for Checkout
Summer is slipping away! Have you visited a Colorado state park this year? 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.
Activities calendars
Pick up monthly calendars at the library or check the website at https://www.pagosalibrary.org/events-calendar so you don’t miss any of the free programs, events and activities available to you and your family.
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 Hoopla or Libby.
During our transition period, most books are in storage, but the new books are available to browse, as well as items recently returned, and you can reserve items 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
“The Women in White,” from fiction writer Sarah Pekkanen, tells the story of four university students who disappear after a parapsychology experiment in 1964 and the caretaker who uncovers the mystery of their disappearance decades later.
“That Night,” by Gillian McAllister, is an electrifying thriller about three siblings torn apart by the cover-up of a death while on a family vacation in Italy.
Suspense writer Jeffery Deaver returns with “Deceptions,” a short story collection featuring Colter Shaw and Lincoln Rhyme.
New Fiction
Writer Chris Bohjalian is back with “The Amateur.” When a young golf prodigy causes a freak accident at an upscale Westchester country club, the community slowly turns against her as her secret life is revealed.
James Ellroy is back with “Red Sheet,” a “subversive work of fiction” set in October, 1962, as the Cuban Missile Crisis has just concluded. LAPD has been assigned to investigate a red probe under the leadership of a stone-cold criminal investigating officer surrounded by a cast of crazed characters.
Stacy Abrams returns with a new thriller, “Coded Justice,” the first book in the Avery Keene series, involving a tech company aiming to revolutionize the health industry while battling for control over runaway artificial intelligence in the process.
New Cookbooks
“From Italy with Amore: Seasonal Italian Recipes for Those You Love,” provides recipes for each of the four seasons along with advice for creating the perfect Italian dining experience.
“We Use What We Have: 101 Easy Weeknight Meals,” from TikTok star Alex MacLaren helps you balance your budget and schedule to deliver healthy satisfying meals.
“Coffee Shop at Home: The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Favorite Coffee Drinks,” helps you break the expensive coffee shop habit by perfecting your at-home creations.
“Small-Batch Breads: 50 Recipes for Loaves, Buns, and Flatbreads Made with 1 Cup of Flour.” Learn how to create small delicacies from classic small loaves to garlic knots, bagels, and flatbreads.
New Travel Journey Series from Lonely Planet
Popular travel guide publisher Lonely Planet delivers precise, useful guides to popular pilgrimages, with historical overviews, step by step planning, and advice from locals on what to bring, where to stay, and what you’ll see in their new Journey series.
New to our collection this month:
Lonely Planet Journey Camino de Santiago, Camino Frances
Lonely Planet Journey Iceland’s Ring Road
Lonely Planet Journey Inca Trail
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 !