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Friday Grab Bag, March 28, 2025

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A group of children wearing winter clothes carry Easter baskets while an adult in a bunny costume stands by.
Egg Hunt Winners. The Estes Park Trail, April 2, 1975

The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State Library. Let’s open the Friday Grab Bag!

Library Events & Programs

Spring Skills

A preschool girl gives a bouquet of daffodils to a nursing home resident.
Daffodil delight. The Estes Park Trail, April 3, 1985

Englewood Public Library invites tweens to harness the wind at their Kite Making program on April 3. After making and decorating a kite, tweens will take them out for a spin.

At Estes Valley Library, you can make a Spring Gnome Magnet to bring a whimsical, seasonal touch to your fridge. Join this maker event on April 3 at 4:30 pm.

Pueblo City-County Library District will host Pollination Investigation, a poster exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Smithsonian Gardens, from April 1 – 19 at Rawlings Branch. Come explore different pollinators and the role they play in the natural world.

Community Togetherness

A girl wearing a winter coat and carrying an Easter toy is hugged by her older brother.
Rosie Velez of Eagle gets congratulatory hugs from her brother. The Eagle Eye, April 1, 1975

Get ready for a super-powered showdown! High Plains Library District is hosting Random Fandom: Marvel & DC on April 1 at LINC. Teens will assemble to test their superhero trivia skills and create cosplay accessories.

Lone Cone Library is hosting a Community D&D Potluck on April 1 at 6:00 pm. All ages are welcome to don their adventuring costumes and enjoy an evening of fantasy-themed foods, miniature painting, and board games.

Pikes Peak Library District welcomes Celtic acoustic band Skean Dubh for a live performance on March 29 at East Library. All ages will enjoy the unforgettable vocals, beautiful bagpipes, sophisticated fiddle, and engaging rhythms.

Pick ‘n’ Mix

Lyons Community Library will host Professor Emerita Manette Ansay for College Application Strategies on April 1. Professor Ansay will address building compelling applications through academic enrichments, summer experiences, activities and more.

Local award-winning author Lisa C. Taylor will teach a free Fiction Writing Class at Cortez Public Library on April 3 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. 

Join Mesa County Libraries for their Recycled Book Art Show Reception on April 4 at Central Library. Award winners will be announced.

A group of school children and their teacher speak with a man in a suit.
Auraria Children Greet Former West Sider. West Side Recorder, April 1, 1965

What’s New from the Colorado State Library

Colorado State Publications Blog

Growing container gardens in Colorado

Learning Opportunities

All events are online except where a location is noted.

Library Jobline

Are you considering a job change this year? Check out Library Jobline for hot new library employment opportunities, like this selection from around Colorado.

Four women wear whimsical novelty hair bonnets.
Hostesses at a Mad Hatter’s Brunch and Bridge Party. The Aurora Advocate, March 31, 1955

This post is part of the Spotlight on Sharing initiative, which aims to increase the visibility of Colorado library programs and resource sharing. Do you have a story from your library to share? Email Amy Hitchner, hitchner_a@cde.state.co.us.

All images are from the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a service of Colorado State Library.

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