HOURS
Mondays – Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sundays, 1 – 5 p.m.
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Romance in Estes Park: The Heartbreak Hotel
Friday, Feb. 13, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Hondius Room
In partnership with Macdonald Book Shop, we are proud to present Colorado author
Ellen O’Clover as she shares her love story set in Estes Park that centers around a bed-and-
breakfast for the brokenhearted.
MONTHLY WRITERS GROUP
Monday, February 16, 10:15 – 11:45 a.m., Hondius Room
Calling all writers, aspiring writers, and anyone interested in writing! Share your writing,
enjoy others’ work, receive and provide feedback. All genres and forms are welcome.
STORYTELLING WORKSHOP: NEIGHBORS
Monday, February 16, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Join Lea Colvill for this introduction to storytelling from your own lived experience. You’ll
learn various narrative strategies to craft a five-minute true story focusing on our neighbors
theme. No experience necessary.
ALL AGES
The Passive Project: The HeART in Our Community
Daily Through Friday, Feb. 14, Open Hours, Atrium
Help us fill our walls by engaging in this passive art activity by creating a spontaneous, unique heart to show our neighborly love.
ADULTS
Classical Music with Dr. Derald DeYoung
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1- 3 p.m., Hondius Room and Online, Session 6 of 6
Join us for a deep dive into the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach, whose work is
widely considered the high point and culmination of the Baroque music period.
RENOVATION PRESENTATION
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 5 – 6 p.m., Quiet Room
Learn about our upcoming renovation, see the plans, ask questions, and be entered into a drawing to win a Library swag bag, including a Kindle Paperwhite.
W.S. COOPER: EARLY ESTES PARK MOUNTAINEER ECOLOGIST
Friday, Feb. 20, 6:30 – 7:45 p.m., Hondius Room
In partnership with the Estes Park Museum, Alexandra Maeck will share her grandfather’s stories and photos of the early American ecologist who helped to map Wild Basin and limbed mountains with Enos Mills.
TEENS and TWEENS
Young Adult Dungeons and Dragons: Won’t You Be My Neighbor
Sunday, Feb.15, 1 – 4:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Young adults and teens are invited to embark on a journey to a mysterious village where
neighbors seem less than neighborly. Figure out what went wrong and make things right.
YOUNG COLORADO AVIATORS
Sunday, Feb. 15, 5 – 6 p.m., Hondius Room
Repeated Thursday, Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Prepare to take off as we learn about young people who contributed to Colorado’s aviation history and build paper and balsa wood planes to learn how a wing glides through the air.
PAINT A WOODEN BOOK COUNTER
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Makerspace
Create a personalized wooden book counter to keep track of the number of books you’ve read throughout the year.
YOUNG DRAGON SLAYERS
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Interested in learning how to play Dungeons and Dragons? Want to think strategically
and make new friends? Join other tweens for this classic fantasy-world game.
TEEN ANIME CLUB
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Calling all fans of anime and manga! Join us to celebrate all our favorite shows, movies,
and stories. We’ll watch 1-2 episodes of a featured series or a full-length anime movie while
enjoying snacks and an anime-themed craft.
YOUNG CHAUTAUQUA CLUB
Thursday, Feb. 19, 4 – 5:15 p.m., Hondius Room
Teacher and facilitator Katherine Dumont helps transform participants into a fictional
character that culminates in live, costumed performances in late February 2026.
KIDS AND FAMILIES
Library Storytimes
Baby Storytime: Thurs., and Sat. at 10 a.m.
Preschool Storytime: Thurs., and Sat. at 10:30 a.m.
Friday Kids Club: String Art Heart and Arrow
Friday, Feb. 13, 10 – 11 a.m., Hondius Room
Use embroidery floss to create a hand-strung heart and arrow weaving on a wooden
board.
STORYBOOK EXPLORERS: LOVE FROM CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
Saturday, Feb. 14, 11:05 – 11:30 a.m., Hondius Room
It’s Clifford’s birthday and we are celebrating by reading Love from Clifford the Big Red
Dog, decorating cupcakes, making our own big red dog, and crafting a cardboard dog house.
READ TO THERAPY DOG BO
Thursday, Feb. 19, 11 – 11:30 a.m., Children’s Room
Beginning readers are invited to practice their skills. Come to the Children’s Room, pick
out a book, and read to Bo.
FRIDAY KIDS CLUB: PAPER HOUSE LANTERNS
Friday, Feb. 20, 10 – 11 a.m or 4 – 5 p.m., Hondius Room
Join us to create paper house lanterns using empty plastic bottles, tissue paper, andLED
candlelights.
MAKERSPACE AND TECHNOLOGY
Tech Help with Digital Navigators of Larimer County
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Dream Study Room
Build digital skills like using your smartphone, accessing websites and accounts online,
improving online communications, and more. Appointments required.
Pieces of Our Place: Community Collage
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 3 – 4:30 p.m., Makerspace
Explore what it means to be a neighbor by sharing stories, values, interests, and
identities through art by creating collages that represent our connection to the community.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor: Mixed Media Wood Houses
Thursday, Feb. 19, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Makerspace
Join us for an inspiring and creative workshop to build unique wooden, mixed-media houses from found materials.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Cliffhanger Used Books
Open daily from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.Operated by the Friends of the Library Foundation, offering gently-used books, movies, and music at discount prices.