HOURS

Mondays – Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sundays, 1 – 5 p.m.

Special hours

Closed on Saturday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day
Closed on Monday, July 6, for Staff Development

Limited access to the building and collections due to renovation. Learn more at estesvalleylibrary.org/renovation.

Registration is required for most programs. Visit calendar.estesvalleylibrary.org to secure your spot.

BOOKS and AUTHORS

Unearth Your Curiosity: A Tiny Experiments Workshop

Tuesday, June 30, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Estes Valley Community Center – Gamer Room

In this four-part series, Stacie Mitchell helps uncover the scripts keeping us stuck, design a unique tiny experiment, and learn how to stay committed or move on, based on Anne-Laure Le Dunff’s book Tiny Experiments.

Books and Beverages: Mystery and Mysteries

Wednesday, July 8, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Inkwell and Brew

Join us for a free beverage of your choice while discussing your favorite books that involve a mystery, either fiction or non-fiction, as part of our Unearth A Story Summer Reading Program.

Book Club for Mortals: Tuesdays With Morrie

Thursday, July 9, 10:15 – 11:45 a.m., Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies

In keeping with our Unearth A Story Summer Reading Program theme, we are exploring the best-selling memoir from Mitch Schwartz, which uncovers profound lessons on how to live and die.

ADULTS

What You Never Knew About the U.S. Constitution

Sunday, July 12, 2 – 3:30 p.m., American Legion Post 119

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, we are partnering with the American Legion Post 119 to offer a deep dive into the founding documents of our nation. Bring your questions for author, legal scholar, and historian Rob Natelson.

TEENS and TWEENS

Make Dino Slime

Wednesday, July 8, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., Makerspace

Combine history and science by creating slime with household ingredients and learn about the fascinating properties of non-Newtonian fluids in this Unearth A Story Summer Reading Program event.

Decorate A Giant Dinosaur Egg     

Saturday, July 11, 1 – 2 p.m., Makerspace    

In this creative, hands-on crafting adventure, we will decorate giant dinosaur eggs using paint, gemstones, glue, and more to bring prehistoric creations to life with color and imagination. An Unearth A Story Summer Reading Program event. 

Unearth a Fossil

Sunday, July 12, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Makerspace

As part of our Summer Reading Program, Unearth A Story, we invite you to dig into the past in this hands-on program to excavate a fossil from a clay block using brushes and picks.

KIDS and FAMILIES

Saturday Kids Club: Jurassic Amber Soap

Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Makerspace

Celebrate our Unearth A Story Summer Reading Program by joining us to combine glycerin, plastic bugs, soap dye, and molds to create your own bug-amber soap while learning about prehistoric bugs.

Baby Storytime

Thursday, July 2, 10 – 10:30 a.m., Estes Valley Community Center – Cubz Den

Repeated Thursday, July 9, 10 – 10:30 a.m., Estes Valley Community Center – Cubz Den

Join us for rhymes, songs, bounces, wiggles, stretches, and play designed specifically for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers

Storytime

Thursday, July 2, 10:30 – 11 a.m., Estes Valley Community Center – Cubz Den

Repeated Thursday, July 9, 10:30 – 11 a.m., Estes Valley Community Center – Cubz Den

Join us for songs, movement activities, puppets, and stories that encourage a love of language and books designed specifically for children ages six and younger, along with their caregivers.

Summer Story Adventures: Fossil Dig

Wednesday, July 8, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Lakes Estes Marina

Let’s go on an archaeological dig together! Join us to look for dinosaur fossils using shovels and buckets to see what stories you can unearth.

Crats for Tots: Salt Dough Fossils

Friday, July 10, 10 – 11 a.m., Makerspace

Celebrate our Unearth A Story Summer Reading Program by making a hanging ornament out of salt dough, paint, and dinosaur imprints.

Saturday Kids Club: Giant Clay Dinosaur  Eye

Saturday, July 11, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Makerspace

In this special Unearth A Story edition, we’ll be using colored clay, sculpting tools, and assorted dragon eyes to make giant clay dinosaur eyes.

MAKERSPACE and TECHNOLOGY

Create a Pop-Up Dinosaur Card

Thursday, July 9, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Makerspace

Step back in time to craft your own prehistoric scene in this hands-on workshop to learn the basics of using our Cricut Maker 3 and leave with a 3D pop-up dinosaur card.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION          

Cliffhanger Used Books

Operated by the Friends of the Library Foundation, offering gently-used books, movies, and music at discount prices. Open daily from 10 a.m. –  4 p.m.