Celebrate Library Giving Day with a story stroll, throughout Downtown Fort Collins. Visit your favorite local businesses and read Nikki Giovanni's "A Library" all to support Poudre Libraries!
We're shining a light on the Month of the Young Child with an interactive coloring banner for the young and the young-at-heart. Add your mark to the community cityscape coloring banner on your next visit to Harmony, and celebrate the kids in our community!
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. Celebrate children and books with a Story Stroll in the children's area. See the story unfold in front of you as you make your way through the library. This is a fun, interactive, family-friendly activity.
Get smart about money during Money Smart Week (April 15-April 21) and give a guess at how many pennies are in the jar. Win the jar if you guess closest to the amount. Learn more about money at the U.S. Mint site for kid activities.
This passive program will be in the Children's area at Council Tree, Harmony, and Old Town throughout the week.
Registration opens today for the May 30th event: Forever Young Adult Book Club. We will be reading and discussing Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. Registration is required to receive information about getting a copy of the book. Quantities are limited. To register, visit the program listing for May 30th.
Come to storytime at the Timnath Town Center and then check out books and audiobooks from Evie!
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What Library services are offered through Evie?
When you visit
Evie, you can do almost everything you could do at one of our branch
libraries. You can check materials out, you can return materials from
any branch, you can get a library card. We can help you put materials on
hold or check the status of your holds, but we don’t deliver holds –
you will have to pick those up at one of the branches.
You can
also print, use our WiFi, or check out a Chromebook kit. We will often
have storytimes or an activity or craft. And we are always happy to help
you find your next great read. We hope to see you soon!
Connect with stories, music and movement in ways that help lower stress, release energy, promote well-being and strengthen mind and body.Designed for kids and their caregivers to enjoy together. All ages welcome!
School's out and Earth is always in so bring friends and family for some time together doing upcycled crafts, adding to our Poet-Tree, play games and enjoy other staff and volunteer led fun.
Connect with stories, music and movement in ways that help lower stress, release energy, promote well-being and strengthen mind and body.Designed for kids and their caregivers to enjoy together. All ages welcome!
Outreach Fort Collins hosts office hours where you can drop in for consultation and resources related to housing, food, healthcare, and other critical issues.
Outreach Fort Collins is a street-based outreach program to maintain our downtown as a safe and welcoming place while connecting our community’s most vulnerable to the services and supportive networks they need. It is a professionally staffed, on-the-street team who will build relationships with community members, service providers, businesses and city services as a means to address and deescalate disruptive behaviors downtown.
A resource navigator from the Murphy Center can help people experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness to:
Complete a Murphy Center intake.
Prepare for employment, including resume building, interview preparation, job search, and acquiring necessary work clothes and equipment.
Order a new or replacement in-state of out-of-state identification.
Apply for Medicaid, SNAP (also known as food stamps), AND (Aid to Needy Disabled), OAP (Old Age Pension), or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).
Connect you to local resources for case management, employment services, housing navigation, medical referrals, and other needs.
Larimer County Community Justice Alternatives - Check in with your case manager from Larimer County Community Justice Alternatives, work with Competency Services, Bridges or check in with pre-trial services or MHIPS. Come to Old Town Library Fridays, 2-4pm in Study Room D.
Learn how to use gelli plates for print making. We'll provide the supplies, and you'll leave with fabulous art to keep or give. This simple process is great for all skill levels.
For ages 12 and up. Registration required.
This program will also be held on 4/18 at 4 pm and 6 pm and on 4/19 at 6 pm. Please only sign up for one session.
Learn how to use gelli plates for print making. We'll provide the supplies, and you'll leave with fabulous art to keep or give. This simple process is great for all skill levels.
For ages 12 and up. Registration required.
This program will also be held on 4/18 at 4 pm and at 6 pm, and on 4/19 at 4 pm. Please only sign up for one session.
Play Scrabble! Whether you're new to the game, a casual player, or a tournament player, this is for you! Bring your board if you have one. Clocks are optional.
9:00 - 9:15 AM - Meet & greet / orientation - we'll pair up and go over any rules for people who are new to the game an/or tournament style play.
9:15 - 11:00 AM - Scrabble time!
Please note that hosted Scrabble play will end promptly at 11 am. However, you are welcome to continue playing after 11 am on your own in other library spaces.
This program is presented in Bengali by Samina Dossani.
Explore the rich tapestry of languages from around the world at Global Tales, planned and presented by various community members! Each session features stories and activities in a different language. All are welcome, but this program is best for families with children ages birth to 8.
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Council Tree Library
This program is free and presented in Bengali for all ages.
Outreach Fort Collins hosts office hours where you can drop in for consultation and resources related to housing, food, healthcare, and other critical issues.
Outreach Fort Collins is a street-based outreach program to maintain our downtown as a safe and welcoming place while connecting our community’s most vulnerable to the services and supportive networks they need. It is a professionally staffed, on-the-street team who will build relationships with community members, service providers, businesses and city services as a means to address and deescalate disruptive behaviors downtown.
When you visit
Evie, you can do almost everything you could do at one of our branch
libraries. You can check materials out, you can return materials from
any branch, you can get a library card. We can help you put materials on
hold or check the status of your holds, but we don’t deliver holds –
you will have to pick those up at one of the branches.
You can
also print, use our WiFi, or check out a Chromebook kit. We will often
have storytimes or an activity or craft. And we are always happy to help
you find your next great read. We hope to see you soon!
Earth Day is just around the corner - let's do some up-cycling! Do you have a thousand race/school tees? Or tees that have fantastic slogans/images but don’t fit right? Bring in
your un-wearable t-shirts and we will help you re-purpose them! Make market
bags, dog toys, t-shirt “yarn,” headbands, and more!
Scissors,
yarn, sewing machines, etc. will all be provided, as well as extra t-shirts if
you don't have any you want to use at home.
Computer and device help from Poudre River Public Library volunteers on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Sign up is located at the library and is first come first served; bring your own device and your tech questions.
When you visit
Evie, you can do almost everything you could do at one of our branch
libraries. You can check materials out, you can return materials from
any branch, you can get a library card. We can help you put materials on
hold or check the status of your holds, but we don’t deliver holds –
you will have to pick those up at one of the branches.
You can
also print, use our WiFi, or check out a Chromebook kit. We will often
have storytimes or an activity or craft. And we are always happy to help
you find your next great read. We hope to see you soon!
