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.
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.
Drop in for a snack and try a new activity or craft, every Wednesday. This week we'll have have supplies and instructions for making seed bombs to plant native wildflowers.
You are welcome to arrive at any time during the program. For students in middle and high school.
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!
Dive into conversations with your fellow citizens and facilitators from the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University. Engage in conversations about democracy initiatives and types of civic skill-building. Light refreshments provided.
Proudly presented by the Deliberative Journalism Project. Registration is encouraged.
Explore stories through talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing! Storytime supports reading readiness while celebrating all people.
This storytime is for children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers.
¡Explora historias a través de la conversación, el canto, la lectura, la escritura y el juego! La hora del cuento favorece el aprendizaje de la lectura mientras celebra a todas las personas.
Esta hora del cuento es para niños desde recién nacidos hasta los 5 años y sus cuidadores.
Explore stories through talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing! Storytime supports reading readiness while celebrating all people.
This storytime is for children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers.
¡Explora historias a través de la conversación, el canto, la lectura, la escritura y el juego! La hora del cuento favorece el aprendizaje de la lectura mientras celebra a todas las personas.
Esta hora del cuento es para niños desde recién nacidos hasta los 5 años y sus cuidadores.
Drop in to receive one-on-one family history research and genealogy assistance from Larimer County Genealogical Society volunteers. No registration required.
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.
*This program has been cancelled and will be rescheduled in early August, date TBD.*
Are you a teen who wants to up their social media game? Then come and explore the sophisticated art of meme creation in this cutting-edge workshop! We will learn about the history of memes, free online meme generators, and how to stay up to date on the latest memes, both trendy and dank!
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.
It's time to plan another Pride Prom and we need your voice! Join the Youth Pride Prom Committee and community partners to shape a wonderful community celebration. This Pride event is for the youth, and with your help, by the youth.
Intended for ages 14-19. Food provided. All LGBTQIA+ youth and allies welcome!
This committee and event is a partnership with SummitStone, Poudre Libraries, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Out Boulder County, CSU Pride Resource Center, and the City of Fort Collins.
Are you a reader of young adult fiction who is a little more "A" than "Y"? Join your fellow adult YA fans at the Forever Young Adult Book Club! This month we'll be reading and discussing Fable by Adrienne Young.
These discussions are free and open to the public, but registration is required to receive information about getting a copy of the book. Quantities are limited.
Speak, listen, connect, and learn. Conversations build community at Old Town Library. “Conversations in English” offers a friendly, informal setting for English language learners to practice their English and connect with others. A volunteer facilitator, who is a native-English speaker, guides conversations on relevant, every day topics like family, work, school, sports, and daily life. Participants can also suggest topics to discuss. For adults. All levels of experience and ability are welcome. Registered participants will receive a link to the Zoom meeting by email.
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.
