1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Start healthy, early literacy habits by helping your child read 1,000 books before they start kindergarten! Sign up in person to receive an activity book and receive prizes for every 100 books read together.

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is the flagship program of the Dollywood Foundation. It reaches more children than any other early childhood book gifting program, and mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth until age five, no matter their family’s income.

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Dungeons and Dragons

Saturday, April 13| 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday, April 27| 3:30-5:30pm

Come with us on a magical adventure to test your problem-solving and imagination in a fantasy setting as we learn to play Dungeons and Dragons!

Story Art with the Aspen Art Museum

Tuesday, April 9| 11:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday, April 23| 11:00am-12:00pm

Join us for a special storytime and art project in conjunction with the Aspen Art Museum, led by Grace Hancock.

Mystery Book Club and Escape Room

Friday, April 5 | 4:30-6:00pm

Join us every first Friday of the month for a book club and escape room to work on problem-solving skills. Our next book will be A-Z Mysteries: The Absent Author by Rob Roy and our escape room will follow the discussion. This group will be led by Children's Librarian, Sierra Fransen.

For more information, contact Sierra at sierra.fransen@pitkincounty.com.

Library Concert Series:

Aspen Middle School Band

Saturday, April 27 | 5:30-6:30pm

Support the Aspen Middle School Band as they perform a concert at the library. All ages welcome!

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Wednesday, April 3: Rock Painting | 3:30-4:30pm

Calling all artists! Join us today for a fun painting activity. Painted rocks are fun to put in the garden or hide outside for others to find!

Wednesday, April 10: After School STEMDay! | 2:00-4:30pm

*Wacky Wednesday

Join us at 2pm for a STEM Exploration Hour with the Aspen Science Center. At 3pm, have a healthy snack and and enjoy some slime time!

Wednesday, April 17: Sock Stuffies | 3:30-4:30pm

Today we will be upcycling lonely socks into fabulous stuffed animals! Sew and no sew options available.

Wednesday, April 24: Game Day | 2:00-4:30pm

Join us for an afternoon of fun! Today we will be making a balero - a popular game from Mexico. And put your thinking caps on for an engineering challenge/relay race!

Children's Room White Board Activity | April 1 - April 30

Celebrate "artists make art" by enjoying an art activity in the Children's Room. This activity will be available all month long.

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Baby Storytime and Baby STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)

Join us once a week for a special baby storytime, for ages 0-2.

Tuesday, April 2 | 10:30-11:30am

*Baby STEAM

Tuesday, April 9 | 10:30-11:00am

Tuesday, April 16 | 10:30-11:30am

*Baby STEAM

Tuesday, April 23 | 10:30-11:00am

Tuesday, April 30 | 10:30-11:30am

*Baby STEAM

Children's Storytime

Join us at the Library for stories, songs, and more!

Wednesday, April 3 | 10:30am

Thursday, April 4 | 10:30am

Wednesday, April 10 | 10:30am

Thursday, April 11 | 10:30am

*Special Storytime with Denali Barron from ACES.

Wednesday, April 17 | 10:30am

Thursday, April 18 | 10:30am

Wednesday, April 24 | 10:30am

Thursday, April 25| 10:30am

Pitkin County Library hosts Raising A Reader's Little Red Bag Club, or Bolsitas Rojas, for caregivers and their 0 to 5-year-old children who are not enrolled in school.  Educators from Raising a Reader will provide parents with guidance about early literacy, create a network for parents of young children, and offer preschool skills to children who may not be enrolled in preschool. Join us for Bilingual stories and activities for young children and their caregivers every Friday at 10:30 am. 

To ensure enough supplies, registration is encouraged! Please contact Andrea Suarez at at andrea@rar4kids.org. Read more about Bolsitas Rojas's mission here.