Events Calendar

Events in May 2025

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April 27, 2025
April 28, 2025(2 events)

5:00 pm: STRATEGIC PLAN & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING


April 28, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTHWEST LA PLATA LIBRARY DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the members of the Board of Trustees of the Southwest La Plata Library District and to the general public that the Strategic Plan and Development Committee of the Board of Directors of the Southwest La Plata Library District will hold a work session open to the public on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 5:00 pm, via Zoom.

Join with the following link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87194188491?pwd=4blhsHXObsQPcl8cVDHdB7LPUt50sw.1

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss maintenance and improvements to SWLPLD’s Kline property.  Other library business may be discussed.

via Zoom
April 29, 2025(2 events)

12:00 pm: Technology Tuesday

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April 29, 2025

A robot on a technology based background with text that says: Technology Tuesday at Fort Lewis Mesa Library. Phone got you fuddled? Tablet being uncooperative? Laptop giving you grief? FLM library can help! Tech assistance offered on Tuesdays from 12-2 pm by appointment. Call (970) 375-3816, ext. 1 or email flmpatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org to schedule a time. www.swlplibrarydistrict.org

Technology Tuesday

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
April 30, 2025(1 event)

2:00 pm: Wee Read Toddler Story Time


April 30, 2025

Wee Read Toddler Story Time. Wednesdays, 2 pm: Sep 4 - May 27. Tuesdays, 10 am: Jun 3 - Aug 12. A love of reading starts early! Parents and caregivers, bring your wee ones, ages 2-4, for stories, songs, and games. We will provide approximately 20 minutes of stories and lots of interactive fun including songs, rhymes, and activities. Then stay and play in the library with your child and their new friends! For more information, contact cindy@swlplibrarydistrict.org. 11274 HWY 140, Hesperus, CO 81326 (970) 375-3816, ext. 1

FLM Wee Read

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 1, 2025
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May 6, 2025(3 events)

12:00 pm: Technology Tuesday

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May 6, 2025

A robot on a technology based background with text that says: Technology Tuesday at Fort Lewis Mesa Library. Phone got you fuddled? Tablet being uncooperative? Laptop giving you grief? FLM library can help! Tech assistance offered on Tuesdays from 12-2 pm by appointment. Call (970) 375-3816, ext. 1 or email flmpatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org to schedule a time. www.swlplibrarydistrict.org

Technology Tuesday

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 7, 2025(1 event)

2:00 pm: Wee Read Toddler Story Time


May 7, 2025

Wee Read Toddler Story Time. Wednesdays, 2 pm: Sep 4 - May 27. Tuesdays, 10 am: Jun 3 - Aug 12. A love of reading starts early! Parents and caregivers, bring your wee ones, ages 2-4, for stories, songs, and games. We will provide approximately 20 minutes of stories and lots of interactive fun including songs, rhymes, and activities. Then stay and play in the library with your child and their new friends! For more information, contact cindy@swlplibrarydistrict.org. 11274 HWY 140, Hesperus, CO 81326 (970) 375-3816, ext. 1

FLM Wee Read

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025(1 event)

5:30 pm: Books & Blankets

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May 9, 2025

Books & Blankets
Join us on the lawn for a FREE MEAL while you celebrate reading with your family.
Every family receives a FREE BOOK TO KEEP!

Fort Lewis Mesa Library, Books & Blankets, Friday, May 9, 5:30 pm. Join us on the lawn for a FREE MEAL while you celebrate reading with your family. Every family receives a FREE BOOK TO KEEP! For more information, email cindy@swlplibrarydistrict.org. 11274 HWY 140, Hesperus, CO (970) 375-3816

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 10, 2025
May 11, 2025
May 12, 2025
May 13, 2025(3 events)

12:00 pm: Technology Tuesday

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May 13, 2025

A robot on a technology based background with text that says: Technology Tuesday at Fort Lewis Mesa Library. Phone got you fuddled? Tablet being uncooperative? Laptop giving you grief? FLM library can help! Tech assistance offered on Tuesdays from 12-2 pm by appointment. Call (970) 375-3816, ext. 1 or email flmpatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org to schedule a time. www.swlplibrarydistrict.org

Technology Tuesday

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location

6:00 pm: Compass Points - Navigating Wildfire Season

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May 13, 2025

A compass image, and an image of firefighters battling a forest fire with the text that says: SW LA PLATA LIBRARY DISTRICT SPEAKER SERIES, COMPASS POINTS: Navigating Community Resources. NAVIGATING WILDFIRE SEASON Tuesday, May 13, 6 pm at Sunnyside Library, 75 CR 218, Durango, CO. For questions, contact sspatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org It's shaping up to be another scary, dry summer. Do you know how to prepare for wildfire season? Kailey Felch from Wildfire Adapted Partnership will discuss: • How to protect yourself and your property from wildfire • How to mitigate the costs of wildfire preparedness • Neighborhood ambassador programs to train volunteers in wildfire preparedness. Southwest La Plata Library District (970) 375-3816, ext. 2 www.swlplibrarydistict.or

NAVIGATING WILDFIRE SEASON

Sunnyside Library, 75 CR 218, Durango, CO.
For questions, contact sspatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org
It's shaping up to be another scary, dry summer. Do you know how to prepare for wildfire season?
Kailey Felch from Wildfire Adapted Partnership will discuss:
• How to protect yourself and your property from wildfire
• How to mitigate the costs of wildfire preparedness
• Neighborhood ambassador programs to train volunteers in wildfire preparedness.
(970) 375-3816, ext. 2
www.swlplibrarydistict.org

75 County Road 218
Durango, Colorado 81301-3801
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 2
View Location
May 14, 2025(2 events)

2:00 pm: Wee Read Toddler Story Time


May 14, 2025

Wee Read Toddler Story Time. Wednesdays, 2 pm: Sep 4 - May 27. Tuesdays, 10 am: Jun 3 - Aug 12. A love of reading starts early! Parents and caregivers, bring your wee ones, ages 2-4, for stories, songs, and games. We will provide approximately 20 minutes of stories and lots of interactive fun including songs, rhymes, and activities. Then stay and play in the library with your child and their new friends! For more information, contact cindy@swlplibrarydistrict.org. 11274 HWY 140, Hesperus, CO 81326 (970) 375-3816, ext. 1

FLM Wee Read

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location

3:00 pm: FLM Book Club

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May 14, 2025

A pile of colorful books with the text "Fort Lewis Mesa Book Club, Now on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 3-5 pm

2025 MONTHLY BOOKS

Jan 8: Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
Feb 12: West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge
Mar 12: Finding Chika, by Mitch Album
Apr 9: The Ride of Her Life, by Elizabeth Letts
May 14: James, by Percival Everett
Jun 11: The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying, by Bronnie Ware
JUL 9: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See
Aug 13:Summer Break - No Book Club
Sep 10: The Women, by Kristin Hannah
Oct 8: Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Nov 12: TBD
Dec 10: Holiday Party

 

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 17, 2025(1 event)
May 18, 2025
May 19, 2025
May 20, 2025(3 events)

12:00 pm: Technology Tuesday

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May 20, 2025

A robot on a technology based background with text that says: Technology Tuesday at Fort Lewis Mesa Library. Phone got you fuddled? Tablet being uncooperative? Laptop giving you grief? FLM library can help! Tech assistance offered on Tuesdays from 12-2 pm by appointment. Call (970) 375-3816, ext. 1 or email flmpatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org to schedule a time. www.swlplibrarydistrict.org

Technology Tuesday

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 21, 2025(1 event)

2:00 pm: Wee Read Toddler Story Time


May 21, 2025

Wee Read Toddler Story Time. Wednesdays, 2 pm: Sep 4 - May 27. Tuesdays, 10 am: Jun 3 - Aug 12. A love of reading starts early! Parents and caregivers, bring your wee ones, ages 2-4, for stories, songs, and games. We will provide approximately 20 minutes of stories and lots of interactive fun including songs, rhymes, and activities. Then stay and play in the library with your child and their new friends! For more information, contact cindy@swlplibrarydistrict.org. 11274 HWY 140, Hesperus, CO 81326 (970) 375-3816, ext. 1

FLM Wee Read

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location

More information

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
May 24, 2025(1 event)

Library Closed

May 24, 2025

Closed in observance of Memorial Day

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 25, 2025
May 26, 2025(1 event)
May 27, 2025(3 events)

12:00 pm: Technology Tuesday

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May 27, 2025

A robot on a technology based background with text that says: Technology Tuesday at Fort Lewis Mesa Library. Phone got you fuddled? Tablet being uncooperative? Laptop giving you grief? FLM library can help! Tech assistance offered on Tuesdays from 12-2 pm by appointment. Call (970) 375-3816, ext. 1 or email flmpatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org to schedule a time. www.swlplibrarydistrict.org

Technology Tuesday

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location

6:00 pm: Navigating Budgeting Basics

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May 27, 2025

SW La Plata Library District Speaker Series, Compass Points: Navigating Community Resources. Navigating Budgeting Basics, Tuesday, May 27, 6-7 pm at Fort Lewis Mesa Library, 11274 HWY 140, Hesperus, CO. for questions, contact flmpatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org. Marvina Pete from 1st SouthWest Bank will discuss strategies and resources for managing personal finances.

Navigating Budgeting Basics

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location
May 28, 2025(1 event)

2:00 pm: Wee Read Toddler Story Time


May 28, 2025

Wee Read Toddler Story Time. Wednesdays, 2 pm: Sep 4 - May 27. Tuesdays, 10 am: Jun 3 - Aug 12. A love of reading starts early! Parents and caregivers, bring your wee ones, ages 2-4, for stories, songs, and games. We will provide approximately 20 minutes of stories and lots of interactive fun including songs, rhymes, and activities. Then stay and play in the library with your child and their new friends! For more information, contact cindy@swlplibrarydistrict.org. 11274 HWY 140, Hesperus, CO 81326 (970) 375-3816, ext. 1

FLM Wee Read

Fort Lewis Mesa Public Library
11274 Colorado State Hwy. 140
Hesperus, Colorado 81326
USA
(970) 375-3816 ext. 1
View Location

More information

May 29, 2025
May 30, 2025
May 31, 2025(1 event)