Library Calendar

Events in February 2025

  • Take Your Child to the Library Day

    Category: Kids Take Your Child to the Library Day


    February 1, 2025

    Take Your Child to the library Day logo circle with parent & child reading a book

    Vail Public Library is thrilled to participate in International Take Your Child to the Library Day!

    Join us for a day of fun activities including crafts, games, and activities throughout the day.

    Family Storytime at 11 a.m.

    Self-paced scavenger hunt

    Hot chocolate smorgasbord

    Minute-to-Win-It Challenges at 4:00 p.m.

  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 3, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

  • Stretch & Flow Yoga

    Category: General Stretch & Flow Yoga


    February 4, 2025

     

    Yoga @ the library is back!  Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.

    Yoga Pose in front of Sun

    Join local instructor, Beth Huck, for this free weekly beginner-friendly Vinyasa yoga class.

    The Vinyasa style of yoga strings poses together for a smooth flow so you can build your skills, increase flexibility and practice balance.

    Doors open at 8:45 a.m.
    One hour parking voucher available for Lionshead Parking Structure

    You don’t need to reserve your spot, but it is always great to know
    you’re coming! To RSVP or get more info call 970-479-2187 or
    email kmcnally@vail.gov 

    Virtual Author Talk: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs

    Category: General Virtual Author Talk: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs


    February 4, 2025

     

    How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts

    Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.

    Register & submit questions for the author here: https://libraryc.org/vaillibrary/66645

    Drawing on dozens of disciplines—from medicine, epidemiology, and microbiology to anthropology, sociology, ecology, and neuroscience—as well as a unique expertise in public education about emerging infectious diseases, biological anthropologist Sabrina Sholts identifies the human traits and tendencies that double as pandemic liabilities, from the anatomy that defines us to the misperceptions that divide us.

    About the Author:

    Sabrina Sholts is a biological anthropologist and Curator of Biological Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Her research explores intersections of human, animal, and environmental health in the past and present. She received her PhD in Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara and was a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley in Integrative Biology and at Stockholm University in Biophysics and Biochemistry. Sholts has published widely in academic journals including American Journal of Biological AnthropologyEnvironmental Health PerspectivesJAMA, PNAS, Scientific ReportsProceedings of the Royal Society B, and Nature Ecology & Evolution, and written for popular audiences in Scientific American and Smithsonian Magazine. She was named as a World Economic Forum Young Scientist in 2019. In addition, she was Lead Curator of the exhibition Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World at the NMNH (2018-2022) and a scientific advisor for the related exhibition Épidémies: Prendre soin du vivant at the musée des Confluences in Lyon, France (2024-2025).

    Vail Public Library showcases a virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world.  The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.

  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 5, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

  • Gather & Game

    Category: All Ages Gather & Game


    February 6, 2025

     

     

    Join us for games while you sip cider, coffee, or hot cocoa!

    We'll have cards, checkers, chess, and a selection of board games. You're welcome to bring your own!  

    Thursdays from December - February from 3:30-6:00 PM

  • Mountain Makerspace

    Category: All Ages Mountain Makerspace


    February 7, 2025

     

    Our new and improved Mountain Makerspace (formerly Tech Studio) is open from 2-5!
    Drop in and get creative!

    We can’t wait to see all your fun creations!

    For any questions, please email Jonathon at jkelly@vail.gov

    Makerspace room showing different stations

     

     

     

     

    The Makerspace offers:

    • 3-D Printer
    • Virtual Reality
    • Green Screen
    • Laser Cutter
    • Cricut Machine
    • Sewing/Embroidery Machine
    • Button Maker
    • Wood Burning Pen
    • Dremel
    • Conversion software for converting VHS, CDs, Cassettes
  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 10, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

    Mush with Noggin

    Category: All Ages Mush with Noggin


    February 10, 2025

     

    Husky Sled Dogs

    Have you ever wondered… What does it feel like to ride the runners behind a team of dogs, steering a loaded sled through mountainous terrain, crossing the vast Alaskan tundra, hugging the shoreline of the great Bering Sea? What does it take to care for a team of Alaskan huskies? Could my dog be a sled dog, too?

    2025 is the 100th Anniversary of the 1925 Diphtheria Epidemic Serum Run! Remember Balto and Togo and the many heroic huskies and mushers who carried life-saving anti-toxin to the town of Nome, Alaska? Want to learn more?

    Musher, Karen Land, will cover these subjects and more when she and Noggin, the Alaskan husky, visit us at Vail Public Library! All ages welcome.

    Land is a writer, public speaker, and three-time participant in the 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as well as many other sprint and endurance races in Alaska, Canada, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Maine. Since 2000, Land has traveled to nearly every state with her dog sled, mushing gear, Arctic clothing, and beloved dogs, giving over a thousand school and public library presentations.

  • Stretch & Flow Yoga

    Category: General Stretch & Flow Yoga


    February 11, 2025

     

    Yoga @ the library is back!  Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.

    Yoga Pose in front of Sun

    Join local instructor, Beth Huck, for this free weekly beginner-friendly Vinyasa yoga class.

    The Vinyasa style of yoga strings poses together for a smooth flow so you can build your skills, increase flexibility and practice balance.

    Doors open at 8:45 a.m.
    One hour parking voucher available for Lionshead Parking Structure

    You don’t need to reserve your spot, but it is always great to know
    you’re coming! To RSVP or get more info call 970-479-2187 or
    email kmcnally@vail.gov 

    Virtual Author Talk: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice

    Category: General Virtual Author Talk: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice


    February 11, 2025

     

    You’re invited to a riveting conversation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.

    Moon of the Turning Leaves is Rice’s exhilarating return to the world first explored in the phenomenal breakout bestseller Moon of the Crusted Snow: a brooding story of survival, resilience, Indigenous identity, and rebirth.

    Register & submit questions for the author here: https://libraryc.org/vaillibrary/67129

    About the Author:  Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist originally from Wasauksing First Nation. His books include the Independent Publishers Book Award-winning short story collection Midnight Sweatlodge and the national bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow. Reporting for CBC News for the bulk of his journalism career, in 2014 he received the Anishinabek Nation’s Debwewin Citation for excellence in First Nation Storytelling, and from 2018 to 2020, he hosted Up North, CBC Radio’s afternoon show for northern Ontario.

    Vail Public Library showcases a virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world.  The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.

    Ukulele Meet-Up

    Category: Adults Ukulele Meet-Up


    February 11, 2025

     

    Do you play ukulele or other string instrument?
    Are you interested in meeting and playing with other players in the Valley? Join us for a Ukulele Meet-Up!
    Bring your instrument and learn, play, and support one another on your musical journey.
    This is a monthly gathering on the second Tuesday of each month.

  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 12, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

    Virtual Books 'n Bites

    Category: General Virtual Books 'n Bites


    February 12, 2025

     

    Virtual Books 'n Bites

    The library's book club meets each month for a fun and lively virtual book club experience!
    We meet on the second Wednesday of the month via Zoom.
    Email Kim at KMcNally@vail.gov for an invitation to the monthly Books ‘n’ Bites.

    Join us this month when we will discuss the book 
    Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult.

    Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can't help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he's hidden more than he's shared with her. 

  • Gather & Game

    Category: All Ages Gather & Game


    February 13, 2025

     

     

    Join us for games while you sip cider, coffee, or hot cocoa!

    We'll have cards, checkers, chess, and a selection of board games. You're welcome to bring your own!  

    Thursdays from December - February from 3:30-6:00 PM

  • Skiing Book Club

    Category: General Skiing Book Club


    February 14, 2025

    Vail Public Library’s Skiing Book Club takes readers to the slopes for an active book club.

    Meet at the top of Eagle Bahn Gondola, by the water fountain near Bistro 14, to talk books and ski!

    Attendees must have their own ski pass. The library will not be providing lift tickets.

    RSVP required  by email to Jo at JNorris@vail.gov

    Join us this month when we will discuss the book 
    Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult.

    Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can't help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he's hidden more than he's shared with her. 

    Mountain Makerspace

    Category: All Ages Mountain Makerspace


    February 14, 2025

     

    Our new and improved Mountain Makerspace (formerly Tech Studio) is open from 2-5!
    Drop in and get creative!

    We can’t wait to see all your fun creations!

    For any questions, please email Jonathon at jkelly@vail.gov

    Makerspace room showing different stations

     

     

     

     

    The Makerspace offers:

    • 3-D Printer
    • Virtual Reality
    • Green Screen
    • Laser Cutter
    • Cricut Machine
    • Sewing/Embroidery Machine
    • Button Maker
    • Wood Burning Pen
    • Dremel
    • Conversion software for converting VHS, CDs, Cassettes
  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 17, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

    Artist Reception: George Lamb

    Category: Art @ your library Artist Reception: George Lamb


    February 17, 2025

     

    February's local artist is George Lamb.

    Come meet George and see his beautiful work during this reception.

    George was self-taught through careful observation of both contemporary artists as well as past masters. He learned to paint by painting. His process is typically to do plain air sketches coupled with some photography to memorialize a time and place and then complete a work in the studio. He presents his vision through landscapes where he captures and shares with the viewer a specific time and emotion depicted through the movement of light, air, and water.

    George says he savors "every opportunity to be alone in a high mountain meadow or beside a slow-flowing brook – feeling the warm mid-day sun or watching the ripples as the stream cascades around boulders and fallen logs – the power of the ocean and the majesty of the lofty peaks."   His goal is to "use the brush stroke and the intensity or transparency of the paint to capture the moment and bring the viewer into a quieter place."

  • Stretch & Flow Yoga

    Category: General Stretch & Flow Yoga


    February 18, 2025

     

    Yoga @ the library is back!  Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.

    Yoga Pose in front of Sun

    Join local instructor, Beth Huck, for this free weekly beginner-friendly Vinyasa yoga class.

    The Vinyasa style of yoga strings poses together for a smooth flow so you can build your skills, increase flexibility and practice balance.

    Doors open at 8:45 a.m.
    One hour parking voucher available for Lionshead Parking Structure

    You don’t need to reserve your spot, but it is always great to know
    you’re coming! To RSVP or get more info call 970-479-2187 or
    email kmcnally@vail.gov 

    Virtual Author Talk: I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Lee Hawkins

    Category: General Virtual Author Talk: I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Lee Hawkins


    February 18, 2025

     

    I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins

    We welcome you to our conversation with journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in this riveting memoir, I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.

    Hawkins explores the role of racism-triggered childhood trauma and chronic stress in shortening his ancestors' lives, using genetic testing, reporting, and historical data to craft a moving family portrait. This book shows how genealogical research can educate and heal Americans of all races, revealing through their story the story of America—a journey of struggle, resilience, and the heavy cost of ultimate success.

    Register & submit questions here: https://libraryc.org/vaillibrary/67613

    About the Author: LEE HAWKINS was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist as a lead reporter on a series about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 at the Wall Street Journal, where he worked for nineteen years. He has received several fellowships, including The Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism, the Alicia Patterson Foundation Journalism Fellowship, the O’Brien Fellowship for Public Service Journalism, the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship for reporting on child well-being. Hawkins is a five-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists’ “Salute to Excellence” Award. He is the creator and host of the podcast “What Happened in Alabama?” and lives in the New York City area.

    Community Creates

    Category: All Ages Community Creates


    February 18, 2025

     

    Join our monthly Community creates for all ages!

    Community Creates is the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 4-5:30 p.m.

    This month's craft is invisible ink! 

    You don't need to reserve your spot, but it's always great to know you're coming.
    To RSVP, please email Laurine at lmegna-davis@vail.gov

     

  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 19, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

  • Gather & Game

    Category: All Ages Gather & Game


    February 20, 2025

     

     

    Join us for games while you sip cider, coffee, or hot cocoa!

    We'll have cards, checkers, chess, and a selection of board games. You're welcome to bring your own!  

    Thursdays from December - February from 3:30-6:00 PM

  • Mountain Makerspace

    Category: All Ages Mountain Makerspace


    February 21, 2025

     

    Our new and improved Mountain Makerspace (formerly Tech Studio) is open from 2-5!
    Drop in and get creative!

    We can’t wait to see all your fun creations!

    For any questions, please email Jonathon at jkelly@vail.gov

    Makerspace room showing different stations

     

     

     

     

    The Makerspace offers:

    • 3-D Printer
    • Virtual Reality
    • Green Screen
    • Laser Cutter
    • Cricut Machine
    • Sewing/Embroidery Machine
    • Button Maker
    • Wood Burning Pen
    • Dremel
    • Conversion software for converting VHS, CDs, Cassettes
  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 24, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

  • Stretch & Flow Yoga

    Category: General Stretch & Flow Yoga


    February 25, 2025

     

    Yoga @ the library is back!  Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.

    Yoga Pose in front of Sun

    Join local instructor, Beth Huck, for this free weekly beginner-friendly Vinyasa yoga class.

    The Vinyasa style of yoga strings poses together for a smooth flow so you can build your skills, increase flexibility and practice balance.

    Doors open at 8:45 a.m.
    One hour parking voucher available for Lionshead Parking Structure

    You don’t need to reserve your spot, but it is always great to know
    you’re coming! To RSVP or get more info call 970-479-2187 or
    email kmcnally@vail.gov 

  • Story Time

    Category: Kids Story Time


    February 26, 2025

     

    Children's Librarian reading a book at Story Time to a group of children and parents

    We are excited to invite families to our early literacy story times.

    Join Ms. Laurine for stories, songs, and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons – appropriate for ages 6 and under.

     

  • Mountain Makerspace

    Category: All Ages Mountain Makerspace


    February 28, 2025

     

    Our new and improved Mountain Makerspace (formerly Tech Studio) is open from 2-5!
    Drop in and get creative!

    We can’t wait to see all your fun creations!

    For any questions, please email Jonathon at jkelly@vail.gov

    Makerspace room showing different stations

     

     

     

     

    The Makerspace offers:

    • 3-D Printer
    • Virtual Reality
    • Green Screen
    • Laser Cutter
    • Cricut Machine
    • Sewing/Embroidery Machine
    • Button Maker
    • Wood Burning Pen
    • Dremel
    • Conversion software for converting VHS, CDs, Cassettes