Pre-trick or treat party at the library
Mancos Public Library invites you to The Halloween Howl (a pre-trick or treat party) Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 6 p.m. Spruce up your costume with mask making supplies, get your face painted, enjoy a warm bowl of turkey chili, visit with friends and plan your evening trick or treating strategies. Please join us! For more information, call 970-533-7600.
Ages and Stages
Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Art Therapist Casie LaMunyon, with 17 years of experience, will present developmental milestones of young children ages 2 to 11 and strategies to support your child in becoming independent and responsible on Wednesday evening, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Mancos Public Library. The event is free and open to the public. All caregivers of preschool and elementary school age children are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 533-7600.
Free Movie Monday!
The Mancos Public Library will be showing the following movies in November each Monday:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe
Nov. 12: Two episodes of the Last Airbender
Nov. 19: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Nov. 26: The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Movies begin at 4 p.m. and is free for those 8 years old and up. For more information please call 533-7600.
Lets talk about Tolkien
In honor of the upcoming release of The Hobbit movie, the Mancos Public Library will host a talk by Fort Lewis History professor Michael Martin about JRR Tolkien and his masterpiece The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and all ages welcome. For more information please call MPL at 533-7600.
Collecting candy wrappers
Mancos Girl Scout Troop 7226 is upcycling all types of candy packages and foil drink pouches this October, for a TerraCycle project to benefit Mancos RE-6 School District. Please save the packaging and wrappers to be collected via the Mancos Mancos Public Library. We wish to thank all the local business for their assistance last April. We especially appreciate the Mancos Librarys offer to allow our Troop to collect wrappers, through the year, for our project. Visit www.Terrcycle.net for more information.
Yoga Wednesdays at Kaleidoscope
Community yoga with Amy Hartline is at 5:30 to 6:30. The fee is $5.
Gentle yoga basics with Keneen is at 9 a.m. to 10:15. Yoga all levels with Keneen is at 10:30 a.m. to noon. The first class is free and drop ins are $12.
Bilingual storytime at Mancos Library
The Mancos Public Library, located at 211 W. First St, is now offering Little People Storytime on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in both English and Spanish. Children ages 3-6 will be taught songs, verses and stories in both languages with the changing of the seasons emphasized. A craft is also offered. Free! For more information, please call the Library at 533-7600.
Indoor flea market to be ongoing
There will be an Indoor Flea Market every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Flea Market will be held at the Old Hardware Store, 192 S. Main, across the bridge and just past The Absolute Bakery. Everyone is welcome to come sell, browse and buy. Spaces are available 12x12 for $12 for both days. Call 749-9320 for more information. Be sure to leave a message if no answer and your call will be returned.
Teen writing group meets on Wednesdays
Local writer Suzanne Strazza in partnership with the Mancos Public Library, will be leading a writers group for teens ages 13-19. This group will meet at the Mancos Public Library, located at 211 W. First St., every Wednesday from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. No prior writing experience is needed. There will be no homework or required writing for this class; it is merely to explore ideas and how to get them onto paper. For more information, please call MPL at 533-7600.
Teen Computer Club at Mancos library
The first Wednesday of each month at 5 to 6:30 p.m. teens will meet in the Community Meeting Room at the Mancos Public Library to work on various computer projects. All meetings will have hands on experience with digital devices, disassemble, build, etc. At times we will have regional computer geeks visit. They will answer questions on specified topics, such as animation, robotics, game development hacking, etc. Questions? Call for more information at 970-533-7600.