“The Last Month of the Year” is the December theme of Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, located at 202 N. Park St., Cortez, Colo.

Storytime is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Older children are welcome to join in for the craft at 11:15 a.m.

Dec. 6 - “Elves, Santa’s Helpers”

Dec. 13 - “Holidays in Winter”

Dec. 20 - No storytime

Dec. 27 - No storytime

Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness and uses the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program.

For more information, contact the library at 970-565-8117.