The Buena Vista Public Library has scheduled a number of events for all ages this month, including their Artist’s Palette program and the Library Olympics. More information about all events can be found on the library’s website and calendar. Due to staffing concerns with current COVID case rates, some library events, including Coding Club and Fly-Tying, have been postponed and will be hosted virtually when they become possible.
Youth Programs
Reading to Rover—Weekly
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Audience: All Ages
To sign up please call: 719-395-8700
Alphabet Story Time—Weekly—VIRTUAL
Date: Every Friday (NO Class Feb. 4)
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Audience: Ages 2 to 5, siblings welcome
Location: Zoom
Come to the Library the Monday before, through the Monday after each Story Time to pick up your alphabet letter kit. The books Mrs. Hancock reads each week are available for checkout at the library.
Take & Make K2
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 1
Audience: K-2nd grade
Activity: Dragon Puppets
Take & Make Kits allow for learning at home. Kits are available on the dates listed above, while supplies last.
Take & Make MASTERS
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 8
Audience: 3rd-5th grade
Activity: Wind Turbine
Take & Make Kits allow for learning at home. Kits are available on the dates listed above, while supplies last.
Adult Programs
Adult Take & Make Kit
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 1
Audience: Adults
Craft: Hand and Body Salve (body/lip balm)
Pick up a kit at the library. There are 30 kits available.
Qigong Class—VIRTUAL
Date: Monday, Feb. 7
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Audience: Adults
Skill: Taiji Shen Gong (Part 2)
Location: Zoom
Qigong involves coordinated, slow-flowing movement, deep breathing, and a meditative state of mind.
The Artist’s Palette
New Art Skills for Adults—VIRTUAL
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 9
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Audience: Adults, Teens
Skill: Pet Love Portraits
Location: Zoom (Registration Recommended)
Immortalize your beloved furry (scaly, feathered, hairy, or imaginary) friend in this pet portrait class! Pick up your art kit at the Library (while supplies last) and join the class by Zoom.
Great Decisions: Climate Change
Date: Thursday, Feb. 10
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Audience: Adults
Location: Zoom
The ideological divide in the United States on the subject of climate change has impeded progress in curbing greenhouse emissions.
Virtual Lecture: Tuskegee Airmen
Date: Thursday, Feb. 17
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Audience: Adults
Location: Zoom
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. armed forces. Learn their struggles and triumphs, as well as the history of race in the military through this fascinating lecture from Active Minds.
Great Decisions: U.S. & Russia
Date: Thursday, Feb. 24
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Audience: Adults
Location: Zoom
Arms control, Russian interference in U.S. elections and support of cyberattacks, the status of Ukraine, the fate of opposition politicians in Russia, all continue to be concerning. How will the new administration in Washington approach these issues?
Library Olympics
Select a task and connect them with each of the continents. After completing five global tasks, participants will be entered to win an Olympic-themed puzzle. Beginning Friday, February 4, participants can pick up an Olympic entry form from the Library (or print one on their own from the library’s website). Completed forms are due by Monday, February 21. One winner will be chosen from each of the three categories: youth, teen, and adult.
Within Our Range Book Study
Date: Thursday, Feb. 3
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Audience: All ages
Location: Zoom
Book: Trees and Other Witnesses, by Kathy Taylor
Read and gather together to discuss and reflect on books connected to the natural environment. “Within Our Range,” a collaboration between the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association and the Buena Vista and Salida Public Libraries meets quarterly to study literature related to our relationship with the Earth.
Courtesy of BVPL.
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