library - Rawlings Branch in Pueblo, Colorado

Join Natalie and follow along with our Kit2Go tutorial to create your own duct tape bow ring. Livestreaming on the Rawlings Library Facebook and YouTube pages. #PuebloLibrary #Kit2Go #CreateWithMe

Join Ms. Jacque for Family Storytime Live. For children of all ages and their parent or caregiver. Stories come alive with books, puppets, rhymes, and songs! This program is designed to support early literacy skills, while encouraging the love of books at an early age.

Check out our collection of picture books, graphic novels, science fiction and other diversity reading lists celebrating persons of color for National Day of Racial Healing. See the full list by going to: www.pueblolibrary.org/bookrecommends Wait, before you go, let us browse for you. Check out a librarian-curated book bundle today. Fill out the online form at: www.pueblolibrary.org/checkoutbundles... Scheduling your curbside pickup time is now easier than ever. Simply click the Schedule a Curbside Pick Up tab on the library’s website or click the link: https://pueblolibrary.libnet.info/v/assets/335

Due to adverse weather conditions, Rawlings Library is on a two-hour delay.Due to adverse weather conditions, Rawlings Library is on a two-hour delay.

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be no curbside services. All PCCLD buildings will be open to the public on Tuesday, Jan. 19 for limited in-person services during regular business hours. A limited number of patrons will be allowed in to library for one hour to browse for and check out materials, and to use the public computers and to make copies. Curbside services, mail delivery, and online and virtual activities will continue.... To learn more about PCCLD, a five-star library go to: www.pueblolibrary.org

Kanopy has thousands of movies like the Sundance Film Festival selection Hereditary available to stream for free with your PCCLD library card. See the Librarian Recommended titles for January here: www.pueblolibrary.org/videorecommends To start streaming today, go to: www.pueblolibrary.org/digitalmedia

Pueblo City-County Library District will return to its regular business hours and patron browsing and computer use will increase to one hour. Starting Sept. 8, business hours are: Barkman, Lamb, Pueblo West and Rawlings 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday... 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday at Barkman and Lamb only Giodone, Greenhorn and Lucero 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday Library at the Y 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to noon Saturday Upon entry into the library, patrons are asked to provide contact information for tracing purposes and to please stay home if they are sick. Health and safety measures will stay in place. These include: All visitors and employees must wear a facemask while inside the library, children under the age of 10 are exempt. Anyone who cannot tolerate wearing a facemask due to a medical condition will be offered accommodations, but are not permitted to enter any library building without a facemask. Employees and visitors are required to continue following social distancing measures while inside the library. Frequent cleaning and sanitizing of high touch surfaces. Returned library materials are quarantined for 72 hours. Bathrooms are locked but can be opened by staff upon request. Drinking fountains remain turned off. Curbside services for picking up library materials will remain. The hours will now be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Patrons can also make an appointment by calling the branch directly to schedule a pickup time. All in-person programs and meeting room use is still suspended at this time.

Join us live from Rawlings Library for Family Storytime. Watch on the Rawlings Library Facebook or YouTube page. #pueblolibrary #storytime #readalong

Hey, tweens and teens! Join us for Native American Heritage Month featuring Tonio LeFebre and Kelly Holmes These programs meet on Zoom. Please register for the link. Tonio LeFebre: "Establishing our roles in today's Native America"... November 6, 3-4:30 p.m. To register, go to: https://pueblocitylibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails Join Pueblo's own gifted and generous Tonio LeFebre, artist and writer, and member of the Piro-Manso-Tiwa tribe of New Mexico as he leads us through thoughts on "Establishing our roles in today's Native America." Tonio will explain cosmology and cosmogony, ways to find your link to your Native American culture, and ways to identify with, engage and carry on your Native American traditions and ways. He hopes to engage in lively questions and answers following his presentation! Kelly Holmes November 20, 6-7:30 p.m. To register, go to: https://pueblocitylibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails Join Kelly Holmes, Cheyenne River Lakota, who grew up on a reservation in South Dakota and moved to Denver as a young woman. At age 20, Kelly founded Native Max, which began as a magazine but has grown into a multimedia endeavor. "Native Max is a digital media company devoted to inspiring, entertaining and celebrating through positive storytelling. Through our platforms and content, we want to bring our readers the positive and inspiring role of Indian Country." Kelly will be discussing her Native American heritage and her work to bring the contemporary achievements of Natives to readers nationwide. To learn more, go to: www.pueblolibrary.org

Join Maria as she makes Pan de Muerto- the traditional bread celebrating Day of the Dead. Watch live on the Rawlings Library Facebook or YouTube page. #pueblolibrary #diadelosmuertos #pandemuerto

Join Ciara for a discussion of "Imaginary Borders," by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. Watch on the Rawlings Library Facebook or YouTube page. #pueblolibrary #teens #booktalk

Join Susan from IFIZ as she shows you how to grow your own microgreens with supplies found in your kitchen, and discusses why we should grow our own food! For ages 5-15 and their families. Watch on the Rawlings Library Facebook or YouTube page. #pueblolibrary #food #microgreens

Join us for Tim O’Brien, award-winning author of The Things They Carried for his NEA Big Read All Pueblo Reads public author talk. Livestreaming on the PCCLD and Rawlings Library Facebook and YouTube pages. #pueblolibrary #allpuebloreads #authortalk

Ages 13 and up. Illegal pet trade is a booming and dangerous business. Many animals from around the world, including Southeast Asia, are exploited for this nefarious activity. Learn how you can make good decisions when considering the addition of a pet into your home. This program is part of the NEA Big Read All Pueblo Reads program. To learn more, go to: www.pueblolibrary.org/allpuebloreads

Bob Begel was 19 years old when he was in Vietnam serving as Fleet Marine Force Corpsman, providing direct medical support to Marines in combat from 1969-1970. Among his many awards for service during the War, Bob received the Purple Heart. Bob will tell his story of being a young medic doing everything in his power to save lives in the mist of heavy combat. Watch on the PCCLD and Rawlings Library Facebook or YouTube page. This program is part of the NEA Big Read All Pueblo Reads project. To learn more, go to: www.pueblolibrary.org/allpuebloreads

Colorado State University-Pueblo and Pueblo Community College students, join Tim O'Brien NEA Big Read All Pueblo Reads author of "The Things They Carried" for his presentation. #pueblolibrary #allpuebloreads #authortalk

Join Ciara live from Rawlings Library for Teen Book Talk. Watch on the Rawlings Library Facebook or YouTube page. #pueblolibrary #booktalk #teen

This week’s new releases include a trip back to the past, warring teammates, falling in love with someone unexpected and the transition of parenting the parents. See the list here: https://catalog.pueblolibrary.org/MyAccount/MyList/2347