Salida Regional Library

No Carve Pumpkin Contest
2025-10-20 09:00 - 2025-10-24 17:00 (America/Denver) | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Bring your own decorated (not carved) pumpkin to the library October 20-24.
Stop by the library to vote in-person 10/27 to 10/31. Winners announced 10/31
Rules: No pumpkins or gourds larger than a basketball, no carving allowed.
3 age groups: 12 & under, 13-17, 18+

Free Virtual Legal Clinic
2025-10-20 14:00 - 15:40 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Third Monday of each month in 2025
A FREE VIRTUAL legal clinic for parties who have no attorney.
Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for legal issues. The volunteer attorneys do not represent you and this clinic is information only.
Sign up today by calling Salida Regional Library (719-539-4826), because spots are limited.15 minute time slots available.
Dates:
2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15

Stuffy Sleepover @ SRL
2025-10-21 09:00 - 15:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Stuffy Sleepover
Bring your favorite stuffy friend to the library for an evening of activities and adventures – photos and stories will be shared the next day and throughout their visit on the library’s social media.
Drop off 9-2 on October 21st, Pick up at Storytime on 10/22

Alzheimer's Support Group
2025-10-21 12:30 - 14:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Conducted by a trained facilitator, this group is a safe place for people living with dementia and their care partners to develop a support system, share concerns, and learn about community resources.
Meeting on the Third Tuesday of the month : 12:30pm-2pm

Middle School Trivia
2025-10-21 16:15 - 17:00, 2025-11-04 16:15 - 17:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Snacks, Prizes and FUN!
4:15-5pm : Grades 5-8
Tolkien Room
No registration required

Storytime
2025-10-22 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-29 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-11-05 10:00 - 10:30 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Children ages 0-5 and their caretakers,
join us for Storytime in the Children’s Area of SRL.

Tech Help @ SRL
2025-10-23 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-10-24 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-10-30 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-10-31 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-06 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-07 13:30 - 14:30 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Thursdays and Fridays 1:30-2:30
Walk ins welcome or call to reserve a 15 min spot.
NO REPAIRS.
And bring all necessary items: passwords, chargers, etc.

Bilingual Storytime
2025-10-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-31 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-07 11:00 - 12:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Bilingual Storytime… Join us for stories in English and Spanish!!
Fridays 11-12

No registration required : For ages 0-6

PAW PALS
2025-10-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-07 11:00 - 12:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Come read to our friendly dogs who loves to sit and listen to stories!
A single reading session will be a maximum of 15 minutes long with each dog (to give opportunities for other kids.)
Geared for youth ages 5 –12.

Call or come by Salida Regional Library to sign up for your 15 minute slot!

Pop Up Escape Room Puzzles
2025-10-25 13:00 - 17:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Escape Room Puzzle Days
Come solve fun and challenging puzzles with your friends and family in the Children’s Room for prizes!
For @ 8-12 year olds
Sept 27, October 25, November 22, December 27
1-5pm puzzles will be set up

Process Art 101
2025-10-26 13:30 - 15:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Process Art 101
for Ages 18+ : 1:30 – 3pm
Process Art emphasizes creativity and exploration as the goal, not what the finished piece looks like. 4 Sessions!
September 28: Click HERE to register
October 26: Click HERE to register
November 23: Click HERE to register
December 28: Click HERE to register

Tattoo Tuesday @ the library
2025-10-28 16:00 - 17:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Pop in on Tuesday, October 28th, and get a free temporary tattoo.
Halloween/Fall themed
All ages welcome!

Diamond Painting - Bookmark Pt1
2025-10-29 17:00 - 18:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Diamond Painting – Bookmarks
This is an 18+ program
Come create a beautiful diamond-painted bookmark. The project has two parts, you must attend Part 1 to attend Part 2.

September 24: Register by clicking HERE
October 29: Register by clicking HERE

Puzzle Competition
2025-10-30 17:00 - 18:30 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Halloween Edition
October 30 : 5-6:30pm
Open to ages 13+
Register your team by calling SRL @ 719-539-4826
Six (6) teams of four (4) will compete to assemble their 500 piece puzzle (provided by SRL) in 1.5 hours….WHO WILL WIN?

FALL BOOK SALE
2025-11-01 09:00 - 14:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Salida Regional Library will host our Fall book sale showcasing a large selection of high-quality, gently-used materials available for purchase.
Doors open at 9am and sale runs until 2pm

Brain Fitness Through Juggling
2025-11-03 17:45 - 18:45 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Brain Fitness Through Juggling
for 18+ : Limited to 10 per session, so be sure to register!
Instructor Will Devine is passionate about the art of juggling, as well as the neuroplasticity,self-confidence and physiological benefits that this moving mindfulness practice can bring!
Monday, November 3: Click HERE to register
Monday, November 17: Click Here to register

Monday, December 1: Click Here to register

Monday, December 15: Click Here to register

Monday, December 29: Click Here to register

VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES with Joseph Lee
2025-11-05 12:00 - 13:00
Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee
You’re invited to learn from journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats online with us about his stirring memoir, Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity. In it, he explores Indigenous identity in proximity to land that serves as an iconic vacationing spot for the wealthy–the “island paradise” Martha’s Vineyard.
Growing up Aquinnah Wampanoag, Joseph Lee grappled with what it means to be an Indigenous person in the world today, especially as tribal land, culture, and community face new threats. Starting with the story of his own tribe, which is from the iconic Martha’s Vineyard, Lee tackles key questions around Indigenous identity and the stubborn legacy of colonialism.
Lee weaves his own story—and that of his family—with conversations with Indigenous leaders, artists, and scholars from around the world about everything from culture and language to climate change and the politics of belonging. As he unpacks the meaning of Indigenous identity, Lee grants us a new understanding of our nation and what a better community might look like.
Register now to join the author online as he delves into the true and vulnerable story, Nothing More of This Land.

About the Author: Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer based in New York City. He has an MFA from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Mercy University. His writing has been published in The Guardian, BuzzFeed, Vox, High Country News, and more. He was a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers Workshop and a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist.
REGISTER HERE

Greg Smith- Author Event
2025-11-05 17:00 - 18:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Author and Photographer, Greg Smith
Creator of Altitude Adjustment: A Book of Chairlift Pictures will be here to discuss his book and art of photography.
November 5 : 5pm start
Click HERE to register

Telestrations Challenge/Game Day
2025-11-08 08:00 - 17:00 | 405 E Street Salida CO, 81201
Telestration Game Day
Telestrations is a game in which players are prompted to sketch a word listed on a card, then guess what the other players have drawn.
Ages 8-14 come join us for some FUN!
