Join the award-winning author of The Old Man and the Harley as he retraces his father’s 1939 cross-county ride to the World’s Fair and Golden Gate Exposition.

When young Jack Newkirk set off on his Harley-Davidson to see the World's Fair with a group of boys coming of age in the Great Depression, fun quickly morphed into gripping tragedy. Seven decades later, John Newkirk and his father Jack retraced Jack's epic ride. It is a story of Americana – of grit, guts and ingenuity – and a timely lesson from the Greatest Generation on how America can overcome her hardest challenges.

Free GED Test Prep

6-8:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday Nights Parker Library (excluding holidays)

• Instruction, assessments, & practice tests
• In partnership with Colorado Educational Outreach
• Ages 17+, no registration required.

The Douglas County Libraries Board of Trustees will meet at 7 pm on Thursday, June 17th at the Parker Library. The public is welcome to attend. Board agendas and meeting minutes are available here.

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As part of our Treasure it! Summer Reading Program, enjoy nationally-renowned storyteller Beth Epley as Captain Codfish!

Catch a wave of wiggles as this lovable pirate captures your heart in a swashbuckling family adventure event that lands in a library.

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Registration required.