Services At the Library

Hear the story of Sarah O’Hara from the author herself!

Colorado author Penny Holguin will read Sarah O’Hara: Gift of the Fairy Wings at this special storytime.

Judie's passion for southwestern landscape and color is evident in her beautifully rendered artwork, which you may view through June in the Lockheed Martin Community Room at Roxborough Library. 
 
Judie's love affair with pastels, the purest form of pigment, has lasted more than 20 years. Her focus is on the diversity and splendor of the land, and mother nature's impact on it. After living and studying in Texas and New Mexico, she is now enjoying living and painting in beautiful Colorado.

Celebrate Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends with stories, activities and snacks!

Two sessions; one at 3 p.m. and one at 4 p.m. Recommended for ages two and up. Costumes optional. Sponsored by Goddard School.

Join us as author Elisabeth Hyde discusses her work and helps us celebrate our 10th birthday!

In the Heart of the Canyon is a gripping new novel about a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon that changes the lives of everyone on board. Out in paperback, it is a perfect Book Club read.

Join us for a fun talk about books you might want on your reading list.
We'll have door prizes and fun discussion.

If you have a passion for fashion, enter the Teen Fashion Design Contest!

When you stop by the library’s Teen Tower to register, you'll get a copy of all the rules, and a free plain white t-shirt that you will make into a fabulous new item. Registration starts Wednesday, June 16 at 9 a.m.

Model your own design or recruit a friend to model it for you at our Runway Show on July 30. Pieces will be judged by the audience. Happy designing!

Find the right words to turn a prospect into a customer, and make that sale!

We are proud to bring you "52 Greatest Business Development Questions of All Time," the newest addition to our BizInfo programming. Join local author (89 Seconds to Sales Success) and award-winning business development expert Mike Faber for a fun, fast-paced and informative event that will teach you the secrets to becoming a great salesperson.

For 8-12 year olds and their parents. Meetings are held at Castle Pines Library every other month on Monday nights at 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

Specific dates and titles to be determined.

Please call 303-791-7323 for information.

For girls ages 9-14 and their moms, or any significant woman in their lives. Meetings are held every other month on Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. Specific dates and titles to be determined. Call 303-791-7323 for information.

Join us to discuss popular fiction / non-fiction titles (with possible film tie ins!). We meet every other month on the second Sunday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

July 11: Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant
Sept 12: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
Nov 14th: Devil in the White City by Eric Larson

Please join us for a fascinating evening with award-winning local author Sandra Dallas, who will talk about her new book, Whiter than Snow. We'll serve wine and cheese, and Tattered Cover Book Store will have books available for sale and signing.

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.

Join us for a fun celebration of an author's birthday and his/her work. In July we'll celebrate:

Marcus Pfister, The Rainbow Fish
Laura Numeroff, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Beatrix Potter

College Bound Book Club at Castle Pines Library

This summer reading program will help high school students sharpen skills for college or college entrance exams. Sign up at Castle Pines Library and receive a copy of the book. No tests! Just great discussion.

June 14, 7 p.m.    The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
July 12, 7 p.m.    Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
August 2, 7 p.m.   Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Treasure it!
Register June 1- July 13. Completed logs due July 27.

Reading programs with great prizes for kids, teens, and adults. You even get a prize just for signing up. Treasure a great book this summer!

Eclipse Bottle Cap Pendant Art

Do you root for Team Edward or Team Jacob? It doesn't matter....you are proud to be a Twilight fan! Come to the Castle Pines Library after hours on June 25 to make a bottle cap pendant with your favorite Twilight sayings or actor photos. Crafting begins at 5:30 p.m.

"Eclipse" is scheduled to open in theaters on June 30. Wear your new pendant to the show!

Call for entries!

Enter your handiwork in Castle Rock Quilt Club’s biennial show. Entry deadline is August 25. Quilts will be displayed at the library October 1-3.

Douglas County Libraries has dramatically improved coverage on its public wireless networks at all of its locations.

The improvement effort, done without interruption of service to patrons, improved signal strength from between 12% and 58% to consistently between 68% and 100% at Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock, with no dropped signals in the month of March, 2010.

In that month, Douglas County Libraries' wireless network served 1,519 distinct wireless computers, with none dropped off the network. Nearly 100 patrons used the network on an average day, with most accessing the network at the Highlands Ranch and Philip S. Miller Libraries.

Things are changing at Douglas County Libraries, thanks to generous donations – large and small – from county individuals, families and businesses.

Robert C. Sullivan, M.D., of Castle Pines, recently donated $25,000 to the Douglas County Libraries Foundation, with $10,000 dedicated to the opening of the Castle Pines Library last year. Hundreds more Castle Pines citizens rallied to raise an additional $40,000 toward the fundraising goal.

The remainder of Sullivan’s donation is helping to renovate the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock. A cramped and crowded children’s space has been transformed into a bigger, sunnier spot where kids can browse and find books and other materials. 

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.