The Friends of the Pine River Valley Public Library will hold its annual book sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 in the community room of the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield.

Archaeological group hears about paint use

The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Brunella Santarelli at 7 p.m. June 2 at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St., Cortez, to discuss “Technological Analysis of Pueblo I Lead Glazes from the Animas-La Plata Project, Durango, Colorado.”

Santarelli will discuss recent research about glaze paint on pottery in the Upper San Juan region, the earliest use of glaze paint on pottery in the Southwest. Her research fills a missing gap in the knowledge of ceramic technology of the Southwest and examines composition, morphology and isotope signatures of the Pueblo I glaze paints in an effort to reconstruct the technology of production.

For more information, call Kari Schleher at (505) 269-4475.

Learn the details about home buying

The Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County offers a free monthly Homebuyer Education Class.

The class is an eight-hour program designed to help participants purchase and own a home. Topics will include: buyer readiness, budget/financial management, credit reports and scoring, mortgage lending, working with a Realtor, homeowners insurance, home inspections, the closing process, home maintenance and foreclosure prevention. The class is facilitated by the RHA with contributions from local professionals such as loan officers, Realtors and insurance agents.

The June class will be held in three sessions from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 10, 17 and 24. Registration is required. To register, call 259-1418 or visit www.rhalpc.org.

Herald Staff