Mancos Public Library, 211 West First St., will offer these programs:

“Nepal: Before The Devastation” will be presented at 7 p.m. May 14. This will be a free slideshow presentation of a recent trek to Nepal. Mancos resident Sherry Grazda will be the presenter.

Barbara Grist’s slideshow presentation, “Impressions of India,” will take place at 7 p.m. May 22. A selection of her photographs of India are on display at the library through May 28.

A free advance screening of “Limited Partnership,” a film by Thomas G. Miller and Kirk Marcolina, will take place at 6 p.m. May 21. As part of the Community Cinema series, this film is distributed by the Independent Television Service and Independent Lens. Light refreshments will be served, and a community discussion will be held after the film. The film chronicles the 40-year love story between Filipino American Richard Adams and his Australian husband, Tony Sullivan. In 1975, Adams and Sullvan were one of the first same-sex couples to be legally married in the world.

For more information, visit www.mancoslibrary.org or call 533-7600.

Site-surveying class is available at FLC

Assistant State Archaeologist Kevin Black will teach a class on “Basic Site Surveying Techniques” from May 29 to June 1 at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.

This 25-hour course is part of the Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification and it is open to the public. No previous classes are required.

The course will discuss site identification, surveying methods, recording procedures, basic equipment usage, reading topographic maps and field procedures. At least one half-day will be spent in the field putting to use the information discussed in class. This course provides valuable information for any prospective archaeological field worker or a volunteer on a dig.

The cost for the class is $12.

For more information, visit www.historycolorado.org/oahp/basic-site-surveying-techniques. To register, call Tish Varney at 259-4099 or email [email protected] before May 15.

Humane Society meets Rotary Club

Chris Nelson, director of Animal Services at the La Plata County Humane Society, will provide an update on the animal shelter to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

In addition to its core mission of sheltering animals, the shelter provides low-cost spaying and neutering, vaccinations and microchipping. During Nelson’s tenure, the shelter progressed from barely keeping its head above water to become the premiere shelter in the region. Visitors are welcome.

For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.

Herald Staff