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Library and museum

Cortez Public Library to open at limited capacity

Cortez Public Library to open at limited capacity

Curbside pickup will still be available

Durango library to reopen after nearly yearlong closure

Durango library to reopen after nearly yearlong closure

Service depends on severity of COVID-19 pandemic

February 27, 2021

Bayfield library names an interim director

Bayfield library names an interim director

of directors stays local with selection of Brenda Marshall

December 12, 2020

Bayfield library faces setback in new director search

Bayfield library faces setback in new director search

Director Shelley Walchak retires in January

November 6, 2020

Durango Public Library to reopen for in-person visits Oct. 13

Durango Public Library to reopen for in-person visits Oct. 13

amenity is one of last in region to relaunch services

October 4, 2020

Fewer events result in smaller harvest at Bayfield’s Community Garden

Fewer events result in smaller harvest at Bayfield’s Community Garden

Pandemic decreases participation among stakeholders

August 21, 2020

Ignacio Community Library reopens to indoor use

Ignacio Community Library reopens to indoor use

Director is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about staying open

Summer reading programs bring magic to La Plata County libraries

Summer reading programs bring magic to La Plata County libraries

Students can lose up to half a year of academic skills when school is out

Newest library district gets website

Newest library district gets website

Southwest La Plata Library District formed in November

Canyons of Ancients museum sees changes

Canyons of Ancients museum sees changes

bookstore vendor sought, fees increase

February 10, 2020

Southwest La Plata Library District confident it can fill funding gap

Southwest La Plata Library District confident it can fill funding gap

expected to get rural locations through lean year

January 22, 2020

Bayfield library helps residents achieve new year’s health resolutions

Bayfield library helps residents achieve new year’s health resolutions

Classes and workshops focus on mental, physical well-being

January 9, 2020

Farmington library program teaches girls computer coding

Farmington library program teaches girls computer coding

Software aims to increase interest in computer science

December 30, 2019

History Colorado Center space tells Centennial State’s story

Arts and Entertainment

History Colorado Center space tells Centennial State’s story

Denver’s new Ballantine Gallery offers look at Colorado health care

December 27, 2019

Digital card catalog at Durango Public Library goes kaput

Digital card catalog at Durango Public Library goes kaput

hopes a replacement drive can be installed Friday

December 12, 2019

Award-winning, local author to present novel at Ignacio library

Award-winning, local author to present novel at Ignacio library

part of first-ever Four Corners, One Book program

December 4, 2019

Conversations of the great beyond percolate at Death Cafe

Conversations of the great beyond percolate at Death Cafe

Outlook on afterlife ‘has a profound impact on how you live your life’

November 17, 2019

After 17 years, hand-carved doors still hold storybook magic

After 17 years, hand-carved doors still hold storybook magic

‘If you are a dreamer, come in’

November 15, 2019

Pine River Library District pops Champagne to celebrate tax increase

Pine River Library District pops Champagne to celebrate tax increase

Approval of 6A saves jobs, increases operating hours

November 6, 2019

Without aid of books and pictures, kids use movement to interpret stories

Without aid of books and pictures, kids use movement to interpret stories

Storyteller incorporates Diné language and American Sign Language

November 4, 2019

County museum awarded $100,000 grant

County museum awarded $100,000 grant

Fundraising continues, remodel project begins in 2020

October 24, 2019

Canyons of the Ancients museum adjusts hours

Canyons of the Ancients museum adjusts hours

schedule coincides with visitation trends

October 22, 2019

Voters will be asked to create, fund Southwest La Plata Library District

Voters will be asked to create, fund Southwest La Plata Library District

Funding for Sunnyside, Fort Lewis Mesa set to end in June 2020

September 6, 2019

Ignacio library relaunches oral history project

Ignacio library relaunches oral history project

History connects us, staff members say

September 1, 2019