{"id":14053,"date":"2026-01-10T10:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-public-library-announces-free-upcoming-january-events-for-all-ages\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:42:44","slug":"mancos-public-library-announces-free-upcoming-january-events-for-all-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-public-library-announces-free-upcoming-january-events-for-all-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos Public Library announces free, upcoming January events for all ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=4ab5ba9e-3768-47be-8c0a-52c82e468889&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The Mancos Public Library has refinanced the construction loans taken out for the new building. The library originally took out the loans in 2007 and 2009, at interest rates of 5.4 and 6.25 percent. The new lease purchase loan is for $1.24 million, at a fixed interest rate of 3.08 percent.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The Mancos Public Library has refinanced the construction loans taken out for the new building. The library originally took out the loans in 2007 and 2009, at interest rates of 5.4 and 6.25 percent. The new lease purchase loan is for $1.24 million, at a fixed interest rate of 3.08 percent.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Humphries Poli Architects<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Mancos Public Library, 211 W. First St., is hosting a variety of free programs throughout January, including educational sessions, teen activities, a wildlife presentation and weekly recurring family events, according to the library\u2019s newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>A free teen cafe featuring dinner and a movie is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and another drop-in teen game night will take place Friday, Jan. 16, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information on teen programs, call (970) 533-7600.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Jan. 15, the library will offer three distinct programs. An Introduction to Medicare session runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This session is designed to make the Medicare program less confusing for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Four Corners Tax Help will provide free tax return preparation and filing from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. for low- to moderate-income individuals and those 60 years old and older. Reservations for this event are required and can be done by calling (970) 553-9150.<\/p>\n<p>At 3:30 p.m., carnivore ecologist and Presidential Research Fellow Aidan Branney will present a field talk and photo presentation on lions, giraffes and carnivore ecology in Namibia. He will also be sharing insights into wildlife conservation and lion-prey dynamics. For the Medicare and Branney events, call (970) 533-7600.<\/p>\n<p>Recurring weekly programs include story time for children and families every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., and \u201cFridays at the Library,\u201d a drop-in program with activities for all ages starting at 9 a.m. each Friday.<\/p>\n<p>For general inquiries, contact the library at (970) 533-7600.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 10 along with recurring programs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[156,28,638,83,60,29],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-14053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adult-education","tag-headlines","tag-library-and-museum","tag-mancos","tag-montezuma-county","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14053"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77107,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14053\/revisions\/77107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14053"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=14053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}