The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State Library. Let’s open the Friday Grab Bag!
Library Events & Programs
Community Poetry
Pine River Library District invites you to support local poets at their Community Poetry Showcase on April 8. Members of the community and students (grades 6+) are invited to sign up for a 4-minute time slot to share their poetry.
Estes Valley Library’s POETree is a community project where members can contribute poems on the theme of “Spring.” Stop in through April 16 to take part in this shared creative endeavor.
Mesa County Libraries holds a monthly Poetry Night on the 2nd Wednesday at the Central Library. Learn about poets and poetry techniques, and share your own work for feedback.
Boulder Public Library District is hosting a Spoken Word Poetry Workshop led by Jordan Roubion on April 4 at the Main Library. Learn techniques for writing and delivering your own spoken word poems in this generative workshop—no writing experience necessary.
Get Creative
Aurora Public Library invites kids and adults to discover the art of Junk Journaling, a memory keeping technique that turns everyday materials into something meaningful. Join them on April 3 at Tallyn’s Reach Library to turn bits of paper, pages, fabrics, and other ephemera into a unique creative expression.
Broomfield Library’s Sew Social is a monthly meetup held in the inventHQ Makerspace for working on sewing projects in a community setting. On April 8 the theme is Upcycling—turn an old clothing item into something new.
Eagle Valley Library District’s next Family Saturday program features Puppet Making. Join them at Eagle Public Library on April 4 to create a puppet using materials provided by the library.
Learn about Keeping a Gratitude Journal at Buena Vista Public Library on April 9. This technique focuses on documenting the positive aspects of life to increase satisfaction.
Pikes Peak Library District welcomes all ages to their Spring Maker Day, April 4 at the Sand Creek Library Makerspace. Come experiment with watercolors, fabric, paint, and other projects to give as a gift or keep for yourself.
Join the Fun
Jefferson County Public Library’s Día de los Niños: Book Fiesta is April 11 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Enjoy live performances, discover community organizations and resources, and have fun with activities and surprises for the whole family.
Pueblo City-County Library District invites their community to the Opening Reception for the Spring 2026 District 70 Art Show on April 3 at the Rawlings Branch. Celebrate the artwork of students from across D70.
Englewood Public Library is throwing a Hootenanny for kids on April 9 in the Community Room. The afternoon’s events will include racing horses, panning for gold, churning butter, and more.
Ignacio Community Library was recently featured on the front page of the March 27th edition of the Durango Herald. The piece focused primarily on the Library’s Virtual Reality Travel program, which lets participants explore local cuisine and a take a virtual tour of diverse cultures, but it also surveyed their many other programs and services. It’s definitely worth a read!
What’s New from the Colorado State Library
Technology
Beyond the Hype – What AI Actually Is (and Isn’t). We can all feel overwhelmed by the news of AI. That’s why it’s important to understand what AI can actually do and how we can stay grounded in reality instead of getting caught up in the hype.
Library Research Service
“The Heart” and “the Lifeblood of this Community”: A Small Library Breaks Down Barriers to Connect People Across its Rural Service Area.
Learning Opportunities
All events are online except where a location is noted.
- AI in Action: Unlocking AI Literacy Skills for Every Learner
- April 15, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
- 2026 Colorado Resource Sharing Conference
- April 23 & 24
- Find even more learning opportunities:
- Libraries Learn
- Maine State Library’s Continuing Education Calendar (note: all MSL events are listed in Eastern time). A different view of these events is available at Free Online Learning Opportunities for April 2026.
Library Jobline
Are you considering a job change this year? Check out Library Jobline for hot new library employment opportunities, like this selection from around Colorado.
- Volunteer Services Coordinator – High Plains Library District
- Development Associate – High Plains Library District
- Library Associate- Events & Experiences – High Plains Library District
- Workforce Librarian – High Plains Library District
- Patron Services Supervisor, Riverside Library – High Plains Library District
- Patron Services Supervisor, Mead Library – High Plains Library District
- Government Information and Collection Development Librarian – University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
- Library Manager 3 – Pikes Peak Library District
This post is part of the Spotlight on Sharing initiative, which aims to increase the visibility of Colorado library programs and resource sharing.
Do you have a story from your library to share? Email Amy Hitchner, [email protected].
All images are from the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a service of Colorado State Library.
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