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
Sew Fun
Summit County Library is launching a 4-part Beginner Sewing Workshop beginning February 21 at the South Branch Library. The series is designed for adults who are new to sewing machines or who want to brush up on their skills.
The Adult Makers Club at Nederland Community Library will explore Embroidery 101 on February 26. Registered participants will create an embroidered design on a piece of their own clothing.
Pikes Peak Library District will host Sewing Level 1 on February 27 at Library 21c. Participants will learn the basics of machine sewing—including winding a bobbin, threading the machine, and navigating the interface of a computerized sewing machine—to create a simple project.
Pueblo City-County Library District’s 6-part series, Drop Spinning: From Spindle to Yarn, continues on February 21 at the Rawlings branch. At this meeting, participants will get a basket for storing all their spinning tools and materials.
Just for Teens
Aurora Public Library invites tweens and teens to a Blind Chocolate Taste Test on February 24 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Test your knowledge at this friendly, sweet competition.
Anythink Wright Farms is holding a Teen Songwriting Workshop on February 26. Participants will delve into song structure, rhyme schemes, and poetic devices in lyric writing.
Westminster Public Library’s Teen Zine Workshop is February 25 in the Irving Street Community Room. Learn to make zines as a medium for creative expression and storytelling.
Learn Something New
Join Garfield County Libraries for Wild Mustangs of Colorado: From Range to Home on February 26 at the Glenwood Springs Branch. Explore the journey of Colorado’s wild mustangs and learn about the Bureau of Land Management’s adoption requirements.
Estes Valley Library welcomes writer-director Ethan Knightchilde for Greetings From the Old West: Colorado Ghost Towns on February 23. His presentation will explore both famous and little-known legends from beyond Colorado’s vanished frontier.
Meeker Regional Library District invites their community to Your New Universe: Recent Discoveries in Cosmology on February 23. Host Dr. Bob Dorsett will present new findings from the latest generation of telescopes as well as their potential implications and lingering questions.
Durango Public Library will host Getting Creative with Canva on February 24. Teens and adults will learn how to use this online design tool to create a basic flyer, with tips on making wedding invitations, logos, invoices, stickers and more.
Community Togetherness
Denver Public Library’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library invites the public to its Third Annual Black History Month Art Exhibition. This dynamic exhibition featuring work by eight extraordinary artists from across Colorado will be on display on the seventh floor of the Central Library through March 14.
Clearview Library District invites their community to a Frosty Friday Olympics Watch Party on February 20 at Windsor Library. Drop in to view the day’s live events, plus warm drinks and some friendly competition.
Poudre Libraries is hosting a Clothing Swap on February 22 at Old Town Library. Beginning February 15, participants can donate up to two bags of gently used clothing. You do not have to donate in order to shop the swap.
What’s New from the Colorado State Library
Book Club Sets
Quotation Canapés: No. 5 – Black History Month. Enjoy this collection of literary bon mots taken from CSL Book Club titles that your library can check out.
Learning Opportunities
All events are online except where a location is noted.
- Tax Credits and Resources with Get Ahead Colorado
- February 23, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
- The Reading Culture Advantage: Cracking the Code on Reader Engagement
- February 26, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
- The Importance of Monsters: How Engaging in the Horror Genre Sparks Bravery
- March 4, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
- Colorado Employment Law Overview
- March 5, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
- 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 February 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.
- Librarian Substitute – High Plains Library District
- Outreach Librarian – High Plains Library District
- Library Assistant – American Alpine Club
- Academic Services Manager – University of Colorado – Denver
- Librarian II – Collection Development – Eagle Valley Library District
- Librarian II – Adult Services – Eagle Valley Library District
IMLS Grant Opportunities
IMLS Opens FY26 Grant Funding Cycle, Encourages Library and Museum Applications. Visit Grant Programs for the listing of grants, descriptions, and deadlines.
SIPA Micro-Grant application opens on March 1, 2026. The Micro-Grant program ($250 to $10,000) is designed to connect Colorado residents to government by putting more information and services online.
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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