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
St. Patrick’s Day Festivities
Jefferson County Public Library is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Party for families on March 15 at Belmar Library. Decorate your own 3D printed fairy house and bring home festive art inspired by traditional Celtic designs.
Silverton Public Library welcomes their community to a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Coffee Bear on March 17. Enjoy a short story about St. Patrick followed by festive crafts and face painting to get everyone in the spirit.
Spanish Peaks Library District is hosting a special St. Patrick’s Day Edition of Trivia Night on March 17 at Stokehouse Restaurant. Gather a team and flex your holiday trivia knowledge.
Pie for Pi Day
Boulder Public Library welcomes teens to Pi and Pie: A Blindfolded Taste Test on March 14 at the Main Library. Take part in a blindfolded pie taste test to see who can correctly guess the most pie flavors. The winner gets to take home the rest of the pie!
Estes Valley Library invites you to join them for Pie on Pi Day. Delight in scrumptious pies and create your own mini pies to take home.
High Plains Library District invites families to make No-Bake Pies on March 13 at Eaton Public Library. Enjoy the festivities of Pi Day without all the fuss.
Anythink Commerce City is celebrating Pi Day with Pie Clocks, a crafting event for adults on March 14. Decorate a small pie clock using spackle.
Gather & Share
Bemis Library recently published Art Exhibitions, a webpage dedicated to their affinity and support for the arts. Learn about exhibitions, the gallery, and other arts and culture programming and resources.
Mesa County Libraries is hosting a Mini Film Fest and Community Conversation with Rocky Mountain PBS on March 18 at Central Library. The evening will include dinner, four mini films, and facilitated discussion.
Teens can add some pizzazz to their duds at Pikes Peak Library District’s Your Clothes Customized, March 14 at Ruth Holley Meeting Room. Bring a clothing item or accessory and add some flair with rhinestones, fabric paint, embroidery patches, and fabric scraps.
Eagle Valley Library District is hosting an All-Ages Clothing Exchange on March 14 at Eagle Public Library. Bring up to 1 bag of clothes per person; puzzles, toys, and games will also be accepted. No donation is needed to participate.
What’s New from the Colorado State Library
Adult Services
Hidden Gem: CU Anschutz Multidisciplinary Center on Aging – Falls Prevention Coalition. Learn how libraries can join the coalition and participate in its statewide mission to keep older Coloradans safe, active, and independent.
Colorado State Publications Blog
Celebrate INSTAAR’s 75th Anniversary! The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) is CU Boulder’s oldest research institute, focusing on interdisciplinary exploration of environmental issues in polar and high mountain climate zones.
Learning Opportunities
All events are online except where a location is noted.
- Youth Services Prototype Feedback Session 2
- March 17, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
- Youth Services Prototype Feedback Session 3
- March 18, 9:00 – 10:00 am
- Youth Services Prototype Feedback Session 4
- March 26, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
- AI in Action: Unlocking AI Literacy Skills for Every Learner
- April 15, 4:00 – 5:00 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 March 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.
- Library Assistant – Rocky Vista University
- Library Summer Reading Internship – Louisville Public Library
- Technical Services & Acquisitions Librarian – Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Denver
- Library Associate – High Plains Library District
- Executive Director – Garfield County Libraries
- Library Specialist , Detention Center Library (Part-time) – Arapahoe 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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