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
Sketch and Stitch
Boulder Public Library welcomes adults to Urban Sketching with William Yu on March 21 at Reynolds Library. Participants will learn Yu’s approach to observing and interpreting urban spaces.
Anythink Brighton is offering Create with Thread: Easy Flower Embellishment for adults on March 23. Embellish your clothing with colorful thread using a simple flower stitching technique.
Join Wilkinson Public Library for Sketching 101 with Priscilla on March 24. Adults of all skill levels are welcome to come and sketch together using library-provided materials.
Pikes Peak Library District welcomes adults to Colorado Nature Embroidery, a beginner-friendly class on March 21 at Ute Pass Library. Celebrate Colorado’s 150th anniversary by embroidering a design using local flora and fauna.
Highly Engaging
Jefferson County Public Library is hosting a Leatherworking Workshop for adults on March 21 at Evergreen Library. At this beginner-friendly workshop you’ll learn how to create a beautiful leather bookmark.
High Plains Library District welcomes one and all to Ye Olde Renaissance Faire on March 21 at the LINC Event Space. Learn about falconry, explore knightly feats, create medieval-inspired crafts, learn all about heraldry to design your own shield, and more.
Pueblo City-County Library District will host Colorado Master Gardener Bob Frederick for Dispelling Gardening Myths Plus Real Tips on March 20 at Giodone Library. Join him to learn useful tips and tricks to make 2026 your garden’s best year yet.
Estes Valley Library’s monthly Spice Club Meetup will occur on March 25. Bring a dish or recipe to share, meet fellow food lovers, and discover new flavors and recipes.
Learning Together
Eagle Valley Library District invites you to explore The Bird Life in Eagle County on March 23 at Eagle Public Library. This program will help you find, identify, and photograph birds.
Delta County Libraries encourages community members to participate in an Antique Show and Tell at Cedaredge Library on March 27. Bring antiques or family memorabilia and share the memories tied to them.
Garfield County Libraries and Anvil Points Quilt Guild invite you to a National Quilting Day Trunk Show on March 21 at Rifle Branch Library. Various quilts from different time periods will be showcased with a discussion of their patterns, colors, and construction techniques.
What’s New from the Colorado State Library
Accessibility
New Federal Accessibility Rules. Learn similarities and differences between new federal accessibility rules and Colorado’s accessibility rules that went into effect July 2025.
Continuing Education
Summer Reading Inspiration: Ideas & Insights from Our Summer Drop‑In Chat. Library professionals recently shared their best ideas, lessons learned, and creative approaches for building engaging summer reading programs.
Colorado Historic Newspapers
Finding Fabulous Pictures in Historic Newspapers. Public domain images to share for posterity, marvel at, or use in your own projects – from the CHNC archive.
Book Club Sets
Quotation Canapés: No. 6 – Youth. Enjoy these quotes about being young from authors featured in the CSL Book Club Resource.
Learning Opportunities
All events are online except where a location is noted.
- 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.
- Music & Recorded Sound Archivist – University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
- Library Associate – Lafayette Public Library
- Patron Services Supervisor, Erie – High Plains Library District
- Patron Services Supervisor, Carbon Valley – High Plains Library District
- Full-time 40 hour Concierge (Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred) – Anythink Nature Library
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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