• Talking Gourds: Naturita Library Hosts Norwood’s Bob McKeever for Storytelling, 2/18!

    4 weeks ago.

    The Naturita Library has teamed up with the Talking Gourds Poetry Project to host a new "Stories & Poems" performance series on the third Sunday of each month starting beginning Feb. 18, 11 am., with Norwood storyteller Bob Mckeever. For…

  • Poets' Corner: Rosemerry for Valentine's Day!

    4 weeks ago.

    Fact 1: The city of Verona, where Shakespeare set his love story about Romeo and Juliet, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day. Fact 2: Cynics insist Valentine's Day is all about men atoning for their sins…

  • Poets' Corner: David Feela for Valentine's Day

    1 month ago.

    On Valentine's Day, all you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt," said humorist Charles Schultz. Or a poem by regular contributor, poet extraordinaire David Feela which, according to its author, is not “a gushy…

  • Poets' Corner: Rosemerry - Before, During & After NYE

    2 months ago.

    I know. I know. Any excuse to wear sequins. Sooo - “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right," part-time local Oprah Winfrey. And cheers to regular contributor Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer, who lends…

  • Poets' Corner: Feela with a Laugh for Xmas!

    2 months ago.

    No matter how darn organized you are, it is likely there is at least one person on your Christmas shopping list who has stopped you dead in your (very tired by now) tracks. As will this poem by regular contributor…

  • Poets' Corner: Rosemerry for Xmas!

    2 months ago.

    Google “last minute Xmas gifts” and 100s of ideas show up, among my favorites: a gift of your time, like offering to babysit for your friends’ progeny; tickets to a sporting event or concert; a charitable donation in a friend…

  • Poets' Corner: Rosemerry for the Solstice!

    2 months ago.

    The term "solstice" means "sun stands still." On the year's two solstices (winter and summer) the sun appears to halt in its incremental journey across the sky but change little in position during this time. Of course, contrary to appearances…

  • Poets' Corner: Rosemerry for Thanksgiving!

    3 months ago.

    Family, Fun, Football and Feast! The start of the holiday trifecta in nut shell: Thanksgiving. Question on the (groaning) table: What are you grateful for? Who will you miss at your banquet? Regular contributor and poet extraordinaire Word Woman Rosemerry…

  • Telluride Arts: Art & Architecture, Destination for Talks by World-Renowned Architects + Book-Signings.

    8 months ago.

    The Telluride Art + Architecture Weekend, July 11 - July 16, provides an insider’s look at the deep well of creative talent and exclusive access to private gardens and homes in the region. Garden and home tours are limited to…

  • Poets' Corner: David Feela for Father's Day!

    9 months ago.

    Father’s Day is a celebration honoring, well, fathers. The holiday also celebrates fatherhood in general, paternal bonds, and the influence of dads in society. For some, however, Father’s Day is shorthand for pulling out a wallet. Again. Gifts of watches…

  • Is It Time to Decommission the Glen Canyon Dam? Talk at Library 6/7!

    9 months ago.

    Is it time to decommission the Glen Canyon Dam? Talk 6/7, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Program is part of the "Water in the West Series," a collaboration between Sheep Mountain Alliance and Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library. Go here for more…

  • Poets' Corner: Rosemerry for Mother's Day!

    10 months ago.

    'The greatest love is a mother’s; Then comes a dog’s, then comes a sweetheart's," Polish proverb. Happy Mother’s Day Telluride – and beyond. We celebrate the holiday by sharing Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer's heart-wrenching, words, her pearls forming a mala,…

  • Friends of the Library: Update!

    1 year ago.

    The 2023 Friends of the Library (FOL) membership form is ready and the new membership cards are back from the printer. It’s a good time to join. Download and print the application or pick up a copy at the library.…

  • T-Ride Library & Between the Covers: Laurie Segall, CEO, Dot Dot Dot Media, on her "Special Characters," 2/13!

    1 year ago.

    On Monday, February 13, 5:30 pm at Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library, award-winning journalist and former Senior Tech CNN and 60 Minutes Correspondent Laurie Segall is scheduled to talk about her new book, "Special Characters: My Adventures with Tech’s Titans and…

  • Poets' Corner: Feela with Words of Wisdom for the New Year!

    1 year ago.

    You’ve made a little list and checked it twice. No, not that list. Christmas is over. Your New Year’s Eve resolutions. The top 10 usually include losing weight, eating more healthily, exercising more, stopping smoking, sticking to a budget, saving…

  • Poets' Corner: Joanna Spindler on Days of Miracles & Blunders!

    1 year ago.

    Joanna Spindler is the Adult Programs Specialist at Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library. She is also Poet Laureate, San Miguel County. You know how it can be with all the family gathered together over the holidays. One wrong move, one smart…