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Heritage Scrapbooking

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Join us in the Makerspace to create your own heritage scrapbook. Bring family photos and ephemera to fill in the pages as a creative way to memorialize your family history. Computers will be available to search Ancestry.com to learn more about your family tree.

Scrapbook, a variety of paper and accessories will be provided.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley  program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Art Work Wednesday- Hand print mural petroglyphs

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Hondius Community Room
WARNING: YOU MAY GET PAINT ON YOUR CLOTHS AND ON YOU.
This month we will be making our own petroglyphs using paint and our giant butcher paper! these will be displayed down in the children's computer room when dry!

The purpose and goal of this program is to offer an opportunity for kids and teens to experiment with different art mediums, styles, and meet other local beginning artists. All art skill levels are welcome!

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.



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Heritage Scrapbooking

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Join us in the Makerspace to create your own heritage scrapbook. Bring family photos and ephemera to fill in the pages as a creative way to memorialize your family history. Computers will be available to search Ancestry.com to learn more about your family tree.

Scrapbook, a variety of paper and accessories will be provided.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley  program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Soapstone Pots, Alpine Game Drives, and the Earliest Peoples of the Mountains: How Artifact Collectors Shaped Colorado Archaeology During the 20th Century (In-Person)

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Hondius Community Room
In this illustrated presentation, CSU Professor Jason LaBelle will discuss how archaeologists have painstakingly reconstructed the ancient Native American history of northern Colorado over the past 100 years using artifacts such as broken hide scrapers, Folsom spear points, and soapstone pots. Unbeknownst to many, much of this work was aided by artifact collectors, whose interest and discoveries were readily welcomed by archaeologists eager to learn more about the area. However, as the archaeological discipline grew and professionalized over the past fifty years, acrimony began to grow between these groups, as collectors became labeled as more a problem than an ally in archaeological interpretation and cultural preservation. Yet are archaeologists and artifact collectors really opposites of one another, in terms of integrity, ethics, and goals? To many Native Americans, they are one and the same -- thieves of the past. Professor LaBelle will explore these complex issues, looking for pathways forward in advancing our understanding of the ancient human history of northern Colorado, as viewed from a number of cultural perspectives.

About Jason LaBelle

Jason LaBelle is a Professor of Anthropology within the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University (since 2005), Director of the Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology, and Curator of CSU’s Archaeological Repository. As a past president of the Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists and the Colorado Archaeological Society, he enjoys working with the greater archaeological community and sharing his knowledge with the general public. He obtained his BA degree in Anthropology from Colorado State University and his MA and PhD in Anthropology from Southern Methodist University. His research lab, the Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology, is a research-learning lab grant-sponsored by federal agencies and supported by the James and Audrey Benedict Endowment for Mountain Archaeology. His research specializes in the subsistence, mobility, seasonal aggregation, and camp layout of Native American hunter-gatherers inhabiting the American West over the past 13,000 years, with primary emphasis in Colorado. He has active research projects underway in Rocky Mountain National Park and within several Wilderness Study Areas in the deep canyons of northwestern Colorado.

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An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Soapstone Pots, Alpine Game Drives, and the Earliest Peoples of the Mountains: How Artifact Collectors Shaped Colorado Archaeology During the 20th Century (On Zoom)

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ZOOM
In this illustrated presentation, CSU Professor Jason LaBelle will discuss how archaeologists have painstakingly reconstructed the ancient Native American history of northern Colorado over the past 100 years using artifacts such as broken hide scrapers, Folsom spear points, and soapstone pots. Unbeknownst to many, much of this work was aided by artifact collectors, whose interest and discoveries were readily welcomed by archaeologists eager to learn more about the area. However, as the archaeological discipline grew and professionalized over the past fifty years, acrimony began to grow between these groups, as collectors became labeled as more a problem than an ally in archaeological interpretation and cultural preservation. Yet are archaeologists and artifact collectors really opposites of one another, in terms of integrity, ethics, and goals? To many Native Americans, they are one and the same -- thieves of the past. Professor LaBelle will explore these complex issues, looking for pathways forward in advancing our understanding of the ancient human history of northern Colorado, as viewed from a number of cultural perspectives.

About Jason LaBelle

Jason LaBelle is a Professor of Anthropology within the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University (since 2005), Director of the Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology, and Curator of CSU’s Archaeological Repository. As a past president of the Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists and the Colorado Archaeological Society, he enjoys working with the greater archaeological community and sharing his knowledge with the general public. He obtained his BA degree in Anthropology from Colorado State University and his MA and PhD in Anthropology from Southern Methodist University. His research lab, the Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology, is a research-learning lab grant-sponsored by federal agencies and supported by the James and Audrey Benedict Endowment for Mountain Archaeology. His research specializes in the subsistence, mobility, seasonal aggregation, and camp layout of Native American hunter-gatherers inhabiting the American West over the past 13,000 years, with primary emphasis in Colorado. He has active research projects underway in Rocky Mountain National Park and within several Wilderness Study Areas in the deep canyons of northwestern Colorado.

About this program

Please include your email address when registering. On registering with an email address, you'll receive an email with the Zoom meeting link and other information. If you have trouble connecting to the Zoom meeting, please call the Library at 970-586-8116 and someone will assist you.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Kids and YA Makerspace Saturday- Indoor Digging for Fossils

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Using our Fossil Digging Kits, we will excavate fossils that you get to keep at the end!

Maker Space Saturdays are a monthly opportunity for youth to learn how to use and utilize tools and equipment found in the Makerspace, focusing each month on one to two specific tools/pieces of equipment and leaving with a creation of your very own!

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Makerspace Tinker Tuesday- Indoor Digging for Fossils

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Using our Fossil Digging Kits, we will excavate fossils that you get to keep at the end!

Makerspace Tinker Tuesdays are a bi-monthly opportunity for kids and young adult / teen patrons to learn how to use and utilize tools and equipment found in the Maker Space, focusing each month on one to two specific tools/pieces of equipment and leaving with a creation of your very own!

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Southern Arapaho Tribal Historian Fred Mosqueda on Artifacts, Repatriation, Cultural Protection, and More

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ZOOM
Southern Arapaho tribal historian and elder Fred Mosqueda will join us via Zoom to discuss the repatriation and cultural protection work he’s pursued on behalf of his people; the way his community sees the objects we call “artifacts”; how archaeologists, museums, and other organizations can work productively with Indigenous communities; and more. And we’ll leave plenty of time for questions!

About Fred Mosqueda

Fred Mosqueda is a Southern Arapaho tribal historian and elder, and the Arapaho Coordinator for the Language and Culture Program of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. Mr. Mosqueda works to preserve the history, language, and culture of his people, and through his speaking and writing, educate others about those same things. His pursuit of these goals has led him to visit Estes Park, where he has worked with local organizations. He was most recently a co-creator and designated tribal representative for the newly opened Sand Creek Massacre exhibit at History Colorado in Denver.

About this program

Please include your email address when registering. On registering with an email address, you'll receive an email with the Zoom meeting link and other information. If you have trouble connecting to the Zoom meeting, please call the Library at 970-586-8116 and someone will assist you.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Heritage Scrapbooking

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Join us in the Makerspace to create your own heritage scrapbook. Bring family photos and ephemera to fill in the pages as a creative way to memorialize your family history. Computers will be available to search Ancestry.com to learn more about your family tree.

Scrapbook, a variety of paper and accessories will be provided.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley  program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Archaeology and Artifacts from the Perspective of a Federal Archaeologist

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Fireside Theater
Kelly Dick, Cultural Resources Program Manager at Rocky Mountain National Park, will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities federal archaeologists encounter in the stewardship of artifacts. She'll talk about: 
  • What federal entities collect and don’t collect, and why
  • How and why artifact collection policies have changed over time 
  • What her team and other Park staff do when something of historical or cultural importance is found 
  • How her team works with tribal partners 
  • How her team and others preserve and care for the resources in their collection 
  • How she trains Park staff to know when they’ve found something significant 
She’ll be bringing a set of artifacts she uses to train Park staff, and most importantly, she’ll take your questions, so bring your curiosity!

About Kelly Dick

Kelly Dick is the Cultural Resources Program Manager at Rocky Mountain National Park, where she provides stewardship for the Park’s archaeological resources, ethnographic resources, historic buildings and structures, cultural landscapes, and tribal relationships. Kelly is a lifetime learner and enjoys hiking, camping, and skiing with her husband and dogs.

About this program

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Heritage Scrapbooking

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Join us in the Makerspace to create your own heritage scrapbook. Bring family photos and ephemera to fill in the pages as a creative way to memorialize your family history. Computers will be available to search Ancestry.com to learn more about your family tree.

Scrapbook, a variety of paper and accessories will be provided.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley  program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Book Discussion: Finders Keepers (In-Person)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Estes Valley Library
Hondius Community Room
Join us at the Library and on Zoom for a discussion of Finders Keepers, the 2023 One Book One Valley selection. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the first floor service desk, and we'll send out a discussion guide in the week prior to the meeting.

About this program

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Book Discussion: Finders Keepers (On Zoom)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
ZOOM
Join us at the Library and on Zoom for a discussion of Finders Keepers, the 2023 One Book One Valley selection. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the first floor service desk, and we'll send out a discussion guide in the week prior to the meeting.

About this program

Please include your email address when registering. On registering with an email address, you'll receive an email with the Zoom meeting link and other information. If you have trouble connecting to the Zoom meeting, please call the Library at 970-586-8116 and someone will assist you.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Art Work Wednesday-Hand print mural petroglyphs

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Hondius Community Room
Good afternoon, due to weather and poor attendance, this program is being cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.
WARNING: YOU MAY GET PAINT ON YOUR CLOTHS AND ON YOU.
This month we will be making our own petroglyphs using paint and our giant butcher paper! these will be displayed down in the children's computer room when dry!

The purpose and goal of this program is to offer an opportunity for kids and teens to experiment with different art mediums, styles, and meet other local beginning artists. All art skill levels are welcome!

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.



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Make A Magnifying Glass

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Join us in the Makerspace to make your own magnifying glass. 
Magnifying glasses help us to stop and take a closer look - whether it be in a book, photo, or with a found object.
Learn how to make your own with this simple craft that will also test your hand sewing skills.

All supplies will be provided.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley  program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Collectors: Thieves of Time or Stewards of the Past? with Tom Westfall (In-Person)

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Hondius Community Room
Avocational archaeologist Tom Westfall will discuss why people search for and collect Indigenous artifacts. There are, of course, thieves of time: those collectors who loot sites, dig burials, violate laws regarding collecting, and in general are a bane to responsible collectors. But many collectors are “stewards of the past” who work alongside professional archaeologists in field exploration, and make their collections available to students and the professional community for research purposes.

Westfall will trace his humble roots as a collector from his very first artifact found at a birthday party in southern Indiana when he was five years old, through his move to Colorado where he began a lifelong pursuit of understanding the high plains and their Indigenous peoples through the study of the stone and bone reminders they left scattered across the region. Family time with children and grandchildren away from the noisy din, walking in nature, and un-layering the past are all part of the experience.

Westfall will bring some significant finds from his collection to share with the audience, including several large frames of artifacts that he and his family have recovered from the gravels of the South Platte River on the family farm in Logan County, Colorado. He will also bring some examples of the work he and his wife do on casting important artifacts for professional study.

About Tom Westfall

Tom Westfall is a writer, parent educator, human services consultant, and avocational archaeologist living on the South Platte River in Logan County, Colorado. A Colorado native who grew up on the prairie of Yuma County, he has had a love of all things ancient since he was young, and has spent the past sixty years walking wheat fields, tramping through gullies, exploring blow-outs, and wading rivers, all in search of the stone and bone reminders of this land's prehistory. He has written seven artifact-related books for collectors: Flint Chips and Pottery Shards, Mostly Sand and Gravel, Only the Rocks Last Forever, Sacred Ground, Stone Fruit, NEVER A WALK TOO FAR, and the recently released (December 2022) Goff Creek, The Bill Macormic Collection.

He is an associate editor of Prehistoric America Magazine, and has published numerous articles in other journals as well. He works extensively with the professional archaeological community, in both site exploration and excavation. Along with his wife, Myra, Westfall has purchased a lithic casting company and for the past eight years, he and his wife have made resin casts of stone artifacts, primarily for universities, collectors and museums. Westfall is blessed to have his entire family actively involved in their shared hobby, and when they are all able to get together, they can usually be found, along with a variety of friends, headed downriver, in their canoe flotilla, as they seek the mute evidence left behind by those who lived upon this land hundreds and thousands of years ago.

About this program

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Collectors: Thieves of Time or Stewards of the Past? with Tom Westfall (On Zoom)

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ZOOM
Avocational archaeologist Tom Westfall will discuss why people search for and collect Indigenous artifacts. There are, of course, thieves of time: those collectors who loot sites, dig burials, violate laws regarding collecting, and in general are a bane to responsible collectors. But many collectors are “stewards of the past” who work alongside professional archaeologists in field exploration, and make their collections available to students and the professional community for research purposes.

Westfall will trace his humble roots as a collector from his very first artifact found at a birthday party in southern Indiana when he was five years old, through his move to Colorado where he began a lifelong pursuit of understanding the high plains and their Indigenous peoples through the study of the stone and bone reminders they left scattered across the region. Family time with children and grandchildren away from the noisy din, walking in nature, and un-layering the past are all part of the experience.

Westfall will bring some significant finds from his collection to share with the audience, including several large frames of artifacts that he and his family have recovered from the gravels of the South Platte River on the family farm in Logan County, Colorado. He will also bring some examples of the work he and his wife do on casting important artifacts for professional study.

About Tom Westfall

Tom Westfall is a writer, parent educator, human services consultant, and avocational archaeologist living on the South Platte River in Logan County, Colorado. A Colorado native who grew up on the prairie of Yuma County, he has had a love of all things ancient since he was young, and has spent the past sixty years walking wheat fields, tramping through gullies, exploring blow-outs, and wading rivers, all in search of the stone and bone reminders of this land's prehistory. He has written seven artifact-related books for collectors: Flint Chips and Pottery ShardsMostly Sand and GravelOnly the Rocks Last ForeverSacred GroundStone FruitNEVER A WALK TOO FAR, and the recently released (December 2022) Goff Creek, The Bill Macormic Collection.

He is an associate editor of Prehistoric America Magazine, and has published numerous articles in other journals as well. He works extensively with the professional archaeological community, in both site exploration and excavation. Along with his wife, Myra, Westfall has purchased a lithic casting company and for the past eight years, he and his wife have made resin casts of stone artifacts, primarily for universities, collectors and museums. Westfall is blessed to have his entire family actively involved in their shared hobby, and when they are all able to get together, they can usually be found, along with a variety of friends, headed downriver, in their canoe flotilla, as they seek the mute evidence left behind by those who lived upon this land hundreds and thousands of years ago.

About this program

Please include your email address when registering. On registering with an email address, you'll receive an email with the Zoom meeting link and other information. If you have trouble connecting to the Zoom meeting, please call the Library at 970-586-8116 and someone will assist you.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Make A Magnifying Glass

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Join us in the Makerspace to make your own magnifying glass. 
Magnifying glasses help us to stop and take a closer look - whether it be in a book, photo, or with a found object.
Learn how to make your own with this simple craft that will also test your hand sewing skills.

All supplies will be provided.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley  program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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"What Was Ours" Film Screening and Q&A with Co-Producer Jordan Dresser

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Hondius Community Room
Join us at the Library for a screening of the documentary, What Was Ours, followed by a virtual Q&A with co-producer Jordan Dresser.

From the film's PBS page:

"Like millions of indigenous people, many Native American tribes do not control their own material history and culture. For the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes living on the isolated Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, new contact with lost artifacts risks opening old wounds, but also offers the possibility for healing. What Was Ours is the story of how a young journalist and a teenage powwow princess, both of the Arapaho tribe, traveled together with a Shoshone elder in search of missing artifacts in the vast archives of Chicago’s Field Museum. There they discover a treasure trove of ancestral objects, setting them on a journey to recover what has been lost and build hope for the future.

When Jordan Dresser returned to Wind River after graduating from college, he began working at the casino on the reservation. He was excited when the casino expressed interest in establishing a museum on the premises to tell the stories of the Shoshone and Arapaho, but was surprised to learn the tribes no longer had possession of many of their own artifacts. These objects — drums, pipes, eagle wing fans, medicine bags, weapons, and ceremonial attire — were sold off decades ago and taken far from home, only to be kept in storage, their sacred meanings slowly being lost to time. Most were located in museum collections around the country. Both Jordan and Mikala SunRhodes, a Shoshone high school student interested in her cultural history, wondered, could Wind River get them back?

They pair up with Philbert McLeod, a Shoshone elder and American military veteran whose last trip off the reservation was when he left to fight in Vietnam, where he nearly died. Philbert believes an old beaded charm passed down by an elder helped him survive combat. Reluctant to make the trip at first, he decides to travel with Jordan and Mikala because he and other elders want Wind River’s young people to know who they are and be inspired to bring the artifacts home. But ultimately it may be a local church that holds in its hands the fate of Wind River’s sacred objects and tribal dreams of a museum of their own."

We'll watch the film, and afterwards, Mr. Dresser will join us via Zoom to discuss the film and answer your questions. You can also find a discussion guide here.

About Jordan Dresser

Jordan Dresser is a documentarian who makes films that showcase long-overlooked tribal communities and issues. His films have aired on PBS and other outlets. He co-produced What Was Ours, and was the associate producer for the award-winning 2021 documentary, Home from School: The Children of Carlisle, which follows a delegation of Northern Arapaho tribal members traveling from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial school in the 1880s. Mr. Dresser holds a master's degree in Museum Studies from the University of San Francisco, served as Chairman of the Northern Arapaho Business Council from 2020 to 2022, and was named to the 2021 class of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development's 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes up-and-coming Native American community and business leaders. He lives on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. 

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An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Kids & YA Robotics and Tech- Potato Science!

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Wasson Board Room
Each month we will be exploring different robots and tech.

This month we will be doing potato science where we will use potatoes and lemons to light a light bulb and turn on a mini fan! Harness the power of food! 


An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Everything Has an Essence: A Conversation with Ute Indian Tribe Cultural Rights and Protection Director Betsy Chapoose

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ZOOM
What do we see, and what might we be missing, when we look at an object or a place?
What makes an object or place important to the people connected to it?
Can the way one "approaches" an object help dictate how it can be used?

Betsy Chapoose, Cultural Rights and Protection Director for the Ute Indian Tribe, will join us via Zoom to discuss these questions and more in the context of her community’s traditional beliefs. She’ll also talk about the cultural resource protection and repatriation work she's done on behalf of that community for the past three decades. And we'll leave plenty of time for questions!

About Betsy Chapoose

Ms. Chapoose is a member of the Ute Indian Tribe (of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah), and currently serves as Director of Cultural Rights and Protection for the tribe. She has worked in the cultural rights and protection field for 33 years. Her mentor in the field was museum director, lay archaeologist, and spiritual leader Clifford Duncan, and she has worked closely with Ute cultural protection pioneers Alden Naranjo and Terry Knight.

About this program

Please include your email address when registering. On registering with an email address, you'll receive an email with the Zoom meeting link and other information. If you have trouble connecting to the Zoom meeting, please call the Library at 970-586-8116 and someone will assist you.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.

Photo borrowed from History Colorado's "Written on the Land" exhibit page.
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Kids & YA Robotics and Tech- Potato Science!

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Wasson Board Room
Each month we will be exploring different robots and tech.

This month we will be doing potato science where we will use potatoes and lemons to light a light bulb and turn on a clock! Harness the power of food! 


An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Make A Magnifying Glass

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Makerspace
Join us in the Makerspace to make your own magnifying glass. 
Magnifying glasses help us to stop and take a closer look - whether it be in a book, photo, or with a found object.
Learn how to make your own with this simple craft that will also test your hand sewing skills.

All supplies will be provided.

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley  program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Bridging the Gap: Indigenous Perspectives & Educational Tools with the Rocky Mountain National Park Interpretation & Education Team

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Estes Valley Library
Fireside Theater
Join us at the Library for a two-part presentation by staff members of the Rocky Mountain National Park education and interpretation team that will deepen your understanding of Indigenous perspectives, and show how we can apply that understanding to educate future generations.

Ranger RisingBuffalo Maybee (Northern Arapaho / Seneca Nations) will lay the foundation by discussing Indigenous identity, cultural conflicts between Western and Indigenous peoples, how the past and the future intersect in the present for tribes, and how we can protect the story of Native communities by honoring all cultures.

Ranger Kurt Baze will then demonstrate how we can put these ideas into practice for the next generation using an educational tool that teaches grade school students about Indigenous history. The Ute Knowledge History Take-Out, created by History Colorado, uses artifacts and lesson plans based on primary source analysis, photos, and other resources, to teach the history of the Ute tribes. The Library will soon be offering programming that utilizes the Take-Out tool–see our calendar or ask a librarian for more information.

About the presenters

Ranger Jeremiah RisingBuffalo Maybee (Northern Arapaho / Seneca Nations) is the District Supervisory Park Ranger for Interpretation with the National Park Service at Rocky Mountain National Park.

Ranger Kurt Baze is the Outreach Program Coordinator and Junior Ranger Headquarters Manager at Rocky Mountain National Park.

About this program

An Estes Valley Library One Book One Valley program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs here.
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Kids Book Adventures

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Estes Valley Library
Hondius Community Room
Join us at the library as we go on a book adventure! This program is for kids aged 6-10. We will read a story together, then do a craft or activity based on that book.
At this we'll design an American Indian teepee using low temperature hot glue and fabric pastels. 
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