Wednesday, February 21st at 5:30 PM, with the option to stay and watch the new film afterwards! Celebrating its fortieth anniversary, The Color Purple writes a message of healing, forgiveness, self-discovery, and sisterhood to a new generation of readers. An inspiration to authors who continue to give voice to the multidimensionality of Black women’s stories,…
The annual Mountain Words Literary Festival is Crested Butte’s multi-day literary celebration at nine-thousand feet, featuring workshops, panel discussions, readings, live theatre, film, children’s events, and more. 5/21/26 @ 5:30 pm to 5/24/26 @ 2:30 pm Workshops and events in fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, nature writing, playwriting, publishing, journalism, long-form, research, and more. To see…
The Mountain Words Festival is a multi-day literary celebration at nine-thousand feet, featuring readings, workshops, kids’ events, parties, panel discussions, live theater, and more. May 24-26, 2024 Learn More at MtnWords.org
Movie night! Please join us at 5:30 pm at the Gunnison Library on Friday, January 26 for the first installment of an all-new Page to Screen Series at the library. These FREE movie screenings are a celebration of books that have inspired on-screen adaptations. For January’s installment we will be screening Little Women, originally written…
Local author and essayist Polly Oberosler has written extensively on the mountains and mountain life, ranching, wilderness, and wildlife of the Gunnison Country. Come hear her talk, ask the questions you’ve been dying to, and get the low down from the high up!
Join us at the Crested Butte Library at 10:30 am on Saturday, January 27 for Super Saturday Storytime. The theme for January is Hibernation Hangout and there will be stories and an activity for the whole family. Pajamas are encouraged! Free & open to the public.
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2023 * SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM A spellbinding Swedish novel that follows a young indigenous woman as she struggles to defend her family’s reindeer herd and culture amidst xenophobia, climate change, and a devious hunter whose targeted kills are considered mere theft in the eyes of the law.…
Our community is fortunate to welcome Julian Rubinstein at the Gunnison Library on Monday, November 13 at 6 pm. Julian’s non-fiction book, The Holly, won the 2022 Colorado Book Award and the 2022 High Plains Book Award. The Holly was also selected as an Editors’ Choice by the New York Times. His documentary, also called…
Join us at the Gunnison Library at 10:30 am on Saturday, April 13 for Super Saturday Storytime. Let’s gather to celebrate National Poetry Month with some rhyme time, and even create your own poem to share on our Poet-Tree. If you are interested but unable to attend this event, we will host a repeat at…
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to apply to Western for free! On October 17-19, Colorado residents will have their application fees waived at 10 participating institutions across the state. Click here for additional information, or email admissions@western.edu. Take your first steps toward becoming part of the Mountaineer family!