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Library bringing The Great Outdoors inside
By Patte Smith
Clever and fun event ideas never seem to cease at Douglas County Libraries – Castle Pines. For 2018, a few of the very enthusiastic sta members joined together and designed
a monthly, year-long program that will be launched in January – The Great Outdoors.
Thought about keeping chickens? In February, learn how to build a coop, run it
and keep chickens year-round. Bugs scare
a lot of people, but are interesting to others. Overcome fear and learn that bugs can be our buddies in August. Wildlife lovers learn how elevation a ects animals and where they live – mountains or plains.
The sessions will be held the rst Thursday of each month from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m., starting
with Homesteader sites in Douglas County on Thursday, January 4 in the library’s event hall. All events are free.
Here are the monthly events:
• JAN: Homesteader sites in Douglas County
• FEB: Chicken keeping
• MAR: Fly ’n fold
• APR: Hiking the Grand Canyon
• MAY: Colorado ski resort activities in summer
and winter
• JUNE: Goat cheese picnic
• JULY: Basics of hiking a Colorado 14er
• AUG: Bugs are our buddies
• SEPT: Explore Colorado state and local parks • OCT: The art of rock painting
• NOV: Bee keeping
• DEC: Colorado wildlife at di erent elevations
Registration is necessary for each session and will be open one month prior to the event. Spaces will ll up quickly, so sign up early.
For information and registration, visit www. dcl.org, and click on the Library Events tab then Events at My Branch. Registration can also be completed with help from the sta at the Castle Pines location.