We often hear people say, “I didn’t know the library offered that.” Our services reach far beyond books! Did you know you can check out a solar power pack, an engine code reader, a metal detector, to name just a few items from our Library of Things? Or that we sponsor a weekly coffee meeting
July 2026 Bookends We all devoutly hope that by the time you read this, the Aspen Acres wildfire will be all or mostly contained. Unfortunately, there’s nothing like having a wildfire really close to make us realize that staying informed is important! Check the community bulletin board in the library lobby for current information: messages
Bookends June 2026 Many of you probably remember the song Dancing in the Streets, first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas (1964), co-written by Marvin Gaye and covered many times since then: “Summer’s here and the time is right/for dancing in the streets…” Valley folks wait all year for our brief and glorious summer, and
Last month we highlighted some of our most recent staff picks – books we gobbled up. But not every book is for every reader. Sometimes a book just doesn’t click: it moves too slowly, the characters aren’t compelling, the writing style doesn’t hold our attention, or the story simply isn’t what we need at the
April 2026 – National Library Week at West Custer County Library Although most of us expected snow, it is SPRING in the Wet Mountain Valley. Aspen trees are covered in catkins, and the bluebirds are earnestly nesting. National Library Week is April 19-25, a time to celebrate the work libraries do to transform lives and