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Ready To Reopen!

The Durango Public Library building will open with limited hours beginning March 2. The building will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Curbside pick-up will be available for those who need it from 9 to 10 a.m.

Facilities staff will...

Placing Holds and Curbside Service

  Place holds in our online catalog, and then wait for the email or text message that they are ready for pick-up.  After notification, you can:

• Stop by during our open hours from 10am-4pm, Tuesday – Saturday an...

Common Grounds is Open!

Request Tax Forms

The Colorado State tax form with instructions  and the Federal 1040 and 1040-SR forms with instructions can be picked up in the lobby of the Library, Tuesday – Saturday from 10am-4pm.    If you need o...

Get a text when your items are ready for pick-up!

If you would like to be notified by text rather than email when items you have on hold are ready for pickup you can sign up for SMS text messaging using the steps below:

a.  visit the library online catalog website   (https://dur...

Mediterranean Diet

Don't be put off by the word "diet!" The Mediterranean Diet really refers to a pattern of eating- a pattern that few would argue is hard to follow. Best of all, there is strong evidence suggesting the Mediterranean Diet is beneficial fo...

March Book Club

Looking for a non-traditional book club? Then join to us to discuss whatever you've been reading or watching lately!

Contact Spenser at spenser.snarr@durangogov.org for event login details

Indie Lens Pop Up: Coded Bias

When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software does not accurately identify darker-skinned faces, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. As it turns out, artificial intelligence (AI...

Weekly Activity Kits for Kids and Teens

Are you missing the youth programming at Durango Public Library? Activity Kits - a great way to keep kids of all ages involved with the library - are available at our curbside pickup every Tuesday through Saturday.  

Activity Kits include the nece...

Try A Hold Shelf Surprise

Looking for a good book (movie, audiobook, music CD, etc) but not quite sure what you want? Fill out this form and we’ll place around 10 items we think you’ll like on the hold shelf for you. Once you are notified they are ready, you can either stop by the...