By Amy Garoutte, Northern Saguache County Library District
We are excited to report we now offer room “telephone” booths in each branch. They provide a space for private telehealth appointments. Each branch has a telehealth kit, laptop and now private space for virtual conversations with medical providers.
These booths can also be used for conducting other virtual meetings. Call the branch for more information or to make reservations.
Are you interested in supporting our library as part of a Friends of the Library group? Contact Amy Garoutte for more information. (719-256-4100)
Our New Books
Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Range Mountains: Hikes, Scrambles, Snow and Rock Climbs by Derek A. Wolfe — The book contains comprehensive descriptions for over 280 routes on 83 peaks, color photos, difficulty ratings, mileage and elevation gain statistics for each route, driving directions for trailheads, color topographical maps, and GPS coordinates for summits and parking areas.
Pearl Loves to Sing by Olivier Dunrea. Kids will enjoy reading about Pearl, who sings sleeping songs, slurping songs, quietly and loudly, all over the farm — all day long. Pearl loves, loves, loves to sing! But what will she do when she loses her voice? Olivier Dunrea lends his signature charm to another preschool conundrum and shows how the support of friends can help us get over a rough patch.
Available until August is the rediscovered work from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 87. A profound meditation on freedom, regret, self-transformation, and the mysteries of love — an unexpected gift from one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.
The Hunter by the queen of Irish crime fiction Tana French will appeal to the district’s many mystery lovers. “It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them arrived to get rich. One of them is coming to die.” Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by the Washington Post, TIME Magazine, BBC, TODAY, Lit Hub, and CrimeReads
The Silver Bone by Ukraine’s most celebrated novelist, Andrey Kurkov, will also join the mystery section this month. Longlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize, it’s a perplexing mystery that introduces rookie detective Samson Kolechko in Kyiv as he is tackling his first case, set against real life details of the tumultuous early twentieth century.
Orbital by Samantha Harvey has been described by Joshua Ferris of the New York Times as “ravishingly beautiful.” A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space — not towards the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet.
The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes is a beautifully written story of love, madness, sisterly devotion, and control, about the two beloved daughters of renowned 1700s English painter Thomas Gainsborough, who struggle to live up to the perfect image the world so admired in their portraits.
Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley by Brent Underwood is the true story of Cerro Gordo, a desolate ghost town perched high above Death Valley, and Brent’s ambitious undertaking — to bring this abandoned town back to life.
Becoming Vegetalista: My Visionary Initiation and Apprenticeship with the Plant Nations of Earth by Stephen Buhner is the story of the author’s powerful visionary episodes and his subsequent training with the plants of the high Rocky Mountains into their uses as medicines and ecological modulators for planetary health.
New DVDs
The Highest Pass. Anand, a modern Indian yogi and guru, asks his student Adam to join him on a motorcycle expedition through the highest passes of the Indian Himalayas.
These are some of the most dangerous roads in the world, but Adam only just learned to ride two weeks before the trip. Still, they manage to assemble a team of seven motorcycle riders to share in what will become the journey of a lifetime.
Recurring programs
Storytime (ages preK – 3rd grade) every Tuesday at the Saguache Public Library at 10 a.m.
Tech Help every Friday from 10 a.m.-noon at the Baca Grande Library and every Tuesday at 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Saguache Public Library
Crestone In Town Hours – Every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Little Shepherd Church
Free Food Friday every Friday from 10 a.m.- noon at the Baca Grande Library and 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.at the Saguache Public Library
Special events
Getting to Know Colorado Legal Services at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the Saguache Public Library
First Friday Art Reception featuring Jane Kwan Art, from 3:30 – 5 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 at the Baca Grande Library.
Children’s Tea Party & Song Circle with Lyndsay Duebber, 11 a.m., Saturday, April 6 at the Baca Grande Library. Kids are invited to bring their stuffed animals friends to the party.
SLV Extension Senior Programs, the SLV Extension office is hosting virtual meetings regarding Building Resilience and Wellness for seniors at the Saguache Public Library on Mondays in April and Friday April 26, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Saguache County Beekeepers Meet & Greet at the Saguache Public Library on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 5 p.m.
For questions concerning programming, please call the Baca Grande Library at 719-256-4100
Library hours
Baca Grande Library hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saguache Public Library hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.