Library News for the week of March 5, 2025

March means St. Patrick’s Day – and the Ides of March, when Caesar was slain – and Women’s History Month! 

Stop in and pick up a novel, biography, a film, or audiobook celebrating women! Perhaps you have just begun Lent, and have given up something for the season. Or, maybe you have decided rather than quit something for the holy season, you’ll add in something positive, such as kindness or gratitude, or charity. You might be a gardener and are eager to begin planning! We are also excited and readying our free seed libraries.

Your Converse County Libraries have a lot of leprechaun mischief going on this month (the good kind), that is all about rainbows and luck, and the wearin’ o’ the green! 

For adults, we have an upcoming Rainbow Needlefelting Class, where we will create a magical rainbow out of colored wool. This could be a gift for a friend, a decoration for you home, or the center piece of a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day Wreath!

The classes will be from 6-8 p.m. on March 12 in Glenrock, and on March 13 in Douglas. The libraries will provide all of the materials, although if you have your own supplies feel free to bring them. There is no charge for these classes, but we do ask that you RSVP at 436-2573 (Glenrock), 358-3644 (Douglas), or email tlehner@conversecountylibrary.org

The Adult Book & Brew clubs are meeting this month, CCL Douglas met on March 4 to discuss Lady MacBeth at The College Inn in honor of Women’s History Month. CCL Glenrock will meet on March 9 at 1 p.m. at The Fort Diablo to discuss the sequel to Chocolat: “The Girl With No Shadow,” by Joanne Harris. These clubs always welcome new members. Use the contact info previously given to reach us for more info.

In Douglas for the next couple of weeks, children will enjoy Storytime on Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m., a Youth DIY activity also on Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m., Full STEAM Ahead activities on Mondays from 4-5 p.m., and an “After Hours Movie Night,” to watch “Dora & The Lost City of Gold” on March 14 from 6-8 p.m. 

Teens will be able to take part in Anime Club on Thursday, March 6 from 4-6 p.m., the weekly D&D Meetup on Thursday from 6-8 p.m., movie night to watch “The Meg,” on Friday March 7, a special D&D meetup just for teens on March 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a Teen Chef cooking class to make Tanghulu, a Korean fruit snack on March 11 from 4-5 p.m., and Ping Pong Club on March 13 from 4-6 p.m.

In Glenrock, children have Storytime from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, a Tween Movie Matinee on Friday March 7 from 2-4 p.m., and a book club discussion from 2-2:30 p.m. on March 14. Teens have a DIY to make Leprechaun Slime on March 5 from 4-5 p.m., Game Night on March 6, 6-7:30 p.m., D&D on March 7, 14 from 3-6 p.m., a cooking class to make Shamrock Shakes on March 11 from 4-5 p.m., anime club on March 12 from 4-5:30 p.m., and a DIY Craft on March 13 to make Lucky Dream Catchers from 6-7 p.m..

CCL Glenrock always has activities for kids and teens on No School Fridays. And, there are StoryWalk installations in both communities: Douglas, along the river in Bob Williamson Park, and in Glenrock’s Town Park along the Creekside path. StoryWalks help families to get outdoors and walk along, while reading a children’s storybook in stands along the path.

There are also art installations in both libraries, “Dreams in Bloom in Douglas,” and “Two Minutes to Midnight” and the “Architecture of Armageddon” in Glenrock, both on display through the month of May. Additionally in Glenrock, we have our Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Parade up through March 8 at least, where the public may vote on their favorite floats!

You can always find information about events and activities for all ages in our weekly ad in this newspaper, on our website at yourccl.org or on our respective Facebook pages. Our hours are M, T, W, F from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

We are closed Sundays.