Rifle Branch

Beat the heat with a yummy treat! Join us for an Ice Cream Social at the Rifle Branch Library on Wednesday, July 3 at 1:00 pm.

Join us on Saturday, June 22 at 1:00 pm at the Rifle Branch Library for our monthly iPad Club. Meet other iPad enthusiasts, learn new tips and tricks, participate in monthly APP-tivities, and have fun!

Refreshments provided. Don't forget to bring your iPad! Or, if you don't have an iPad and are curious, come and use one of ours!

Zinio is the ultimate app for magazine lovers, with digital magazines for iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, and PC. With your Garfield County Library membership, you can now download digital copies of magazines like Food Network, Digital Photo, National Geographic, and more... at no cost to you! Join us at the Rifle Branch Library on Monday, June 3, at 6:00 pm in the Community Room to learn about Zinio, and how to make it a part of your digital life!

Space limited. Loaner technology to practice on is limited. Please bring your own laptop or tablet device if you have one.

Want to make a difference in your community?
Need volunteer hours for high school graduation or college applications?
Anyone age 12-18 interested in volunteering for the Rifle Branch Library this summer is invited to a Volunteer Orientation on Saturday, June 1 at 1:00 pm. We will prepare you to be an active volunteer for summer programs and other regular duties in the library.

Pizza will be served!

For more information contact Lo at 625-4270.

Astrojax. Three balls on a string. A skill toy with limitless play possibilities. Join us on June 4 at 2:30 pm in the Storytime Room at the Rifle Branch Library to learn about Astrojax, and sign up if you are interested in participating throughout the summer (8 weeks total). We will have weekly meetings where we can hang out, learn new tricks, and participate in contests.

Put on your pajamas and come enjoy stories, songs, crafts and a bedtime snack on the second Monday evening of each month at the Rifle Branch Library at 6:30 pm!

Come to the Rifle Branch Library on Tuesday, June 11 at 1:00 pm for Human Board Game!

Part 1: Design your Board Game Square. Using various crafting supplies, inject your creative flair to build your game square in any fashion you choose. Each participant that designs a square is eligible to win a prize in various design categories (for example: most unique game square).

Part 2: The Board Game Squares are created, now let's PLAY! In teams, you will compete AS the game pieces. Prizes awarded during game play in various categories.

Michael Stanwood's Exploring the World Through Music includes lessons in geography, social studies, languages, even clothing- all through the back door of the wondrous musical instruments that Michael has collected in his travels. A Khaen, a Didgeridu, Angklungs; he plays them all and wants you to play them as well in this unique, interactive, and often hilarious program.

Michael Stanwood's Exploring the World Through Music will take place at the Rifle Branch Library on Thursday, August 1, at 10:30 am.

The Museum of Western Colorado will lead a talk about what fossils are, how they are formed, what they can teach us, how they are found, their preparation and dating, why they are found in Colorado, and the work of a paleontologist. They will also provide a collection of fossils including dinosaur, plant, mammal, and sea creature remains. They will also talk briefly about the time line of our planet, the changing environment of Colorado, how dinosaurs behaved, and why they disappeared.

  A dirt bike, a bulldozer, a monster truck and a kid with a shovel- what do they all have in common? They are all noisy and like to play in the mud!

Charlie Williams is an underground comic and a vocal sound impressionist, better known as “The Noise Guy.” He is a mud-slingin,’ noise-makin’ kids comedian! He’ll take you on an audio off-road adventure to get down to the nitty gritty. You won’t believe your ears!