Parker

Parker resident and photographer Lorri Shank will display her work through December.

Lorri's favorite work is macro as well as landscape and nature.

She believes that the universe is in every drop of rain and each grain of sand.

Teens! Join us for the First Annual Walgrave Astoria’s Costume Ball.

Parker Library
Friday, December 4, 2009
6 – 9 p.m.

Come in your old Halloween costume and use you detective skills to gather clues and solve a crime.

Registration required. Ages 12-18. Teens only please.

Douglas County Libraries has formed a “partnership for life” with Bonfils Blood Center and will be holding blood drives throughout 2009. Bonfils needs 4,200 blood donations weekly to meet the needs of the community and to be prepared for unexpected events.

Blood Donation is one of the easiest ways to help your community, with each whole blood donation lasting less than an hour and having the potential to help several people.

Reservations are handled through Bonfils. Call 303-363-2300 to book your spot:

November 9th, Storytimes will resume to the normal schedule here at the Parker Library in the new Storytime area:

Monday 9:30 a.m. Baby & 10:15 a.m. Preschool
Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Baby, 10:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Preschool

A patron’s donation will pay for much-needed renovations to Parker Library set to begin this month.

When Parker Library opened in 1996, it served fewer than 20,000 people. It now serves a population of about 84,000. With this construction, the library will expand its children's area and update the entry area adding more room to the crowded facility.

Douglas County Libraries Director, Jamie LaRue, says “If you've tried to get into the parking lot lately, you know that it just isn't big enough. But after two failed elections to address the issue, Douglas County Libraries doesn't have the money to build or rent a larger building. What's a service-minded library district to do? Answer: re-imagine the space. Thanks to a private donation, we'll be able to do a make-over at almost half the price.”

Construction could last through early 2010 and brings several changes to services and programs:

Meets monthly, 2nd Thursday from 7 to 8:30pm. Call (303) 791-READ (7323) for details.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Our selections for the next few months are:

Free GED Test Prep

6-8:30 p.m. Monday Nights Parker Library (excluding holidays)

• Instruction, assessments, & practice tests
• In partnership with Colorado Educational Outreach
• Ages 17+, no registration required.

The Watercolors of Tanya Haynes

Every Saturday, except holiday weekends, Douglas County Libraries hosts casual drop-in sessions for anyone age 17 and older to practice English. All levels and abilities are welcome. Come practice conversational skills with other English learners. Volunteer facilitators, who are fluent in English, lead the conversation and answer any questions.