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Storytimes are based on the American Library Association's Every Child Ready to Read appproach to early literacy.

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Baby: Birth - 2 years. Puppets may be used occasionally for this early literacy program. *These storytimes are not offered in March, June, September, or December.

Toddler:Talkers 2-3 years

Preschool: Pre-Readers 3-5 years. Puppets may be used occasionally for this early literacy program.

Family Storytime: Talkers 2-3 years. Early talkers Birth - 2 yrs. Pre-Readers 3-5 years. All age children are welcome to sit and listen! Stories, songs, fingerplays, flannel board stories, and cut-and-tells. There is also a special family storytime the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

2nd Annual Front Range Art Exhibit--October 10th through November 12th

The show features 145 works of local artists, and is co-sponsored by the Greater Castle Rock Art Guild and the National Arts Program Foundation of Malvern, Pennsylvania. Come into the library and cast a ballot for the People’s Choice Award. Winners of scholarships and the People’s Choice Award will be announced at a special reception, open to the public, on Friday, October 24, from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Yes, that’s after the library closes!) Everyone is welcome to come and encourage the development of artistic talents in our community.

GENERAL EXHIBIT INFORMATION

Your library provides art exhibit space to promote its role as a community cultural center....a place of learning and relaxation. Our objective is to showcase local artists' expressions, hosting two juried shows a year as well as many other exhibits. Artwork selection criteria is based on the following:

• Aesthetics
• Craftsmanship
• Presentation
• Size and available display space

Upcoming library events at Philip S. Miller - Castle Rock

Douglas County Libraries provide meeting rooms to enrich the educational mission of the library, to enable members of the local community to gather to discuss issues important to the community and to encourage the free exchange of information on a wide variety of topics. The meeting rooms are available to all nonprofit, community, and for-profit groups, regardless of their beliefs or affiliations.

To improve gas mileage, our environment, and our parking situation, Douglas County Libraries encourages those who meet at its facilities to carpool.

Guidelines

The Philip S. Miller Library meeting rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Meeting rooms are free for non-profit and community groups, which are also given preference in reservations. For-profit groups may reserve rooms when space is available. Donations are encouraged. Suggested donation is $25 per use.

Review our Meeting Room Guidelines

Request a Meeting Room

The meeting rooms are used frequently; we strongly advise that you submit requests as early as possible. Community meeting rooms have access to a kitchenette for catering needs or light refreshments. All rooms have Internet access. Chairs, tables, Wi-Fi and audiovisual equipment are also available for use during reserved times. These meeting rooms can be accessed through a separate exterior entrance, which can be made available when the library is closed.

Registration is Required please call 303-791-READ

Teen Book Discussion: 1st Saturday of the month, 1pm.

Young Writer's Guild: 1st Tuesday of the month, 4-7pm.

Registration is Required please call 303-791-READ

Junior Pageturners: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 4:15 pm. Grades 1-3. Registration required.

LAFF--Libraries are for fun! For older elementary school aged. Alternate months on Mondays, 4:30pm. Registration required.

Evening eclectic reading group meets monthy, the 2nd Tuesday at 7pm. Selections from fiction & non-fiction, poetry too!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

For more information, call Suzanne at 303-688-7700x790

Douglas County Libraries currently sponsors Great Books Discussion Groups at three libraries:

Over fifty years ago, the Great Books Movement started at the University of Chicago with the idea that ordinary people could meet and discuss the enduring ideas and issues found in classic writings. The Great Books Foundation promotes reading and conversation about great literature through discussion groups.

Highlands Ranch Library

Group 1: Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, from 2:00 to 3:30pm.
Group 2: Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, from 7:15 to 8:45pm.

Parker Library 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, from 10:30am to noon.

Philip S. Miller Library 1st Monday of each month, 7:00 pm.

For more information about joining a Great Books Discussion Group, or becoming a group leader, please contact Elizabeth Kelsen Huber, DC Libraries Program Coordinator, at 303-688-7628 or ehuber@dclibraries.org