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FEBRUARY 2022

THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHT

Vail Public Library is offering masks to the public as part of the Governor’s Mask Program.

Please understand that Vail Public Library will do its best to distribute our supply of masks to the public in a fair and equitable manner.

Mask Distribution procedures:

• Distributions will began on Monday, Jan. 24 during library open hours.
• Adults will receive two (2) KN95 masks and three (3) non-surgical masks per month while supplies last.
• Only ADULT masks are available at this time.
• Must be present to receive masks, masks will not be set aside for people who are not present.
• Must sign name and zip code on mask log (for statistical purposes).

For more information, you may call 970.479.2187 or email Libinfo@vailgov.com

Library Lovers' Month is a month-long celebration of school, public, and private libraries of all types. This is a time for everyone, especially library support groups, to recognize the value of libraries and to work to assure that the nation's libraries will continue to serve. Show your love for our library by joining the Friends of Vail Public Library

VAIL PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS   Vail Public Library is proud of it's longstanding certifications in environmental consciousness. Being a Bronze Actively Green Certified Business since 2015 and a Gold Leader in the Colorado Environmental Leadership Program since 2016. Learn more about the library's sustainable efforts

MEET OUR NEW FRIEND "CUBBY"   Proudly named by Lynn Albers who participated in the "Name our New Bear Cub Statue Contest" last month.   We received over a dozen entries but "Cubby" received the most votes from Library staff.   Thanks to the generosity of Don & Jerrie Earthman, this statue was originally purchased at a Redcliff Fair and the creator went by the name “Chainsaw Lady”.  The red stone came from the area near Redcliff and the burnt tree limbs are from a local fire near Eagle.

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT A COPY!

FEBRUARY'S VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR ADULTS

EVENINGS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH
HARPIST MARGOT KRIMMEL

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 | 5:30 P.M.

A native of Denver, Margot played guitar in swing bands before taking up the harp. She began her harp career entertaining guests six nights a week at the Sonnenalp Resort in Vail before moving to Boulder and expanding into teaching and composing.
Her career as a solo performer includes diverse awards in jazz, traditional music and composition for Celtic harp.
Her program promises to be a fun variety of music sure to offer something for all listeners.

Attendees are required to wear a face covering throughout the event.

MEET WILL SHAKESPEARE: AN INTRODUCTION AND BOOK CLUB WITH JILL GORDON
PART 1

MONDAY, FEB. 7 | 6:30 P.M.

Join us for another 3-part series on Shakespeare for novices as well as aficionados beginning in February.

The first event in this series will focus on Shakespeare's "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"

Jill Gordon is an Educator, Facilitator & Tutor in Shakespeare Studies and an online instructor at Colorado Mountain College.

This event will be held via Zoom, email Jill at gordongrp@comcast.net for a Zoom Invitation.

VIRTUAL BOOKS 'N BITES

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9 | 5:00 P.M.
VIA ZOOM

Join us! for this month's Virtual Book Club via Zoom when we will discuss the book
“Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel” by George Saunders

Email Lori at LBarnes@vailgov.com to receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.

February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.” Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns, alone, to the crypt several times to hold his boy’s body.
From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state—called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo—a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie’s soul.

VIRTUAL MINDFULNESS CLASSES

THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 10 & 17 | 5:30 P.M.
VIA ZOOM

Join us! for these FREE Mindfulness classes as part of our Healthy Lifestyle Series programming.

Taught by Jennifer Haskell,
Mindfulness Facilitator and Trainer with the Engaged Mindfulness Institute.

These classes are trauma-informed and for everyone, regardless of experience level. Open to all who are interested or curious, especially for those who have tried meditation and are certain that, “it’s not for me". Log in for one class or the whole series. 
Join when you can.

Zoom Meeting ID: 819 5767 6161

SKIING BOOK CLUB

FRIDAY, FEB. 11 | 11:30 A.M.

Vail Public Library’s Skiing Book Club takes readers to the slopes for an active book club. We will meet at the top of Eagle Bahn Gondola, by the ski patrol building, to talk books and ski!
This Book Club is a fun, social outing, but at the same time, you are getting the mental and physical activity essential to a healthy brain.

The selection for this month is “Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel” by George Saunders.

Attendees must have their own ski pass. The library will not be providing lift tickets.

For more information, please email Jo at JNorris@vailgov.com

VIRTUAL GENTLE YOGA

EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY | 11:30 A.M.

Virtual Gentle Yoga with instructor, Anne Anderson, is a favorite at Vail Public Library!
This class is appropriate for those who want a softer, nurturing, slow-paced, well-supported and relaxing practice. 

NOTE:
All participants must be logged in by starting time.
There is NO access to ZOOM Yoga after 11:30 am. 

Email Sandy at SRivera@vailgov.com to receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.

For updates, comments, registrations or suggestions from our instructor, please email Anne at gentleyogavail@gmail.com

FEBRUARY'S VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR KIDS

NEW TITLE!

A THOUSAND WHITE BUTTERFLIES
by Jessica Betancourt-Perez and Karen Lynn Williams
& illustrated by Gina Maldonado

StoryWalk® is a year round display that allows readers to enjoy a book page by page while strolling through the outdoors.
The featured book changes with each season.

This project was made possible through the LSTA CARES Act Grant funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Colorado State Library.

Suggest titles you’d love to see - email Cricket at cpylman@vailgov.com

ONE BOOK ONE VALLEY HAS A JUVENILE TITLE THIS YEAR! Check out a book from your home library in Eagle County with your Eagle County School ID or your library card. Join us! as we set up book discussion groups through the local schools. Contact Cricket at CPylman@vailgov.com to enroll.

JAPANESE WINDSOCKS ART
KIDS TAKE AND MAKES

MONDAY, FEB. 14 - 28
(while supplies last)

We will pack a bag of supplies needed, which you can pick up from the library so you can do the craft at home.

Most appropriate for elementary aged kids.

Stop by Vail Public Library (while supplies last) for your kit and create your very own Japanese Windsock.

Join us on the third Tuesday of each month through the school year for a fun and interactive arts and crafts program.

CHINESE NEW YEAR ART

TUESDAY, FEB. 15 | 3:30 P.M.

This bright and lively tiger art lesson offers children the opportunity to look within themselves to think about how they’d like to embrace the adventurous spirit of the Year of the Tiger. 

Most appropriate for elementary aged kids.

Email Cricket at CPylman@vailgov.com to reserve your spot.

IN-PERSON STORY TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY ROOM

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS | 11:00 A.M.

We are excited to invite families  to our early literacy story times.

Join Cricket or Sandy for stories, songs and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons - appropriate for ages 6 and under.

Mondays & Wednesdays with Miss Cricket
&
Thursdays - Bilingual with Miss Sandy

We'll be meeting in our community room.
Attendees 3 years and up are required to wear a face covering.

EXTRAS

ANN LOPER
ORAL HISTORY: VAIL VALLEY VOICES

Ann Falk Loper was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Loper is a graduate of the University of Colorado (CU) in Boulder. While at CU, she met her lifelong love, William Dean Loper. Ann Loper also raced for the CU ski team and taught skiing in Vail for forty years. She attended her thirtieth reunion of the Veterans Ski Instructors, an organization that memorializes the careers of dedicated ski professionals. The Lopers typically enjoyed annual ski trips to Park City, Utah and Jackson, Wyoming; occasionally, they helicopter skied in Canada.

In 1973, Ann and Bill Loper established themselves in Vail. Their business, Prestressed Concrete of Colorado, was involved in several notable buildings and structures: Vail Post Office, Vail Racquet Club, Sandstone Creek Club, Vail International, The Mark, Villa Cortina, the communications tower, the original Lionshead lift houses and Lionshead parking structure.

Ann Loper is an accomplished ceramicist who works with horsehair and raku techniques. As a member of the Vail Valley Art Guild (VVAG) and the Denver Potters Association, Loper won many awards in juried art shows. Loper also exhibited in Vail’s first cooperative art gallery in the 1970s - 1980s and in the VVAG Gallery in Eagle. She attended numerous art trainings including programs at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, Boise State University, and Laloba Ranch in Steamboat Springs.

Loper actively volunteered for Vail Public Library and the Eagle Valley Community Fund annual rummage sale. The latter was a popular, long-standing nonprofit that benefited Eagle County charities. She has also performed as a vocalist with Vail’s Mountain Harmony singing troupe. Ann Loper sat on the board of the Eagle Valley Humane Society, while husband Bill served as president for nearly twenty years.

Ann and Bill Loper were married on 25 June 1952 in Boise, Idaho. At the time of Bill’s passing in 2018, the Lopers were married sixty-five years. Three children were born to their union: Amy, Steve, and Ted. The Loper Family Scholarship honors Bill’s memory and benefits artists associated with the VVAG. In 2020, Ann Loper removed to Denver.

ART @ YOUR LIBRARY

Vail Public Library proudly displays local artists’ work in our community room on a rotating schedule. Public viewing is available during library hours.

The art on display for the month of  February is by local artist, Dan Allard.

"Dan has lived in the Vail Valley for almost 50 years. He has made a living designing and creating jewelry and paintings. He has been married to his wife Cindy, and together they have three grown children and three grandkids.
Dan grew up in Davenport, Iowa taking art classes most of his life. He took up painting again once the COVID pandemic hit the world. Painting was a wonderful way to be creative and productive.
Dan is grateful for a great full life, loving friends and family, and all the outdoor activities our beautiful valley has to offer."

If you are interested in displaying your work, please contact 
Sandy Rivera at 970-479-2331 or SRivera@vailgov.com

THIS MONTH'S DATABASE HIGHLIGHT

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Friday - Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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