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Adult Craft Night

Adult Craft Night - Paper Roses

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Lodge Meeting Room at North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Room: The Lodge Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Create something beautiful at Adult Craft Night, where we’ll be making handmade paper roses. These are great little gifts for someone special or keep as a little love for yourself. All supplies included.

Silent Book Club

Silent Book Club

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th), Adults
Program Type: Book Club
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Poetic License: Book Club & Poetry Workshop

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Pine Meeting Room at Main Library - Frisco
Library Branch: Main Library - Frisco
Room: Pine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Workshop, Writing Group
Event Details:

Part Book Club|Part Workshop

Winter Games Library Edition announcement on blue snowy and polar background

Winter Games: Library Edition

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Age Group: Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults
Program Type: Community Event, Games, Literacy
Event Details:

Warm up with us and challenge your mind at Winter Games: Library Edition!  Whether you are a word wizard or a puzzle pro we have an afternoon of clever and competitive fun for you.

student with handmade balloon contraption

Tinker Lab: Invent, Design, Create

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Lodge Meeting Room at North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Room: The Lodge Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (K-5th)
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M
Registration Required
Event Details:

Become an inventor at Tinker Lab! In this hands on program for 3rd-5th graders, children will have the opportunity to build an object of their own design.

Charles Dickens reads aloud

World Read Aloud Day

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Hopefull/Discovery Meeting Room at South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Library Branch: South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Room: Hopefull/Discovery Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event, Literacy, Performance
Event Details:

Join us as we celebrate World Read Aloud Day with our first in a series of Adult Read Aloud events! Show off your oratory skills by reading aloud a favorite bit of prose or poetry for about 10 minutes.

Orange border with book outlines. Inside is a stack of books with the cover of Hello, Universe displayed and the words "Teen Book Club"

Teen Book Club - North Branch

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
North Branch 'The Den' Teen Room at North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Room: North Branch 'The Den' Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for North Branch Library’s Teen book club!

The words "Winter Break 2026 @ North Branch Library are set against a blue background. There is a top border of chocolate frosting with sprinkles and food with eyes running around below everything representing the game Boomerang Fu

Teen Game Tournament: Boomerang Fu

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
North Branch 'The Den' Teen Room at North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Room: North Branch 'The Den' Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th)
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Den is your Winter Break Vacation Destination!

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2026 Travel Series: A Magical Wizarding Tour of the United Kingdom: Our Harry Potter-Themed Family Trip

Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
The Lodge Meeting Room at North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Room: The Lodge Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Event, Lecture Series, Literacy
Event Details:

The 2026 travel series continues with some literary inspiration - perfect for travel talks at the library! 

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Yeti...Set...Read! Winter Reading Challenge

All Day 1/1–2/28
Babies, Preschool, Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Babies, Preschool, Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Event, Literacy, Other, Reading Challenge/Contest, Virtual
Event Details:

All ages can participate in our annual Winter Reading challenge!

Earn virtual badges in the Beanstack app/website by reading or listening to different genres. Complete 5 to earn a special prize!

Presidents' Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Frisco, North Branch Library - Silverthorne, South Branch Library - Breckenridge, All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Monday, February 16th. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, February 17th.

2026 Travel Series: You are going to Morocco ... Alone?!

6:00pm–7:15pm
Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Room: Hopefull/Discovery Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

From November 1 - 13, 2025 library staff member Sarah Hulsey took an almost 2 week trip around Morocco.

Disclaimer(s)

Summit County Library staff may photograph, film, or record programs and events for library publicity and promotional purposes. Staff will make every effort to notify members of the public when photography, videography, and recording is taking place, and signs will be posted. Reasonable efforts will be made to respect the wishes of patrons who do not want to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. 

Good Neighbors: Cafe Food Rescue Presentation

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Room: Hopefull/Discovery Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Event, Lecture Series
Event Details:

Our series continues with a presentation about Cafe Food Rescue. They are dedicated to the well-being of our planet and its people by optimizing food surplus usage instead of wasteful disposal. Find out how you can help!

Disclaimer(s)

Summit County Library staff may photograph, film, or record programs and events for library publicity and promotional purposes. Staff will make every effort to notify members of the public when photography, videography, and recording is taking place, and signs will be posted. Reasonable efforts will be made to respect the wishes of patrons who do not want to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. 

Jigsaw Showdown!

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Room: Hopefull/Discovery Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Games, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Back for the second year in a row! 

 

Gather a team of 3-5 players, and come to the South Branch Library to compete for in a 500-piece Jigsaw Showdown!

Disclaimer(s)

Summit County Library staff may photograph, film, or record programs and events for library publicity and promotional purposes. Staff will make every effort to notify members of the public when photography, videography, and recording is taking place, and signs will be posted. Reasonable efforts will be made to respect the wishes of patrons who do not want to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. 

2026 Travel Series: A Magical Wizarding Tour of the United Kingdom: Our Harry Potter-Themed Family Trip

6:00pm–7:15pm
Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: North Branch Library - Silverthorne
Room: The Lodge Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Event, Lecture Series, Literacy
Event Details:

The 2026 travel series continues with some literary inspiration - perfect for travel talks at the library! 

Disclaimer(s)

Summit County Library staff may photograph, film, or record programs and events for library publicity and promotional purposes. Staff will make every effort to notify members of the public when photography, videography, and recording is taking place, and signs will be posted. Reasonable efforts will be made to respect the wishes of patrons who do not want to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. 

Introduction to Meditation Class

4:00pm–4:45pm
Everyone
Library Branch: South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Room: The Understory
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Meditation works with the natural state of the human mind—at rest, open, and alert. When practiced regularly, it allows the mind to settle, revealing innate qualities such as stability, clarity, and inner strength.

Disclaimer(s)

Summit County Library staff may photograph, film, or record programs and events for library publicity and promotional purposes. Staff will make every effort to notify members of the public when photography, videography, and recording is taking place, and signs will be posted. Reasonable efforts will be made to respect the wishes of patrons who do not want to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. 

2026 Travel Series: The Good, The Van, The Ugly: 3 years of Life on the Road

6:00pm–7:15pm
Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Room: Hopefull/Discovery Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Event, Lecture Series
Event Details:

Most travel slideshows capture a single adventure. This one captures a lifestyle.  Anna and Dustin Farrenkopf converted a Transit van and lived on the road for nearly three years.

Disclaimer(s)

Summit County Library staff may photograph, film, or record programs and events for library publicity and promotional purposes. Staff will make every effort to notify members of the public when photography, videography, and recording is taking place, and signs will be posted. Reasonable efforts will be made to respect the wishes of patrons who do not want to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. 

2026 Peeps Diorama Contest

All Day 3/23–3/28
Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: All Summit County Libraries
Age Group: Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Event, Other, Reading Challenge/Contest
Event Details:

How to Participate

  1. This is an all-ages event! Imagine a book or literary scene in peeps.

Peeps Diorama Contest Voting

All Day 3/30–4/4
Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: All Summit County Libraries
Age Group: Children (K-5th), Tweens (6th-8th), Teens (9th-12th), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Event, Other, Reading Challenge/Contest
Event Details:

Peep-le's Choice Awards

Vote for the Peep-le's Choice Awards at all 3 Summit County Libraries. Voting in-person will begin on Monday,  March 30 and go through Saturday, April 4 with one vote in each category.

Introduction to Meditation Class

4:00pm–4:45pm
Everyone
Library Branch: South Branch Library - Breckenridge
Room: The Understory
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Meditation works with the natural state of the human mind—at rest, open, and alert. When practiced regularly, it allows the mind to settle, revealing innate qualities such as stability, clarity, and inner strength.

Disclaimer(s)

Summit County Library staff may photograph, film, or record programs and events for library publicity and promotional purposes. Staff will make every effort to notify members of the public when photography, videography, and recording is taking place, and signs will be posted. Reasonable efforts will be made to respect the wishes of patrons who do not want to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. 

Memorial Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Frisco, North Branch Library - Silverthorne, South Branch Library - Breckenridge, All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Monday, May 25th. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, May 26th.

Juneteenth Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Frisco, North Branch Library - Silverthorne, South Branch Library - Breckenridge, All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Friday, June 19th. We will reopen at 9am on Saturday, June 20th

Independence Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Frisco, North Branch Library - Silverthorne, South Branch Library - Breckenridge, All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Friday, July 3rd. We will reopen at 9am on Saturday, July 4th.

Labor Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Frisco, North Branch Library - Silverthorne, South Branch Library - Breckenridge, All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Monday, September 7. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, September 8.

Indigenous Peoples' Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Monday, October 12. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, October 13.

Election Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 3. We will reopen at 9am on Wednesday, November 4.

Veterans Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on  Wednesday, November 11. We will reopen at 9am on Thursday, November 12.

Thanksgiving Closure

All Day 11/26–11/27
Closing
Branches:
All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27. We will reopen at 9am on Saturday, November 28.

Christmas Eve Closure

1:00pm–6:00pm
Closing
Branches:
All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will close at 1pm on Thursday, December 24th and be closed Friday, December 25th. We will reopen on Saturday, December 26th. 

Christmas Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will d be closed Friday, December 25th. We will reopen on Saturday, December 26th. 

New Year's Day Closure

All Day
Closing
Branches:
All Summit County Libraries
Description:

All Summit County Libraries will be closed Friday, January 1st. We will reopen on Saturday, January 2nd.