It’s that time of year. A time of hope filled with big ideas and good intentions. This is the year, we tell ourselves, that we will get healthier, start our own business or fix our relationships. No matter what’s on your 2026 to-do list, the library has books that can help you realize your goals.
Here are some new titles ready for you to check out:
• “Retire Often: How anyone can take multiple career breaks to unlock adventure, advance their career, and find financial freedom” by Jillian Johnsrud.
• “Serial Fixer: Break Free from the Habit of Solving Other People’s Problems” by Leah Marone.
• “Yoshuku: The Japanese Art of Manifesting” by Azumi Uchitani.
• “AARP Personal Finance After 50.”
• “Talk to Your Boys: 16 Conversations to Help Tweens and Teens Grow into Confident, Caring Young Men” by Joanna Schroeder and Christopher Pepper.
• “Countdown to Riches: 21 Days of Wealth-Attracting Habits” by Rhonda Byrne.
• “Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change” by Michael Brownstein, et. al.
• “Connectability: Heal the Hidden Ways You Isolate, Find Your People, and Feel (At Last) Like You Belong” by Anna Runkle.
• “Men’s Work: A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom” by Connor Beaton (Founder of ManTalks).
• “The Joy of Solitude: How to Reconnect with Yourself in an Overconnected World” by Robert J. Coplan.
• “Wise Effort: How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most” by Diana Hill.
• “You, Your Husband, and His Mother: Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Mother-in-Law and your Spouse in Five Simple Steps” by Dr. Tracy Dalgleish.
• “The Complete Anti-inflammatory Cookbook: Optimize Health, Boost your Immune System, Promote Longevity” by Alicia Romano.
Construction update
The interior continues to be fleshed out, and we are busy purchasing desks and tables and making choices for flooring and countertops. Follow us on Facebook for periodic pictures of progress.
Your donations go a long way toward making this new library exceptional. Naming rights are still available. Thanks from all of us.
Meet us out in the community
Now that we have much less space for our operations and no meeting rooms during construction, several of our regular activities and special events are happening in other locations.
Please check the listings in this column and on your library’s website, https://pagosalibrary.org, for location changes throughout the construction. If no other location is mentioned, the activity will stay at your library.
Activities calendars
Pick up monthly calendars at the library or check the website, https://www.pagosalibrary.org/events-calendar, so you don’t miss any of the free programs, events and activities available to you and your family.
Online author talks
Our free online author talks with New York Times bestselling authors continue in January with some notable authors, including David Brooks and Liz Moore, for you to watch live on Zoom or via a recording later this month.
For details and to register, go to https://libraryc.org/pagosalibrary/upcoming.
Conversational Spanish
The Conversational Spanish group resumes on Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church at 225 S. Pagosa Blvd. This is a great opportunity to practice your Spanish in a free, friendly group setting. No minimum skill level is needed.
Ruby’s Book Club
Join us for Ruby’s Book Club from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, as we discuss “The Many Lives of Mama Love” by Laura Love Hardin. Copies are available at your library.
This free book club for adults is held the second Tuesday of each month, alternating between fiction and nonfiction titles. Anyone is welcome to attend.
During construction, it takes place at the new Harman Park Transit Center, 83 Harman Park Drive, next to the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office.
Family storytime
Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., join a free educational hour of reading, singing and free play to build early literacy skills.
Elementary school tutoring
Free after-school for first through third grades takes place on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Registration is required because of limited space, so call your library now at (970) 264-2209 to enroll your child.
This invaluable tutoring involves one-on-one and small-group help for math, literacy, writing and spelling.
Note that because of construction at the library these sessions will take place at the elementary school.
Writers Guild
Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m., Ruby’s Writers Guild welcomes writers looking for support, guidance, resources and camaraderie with other writers at this free gathering.
During construction the group will meet at the Pagosa Senior Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd. Enter through the left side of the building.
Tech Time
Free in-person slots are available from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays. Taylor helps with basic questions relating to computers, smartphones and tablets and also provides assistance in accessing the library’s online resources. No appointment is needed, but please bring your device’s charger and passwords with you.
English as a second language classes
Free in-person evening classes happen on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. for students of all levels at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 225 S. Pagosa Blvd. Please help us pass the word about these classes.
Pagosa Adult Learning Services (PALS)
Join Mark or Sally for free individualized PALS sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. to help with high school equivalency, GED, college prep, financial aid, tutoring and more. No appointment is necessary.
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