Gunnison County Library

The Virtual Pro Se Clinic (VPC), a FREE legal clinic, is offered at the Crested Butte Library, on the second Wednesday of each month by appointment from 2-5 PM.

This free legal clinic is for parties who have no attorney. This clinic will be available from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month at both the Gunnison and Crested Butte Libraries. Via computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help you fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans issues, and civil protection orders.

For flow-charts, forms and FAQs about common Colorado legal conundrums visit the Virtual Pro Se Clinic’s website: http://checkerboard.co/.

To schedule an appointment, call the Ann Zugelder Library at (970) 641-3485 in Gunnison, or the Old Rock Community Library at (970) 349-6535 in Crested Butte.

This month’s Movie that Matters is Dirt (2009, NR, 1 hr 26 min) in celebration of the start of growing season in Crested Butte!

“A look at man’s relationship with Dirt. Dirt and humans couldn’t be closer. We started our journey together as stardust, swirled by cosmic forces into our galaxy, solar system, and planet. We are made of the same stuff. Four billion years of evolution created dirt as the living source of all life on Earth including humans. Dirt has given us food, shelter, fuel, medicine, ceramics, flowers, cosmetics and color –everything needed for our survival. For most of the last ten thousand years we humans understood our intimate bond with dirt and the rest of nature. We took care of the soils that took care of us. But, over time, we lost that connection. Our species became greedy and careless. We still depend on dirt, but now we abuse and ignore it. We are destroying our last natural resource with our agriculture, our mining, and our paving over the planet for cities. We turned dirt into something “dirty.” In doing so, we transform the skin of the earth into a hellish and dangerous landscape …” ~From IMDB

Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009, Sundance Film Festival.

The Novel Tea Book Club will meet on Thursday, May 24 at 2 pm to discuss Fin & Lady: A Novel by Cathleen Schine.

Fin & Lady is a wise, clever story of New York in the ’60s. It’s 1964. Eleven-year-old Fin and his glamorous, worldly, older half-sister Lady have just been orphaned, and Lady, whom Fin hasn’t seen in six years, is now his legal guardian and his only hope. That means Fin is uprooted from a small dairy farm in rural Connecticut to Greenwich Village, smack in the middle of the swinging ’60s. He soon learns that Lady-giddy, careless, urgent, and obsessed with being free-is as much his responsibility as he is hers.

So begins Fin and Lady , the lively, spirited new novel by Cathy Schine, author of the bestselling The Three Weissmanns of Westport. Fin and Lady lead their lives against the background of the ’60s, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War, Lady pursued by ardent, dogged suitors, Fin determined to protect his impulsive sister from them and herself.

The New York Times has praised as “sparkling, crisp, clever, deft, hilarious, and deeply affecting,” Fin and Lady is a comic, romantic love story: the story of a brother and sister who must form their own unconventional family in increasingly unconventional times.

Books are available at the Library to borrow and for sale at Townie Books.

Join us for the Crested Butte Library’s, “Coffee with the Community.” Our guests in May are Scott Truex, Executive Director & Anthony Poponi, Special Projects Manager, for the Gunnison Valley Regional Transit Authority (RTA).

Coffee with the Community is a monthly program that gives the public and local officials an opportunity to discuss community issues, learn more about local government, and build relationships. There are no formal presentations, just smooth coffee and candid talk. So, grab a cuppa, bring your questions and come get to know more about your local community.

The Virtual Pro Se Clinic (VPC), a FREE legal clinic, is offered at the Crested Butte Library, on the second Wednesday of each month by appointment from 2-5 PM.

This free legal clinic is for parties who have no attorney. This clinic will be available from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month at both the Gunnison and Crested Butte Libraries. Via computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help you fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans issues, and civil protection orders.

For flow-charts, forms and FAQs about common Colorado legal conundrums visit the Virtual Pro Se Clinic’s website: http://checkerboard.co/.

To schedule an appointment, call the Ann Zugelder Library at (970) 641-3485 in Gunnison, or the Old Rock Community Library at (970) 349-6535 in Crested Butte.

This month’s Movie that Matters is Call Me Kuchu (2012, NR, 1 hr 27 min) in celebration of Pride Month.

“In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato – Uganda’s first openly gay man – and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one, not even the filmmakers, is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes the movement to its core and sends shock waves around the world.” ~From IMDB

Nominated for and winner of numerous awards!

Join us for the Crested Butte Library’s, “Coffee with the Community.” Our guests in June are Chris Hensley (Executive Director), Elizabeth Philbin (Assistant Program Director) and Allison Butcher (Development Director) from the Adaptive Sports Center.

Coffee with the Community is a monthly program that gives the public and local officials an opportunity to discuss community issues, learn more about local government, and build relationships. There are no formal presentations, just smooth coffee and candid talk. So, grab a cuppa, bring your questions and come get to know more about your local community.

Join us for an interactive program, with Caroline McLean, and learn about her spiritual journey to Bhutan–the country that boasts the highest gross national happiness. Caroline will share with us her inspiration, from this journey, to create a contemplative Crested Butte Prayer Wheel Park.

Caroline has a master’s degree in wetlands biology and worked as a field biologist and educator for the state of Colorado. Her family has had a second home in Crested Butte for the last 14 years and and became full time residents in CB last year after their youngest fledged the roost. In CB, she teaches yoga and meditation at the CB community coop, as well as teaching photography through her company, Oh Be Joyful Journeys and volunteering around the valley. For more information visit her website.

The Novel Tea Book Club will meet on Thursday, June 28 at 2 pm to discuss Runaway Girl by local author Anne Eliot. Anne will be joining us for today’s discussion!

Runaway Girl is book one in the “Runaway Rockstar Series.”

“Funny, emotional and the perfect rockstar, fairytale romance.” –Ginger Scott, Bestselling Author (The Falling Series/Like Us Series and The Hard Count)

“Fast paced, I laughed and cried all over this book. Love this series.” -Jennie Marts, USA TODAY Bestselling author

“A sweet, wonderful coming of age story. Different and fun, a real escape and a story that lets everyone fall in love with a rockstar while traveling all over Europe. You won’t be able to put it down.” –T. Reads

Books are available at the Library to borrow and for sale at Townie Books.

The Virtual Pro Se Clinic (VPC), a FREE legal clinic, is offered at the Crested Butte Library, on the second Wednesday of each month by appointment from 2-5 PM.

This free legal clinic is for parties who have no attorney. This clinic will be available from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month at both the Gunnison and Crested Butte Libraries. Via computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help you fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans issues, and civil protection orders.

For flow-charts, forms and FAQs about common Colorado legal conundrums visit the Virtual Pro Se Clinic’s website: http://checkerboard.co/.

To schedule an appointment, call the Ann Zugelder Library at (970) 641-3485 in Gunnison, or the Old Rock Community Library at (970) 349-6535 in Crested Butte.

This month’s Movie that Matters is Rising from Ashes (2012, NR, 82 min) in celebration of Pride Month.

“Rising from Ashes is a feature length documentary about the first Rwandan national cycling team in their bid to make history and represent their country at the 2012 Olympics. Competing in a white man’s sport, reserved for the privileged, a rag tag group of cyclists coached by the first American to ride in the Tour de France, are transformed into a powerful symbol of hope for a country recovering from one of the world’s most devastating genocides.” ~From IMDB

Winner for the 2013 best documentary at the CB Film Fest, among many other rewards!

Led by 4 bestselling authors, Anne Eliot, Barbara Samuel, Michelle Major and Lana Williams, this highly entertaining panel discusses how to start, finish, sell, market (and get paid) for your writing. Get sage advice on the current fast-changing commercial publishing industry from four different points of view—learn how they do it, and how you might too. Understanding the many puzzle pieces that make up an ‘author’ can make all the difference in future success. In partnership with The Crested Butte Center for the Arts. At the Depot (716 Elk Ave).

Barbara Samuel (Writes as Barbara O’Neal as well as young adult/new adult under Lark O’Neal) has won the highly prestigious RITA award from Romance Writers of America 7 times and has been recently inducted into the Romance Writer’s of America Hall of Fame. In the tradition of Kristin Hannah, Susan Wiggs, Maeve Binchy, and Barbara Freethy, she writes a highly emotional stories about families, food, dogs, and love. Many of her novels include recipes, and she has been known to cook in response to any stressful situation, learning that cooking is like life–sometimes things go wrong, but if you keep trying, eventually you’ll get it right. Barbara lives in the stunningly beautiful city of Colorado Springs with her beloved, a British endurance athlete who vows he’ll never lose his accent.

Michelle Major is the best selling, RITA award winning author of over twenty sexy and sweet contemporary romances. She loves second-chances love stories, smart heroines and strong heroes. A midwesterner at heart, she’s made the Rocky Mountains her home for over twenty five years and is thrilled to share her books with readers.

Anne Eliot is the bestselling author of six (and counting) young adult and new adult books. She’s a Colorado College graduate, and had a fun web-programming career before her writing ‘Cinderella Story’ began. After years of trying to get published, her breakout novel, Almost, became an Amazon Reader’s Choice Award winner and a top selling book for 2012. Since then all of her young adult books and audio books have been on the Amazon teens top 100 lists. Her agent has sold her work in Europe for traditional print deals and translations, so when not running around the world giving away books (that does happen—and she can’t believe it) she splits her time between Crested Butte and Colorado Springs. She’s a proud member of Romance Writer’s of America as well as the Society for Children’s Writer’s and Illustrators, and she loves her husband, kids, dogs, shoveling snow and Crested Butte so very much.

Lana Williams is a bestselling and Amazon All-Star author who writes historical romance filled with mystery, adventure, and a pinch of paranormal to stir things up. Filled with a love of books from an early age, Lana put pen to paper and decided happy endings were a must in any story she created. The author of 19 published books/novellas with her latest series focusing on The Seven Curses of London. It’s set in Victorian times, and shares stories of men and women who find love while they attempt to battle the ‘ills of London’. She’s lives in Colorado Springs, has two sons, a dog named Annie, and is member of Romance Writer’s of America, and Hearts Through History. She has written for Kindle Worlds, taught workshops for Romance Writer’s of America, Pikes Peak Writers Conference as well as numerous fiction workshops for writer’s groups.