City awards more than $172,000 in Durango Relief Funds to nonprofits

The city of Durango awarded $172,601 in relief funds to nonprofit organizations needing assistance with expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants were among the $820,000 in relief funds provided to businesses and organizations located throughout t...

Schedule of Meetings for the Week of January 25, 2021

Monday, January 25

6:00 pm     Planning Commission

Virtual Meeting – Send public comment to plansrvcs@durangogov.org

See agenda for how to participate in this virtual meeting

Tuesday, January 26

8:30 am   ...

City taps into community grit for Durango Cares! campaign

The city of Durango has launched the Durango Cares! campaign to promote mask wearing as Durango’s ticket to freedom, supporting community and economic health as the city continues to navigate COVID-19.  

In the initial phase of the campai...

Police department postpones Citizens’ Police Academy

The Durango Police Department is postponing the 2021 Citizens’ Police Academy (CPA) due to uncertainties around the COVID-19 pandemic. Durango police know community members support their police department and are interested in learning about how...

Anonymous donor pays for transit passes for veterans

The city of Durango has received an anonymous donation sponsoring annual Durango Transit passes for veterans in La Plata County. The city expresses sincere gratitude to the donor for this generous gift. 

The donation will allow veterans to access ...

Virtual neighborhood meetings will be held for parks improvements

The Parks and Recreation Department is hosting three virtual public meetings to discuss proposed 2021 improvements for Mason Center Park, Hillcrest View Park and Pioneer Park. Meeting links are available DurangoGov.org/zoom

Mason Center Park meeting:&n...

Nominating petitions for City Council candidates available Jan. 14

The city of Durango will conduct its regular biennial council election on April 6. Three council members are to be elected at-large to represent all residents of the city. The top three vote getters from the final field of candidates will be elected to fo...

Christmas tree recycling drop-off is at Santa Rita Park

Christmas trees can be dropped off for recycling at Santa Rita Park Dec. 19 through Jan. 31. The city reminds residents there is no curbside pick-up of Christmas trees.

Residents may drop off their natural trees, free of ornaments and tinsel, at the drop-...

2020's Top Checkouts at DPL

Want to see what your friends & neighbors were reading and playing in 2020? Here's a list of last year's most popular adult, teen & kids books (as well as board games) at Durango Public Library.

If you see a title that catches you...

How to Find Happiness in the Age of COVID-19

Email Darcy@PRlibrary.org for login information!

Virtual Book Talk

Join us for a non-traditional book club! Come ready to discuss anything you've been reading or watching lately.

9 to 5: the Story of a Movement

Email spenser.snarr@durangogov.org for login information or click here to register.

Curbside Pick-Up Only

Sign in to your library account using your library card number and Pin # (hint: if you haven't changed it yet your Pin# will be the last 4 numbers of your library card)  Place holds on items you want to check-out.  Wait for the ...

Curbside Tips

Arranging your curbside pick-up can be frustrating! The Library has limited staff in the building each day paired with a limited number of phone lines where calls can be transferred. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Get a text when your items are ready for pick-up!

If you would like to be notified by text rather than email when items you have on hold are ready for pickup you can sign up for SMS text messaging using the steps below:

a.  visit the library online catalog website   (https://dur...

Weekly Activity Kits for Kids and Teens

Are you missing the youth programming at Durango Public Library? Activity Kits - a great way to keep kids of all ages involved with the library - are available at our curbside pickup every Tuesday through Saturday.  

Activity Kits include the nece...

Try A Hold Shelf Surprise

Looking for a good book (movie, audiobook, music CD, etc) but not quite sure what you want? Fill out this form and we’ll place around 10 items we think you’ll like on the hold shelf for you. Once you are notified they are ready, you can either stop by the...

Mobile App Released

We are pleased to announce that our new Mobile App can be found and installed to your own personal device by conducting a search for "Durango Public Library" in Google Play and iOS App Store.  

With our new app, you will be able to:

• Brows...