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Delta County Libraries is pleased to announce: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown will be the book and movie for Delta County Reads 2026! This will be our tenth year partnering with Paradise of Paonia and the Blue Sage Literary Committee to bring a family-friendly book and movie to Delta County for free.

Beginning in March, the libraries will have multiple copies of The Wild Robot available for checkout. Each book will have tickets for the free public screenings of The Wild Robot movie.

Film Showings

Delta Library Community Room, Community Room
Saturday, April 25 @ 1:00PM

Paradise Theatre of Paonia
Saturday, May 2 @ 2:00PM

Cedaredge Library Community Room
Friday, May 8 @ 1:00PM

The libraries will have The Wild Robot-themed programs beginning in March.

Take and Make Kits

Roz’s Nature Binoculars - Take and Make Kit @ Crawford and Hotchkiss Libraries - starting in March, while supplies last @ Crawford and Hotchkiss Libraries
Mini Robots - Take and Make Kit @ Cedaredge Library - all April

Programs

Wild Robotics @ Cedaredge Library
Saturday, March 21 11AM to 12PM

Wild Robot Collages @ Delta Library
Wednesday, March 25 4PM to 5PM

Build - A - Bot @ Crawford Library
Thursday, March 26 4PM to 5PM

Build - A - Bot @ Hotchkiss Library
Friday, March 27 4PM to 5PM

The Lost Robot Expedition @ Cedaredge Library
Saturday, April 18 11AM to 12:30PM

For more information, visit your local library. This program is open to all Delta County residents.

For your viewing pleasure in the Starr Family Gallery

Join us in celebrating the launch of our newly redesigned website in mid-April —now proudly considered the Library District’s 6th branch, open 24/7 wherever you are. This special event invites community members to explore the site’s fresh new look and discover how its improved organization and expanded digital resources make it easier than ever to connect with everything your library has to offer.

As we complete this project, we are inviting patrons to attend a public demonstration of our digital branch. We have several events planned throughout the district to meet your schedule.

Come celebrate this exciting milestone with us, meet your digital branch, and see how your library is growing to serve you—both in person and online.

Downtown Paonia sparkles with creativity during Final Friday Frolics. The last Friday of each month, year-round, visit galleries, studios, boutiques and restaurants. Enjoy our tasty local food and wine, mingle with the community and find the perfect treasure to take home. You never know what you might find…wine tasting, farm-to-table dinners, live music, exhibition openings and more!

Participating Venues (venues vary month-to-month; please check venue websites for current offering):
- Big B’s Delicious Orchards
- Blue Sage Center for the Arts
- Chrysalis Barrel Aged Beer
- Cirque Boutique & Gallery
- Elsewhere Studios
- Grapevine Gallery
- Horse Cow 57
- Louie’s Loft
- Lucille Lucas Gallery
- Paonia Books
- Paonia Clayworks
- Paradise Theatre of Paonia
- Pollinate Paonia
- PUB
- Refinery Paonia
- Robin’s Nest (formerly Trader Mags)
- Root & Vine Market
- The Hearth by The Learning Council
- The Looking Glass Gallery by Shannon Richardson

2023 Dates:
- Friday, January 27th
- Friday, February 24th
- Friday, March 31st
- Friday, April 28th
- Friday, May 26th
- Friday, June 30th
- Friday, July 28th
- Friday, August 25th
- Friday, September 29th
- Friday, October 27th
- Friday, November 24th
- Friday, December 29th

At FREE Recovery Community, we’re breaking the silence of addiction. Whether you’re an addict, a loved one of an addict or a spiritual refugee, we’re here to walk this journey with you! Saturday night gatherings begin at 5 with a simple soup supper and inspiring live-streamed messages in a support setting where we don’t do shame! Please come for connection, healing and hope!

Join us in celebrating the 10th Benefit for the Uncompahgre River hosted by RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service and Telluride Angler at the Wright Opera House in Ouray, April 24th. The doors will open at 5 p.m. Plan to come early because there will be door prizes, drawings, a silent auction, food and cash bar available, and fly tying competitions! The films will start at 6 p.m.

The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is proud to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026, marking two decades of unforgettable stories, breathtaking landscapes, and a community bound by a passion for fly fishing. This milestone year promises to be a landmark event, as the tour kicks off with a fresh collection of the finest fly fishing films from across the globe. Presented by Skwala, Yeti, and Costa.

100% of the proceeds raised from this event will be donated to the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership for projects slated to improve river health and habitat within the Uncompahgre River Valley.

Grapevine Gallery will be open on Final Friday, April 24, and will feataure all of our artists’ new artwork. We welcome new artist, KG, and returning artist, Lyn Howe. Additionally, Nancy Kelly, is our guest artist. Stop in for Final Friday, from 5-7pm, and every day from 10am-6pm.

Join us for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” 🎭—a heartfelt, funny look at friendship, doubt, and courage through the Peanuts gang.

With a cast of more than 35 students from 7 North Fork Valley schools, this production is a celebration of community--AND Paonia Players 25th anniversary!

Your ticket supports Paonia Players’ mission to build community and support wellbeing through transformative performing arts experiences that foster learning, creativity, and connection.

Paonia Annual Town Wide Yard Sales
April 25th-26th
Have a yard sale in your own front yard.
Sign up at La Manzana Cyclery.
Produced by Mediocre Productions

Delta County Libraries is pleased to announce: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown will be the book and movie for Delta County Reads 2026! This will be our tenth year partnering with Paradise of Paonia and the Blue Sage Literary Committee to bring a family-friendly book and movie to Delta County for free.

Beginning in March, the libraries will have multiple copies of The Wild Robot available for checkout. Each book will have tickets for the free public screenings of The Wild Robot movie.

Film Showings

Delta Library Community Room, Community Room
Saturday, April 25 @ 1:00PM

Paradise Theatre of Paonia
Saturday, May 2 @ 2:00PM

Cedaredge Library Community Room
Friday, May 8 @ 1:00PM

The libraries will have The Wild Robot-themed programs beginning in March.

Take and Make Kits

Roz’s Nature Binoculars - Take and Make Kit @ Crawford and Hotchkiss Libraries - starting in March, while supplies last @ Crawford and Hotchkiss Libraries
Mini Robots - Take and Make Kit @ Cedaredge Library - all April

Programs

Wild Robotics @ Cedaredge Library
Saturday, March 21 11AM to 12PM

Wild Robot Collages @ Delta Library
Wednesday, March 25 4PM to 5PM

Build - A - Bot @ Crawford Library
Thursday, March 26 4PM to 5PM

Build - A - Bot @ Hotchkiss Library
Friday, March 27 4PM to 5PM

The Lost Robot Expedition @ Cedaredge Library
Saturday, April 18 11AM to 12:30PM

For more information, visit your local library. This program is open to all Delta County residents.