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image of two people doing acrobatics

Summer Reading: Salida Circus

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium) at Jackson Branch

Program Type:

Performance, Summer Reading, Workshop

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance, Summer Reading, Workshop
Event Details:

Don't miss the mini "circus with a purpose," followed by a circus skills workshop. Space is limited. Pick up your free tickets 30 minutes before program at the Youth Services Desk.

Book cover of Balancing Act with Glacial mountain landscape

ALTA Author Visit: Elizabeth White

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch). at Alta Branch

Program Type:

Author Visit
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Program Type: Author Visit
Event Details:

Join us for a presentation by Elizabeth "Betsy" White, former Teton Valley homeowner and author of Balancing ACT: Mountains, Family, Career. Book signing to follow talk; limited copies will be available for purchase.

cosplay program

Teen Cosplay Program

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Youth Auditorium at Jackson Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading, Teen, Workshop

Age Group:

Tween / Teen, Middle School (6-8th grades), High School (9-12th grades)
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Youth Auditorium
Age Group: Tween / Teen, Middle School (6-8th grades), High School (9-12th grades)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading, Teen, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make your cosplay a reality! Whether it is from a popular anime, manga, tv show, video game, or an original character!

 

Color Our World Teen Art & Writing Contest

Summer Teen Art & Writing Contest

All Day 7/21 - 8/1
All Branches

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Painting/Drawing, Passive, Summer Reading, Teen, Writing

Age Group:

Tween / Teen, Middle School (6-8th grades), High School (9-12th grades)
Library Branch: All Branches
Age Group: Tween / Teen, Middle School (6-8th grades), High School (9-12th grades)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Painting/Drawing, Passive, Summer Reading, Teen, Writing
Event Details:
Teen Summer Art & Writing Contest entries accepted MON, JULY 21 - FRI AUG 1 for tweens/teens in 2 age groups: grades 6-8 and 9-12.

THEME: Color Our World

Prizes will be awarded in 3 categories:

book cover of Formidable: American Women

Paths to Power: Lessons from American Women in History

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium) at Jackson Branch

Program Type:

Author Visit

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 19+)
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)
Program Type: Author Visit
Event Details:

Join us for a conversation with activist/author/historian Elisabeth Griffith, whose new book, Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality, 1920-2020, is an “engaging, relevant, sweeping chronicle,” according to the New York Time

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Alta Summer Club - Teen Game Day

12:30pm–3:30pm
Tween / Teen, Middle School (6-8th grades), High School (9-12th grades)
Alta Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Tween / Teen, Middle School (6-8th grades), High School (9-12th grades)
Program Type: Games, Teen
Registration Required

ALTA Breakfast Buckaroo Book Club

10:00am–12:30pm
Children
Alta Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This book club is for children, Kindergarten through 3rd grade. We meet once a month, read one of the 2025-2026 Wyoming Buckaroo book award nominations and share our thoughts about the book.

Cover to Cover Book Club Meeting

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults (Ages 19+)
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Side A)
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)
Program Type: Book Club

Geologists

6:00pm–7:30pm
Children, Adults (Ages 19+)
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Age Group: Children, Adults (Ages 19+)

ALTA Baby Time

10:30am–11:30am
Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Baby Time
Event Details:

Baby Time is a child-directed free play program, for children from birth through 24 months and their caregivers, with a short circle time at the end. Meet and make connections with other new parents and children. 

Summer Reading: Take Home Craft

12:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Youth Wing
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY / Take Home, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come pick up a fun craft to make at home! While supplies last.

Alta Story Time

10:00am–10:45am
Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for our storytime. Storytime will include stories, and a combination of fingerplays, music, singing, flannel boards, picture books and fun!

Summer Reading: Foam Party!

11:00am–1:00pm
Children
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Library Yard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

Celebrate your reading achievements with a foamtastic party! Dance and play in larger-than-life foam. Bring goggles, a towel, and a change of clothes.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults, who should plan to attend and be engaged with their children. Drop offs are not permitted.

Becoming Jackson Whole

9:30am–10:30am
Adults (Ages 19+)
Jackson Branch
Cancelled
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)
Program Type: Community Sponsored Program/Event/Class

Alta Sit-n-Knit

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults (Ages 19+), All Ages
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+), All Ages
Event Details:

Do you love to knit but never find the time? Come join other fabric artists, a.k.a. procrastiknitters, for a sit-n-knit session at the Alta Branch library.

Bird and Nature Club/Native Plant Society

6:00pm–7:30pm
Children, Adults (Ages 19+)
Jackson Branch
Cancelled
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Age Group: Children, Adults (Ages 19+)

ALTA Baby Time

10:30am–11:30am
Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Baby Time
Event Details:

Baby Time is a child-directed free play program, for children from birth through 24 months and their caregivers, with a short circle time at the end. Meet and make connections with other new parents and children. 

Alta Story Time

10:00am–10:45am
Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for our storytime. Storytime will include stories, and a combination of fingerplays, music, singing, flannel boards, picture books and fun!

Outdoor Cabin Fever Story Slam: Theme TBD

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults (Ages 19+)
Off Site
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Center for the Arts - Outdoor Amphitheater
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)
Program Type: Storytelling
Event Details:

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic baskets! Time for another outdoor Cabin Fever Story Slam! This month, at the Center Outdoor Amphitheater!

Library Board of Directors Meeting

9:30am–11:30am
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Program Type: Library Board Meeting
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Directors. 

October 16, 2025, December 18, 2025 and April 16, 2026 are Voucher Meetings held only on Zoom. 

ALTA Baby Time

10:30am–11:30am
Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Baby Time
Event Details:

Baby Time is a child-directed free play program, for children from birth through 24 months and their caregivers, with a short circle time at the end. Meet and make connections with other new parents and children. 

Alta Story Time

10:00am–10:45am
Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for our storytime. Storytime will include stories, and a combination of fingerplays, music, singing, flannel boards, picture books and fun!

book club setup

5:00pm–5:30pm
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Study Room 1 - Main Wing

Monday Night Book Club: Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults (Ages 19+)
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Study Room 1 - Main Wing
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)
Program Type: Book Club

CWC Teton Talks

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults (Ages 19+)
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)

ALTA Baby Time

10:30am–11:30am
Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Baby Time
Event Details:

Baby Time is a child-directed free play program, for children from birth through 24 months and their caregivers, with a short circle time at the end. Meet and make connections with other new parents and children. 

Becoming Jackson Whole

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults (Ages 19+)
Jackson Branch
Library Branch: Jackson Branch
Room: Ordway Auditorium (Both sides, entire auditorium)
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)
Program Type: Community Sponsored Program/Event/Class

Alta Story Time

10:00am–10:45am
Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Alta Branch
Library Branch: Alta Branch
Room: Community Room (This is in the Alta Branch).
Age Group: Children, Babies (Ages 0-18 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for our storytime. Storytime will include stories, and a combination of fingerplays, music, singing, flannel boards, picture books and fun!