Copies of Finders Keepers are flying off the shelves. Program registrations are filling up. The
Makerspace is abuzz with themed crafts.
It must be One Book One Valley month.
Here at the Estes Valley Library, we love January. It’s a time for the community to come
together, read a book (chosen by you last August), and learn about a new facet of our shared
experiences. And this year, it’s a time to showcase different perspectives about how we
preserve and protect stories from the past.
You won’t want to miss “Collectors: Thieves of Time or Stewards of the Past?” with Tom
Westfall on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Hondius Room and on Zoom. There are, of
course, thieves of time: those collectors who loot sites, dig burials, violate laws regarding
collecting, and in general are a bane to responsible collectors.
But many collectors are stewards of the past who work alongside…
