Butterfly Habitats
Come observe the life cycle of LIVE butterflies. View caterpillars inside these following library branches. Watch as they form chrysalises and metamorphose into Painted Lady butterflies! Join us at a butterfly release party or visit them as they grow.
Find Butterflies at:
Ross-Barnum Ross-Broadway Bear Valley Children’s Library Ross-Cherry Creek Ford-Warren Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Hadley Hampden Montbello Park Hill Sam Gary Smiley Valdez-Perry Virginia Village Westwood Woodbury
Create to Learn Events
Programs developed by DPL's Early Learning Department feature fun activities and whole body play for children of all abilities, birth to 5 years old, and their parents/caregivers – all designed to strengthen children’s early language, cognitive, and social development.
Explore Create to Learn Events at library locations around the city.
- Dance Party (ages Birth- 6)
- Instrument Creation and Petting Zoo (0-6)
- Art Exploration (6 month to 5 year olds)
- Sensory Exploration (pre-walkers)
- Family Yoga (2-6)
Peace Boxes
Celebrate Peace Day with The Conflict Center. The Conflict Center gives DPL Peace Boxes every year to in celebration of their annual event Peace Day (June 1). Peace Boxes are specially designed for households with kids ages 4-10 and offered in Spanish or English with specially designed skill building activities, games and crafts for families to engage with together.
Libraries distributing Peace Boxes:
Bob Ragland Ross-Barnum Ross-Broadway Bear Valley Children’s Library Ross-Cherry Creek Ford-Warren Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Hampden Montbello Schlessman Ross-University Hills Virginia Village Westwood Woodbury
Explore Nature in Your Library Branch
From tropical rainforests to Colorado’s natural history come explore nature inside the library. Join us in building gliders or discovering the power of natural resources. Come learn with Curiosity Kits from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
- Built to Fly Events (Grades 2-5)
- Lost Worlds of Colorado Events (Grades 2-5)
- Powered by Nature events (Grades 4-8)
DPL Geocaching
Geocaching is a real-world treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices such as a smart phone. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.
Get started at denlib.org/geocache
Find Programs In The City
Find virtual and in-person activities for your kids using the following tools:
Upcoming programs at DPLDiscover LearningNational Summer Learning AssociationYouth Program Locator