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[caption id="attachment_35989" align="alignright" width="290"] Mindfulness, The Guardian[/caption] According to Psychology Today, "mindfulness" is "a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass...

Really getting to know what’s in your own backyard and a sense of adventure was the inspiration for a pair of Fort Lewis College students to take on a 35-day exploration of all 126 miles of the Animas River, from its headwaters north of Silverton...

It's that time of year. A time when it's officially old enough to start packing up the summer hiking and biking gear and pulling out the winter skiing and hockey gear. And when the days start getting this short, it means it also officially time...

The ski mountain may not be open yet, but there's still a ton to do around Telluride. Check out what's happening at the Wilkinson Public Library. Monday, November 4th, Free Film, Desert Hearts. Cinematheque, in partnership with the Telluride Film Festival, continues its series “They Came...

What would you feed me, what complements the sweet amber whiskey you pour on my tomb? Remember me with persimmons, pomegranates, ripe amorous figs. Cut through a rare skirt-steak ancho-rubbed, sealed with oils of poblano and olive.   Paint my skull rich turquoise like the deepest part of the Colorado River, flowers of...

Witching is the process of searching for and locating the lost, holding a twig that dips and twitches as it points to its mysterious pleasure. And I’ll admit, I’ve tried. Picked up a forked stick, moved slowly about the yard, but all I found was the root of a tree where the stick probably...

It's off-season in name only. It is business as usual at the Wilkinson Public Library. Monday, October 14, 5:30 p.m.  The Law Office of Brown & Brown P.C. is back in town with the second part of a four-part legal workshop series, which takes place the Monday of...

The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library are excited to announce the 2013-14 Cinematheque lineup. The series, entitled "They Came to Telluride: Women Behind the Lens" and programmed by Telluride Film Festival co-artistic director Gary Meyer, explores influential women filmmakers from an international stage, all of...

The Wilkinson Public Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Brenda Carns will become Interim Director of the Library starting Monday, September 30. Carns is a collaborative leader who brings many years of administrative experience to the Wilkinson. She is an effective communicator who was...

Telluride's Friends of the Library was established to assist the San Miguel County Public Library District #1. The goals of the organization include promoting public awareness of library services, support for library improvement and advancement, and sponsoring cultural and educational programs & activities. The Library Used...