Railroad photos on display at Gilpin Library
Feb. 28, noon. The Febru-
ary book is Brit Bennett’s
The Vanishing Half. The
New York Times bestsell-
ing author of The Mothers
is a stunning novel about
twin sisters, inseparable as
children, who ultimately
choose to live in two very
different worlds, one black
and one white. Copies are
available at the circulation
desk.
Library Director
Saturday Night
Movie: Wonka — Rated
R, 1 hour, 56 minutes,
Saturday, Feb. 17, 5 p.m.
Based on the extraordinary
character at the center of
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, Roald Dahl’s most
iconic children’s book and
one of the best-selling
children’s books of all time,
Wonka tells the wondrous
story of how the world’s
greatest inventor, magi-
cian and chocolate-maker
became the beloved Willy
Wonka we know today.
Sam Howard is an award-winning fine
art railroad photographer who combines
incredible Colorado landscapes with the
rich history of mountain railroading.
Viewing his photographs, one can almost
experience the sounds, smells, and beauty
of the treasured West.
Howard photographs all over Colorado,
where steam engines on the narrow gauge
are still king.
His favorite
location is
the Durango
Silverton Nar-
row Gauge
Railroad. He
prefers the
autumn season
when snow
blankets the
high moun-
tain peaks,
enhances the
spectacular en-
vironment, and
complements
the power of
the trains. His
photos trans-
port the viewer
to a time long
gone.
Library Services —
Free Tax Help, Friday,
March 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In partnership with Mile
High United Way and Tax
Help Colorado, Benefits in
Action will once again be
visiting the Gilpin Library
to provide free tax help to
those who earned $64,000
or less last year. This year
will be a one-day tax clinic
in which staff from Ben-
efits in Action will help
residents complete and file
their 2023 tax returns. No
reservations are needed to
attend. Just show up and
bring the required docu-
ments. Please visit www.
gilpinlibrary.org for a list
of documents to bring to
the session.
Family Movie Mati-
nee: Wish — Rated G, 1
hour, 35 minutes, Friday,
Feb. 23, 4:30 p.m. Bring
the kids for free popcorn
and a movie as we watch
a family-friendly film in
the meeting room. Wish is
about a young girl named
Asha who wishes on a star
and gets a more direct
answer than she bargained
for when a trouble-making
star comes down from the
sky to join her.
Lunch Hour Book
Discussion — The Van-
ishing Half, Wednesday,
Courtesy photo
