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IdeaCon 2024!
2024-08-17 11:00:00 2024-08-17 17:00:00 America/Denver IdeaCon 2024! Rawlings (Main Branch) -

Saturday, August 17
11:00am - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-17 11:00:00 2024-08-17 17:00:00 America/Denver IdeaCon 2024! Come join us for our annual celebration of all things Fandom! From artist galleries to vendors, cosplay contests and sword fighting, authors and games, we will have it all at this event! Rawlings (Main Branch) -

Come join us for our annual celebration of all things Fandom! From artist galleries to vendors, cosplay contests and sword fighting, authors and games, we will have it all at this event!

Idea Con Events

Cosplay contest

Artist Alley

The Mermaids Lagoon

Pueblo Zoo Demonstration 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

David R. Slayton, author of White Trash Warlock

Emulation Station

The Society for Creative Anachronism

Gaming Lounge with Game Knight Games

DND Game Play

Star Wars Trivia

Super Hero Scavenger Hunt (2nd floor)


Idea Con returns to Rawlings Library on Saturday, August 17th.  Enjoy a celebration of fandom from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our popular cosplay contest sign up starts at 11 a.m. and the contest starts at 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in each category.  Food will be available from the Three Birds Cafe.


Idea Con is free and open to all ages. We’ll see you there!

 

David R. Slayton, author of White Trash Warlock

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11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Two time Colorado Book Award finalist David R. Slayton grew up outside of Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding fantasy novels with diverse characters was downright impossible.

Emulation Station

Bret Kelly A

2-4 p.m.

Learn about how emulation impacts software preservation and play a few rounds of Crash Team Racing for the PlayStation 1.

Allison Gervais (local author)

Alison Gervais is the author of In 27 Days and The Silence Between Us, for which she received the 2020 Schneider Family Honor Book Award. Alison works at a nonprofit organization that provides services to people with disabilities and writes as often as she can. Currently she lives in Colorado with her husband and their two daughters.

 

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Southern Colorado Photography Show
Wed, Jan 14, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jan 14, 10:00am - 10:15am
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or... more
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format perfect for babies. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Jan 14, 10:30am - 10:55am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults,... more
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults, this Storytime focuses on simple books, rhymes, and songs that help develop early literacy, language skills, and social skills.
Southern Colorado Photography Show
Thu, Jan 15, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
Southern Colorado Photography Show
Fri, Jan 16, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
Preschool Storytime
Fri, Jan 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Books come alive for children and their favorite adults while... more
Books come alive for children and their favorite adults while supporting early literacy and preschool skills.
Southern Colorado Photography Show
Sat, Jan 17, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
Southern Colorado Photography Show
Sun, Jan 18, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
Southern Colorado Photography Show
Mon, Jan 19, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
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Bilingual Storytime
Mon, Jan 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Listen to stories and songs told in both English and Spanish for... more
Listen to stories and songs told in both English and Spanish for the family to learn and enjoy. Escucha cuentos y canciones en inglés y en español para que toda la familia aprenda y disfrute.
Southern Colorado Photography Show
Tue, Jan 20, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
Southern Colorado Photography Show
Wed, Jan 21, All day
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our... more
The Southern Colorado Photography Society is pleased to resume our annual photo show and competition, open to all photographers interested in exhibiting their work.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jan 21, 10:00am - 10:15am
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or... more
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format perfect for babies. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Jan 21, 10:30am - 10:55am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults,... more
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults, this Storytime focuses on simple books, rhymes, and songs that help develop early literacy, language skills, and social skills.
Jewish Community Scanning Day
Wed, Jan 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends of the Library
Help preserve Pueblo’s Jewish heritage by joining us for Jewish... more
Help preserve Pueblo’s Jewish heritage by joining us for Jewish Community Scanning Day, a special event dedicated to collecting and celebrating local stories, photographs, and documents.
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